Angry Black Women, Hoodrats, & Respectability Politics
This past Wednesday night, I was invited to weigh-in on Madness & Reality Radio’s hot-button topic: ‘The Voyeuristic Fetish of Angry Black Women’ in hopes…
Angry Black Women
Atlanta Metro Mall Security, Darren Long: Victim, Hero, or Douche?
The latest viral video of a black mother being tasered by a store owner slash “Top Flight” security officer is the most recent incident of…
Madness & Reality Radio: The Voyeuristic Fetish of Angry Black Women
Are Black women angry? The running racial stereotype suggests that they are. But, we know that racial stereotypes — for the most part — do…
For Colored Girls On World Star When Being Assaulted Isn’t Enuf
I’m sure that everyone has seen the most recent video of the security guard using a taser against a woman at an Atlanta mall. If…
North Carolina Seeks to Compensate Victims of Forced Sterilization by Eugenics Program
A good friend and longtime reader hit me up this week and mentioned that North Carolina was attempting to right their wrongs by compensating women…
Lauryn Hill: Pregnant Again, & Killing Bitches Softly
So Lauryn Hill announced recently that she is currently pregnant with her sixth child. Yep, way to go Lauryn!!! But it would seem that this…
The Revolution Will Be Blogged: Black Bloggers’ Protests Help Shut Down Scientifically Racist Research
Satoshi Kanazawa can kick rocks and kiss every black woman’s arse. Skadaddle! by Eco.Soul.Intellectual Black Bloggers who addressed and shut down the insidious racist and…
Shaquesha’s Song: Federal Judge Rules That White Folks Must Approve “Ethnic” Names of Black Children to Make Them Acceptable
by Eco.Soul.Intellectual As a member of the African-American community, as a former High School and Junior High teacher, and as a former civil servant, I…
The Worst Place in the World to Be a Woman
No, it’s not a rap video set or Cleveland, Texas, although I’m sure that those places definitely make it to the list. No, this unfortunate…
When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong: Black Women Fighting in Fast Food Restaurants
OK Black people, more specifically Black women, um, let’s talk. Yeah, we got some things to sort out or discuss quick fast in a hurry.…