Bill Maher Gotta Go and Y’all Good Ni***s Do Too
In a typical day, the word “nigga” or its plural comes out of my mouth and keyboard at least a few dozen times. I make […]
My Enemy’s Enemy Ain’t My Friend: Why Y’all Need to Stop Sipping Comey’s Tea
More than 54 years ago, Dr. King received an “anonymous” letter. The letter ended with an ambiguous prompt to kill himself. Within its paragraphs, though, […]
Why #BlackGirlMagic Failed Marilyn Mosby
I don’t think I’ll forget where I was the morning of May 1, 2015. I had been having a hell of a week considering the mayhem that […]
Misogynoir Is Good for Business
So this Shea Moisture cluster fuck has my mind racing, even more so than usual because my mind is always racing. It’s maddening and tiring. […]
SheaMoisture, A White Woman Can Have Your Sorry Ass!
I lived on campus at a predominately white institution in a semi-rural town for over four years. As a city girl through and through, the experience […]
Nah, Becky and Brad, You Can’t Touch My Dog!
I am the doggie daddy to one of God’s most photogenic and delightful canines. When it comes to cuteness and personality, Lassie, Snoopy, Rin-Tin-Tin, Checkers […]
Stop Making Jesse Williams’ Wife a Victim
Unlike what seems like every other person on the planet, Shondaland doesn’t hold a permanent reservation on my Thursday nights. Sans a couple years when […]
Forgiveness Is Not Black People’s Superpower
One day when my son was just four-years-old, I received a call from his teacher because he had thrown a few tantrums in the class […]
Stop Blaming Black Women for Black Men’s Rage
As I sat down to write this, I had to google to find the name of Steve Stephens, the man currently evading police after murdering […]
Black People, Allies Don’t Exist, So Stop Baking Them Cookies
A couple of months ago, I made a Facebook status that ruffled a few feathers. Well, honestly, most of my statuses ruffle feathers, but this […]