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May 29, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 4010
I really didn’t want to write about this. Really. I feel very much like Michael Moore, who put out a statement about why he can’t talk about gun violence in the US anymore. It has all been said a million times. This is the new normal. It will happen again
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May 29, 2014 •
Gender, Race •
Views: 4049
Dr. Maya Angelou: one of the most prolific poets, activists, authors and orators of all time. She lived a full and varied life and it’d probably be impractical to say that passing at 86 is ‘gone too soon’; but as a black-American woman writer, I’d be
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May 22, 2014 •
Culture, Gender •
Views: 4011
Throughout most of history, women have been told, in both open and unspoken ways, that they were important primarily for performing the roles defined for them by males: conceiving and bearing children, keeping the household, and catering to the needs and
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May 21, 2014 •
Entertainment, Politics •
Views: 7102
When is it time for political dinosaurs to become extinct? When is it time for old game show hosts to just shrivel up in their Hollywood mansions and STFU? The time is now for Sen. John McCain and “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak. First up is McCain who,
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May 21, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 6406
I am a man that conducted his undergrad scholarly duties at an HBCU (historically black college and university). I am glad that I am a 2001 graduate of Alabama State University. Hell, I honestly would not be the man that I am if not for #myasu.
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May 21, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 3769
The culture of whiteness makes me sick. There I said it. Cue in the habitual responses. Recently in the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed a few notable moments in white privilege, white entitlement, the delusion of meritocracy, appropriation and, of
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May 8, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 4732
It must be nice to be privileged based on God-given factors that society upholds. The sweetest part of it is not knowing that you have it. Yet, you show it off in ways that will likely set some people off. And they have the audacity to tell you to
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May 7, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 4851
#BringBackOurGirls I’m posting this because there is a petition out that needs to be signed and it needs to be signed immediately. I will a quick copy and paste breakdown of what needs to happen: In Nigeria, over 200 girls were recently abducted from
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May 7, 2014 •
Culture, Entertainment, Gender •
Views: 5582
I’m a black woman… and racio-misogynist trespasses and general anti-blackness are constant and relentless at times. And since social media has made the gnarled reach of racism and sexism easier and more visible, it comes from all directions and the
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May 6, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 4451
So the Republicans headed by John Boehner, want yet another committee to look into the terrorist attacks in Benghazi. Now I can simply say fuck you, I mean that response is certainly warranted. It’s what I believe Obama should say, in prime time, on
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May 5, 2014 •
Entertainment, Gender, Media •
Views: 4412
Yonce’s all on Bill O’Reilly’s mouth like liquor. At least it was a few weeks ago when O’Reilly, the notorious Fox News political commentator, yet again took up the task of publicly attacking Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Time Magazine’s Most
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May 5, 2014 •
Entertainment, Gender, Race •
Views: 9242
I don’t watch SNL (Saturday Night Live). Unlike when running the streets and clubbing was my thing, at my age, I can’t even stay awake long enough to get past the 10 o’clock news on a Saturday night. But thanks to Kimberly Foster over at For
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May 3, 2014 •
Uncategorized •
Views: 3271
As we once again deal with scumbag Darrell Issa and his Benghazi obsessive compulsive disorder it’s worth taking a look at two anniversaries that are upon us. It was the 11th anniversary of “Mission Accomplished.” You remember when Bush, looking like a
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May 3, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 4127
With the amazingly somber and shocking events that took place in Nigeria on April 14th, 2014, I was quite confused. My first though was “How in the hell does 230 girls get kidnapped from ONE PLACE and it happens without a hitch”? It actually saddens me
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May 2, 2014 •
Entertainment, Race •
Views: 4235
Sometimes black folks embarrass the hell outta me. The stereotype threat is a pain in the ass. When you love your people, it hurts like hell to see them or hear about them act the fool. You feel embarrassed and ashamed of them and for them. Even though you
