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The Only Takeaway From The ‘Insecure’ Finale Is That Lawrence Is No Catch
This piece was originally published on November 30th, 2016 on The Frisky. The sight of black men cheering for Lawrence during Sunday night’s Insecure season finale gave me heart palpitations. Men gathered around the TV to howl like it was a NBA Championship game when Lawrence (Jay Ellis) had revenge sex with bank teller Tasha…
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I Came, I Saw, And I Was Conquered By Erykah Badu And The 2015 Roots Picnic
It was Saturday afternoon, and 90 degrees at the Roots Picnic in Philly. (For the record, “90 degrees in Philly” = “126 degrees wherever the hell else you’re from”) It felt like seeing your favorite cousins and being grown at the family reunion when all of the “fun” aunts and uncles started having a few…