Continue reading“I have had plenty of accidents where someone has hit me, including one horrible hit-and-run accident 12 years ago, and all of these accidents have shown me that people really donât obey the rules of the road or know how to drive.”
5 reasons why yâall need to take driverâs education again
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It’s all about the way we see ourselves
LinkContinue reading“First of all, I realize that my body is mine and mine alone. This means that no amount of outside messaging should be able to impact how I feel about myself. Coming to that realization was a process, and we all come to it at different times, but once you get there, it is the most liberating feeling in the world.”
I no longer wish to be âat warâ with my body
Have you ever heard of the Orangeburg Massacre?
LinkWhile Jim Crow legally ended in the 1960s, its legacy and the legacy of the white vigilantism and terror that preceded it still lives on in both our criminal justice system and our everyday society.
White Vigilantism Is American History
White people lose their shit every Black History Month. Why?
LinkThe problem is that whiteness is centered so much in our world, people like this donât know how to respond when it isnât. White people donât have to worry about their âcultureâ being left out of anything, because itâs always present, but they still complain when they canât see themselves in something. They will even go so far as to insert themselves where they donât belong.
Why Canât We Just Enjoy Black History Month?
Kanye West and his abusive behavior
LinkContinue reading“Kanye apologists and even Kanye himself will say this is about her keeping his children away from him and things of that nature, but if this were really about his children, he wouldnât be going to such great lengths to humiliate their mother.”
What Kanye is doing is not OK, and he needs to be held accountable
Harlem Nights is one of the greatest Black comedies of all time
LinkContinue reading“I remember the anticipation when Harlem Nights was coming out. We knew Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor were putting together a movie for us by us. We knew it was going to be exceptionally funny. We had no idea what we were in store for.”
28 Days of Black Movies: âHarlem Nightsâ is an all-star Black comedy classic
Waiting to Exhale is still a good watch all these years later
LinkContinue readingBy the end of the film, these women are tired of the same old same old and ready to open themselves up to the possibilities, even if that means being single for a time until they find the right one.
28 Days of Black Movies: âWaiting to Exhaleâ is the romantic drama in which sisters choose themselves
I’d be willing to bet everyone loves Set It Off
LinkContinue reading“Cleo leads the police on a high-speed chase that ends with her being cornered by them. She lights a cigarette, takes a few pulls, and then gets out of her car and starts shooting at them. This is where my favorite phrase âGoing out like Cleoâ comes from because the police light her up, but she went out like a GANGSTER, OK?!”
28 Days of Black Movies: âSet It Offâ depicts a perfect example of what we mean by âride or dieâ friendships
If you have never watched Sprung, it’s time you did
LinkContinue reading“Before we go any further, can we please talk about how underused Paula Jai Parker has been in the film industry? She is hilarious and generally eats up every scene she is in. She has a way of emoting and expressing things with her voice that makes her hysterical to watch. Her attitude, the way she rolls her eyes, rolls her neck and generally gives you that good hood sister attitude is something we got a peek of when she played Joi in Friday. In Sprung, she steals the show in my opinion.”
28 Days of Black Movies: âSprungâ is a hidden gem among â90s Black rom-coms
We still miss Whitney, 10 years later
LinkContinue reading“Her death impacted us just as deeply as that of Michael Jackson before her. It sent a shockwave through our entire community. And when the details finally surfaced about what may have happened, we were saddened and mourned even more for a life lost too soon.”
Ten years later, losing Whitney still hurts
Friday is definitely a hood classic
LinkContinue reading“For instance, I canât tell you how many times I had already watched the movie before it was pointed out to me that when Joi calls Craig to confront him about his alleged trip to the movies, there is a dude in blue khakis lying in bed beside her.”
28 Days of Black Movies: 5 reasons why âFridayâ is an iconic Black film
When is the last time you watched The Wash?
LinkContinue reading“Dre and Snoop play Sean and Dee-Loc respectively, two friends and roommates who have just been served a three-day notice for eviction by their landlord. As if that isnât stressful enough, Sean has also been laid off from his job at Foot Locker, and even if he wanted to go out and get a new job, how could he when there is a boot on his car? My man Sean was down bad, yo.”
28 Days of Black Movies: âThe Washâ is hoodtastic entertainment at its finest
I think Tariq may be a better Ghost than his daddy
LinkContinue reading“Ghost benefits from everything Kemp, the showrunner for both shows, learned from making its predecessor. She has the benefit of the experience of a highly successful six-season show, and with that knowledge comes vast improvements in the storytelling and the action. Couple that with the feedback the show regularly receives on social media, and the powers that be have given us fans exactly what we want on a weekly basisâan even better show.”
âPower Book II: Ghostâ may be a better show than the original, and Tariq is a better Ghost
My first column for Dame Magazine implores America to wake up
LinkPeople are hungry, poor, and tired. Classism, racism, and capitalism have joined forces to become a Voltron of oppression, and those elected to serve our interests will not fix it because they are too busy serving their own personal agendas.
Itâs Time to Wake Up, America!
What did you think of the new Sex and the City?
Link“Listen. We want to see ourselves reflected in the art we consume. I love Sex and the City, but there was a part of me that always knew the experiences reflected on the show were those of white women in their 30s and 40s, living a New York City life that made it possible for them to be completely oblivious that there were equally successful Black women walking around that city having similar experiences and conversations. I could never fully see myself in the show because we werenât there.”
Representation Matters, But Not Like This
Ageism in any direction is wrong
LinkAgeism is an ugly practice that needs to end
“As I have matured and become more aware of the way ageism works, my thinking and behaviors toward age have changed. I realize how damaging it can be, especially to us as Black women, and I have vowed not to participate in it in any fashion.”
What are your plans for the new year?
LinkIf I am honest, I had a lot of plans for 2020 that fell by the wayside when the coronavirus took over. The initial shock of the moment turned into months of playing the lottery each time I went to the store, hoping to find things like disinfectant, toilet paper, and soap. Even when that part of the nightmare was over, we were still stuck inside and finding things to do that didnât include eating my way through the refrigerator or giving my credit cards a workout became harder and harder.Â
2020 II? 2020, Too? If 2022 is a do-over, Iâm taking advantage
The men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery got a nearly all white jury
LinkWhile Glynn County Superior Court Judge Timothy R. Walmsley acknowledged that âquite a few African American jurors were excused through peremptory strikes executed by the defense,â he ultimately ruled that the defense had given legitimate reasons for why each juror was eliminated.
Ahmaud Arberyâs Accused Killers Get Nearly All-White Jury
Participate in an insurrection, win public office
LinkAt least eight people who attended the Jan. 6 Capitol riotâthe deadly insurrection that attempted to stop the certification of Joe Bidenâs presidential electionâhave won the ultimate prize in the aftermath of their heinous act: They have been elected to public office.
8 Republicans Who Attended the Capitol Riot Were Just Elected to Public Office
Mohamed Noor sentenced in killing of Minneapolis woman who called 911
LinkActivists had long called for police to be held accountable in these shootings, and as AP notes, many questioned if Noor was being treated differently because he is Black.
Ex-Minneapolis Cop Sentenced to 57 Months in Shooting Death of Woman Who Called 911
There’s new hope for justice in the ‘Atlanta Child Murders’ case
LinkOn Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced in a tweet that investigators from the Atlanta Police Department were traveling to a lab in Salt Lake City that works with old DNA evidence. Her hope? That the lab would be able to uncover evidence that would provide some answers for the families of the victims.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces New DNA Examination in ‘Atlanta Child Murders’ Case
I am super proud to be a member of Gen X
LinkGeneration X created the culture. When you look back at all facets of our culture including fashion, music, movies, television and the like, a great deal of it came from the minds of Generation X or was pushed to the forefront by our generation during our youth.
The Root Institute 2021: Generation X Are the Original Influencers
Auntie Unfiltered Chats With Younger Millennials About Life
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Auntie Unfiltered Plays ‘Black Ass Game’ With Michael Harriot
LinkIn which I find out where my friend Michael stands on the important issues facing Black people in America.
Auntie Unfiltered Plays ‘Black Ass Game’ With Michael Harriot
Auntie Unfiltered and Uncle Michael Discuss White Fragility
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If you know anything about me, you know I love me some Michael Harriot. He is a brilliant thinker, writer, historian, and storyteller.
We’ve worked together for the last six years, but he’s also a dearly loved friend, so any opportunity I get to spend time with him and do a project with him, I take it.
This is an episode from Auntie Unfiltered, a video series I created at The Root.
Auntie Unfiltered and Uncle Michael Discuss White Fragility
Auntie Unfiltered With Uncle Michael Harriot
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In this episode of Auntie Unfiltered â the video series I created at The Root â Michael Harriot and I discuss critical race theory and the new COINTELPRO.
Auntie Unfiltered Has a Fangirl Moment With Stephanie Mills
LinkOn this episode of Auntie Unfiltered, I chatted with the iconic Stephanie Mills. We had a good time!
Auntie Unfiltered Discusses the ‘Panic After the Panny’
LinkThis episode of Auntie Unfiltered was recorded during the sumner of 2021 when we thought we were getting close to the pandemic being over. Boy were we naive.
Auntie Unfiltered, Bevy Smith, and the Joys of Finding Yourself After 40
LinkIn this episode of Auntie Unfiltered, Bevy Smith and I had a conversation about how our lives got better after age 40.
Auntie Unfiltered, Bevy Smith, and the Joys of Finding Yourself After 40
Dr. Anthony Fauci Speaks to The Root About the COVID-19 Vaccines
LinkOne of the cooler things I got to do while working at The Root was interviewing Dr. Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Anthony Fauci Speaks to The Root About the COVID-19 Vaccines