Julian’s Joint: On Radical Black Indifference as Survival
Foreword by LaSha. “They Black?” I have a friend who used to shoot off this question anytime I told her about a tragedy I’d […]
Rants
Forgiveness Is Not Black People’s Superpower
One day when my son was just four-years-old, I received a call from his teacher because he had thrown a few tantrums in the class […]
Stop Blaming Black Women for Black Men’s Rage
As I sat down to write this, I had to google to find the name of Steve Stephens, the man currently evading police after murdering […]
Pepsi Wasn’t Ignorant, They Just Didn’t Give A Fuck
I’ve worked in marketing and advertising for about 20 years. That means I’ve seen white fuckery perpetuated under the auspices of selling all kinds of […]
#WhiteHistoryMonth is here…
A wise person once told me to be careful what you wish for because you might get it. Well, white people have been asking for […]
White Women Will Always Keep Me Away From Feminism
Two weeks ago I posted that I would be hosting a webinar for white women on how to be intersectional in their feminism. I intended to […]
I Learned Early That No One Gives a Fuck When Black Girls Go Missing
I was 12 years old the first time I was propositioned for sex by a grown man. He was an old man to me, maybe […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Your Irish Ancestors Were Never Slaves
The only thing white folks love more than holidays when they can get wasted is intruding on any discussion of chattel slavery with their myth […]
Body Positivity Is for White Women
Years ago — so many that I can’t remember how many —  I watched a special on MTV where a group of famous men counted […]
Stellar But Not Perfect: On Underground, Colorism and White Saviors
So per usual, I was tardy for the party. After recording the first episode of Underground last spring, and having every intention of watching it, I […]