There are very few things in this world that I can be certain of but some things I have learned are just a given. Donald Trump will tweet something stupid. White Republicans will defend Trump’s stupidity. And one of the Kardashians will be sure to steal an idea […]
“Why, it’s mighty fine of you Guvanah Bevins to come down here to this here colored part of the city. Where did my manners go? Let me remove my cap. Like I’s was sayin’. We’s so glad you came down to our neck of the woods and you […]
Typically, I reserve this type of rescue mission for my African American brothers and sisters that are lost along the way of realizing their true essence, strength, and power but it has reached a level of insanity with Sean Spicer that is unexplainable. The only reason I can […]
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger… All I can do is shake my head like one of the old church mothers on the front pew. Child, what is you out here doing? You think you can get away with drunk driving? You are no longer America’s golden boy. Your “I Can […]
While it may not have been evident to some in America, for many Black people we understood for Rachel Lindsay to be the new star of season 13 of The Bachelorette, she would have to be damn near perfect without a blemish in sight in order to stand […]
In yet another episode of White People Being Too Damn Concerned About Black People’s Hair, seventeen-year-old Jenesis Johnson, a student at North Florida Christian in Tallahassee, Florida was reprimanded for wearing the God-given hair that grows out of her head an afro. Jenesis’s teacher asked her, “How long […]
As the not guilty verdict hit social media feeds around the world, it left many Black people just nodding their heads, as Officer Betty Shelby was able to exit an Oklahoma courtroom a free woman. Officer Shelby would not be held accountable for fatally wounding African American motorist […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
