Lil Kim is Officially A White Girl
Lil Kim is icing on the cake of an intriguing weekend. But first, let me break down how it all came into play: The past…
Women
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…
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…
Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman of Humanity
There would many days and many ways in which I heard this poem recited. The excerpt above always stayed with me. As I became older, I quickly…
Workplace Politics: Why Do Queen Bee Executives Sting?
Throughout most of history, women have been told, in both open and unspoken ways, that they were important primarily for performing the roles defined for…
Open Letter To D.L. Hughley (From a Black Man)
Dear Mr. Hughley, I know you’re probably busy. So’m I’m just going to cut straight to the chase. I too have heard about the recent…
Homeless Mother Arrested for Leaving Kids in Car During Job Interview
With many people unemployed, homeless and living out of their vehicles in America there’s really no telling how often something like this happens. As if…
Rush Limbaugh, James Sensenbrenner, & Michelle Obama’s Booty
Count on Rush Limbaugh to throw tact to the wayside in order to jump on any opportunity to diss the First Family whenever he’s given…
5 Things to Learn From the Bullying of Jamie Kapp
Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others. We should all be aware of how it works (in the US). Often…
Fighting Racism, but Being Silent About Gender-based Violence
I’m down for the cause of fighting oppression against my people, or any group of people facing unfair obstacles. It’s no lie that we, as…