The family cookout! The unofficial “Olympics” of Black family gatherings in the summertime. A place where the grill master is treated like a celebrity chef, the aunties have mastered the art of the “I’m not judging you, but I know your business” stares, the cousin standing near the cooler,telling a…
Lately, the conversation surrounding Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” has been just as loud as the song itself. Some people hear it and celebrate a woman having fun, speaking freely, and making music that doesn’t ask for permission. Others hear it and worry about what it says to young women, to…
Listen. If you weren’t there for the golden era of Black Twitter, I don’t know what to tell you. You had to be there. The chaos, the culture, the shade, the unity, the think pieces that nobody asked for but everybody read! It was a whole digital cookout, if you…
If I could count how many times I’ve walked past a guy on the street who boldly suggests I should stop looking mean and smile, I’d be rich.There are two reasons why that bothers me: It’s obvious that some men expect women to appease them in some form or fashion.…
I saw the news about Jimmy Kimmel Live! being abruptly suspended, and I felt a chill over what this means for us…creatives, including writers such as myself…OR anyone, as a matter of fact, who believes being real, raw and making folks uncomfortable with the truth matters. Here’s what went down:…
Let me tell you what we’re not gonna do this season:Lose sleep because somebody didn’t follow us back on Instagram or tag us in a post on Facebook! I had to check MYSELF not too long ago because here’s the truth:I used to wonder what it meant when someone I…
Y’all ever had one of those moments where life feels like it’s body-slamming you into the ground, and all you can do is lay there? Yeah, that was me—crushed, confused, and craving some kind of outlet that wouldn’t judge me for my life’s plot twists. Enter TikTok. I know what…
We all have that one in our family… You know…the fabulous well-to-do woman who lives a life of luxury, jet-setting around the world without a care in the world, attending brunches almost every weekend, sipping cocktails on a beach in Bali, and living her best child-free life. And let’s be…
We live in the age where “booked and busy” is admirable and “sleeping when you’re dead” is a flex. There’s no pleasure in being overworked and overwhelmed. Know when to take a BREAK. Your skills and gifts won’t decline, but your mental and physical health can. While hustleling and bustleling…
Disclaimer: If you’re not into sarcastic humor, this isn’t the think piece for you. Now, that I’ve got that out the way, it’s time to talk about the common text message that turns most women off and that’s the “Grand rising, Queen” text. It’s slightly above that old tired, “Good…