Alexander Hardy

1/31/18

I Didn’t Go Home for Christmas Because I Was Ashamed About Being Suicidal

I just spent Christmas away from my family in Virginia for the first time.

1/11/18

Once Upon a Time, I Was the Guy in the Chuck E. Cheese Costume

When I had enough of asking Mom and Dad for money to buy Taco Bell combos, CDs from Sam Goode and extra…

11/8/17

Why the <i>Sister Act 2</i> Soundtrack Was a Major Milestone of My Black-Ass Childhood

Why the Sister Act 2 Soundtrack Was a Major Milestone of My Black-Ass Childhood

This week at VSB, we’re running a series called Albums That Changed My Life in which different writers let you in on…

10/26/17

Please Stop Inviting Everybody to the Damn Cookout

Look, I know blackness is the gift that keeps on giving. I know how awesome we are, and can understand why sweet…

8/28/17

How to Respond to White Folks Who Ask How They Can ‘Help’

It could all be so simple. Though eradicating racial hateration should be an intraracial undertaking, undoing…

7/13/17

Have Your Heaven Now: What Lupus Taught Me About Life

Lupus was part of my life story long before I gained firsthand experience as a young tenderoni. I've watched my…

7/11/17

"Hot Peas & Butter" And More Slavery Merriment In Virginia

Unlike many youngins I know today who’d implode from boredom and cluelessness without access to a tablet,…

5/31/17

So I Just Became a Mental Health First Aid Instructor And Here Is What I Learned

I can breathe now. After spending the past 13 months trying to get accepted and five days powering through a dense…

4/20/17

That Time I Went to a Panamanian Restaurant and Almost Left Brokenhearted

In this age of foot-faced presidential swampdonkeys, culture vulturing ho-ass racial stowaways, and…

1/19/17

8 Thoughts After Finishing Bobby Brown’s Good But Messy-Ass Memoir

Over the weekend, I breezed through Bobby Brown's memoir, Every Little Step: My Story and it was quite the learning…

12/20/16

When Jethro "Becomes" Jamal: Alabaster Fucknuggets And Their Laughable Digital Blackface

Remember that time a foot-faced, soul-sucking gargoyle became a beacon of hope for previously shamed racist…

10/24/16

Things To Consider When Starting Therapy

OK, so, look: I am not a mental-health professional yet. I am, however, starting my journey toward becoming…

5/25/16

One Man's Quest To Find The Perfect Batch Of Mac And Cheese In New York City

(I first read this cautionary tale last week at Colored Boy and Friends: Mental Health Edition in New York City with…

3/11/16

Dancing The Blues Away: How Ballet Became My Therapy

A few weeks ago, I walked into Broadway Dance Center and bought a 10-class card, ending months of wanting and…

1/13/16

I'm Reading James Baldwin For The First Time And I'm Falling In Love With His Work

As a book-loving Black literary homothug who writes openly about life, sexuality, society, and the innumerable…

12/23/15

Keep Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap Away From Your Fuckparts (Just Trust Me)

Do you remember that mobile home showdown in Kill Bill, when Beatrix plucks out Elle’s remaining good eye, sending…

12/10/15

14 Thoughts On The Wiz Live After Taking A Week To Fully Process Its Blackassness

1. Black people are everything.

12/3/15

The 5 Stages of MacBook Charger Death

I realized the depths of my technological dependency when I first had the misfortune of watching the vibrancy and…

11/18/15

What A Difference A Year Makes: On Battling And Beating Depression

If I had moved to New York last fall as intended, you would be surely be referring to me in the past tense today.

10/29/15

I Went To A Screening Of 'Underground' In Memphis And Here Is What I Ate

Last week, I hopped in a time machine and moseyed on down to Memphis to partake in a screening of WGN’s upcoming…

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