Another Black Man Killed by Police *Sigh*
I woke up this morning to my phone buzzing and alerting me to a text from a friend in Vienna, Austria. As I struggled to come to complete alertness, I read the text, “What is going on in Chicago with...
View ArticleMcCarthy Fired. Meh.
Today Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago fired police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, Meh. After protests erupted in Chicago and global eyes shifted yet again on the second city and her love affair with...
View ArticleIt’s not Adele…it’s America
Adele is on the cover of Time Magazine and Sam Smith is crooning the new James Bond theme. Soul music has officially been taken over by white folks. Well….not really. Soul music has been taken over...
View ArticleWhere the Fellas at? Missing Black Men
It will never stop making me angry or disappointed that whenever you are at an event with educated, positive, Black people there are always at least 75% women. Black men are simply, missing. If you are...
View ArticleBill Cosby Arrested and Cops Walking
I can’t with folks mad about Bill Cosby’s arrest. Dozens of women “allegedly” raped and drugged by Cosby and folks mad at his decades late arrest and $1Million bail (dude is so rich, that’s like...
View ArticleA Black American Woman Dating Abroad
I live in Chicago, recently named the worst place in America to be single. Like I needed an article for that? Having lived through some horrible dates, horrible boyfriends, I am VERY aware. I dated a...
View ArticleRoman Holiday
I’m going to tell you the thing no one says. All of those churches and piazzas start to look the same. I’d visited many Roman monuments but when someone pointed them out to me, I honestly couldn’t...
View ArticleChristmas in Vienna
Last I was in Vienna, I met the Egyptian Hottie Daniel. Crazy chemistry and sex. That is what the encounter was about. Truly, I didn’t expect to hear from him again…until he started texting me. And...
View ArticleInvisible Black
Today, in post racial America, I can honestly say that I believe most white people are not racist. Sure I have been called nigger before by Whites. I mean who hasn’t darling? I am also called nigger...
View ArticleJanese Talton-Jackson, Another Sister Killed
When I first heard about Janese Talton-Jackson, the 29 year old Black Pittsburgh mother of three that was killed for refusing a stranger’s advances, my first reaction was lack of surprise. How sad is...
View ArticleMen Are Like Dogs, They Live for the Chase, not the Prey
Man and dog have a special bond. Possibly because they get each other. They understand the other’s crazy. They understand the chase. When it comes to dating, men are like dogs, they live for the chase,...
View ArticleWho You Gonna Call? Not a Black Female Scientist in Ghostbusters Reboot
There is a new Ghostbusters movie and I was pretty amped when I heard, as I loved the original. The comedic genius that is Bill Murray was not lost on me despite my age, I had seen “Stripes”. I...
View ArticleI am a Dark Skinned Black Woman and I Have Issues
I am a dark skinned Black woman and I have issues. Whew! Feels so good to actually say it. Well, to type it. Having issues isn’t unique to me or women, or Blackness. I can’t speak on that. I can...
View ArticleAmerica, You Got Some ‘Splaining to do…
In my Ricky Ricardo voice, America, you got some ‘splaining to do. That is how I often feel as I travel. So many questions about life in the US. Why don’t you want healthcare? What is with the gun...
View ArticleNo Time for Fake Ones…
Everyone is talking about Lil’ Kim. In case you have been living under a social media rock, recent photos the 90’s hip hop icon posted on Instagram resemble a young Taylor Swift more so than a Black...
View ArticleWhy Move to Europe? Jesse Williams Knows
Since I have made my decision to move abroad known, folks keep asking me why. Why leave America? When Italians in the country I am in the process of calling my new home learn of my decision, they...
View ArticleBlackness in America, Explained
Being Black in America is completely problem free. If you live in the right neighborhood, get a good education, study hard, stay out of trouble, obey the law, and be a good hard working person, the...
View ArticleAnother Day, Another Black Man Killed By Police
I didn’t know Alton Sterling. He may have an amazing man that shot rainbows out of his fingertips or a complete asshole that pulled wings off of flies. However, his character is irrelevant. He could...
View ArticleIf Obama was from the Hood…
Today is President Barack Obama’s 55th birthday. As he heads out of the White House early next year, many are left feeling sad about a man who is arguably one of the best US presidents in history....
View ArticleBlack Female Olympian…But Does She have Good Hair???
Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles are kicking ass at the 2016 Summer Olympics having won several gold medals. They are world class athletes, young, poised to have stellar athletic careers. But, what...
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