Something funny happened here in America back in 2005: there was a major hurricane; a lot of people died; and those who survived were relocated to other U.S. cities while waiting for the water to recede, were labeled as refugees; yes, refugees. It was as if New Orleans was suddenly reduced to being a third [...]

First off, I just want to say this is NOT a post about being poor. Well it is kind of, but it is not a post about “poor me” instead it is about hope. I hope. I don’t have a degree in anything, I am sure any educated person can tell from my rough draft [...]

In my own sick and twisted way I recently joked about New York City being safer if the NYPD were to expand it’s “stop and frisk” policy to include random white people in not-so-high crime areas. Of course if you’ve never lived in these communities. it’s hard to understand just how much of an aggravation [...]

Arielle Loren is a wonderful writer, culture critique and friend. She’s also the creator of cutting edge digital media that breaks the barrier of our current standards of acceptance when it comes to Blacks, sexuality and feminism. CORSET is the go-to magazine for all things sexuality. We embrace human curiosity. We honor sensuality. We celebrate sex. And [...]

I’m here with yet another quick post-racial update for you readers. Yep, I’m here once again to show just how much things have changed for the better here in America. As you know, and as I’ve shown time and time again, the election of America’s first black president almost four years ago, has ushered in [...]

Looking through the current media available to the African American/Urban audience one could easily come to the conclusion that all Black women are heterosexual, church going, and desperate for marriage. On a recent article I addressed the impact of gender orientation, sexual identity and how it affected a person’s decision of whom they will and will [...]

As if it isn’t bad enough that out of 178 nations, the United States is one of three countries that doesn’t offer paid maternity leave benefits, apparently pregnant women aren’t allowed to be gainfully employed. Somehow I’m not surprised that this is hardly mentioned in the ongoing political “war on women” talks that has persisted [...]

Perhaps one of the highlights of my 2012 thus far was the explosion that the internet put on the shit certain people say. I’m not speaking of the issues in North Carolina (because there are obviously plenty), nor the conspiracy of the birth of Beyonce and Jay Z’s daughter. What I mean is the avalanche [...]

So, for the first time in history, according to a Census Bureau report published by the New York Times, last year over 50% of all babies born in America, were babies born to minorities. So what does this all mean? OK, well let me cue Public Enemy’s classic album, “Fear Of A Black Planet” before I explain. [...]

Its my understanding that one of the occupational hazards of being Black is that one is more familiar with the Baptist church then they are with the teachings of the Roman Catholic church. Luckily, I was raised Roman Catholic and the Vatican is part of my vocabulary, so I don’t feel left out this time around. While [...]

I think that one of my proudest moments in life happened at the beginning of this year: my younger brother – a heterosexual Black adult male – joined me in the fight against Amendment One by taking a photo with me, donning “Vote Against” t-shirts. For about a year, I’ve worked tirelessly against the passing [...]