To New Orleans with Love: Professional Black Girl Launches Season 2!
Who dat? Oh, she’s just a Professional Black Girl, back home in New Orleans for Season 2!
Does President Obama Know How Twerking Works?
While at the “MBK! Rising” conference in Oakland, Calif., last week, a student asked Barack Obama how to change the…
Mo'Nique to Steve Harvey: 'We've Lost the Integrity, Worrying About the Money'
Mo’Nique and Steve Harvey finally sat down to discuss their differences—on his daytime talk show. The 51-year-old…
It’s Complicated When It Comes To The Cancellation of Luke Cage
I’m always in two camps when TV cancellations happen. Either I’m extremely bitter about it and ask God for the eleventh…
Revisiting Anita Hill: On Racism, Stereotypes and Respectability Politics
“The more things change. The more things stay the same.”
Jasper Williams and the Stupidity of Respectability
There exists a piece of video with a quote I have been trying to find for years.
‘Around the Way’ Barbie, Is That You? What’s Really Going On With This Black Barbie’s Hair?
It all began so innocently—just like a child’s toy should. Just three Barbies (or two Barbies and their black…
#FearlessFriday: Symone Sanders Speaks Truth to Power ... in Her Own Signature Style
Symone Sanders loves a good rant—which is great, because we love a good rant from Symone Sanders. The political…
It’s Hot to Be Unapologetically Black ... Until It’s Presented Like Tiffany Haddish
Once upon a time (somewhat) long ago, I had a hankering for Popeyes Chicken during lunch hour at work. It was one of…
Stigma Against Sex Workers Must End
I’m a black woman who is over 35, and for a little over a decade, I was a sex worker. It doesn’t matter what kind of…
From Bus Stops to Hip-Hop: An Ode to Around-the-Way Girls
Cardi B, we’re really happy for you and we’re gonna let you finish, but girls from the hood been at this for a minute…
Kevin Durant Is Black AF
Blackness is not a monolith.
The Real Anti-Blackness of Comedy
Tiffany Haddish has had quite a year. From her breakout role in the film Girls Trip to landing her own comedy special…
The Crime This Time: Partying While Black and Successful
“That’s a nice dress,” the officer said as I stood frozen while she snapped my picture. I thanked her without smiling…
Don’t Hurt Yourself: Unicorns Aren’t Real and You’re Not a Special Snowflake
Many moons ago, fresh off an unexpected achievement and gaining a toehold in both the music industry and the fun,…
'Crazy Baldheads' Seek to Eliminate Dreads
Is there a causal connection between hairstyles worn by black boys and their future success, and should we strongly…
Naomi Campbell and the ‘Twice as Good’ as White People Myth
Recently, for The Guardian, Naomi Campbell shared an excerpt from a limited edition, two-volume book that chronicles…
Your 4.0 GPA Won’t Protect You From Systemic Racism
Being “twice as good” won’t save you from becoming a target.
Dear Respectability Politics Brigade: This Is Time For You To Shut The Fuck Up
In the wake of the Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, this letter is equally outdated and timely.
Respectability Politics Are No Solution; They Are A Surrender
At times like these, when the uncomfortable behavior of (mostly) Black people is broadcast to a (mostly) White audience…