black people
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Dear Black People: Black History Month Is No Excuse To Make Shit Up
I’m Black. Black Black. Emergency bonnet in the car Black. So Black that everyone on “Light Girls” thinks I want to stab them. And I’m here to talk to you about Black History Month. Or, more specifically, a few incarnations of Black history celebrators you may or may not encounter over the next 28 days.…
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Yes, Black People Can Be Privileged. Because Blackness Is Fucking Awesome.
Earlier this week, our conversation about Light Girls segued to a conversation about colorism, which then segued to a conversation about the concept of privilege. Specifically, how certain members of the Black community are privileged more than others. Predictably, some scoffed at the notion that a Black person living in America in 2015 could be privileged…
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Dressing Vs Stuffing, Decided
I wasn’t even aware that people referred to stuffing as “dressing” until…shit, I don’t know when. Maybe I was 13 or 21 or something. Either way, I’d been on Earth for a while before I ever heard that shit. Apparently, as I learned on VSB yesterday, there are people who had the exact opposite experience.…
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On Believing In "Black Love" But Not Really Liking Black People
The idea of “Black Love” died a thousand internet deaths yesterday when news broke of the Amber Rose, Wiz Khalifa split. They appeared to be such a happy couple. He makes music for Black kids who smoke weed in Macy’s dressing rooms and the adults who smoked weed in Macy’s dressing rooms as kids, and she…
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Facts About Blacks: The Concert I Just Attended Edition
Here at VSB, we spend a lot of time discussing Blackness. Today will be no different. I had the pleasure of attending a concert headlined by SWV (easily one of my favorite groups of all time) and undercarded by both Erica Campbell (of Mary Mary fame) and Traci Braxton (of every other Braxton aside from…
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The Definitive List Of The 20 Best Times To Be Black
20. When you want to go on a cruise to the Bahamas and get discount conch 19. When you have a baby and you really, really, really want to name her Keisha 18. When you want to grow a beard and not have everyone think you’re a gotdamn hipster 17. When you want to date…
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Exactly How Racist Was Atlanta Hawks Owner Bruce Levenson's Email?
It was quite a weekend in sports. Serena won again, the NFL proved (again) that we’re all hypocrites, and Steph Curry decided to go all Steph Curry against Mexico. He must be racist. For me, though, the most interesting sports-related item was the news that Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson would be selling his share…