Writing at Hello Beautiful, Shenequa Golding says she’s most upset at African Americans who stereotype her based on a choice her mother made. Men have approached me on the street and believed I was lying when I told them my name. “C’mon shorty. Shenequa? Look, if you not interested, cool. But don’t lie to me.…

Elev8‘s Shenequa Golding contemplates what’s to blame for her cluelessness about an event focused on the African-American experience. The 43rd Annual African-American Day Parade was held this past Sunday in Harlem and I along with several of my well educated, culturally savvy African-American co-workers had no idea there was a parade in honor of African-Americans,…