meet virginia
This is a tale of two Virginias. Over the past 10 days, the state of Virginia has fallen from its eventual grace of solidifying coveted blue state status for all [...]
surviving misogynoir
If you are a survivor who tuned into the Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, peace be with you. I hope you took breaks, but more importantly engaged in the self-care [...]
someone needs to read slim thug and I volunteer as tribute
In this week's Bitch, Please broadcast, washed-up rapper Slim Thug came for Ciara and her wedded bliss with Russell Wilson. Entirely fitting, of course, being that I came across this [...]
misogynists are not martyrs
Jahseh Onfroy. By now, you know him as XXXTentacion. Recently killed in an apparent robbery attempt. Also, an apparent member in the new-age cult of misogynoir and the adult male [...]
the hypocrisy of kimberly jones’ call to action
Keaton Jones and his mama Kimberly Jones done bamboozled y'all's gullible asses. You may have seen or heard about Keaton's video detailing the bullying he has endured at school, which [...]
the trouble with standing for kaep while caping for floyd
I logged into Facebook after this weekend's heavily publicized fight to see that people were apparently (incorrectly) equating Floyd Mayweather's "victory" over Conor McGregor to Black excellence. First things first. [...]
linguistic lessons: the etymological origins of fauxtep
I'm fairly certain that wayward man of Erykah Badu's acclaimed Call Tyrone fame, was a fauxtep. He had good dick, or perhaps his penis had been magnetized by Ms. Medulla [...]
america’s black kangs are upset with the most preeminent athlete of our time
Unless you've been scavenging the bottom of the garbage patch that is the Pacific Ocean, you know that Serena Williams recently announced that she's pregnant. By her F-I-A-N-C-E. Now a [...]
the elusivity of whites and privilege
A few weeks ago, a clueless white chick--sadly, a former middle and high school classmate of mine--felt the need to apologize to me for her being born white and my [...]
when sounding “white” upsets the whites
One day, several years ago, a Black female colleague at a previous job told me that our white colleagues described my emails as "scathing". Pause. Below, the definition of scathing: [...]