If I am ever lucky enough to meet God, of the myriad questions I plan to ask Him (most, btw, involve lactose intolerance), one of the more pressing will be: Where exactly is the bottomless pit containing the endless cadre of thirsty, feckless, shameless, stupid and silly niggas willing to meet with Donald TrumpâŠ
In a Birmingham, Ala., controversy involving the mayor, a black church, gentrification and a white megachurch, an Alabama pastor is being accused of reverse racism after displaying a sign in front of his church that says, âWhite folks refused to be our neighbors.â
Perhaps New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was talking about a particular man of the Hebrew faith when he joked that Jews have no rhythm. But still ...
Currently, I am navigating a depressive episode. While I have access to the resources (therapy, medicine, communal support) to ensure my wellness, living with depression can be difficult. The triggers come fast, and when it hits, all you can do is ride the wave. But while I was talking to one of my best friends thisâŠ
Everyone in the black community knows that there are three people who can dismantle your soul and crush your spirit using nothing but words: the oldest barber at any barbershop, a black mother whose child forgot to take the chicken out of the freezer andâworst of allâa black Baptist preacher. According to the Colt 45âŠ
How you were raised largely dictates how you will turn out as an adult. I have zero science to back this up; nor do I have a link to a white paper from the Atlanta Conference of Negro Problemsâ (that was a real thing, by the way) early writings that proves this axiom dating back to the 1870s. Truth is, some shit isâŠ
The Hoteps are hilarious. We should all make fun of them. I still find it hard to believe that people actually cape for Umar Johnson. Iâd never fall for it. Iâm too educated to buy into that illogical nonsense. I pray to God that I would never be that stupid. The Bible says we need the spirit of discernment, so IâdâŠ
Monday night, before going to bed, I read that the Republican National Committee was reconsidering its endorsement of alleged serial pedophile Roy Moore. And by âwas reconsidering its endorsement of,â I mean, âLOLOLOLOLOLOL YOU ACTUALLY THOUGHT THOSE CRAVEN, DIAPER-SNIFFING JACKWADS WERENâT GOING TO ENDORSE HIM???â
Tina Campbell pissed me off.
Iâm not good at being a Christian ⊠at least not the kind of Christian I was raised to be.
Warning: The following few paragraphs contain words that some may find critical of two-thirds of the most revered institutions in the black community: preachers and Oprah Winfrey. If you have ever experienced heart palpitations or have accused someone of blasphemy for daring to utter words of criticism toward theâŠ
I have a confession: Apparently, I need Jesusâor so Iâve been told.
Easterâor, as the âwokeâ Christians call it, Resurrection Sundayâis one of my favorite holidays. Not because of the deep, symbolic weight of the day, but because of the fashion.
Last season, OWN premiered the church-family drama Greenleaf. I caught the previews between commercials for Tyler Perryâs soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong, and made a mental note that it might be worth checking out, if only to see whether it veered left into Perry melodramatic land. Then I promptly forgot about it.
Issa Raeâs YouTube channel recently launched Giants, a new series written and directed by James Bland and starring Vanessa Baden, William Catlett and Bland himself. The series is about âthree millennials determined to live life on their own terms, no matter the cost, [who] quickly learn that when life starts to kickâŠ
On Jan. 1, 2011, Oprah Winfreyâs OWN network made its debut, and over the last six years, the network has been able to debut series such as Queen Sugar and Greenleaf that uniquely capture the lives and stories that may not be told elsewhere.
The community is still reeling after a silent churchgoer put Kim Burrellâs violently homophobic sermon on blast for the world to see. Burrellâs tiradeâwhich featured vulgar remarks about gay and lesbian sex and a warning that they would âdie in 2017ââled Ellen DeGeneres to cancel the scheduled talk show performance ofâŠ
Well, damn, tell us how you really feel, Kim Burrell.
A Greenville, Miss., black church was burned and vandalized Tuesday night, Mississippi News Now reports.
Donald Trump is moving forward with his plans to reach out to African-American voters, making what the Detroit Free Press is calling his "first foray" into black churches by visiting the Great Faith Ministries Church in Detroit on Saturday.
