I always say this is part of the reason Uber got so big. For years, blacks, men especially, have had hard times flagging down taxis. They either blatantly pass you buy or act like they don’t want to drive to your neighborhood. And Uber comes along, the transaction is nearly seamless, so for me personally, I’ve never…

No hating on the baby leashes, please.

I hate people that are all judgy about baby leashes.  Leashed kids are not getting lost or into things and they’re getting exercise.  Much better than kids being trapped in a stroller (which is generally the other option for a hyperactive toddler).

OK, my plans for tonight got pushed to tomorrow, so now I really have time to devote to this, so this will probably be one of several.... the first I posted last night probably pushed the boundaries of a ‘party’ and this one will too. But this was a birthday party for me. Even though it only included two people, in…

Don't blink. 

My grandmama was that fast with the BLAMMO hit. You have to watch those little ladies.

Keenan is a good celebrity.

Outkast is stupid good and that’s why most of their stuff was an instant classic. Da Art of Storytellin, Rosa Parks, the title track, Spottie. All fire off this one album that doesn’t age.

Call me an old head but when I look at what else going on, damn. Missy Elliott with Timbaland production and Bad Boy and Aftermath…

I nearly didn’t graduate from high school because I couldn’t pass the math. It got to where I’d go to algebra w/trig/geometry/calculus class without my book and just put my head down. In 1988 in Montgomery, AL, no one in my school ever mentioned dyscalculia, which I now know would have explained why I failed math (and…

It is the soundtrack to countless babies putting on sunglasses in movie trailers.

So what House would Beyonce have been sorted into? I think a lot of folks would assume Gryffindor, but my money’s on Ravenclaw.

Okay, so I went full Hardison on this witchcraft thing, right? I looked up Bey’s band members.

Both of my parents are black Americans. My mother made sure we heard our stories and exposed us to black culture. She was insistant that my very white school district taught Black History as part of the curriculum, especially beyond the bare bones mentions most places engaged in. She also made sure we knew the stories…

This is also a thing...Because “blackness” isn’t a monolith.. folks DO challenge “blackness” if you aren’t remotely “street, “a little ratchet”...etc.. but for the sake of this argument people will act like that doesn’t happen.

That might have been your experience, but it wasn’t mine. The white kids mostly left me alone. I wasn’t included but I wasn’t really mistreated either. The black ones though? Bullied me over the way I talked(too white), my hair(too nappy), my interests(not black enough), the way I dressed(not cool enough), my…

AF... literally.. dude had 9k followers.. NOBODY WAS CHECKING FOR HIM. This was like a month-long jealous rant.

As someone who up until a few years ago struggled with my place as a black woman in society I am willing to give her a pass. One thing we don’t talk about enough is identity politics. I grew up in a mostly white town as a kid, and then moved to an area that had a larger ratio of black folk at as a young teen. While I…

Nailed it. That whole bruhahah was so overblown and brought a lot of ugly comments from personalities who I normally respect. Who interesting enough have been quite vocal about Enrivo’s casting. Can we as black folks not tear down our own? Especially our Black Women? 

knew about the Tevin thing....read read read...Black Twitter wasn’t having it....read read read...Luvvie is from Nigeria! There it is! I didn’t know that.

From the age of 14 to roughly 19/20, I had my goth phase. At the time a standard outfit would be black top, usually with a skull on, black skirt, and boots. Depending on the top, there would sometimes be a corset over the top as well. However the very worst outfit I have put put on my meatsack was black converse, pink…