Getting In Formation: Beyonce, Race & White Tears
Unless you’ve been unplugged and living in the woods as a hermit, you’ve probably seen Beyonce’s surprise video for her new single Formation—quietly coyly released just a day ahead…
Gender
How Russell Westbrook, Odell Beckham Jr., & Cam Newton Have Changed Black Masculinity
It’s time for a new black male aesthetic. Especially one that captures decolonized postmodern black masculinity as well as one that has ontologically transcendent capabilities. In…
Old School Misogyny: Women Owe Men Nothing
Misogyny is something that I never fully understood while growing up. I don’t recall mistreating or abusing any women. I never perceived women as objects…
People, Why Defend Bill Cosby?
Welp, it finally happened. Famed comedian and suspected serial rapist Bill Cosby has been arraigned and charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania in a 2004 case…
Don’t Blame Black Men for Daniel Holtzclaw
Daniel Holtzclaw is the infamous cop who did the heinous: he used his authority to rape women. Not only that, these were Black women. Still,…
Single Mothers and the BS of Not all Families are Equal
Contrary to popular belief, single mothers are not the bane of existence. We are not just laying around having babies and collecting welfare. Single mothers…
Kim Davis Isn’t Rosa Parks, You’re Stupid To Think So
First off, let me say that I’m highly disappointed and downright upset about Kim Davis being in jail. It’s not that I support her exercise…
N.W.A Didn’t Kill Hip Hop or the Black Community
Straight Outta Compton, the movie documenting the rise and fall of gangster rap groupN.W.A, came out this weekend to much success. Round about numbers suggest…
Bill Cosby: Rape Culture in July of 2015
Rape culture, the epidemic that never wavers, has felt a surge this week. Not that rape culture ever takes a break. In fact, it actually…
Bree Newsome: Black Women are Heroes
Being a middle school teacher, I have a tendency to tease my male students. A lot of times, there may be some discrepancy that I…