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Been There, Done That: How To Spot & Deal With A Phaedra In Your Life

By hannahdrake628 on May 8, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

If you happened to feel the earth shake last night at 8:03 p.m., that was thud of the collective mouths of every Real Housewives of Atlanta fan dropping wide open as we finally learned that housewives’ attorney and recent maybe divorcee, Phaedra Parks, was the low-down, doesn’t know […]

His name was Jordan Edwards. A 15-year-old boy. Murdered by the police.

By hannahdrake628 on May 2, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

I scrolled through my Twitter feed and I saw the headline 15-year-old killed by police. I paused as I felt the lump grow in my throat as I wrestled with my emotions. 15. The number echoed in brain like I was screaming it in a valley. Screaming and […]

Don’t Just Get Yo Money Barack, Make it Rain On ‘Em!

By hannahdrake628 on April 30, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Oh, joy. Another day and another White columnist telling Black people about themselves. First it was Beyonce and how she has set the bar too high for pregnant women and now it is how much money should be “enough” for Black people.  Beyoncé can’t even enjoy her pregnancy […]

Beyonce, Serena and Black Women Around the World Don’t Owe You Shit

By hannahdrake628 on April 28, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

This week on the anniversary of  Lemonade,  Beyonce announced her new initiative the Formation Scholars designed to (as stated on Beyonce.com), “encourage and support young women who are unafraid to think outside the box and are bold, creative, conscious and confident. Four scholarships will be awarded, one per […]

Dear “Woke” Black People: It Is Possible for Black People To Do Two Things At Once

By hannahdrake628 on April 26, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

Dear “Woke” Black People, It is inevitable when a current event issue comes across my social media feed or a “fun” internet challenge, there will be several “woke” members of the Black community that will let us know that we are not allowed to think about anything but […]

I Do Not Weep For Melania. I Understand Melania.

By hannahdrake628 on April 24, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

It was a love story that rivaled the best of Hollywood movies. Young up and coming African American Columbia graduate, president of the Harvard Law Review and community organizer meets Princeton and Harvard graduate lawyer from the Southside of Chicago, and they fall in love.  Barack & Michelle […]

Stop Stealing From Black Artists-Creative Place Taking and Black Art

By hannahdrake628 on April 23, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

It is ironic that I write this blog on the evening that HBO is debuting the made for television movie about Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who, while being treated for cervical cancer, had her cells stolen to create the HeLa cell lines. While most cells eventually stop […]

Dear America, Why Do You Keep Researching Issues Black People Have Already TOLD You Were True?

By hannahdrake628 on April 18, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

A recent article published by the Washington Post declared, “Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism.”  Another article published by The Nation reported, “Fear of Diversity Made People More Likely to Vote Trump.” And in other groundbreaking news, water is wet, fire is hot, ice is cold, the […]

Dear (Some) White People, Please Stop Comparing Yourself & Others To Black Civil Rights Leaders

By hannahdrake628 on April 14, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Dear (some) White people for the love of Martin, Malcolm, Rosa, and Harriet do us a favor, and please stop comparing yourself and other people that are not Black to Black Civil Rights Leaders. You would have to be living under a rock not to have heard the […]

This is not YOUR Revolution, So Please Stop Trying to Own It.

By hannahdrake628 on April 11, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

This is NOT YOUR REVOLUTION. So please stop trying to own it. When a house is on fire, no one cares who has the water. And indeed, the house is on fire. Nobody owns a revolution. This is not my revolution. This is not your revolution. The very […]

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