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Rest in Power, Afeni Shakur; ‘You Are Appreciated’
We are having what can be considered one of the blackest years on record. Larry Wilmore dropping the n-word at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is peak blackness no matter which side of the appropriate aisle you sit on. In fact, in any other year it would be the runaway winner, except, moments prior to…
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DC Is Black As Fuck. Which Must Suck If You're A Racist On Vacation There.
Washington, DC, is a wonderful city. It also conjures up two distinctly different identities depending on who you’re speaking with. For instance, for the young, urban professional, when we think of DC we think of U Street, NW, (or what once was U Street, NW) and H Street, NE, Columbia Heights, 14th Street, NW, DuPont Circle…
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For Bald Black Men Trying To Find The Right Razor And The Ladies Who Love Them.
[***This post is not sponsored by nan mofo. Nobody paid me so its 100 percent my opinion and experience. Oh, and this will be long. Which is what she said. – PJ***] One day it’ll all make sense I had hair. Then slowly and surely, my hair began its descent into Black history. This wasn’t…
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10 Thoughts About Beyoncé and Her “Lemonade”
Unless you literally live under a rock – there’s a good chance that those who live in caves are up on game, MetroPCS is out here winning – you are either aware, have seen, or have had at least two lengthy conversations about Beyonce’s visual album, Lemonade, that debuted on HBO on Saturday night, complete…
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I Really Wish Hillary Clinton Would Stop Trying To Be Down. It's Embarrassing.
Even though it’s political season and there are lots of commercials that indicate that every vote counts—vote or die and shit, Wu Tang is here forever and all—forcing politicians to do everything to court the votes of communities not like theirs, I kind of wish Hillary Clinton would stop trying to win the Black vote…
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I Kind of Wish Hillary Clinton Would Stop Trying to Connect With the Black Community
Even though it’s political season and there are lots of commercials that indicate that every vote counts—vote or die and s—t—forcing politicians to do everything to court the votes of communities not like theirs, I kind of wish Hillary Clinton would stop trying to win the black vote now. Or, at least, cut the s—t.…
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Why I Stopped Caring About Baseball
Growing up, I was fortunate enough to play several organized sports at varying levels from early youth through high school. I played soccer and basketball, ran both track and cross-country, gave football a short stint. In college I took badminton as one of my physical education requirements, and apparently my particular class was so good,…
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Why I Stopped Caring About Baseball
Growing up, I was fortunate enough to play several organized sports at varying levels from early youth through high school. I played soccer and basketball, ran both track and cross-country, gave football a short stint. In college I took badminton as one of my physical education requirements, and apparently my particular class was so good,…
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How I Ended Up Buying a Murse—That’s Right, a Man Purse
There was a time in my life—college—when I used to love shopping. Now, this was mostly because I enjoyed the malls in Atlanta, with Cumberland and Lenox Square being my favorites. I went to Cumberland because it was on my side of Interstate 285 (the west side) and sold more than shoes, baby clothes and gangsta…
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Beyoncé’s Ivy Park Promo Video Makes Me Wish I Grew Up Near a Park
Because everything Beyoncé does is a thing, there’s a better-than-50-percent chance that you’re aware that she is dropping an “athleisure” clothing line called Ivy Park via Topshop and other high-end retailers, available later this month. If you don’t already have some s—t to do the yoga in—you do—you can now spend more money on something…
