THIS. Charity is great, but it’s no substitute for public policy that can life all boats. 

I hate to be #thatperson, because I’m all for Black people building wealth, because on the whole Black wealth is great, but when it exists inside a capitalist system that exploits other people (via low wages for the workers and non-nutritious, high-calorie foods for consumers) and the environment (via their awful…

Asian men may know this feeling, but definitely not as deeply as Black women: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/05/18/1-trends-and-patterns-in-intermarriage/

QUE? Until about a year ago, most branches of the armed forces banned people from wearing twists, braids, and cornrows. If you google “fired for natural hair/braids/twists/locs,” the news is FULL of stories of Black people let go from jobs because of the way they wore their hair.

Also, student discounts. ALL CUSTOMERS MATTER!!!!!!

I once came across a tweet that said Black women are the only women who have to wonder if men who look like them date Black women. I really wish I could find it, because it was too real, and it’s doubly real for dark skin Black women. I’m glad Gabrielle is doing better to instill the value of dark skin beauty to her…

Blech. If being opinionated means crying censorship when people have legitimate questions about representation, then she can keep her shitty hot takes to herself. I swear, so many of this upcoming crop of fair-skin and typically biracial actresses have the dumbest takes on colorism and how they benefit from it. They…

Another day, another example of how misogynoir is too real. Black women are expected to be grateful for whatever we get because even Black men think we don’t deserve anything. Lee Daniels is mess. 

HALLELUJAH!!!

Whenever this dude has a hot take, before I consider the validity of it I remember that he dated a seventeen year old when he was forty, and then I keep it moving.

But like, how is asking public figures to not be homophobic asking for perfection? Like, damn. The standards for men are so low.

Ugh, this is peak late stage capitalism. The fact that people bought his ugly-ass clothing to begin with, and the fact that people like JaVonte actually believe there’s no such thing as ethical shopping, so folks can just shop til they drop. HOW ABOUT NOT CONSTANTLY BUYING SHIT MADE BY A SHITTY PERSON?

THIS. I’m so shook at this cultural narrative that Black women are demanding for wanting a man who has their shit together. You never see the level of disdain that Black women experience directed at other women who want a decent man. FFS, being a Black woman in the world means constantly being told you should be…

Regina Hall is so underrated. Whenever she’s in a project that’s worthy of her talent, an angel gets its wings.

Congratulations to Offset and good luck to Cardi B.

Are you actually calling detaining asylum seekers and putting children in cages a set of “beliefs” that one should be allowed to hold in peace? Words have really and truly lost all meaning. I can’t...

CTRL still got me in my feelings, but SZA’s performance was bad. Her outfit was bad. Her bundles were bad. Her vocals were below the poverty line. No wonder she has vocal damage. Someone at Top Dawg needs to get her a damn vocal coach.

I’m thinking a Blackanda classic look: a black head scarf over rollers, a bathrobe, some old-ass house shoes, and an unlit Newport.

AHEM. Shorts should be at or slightly above the knee. In the words of a cultural critic and dope-ass scholar:

THIS! Without reparations, they can miss me with these empty apologies.