I was puzzled by an out-of-left field series of attacks on a recent post, none of which, I felt, addressed completely the situation black women today … [Read more...]
Why Do We Always Have to Be Reminded that “White People Do It, Too!”
Something to scratch your head about during Domestic Violence Awareness Month... Whether it's sexually assaulting children or the … [Read more...]
Tom Stemberg, Staples Inc., And Why Marriage Does NOT A Quality Man Make….
Staples Inc., founder Tom Stemberg has come into the spotlight very recently thanks to buddy Mitt Romney's possible perjury on his behalf during his … [Read more...]
Black Femininity: Who Decides What?
I am glad this came up in the post from the other day, because it's definitely something that needs to be discussed at length. I didn't want to do it … [Read more...]
“Macho” Little Black Girls: The Anti-Femininity War on Black Women
Note: For the purpose of this article, I'm dealing with a specifically observed issue that has nothing to do with "butch" lesbianism in black women or … [Read more...]
Hold Everything: They’re Bringing Back Kenya Dolls!
That's right! For those of you who remember, there was a time in the 1990s when there was series of dolls in different skin shades marketed to … [Read more...]
“It’s Cool If You Date White Men, But….”: Why is the GAT-DL Trying to Regulate Black Woman Who Date Interracially?
This is a bit different from my other response posts in that I'm not so much responding to an article as I am a sentiment: The idea that a black woman … [Read more...]
Why Can’t Some Black Women Put Their Interests Above Black Men?
I was inspired to write this post by the event that occurred during one of Christelyn's signings: After the discussion, one of the black girls felt … [Read more...]
Attention: I Am Not A Slave And Neither Are You….
First and foremost, please spare me the conspiracy theories, the abstract philosophies, or anything that tries to put shackles around my arms and legs … [Read more...]
Black Women, White Women, and Intersectionality: Part One of A Response Post
This is more or less a response post to the article about the complex relationships between white women and black women. I saw that a lot of people … [Read more...]
Return of the Beta-Disguised-As-Alpha: A Word on Passive-Aggressive Losers…
*rubs face slowly, sighs irritably* I was inspired to write this particular blog by a link that was shared with me by a friend of mine. I … [Read more...]
African American Women in the Olympics: Doing Themselves and Their Country Proud
From an American standpoint, this marked the first time MORE women medaled at the Olympics than men. The ladies came, saw, and conquered in epic … [Read more...]
GAT-DL Okey-Doke: Black Women “Breeding Out Blackness”?
When I see something mentioned repeatedly within a short period of time at different locations, it's not within me to see it as merely a coincidence. … [Read more...]
Black Women, Love and Where They WON’T Find It (Part 2)
This is the follow-up post to my previous article on how little sense it made for black women to waste their time looking for love and acceptance from … [Read more...]
Black Women, Love and Where They WON’T Find It (Part 1)
I already know I'm going to get someone going, "but you don't understand!" or "that's easy for you to say!" or some other means of validating and … [Read more...]
The Hater’s Number: Odds Are, You Already Have It.
There's a lot of talk of hateration and holleration going on right now and even though I dislike shining any sort of light on these people (because … [Read more...]
A Comprehensive Newcomer’s Guide to BB&W, BWE, Etc. Words and Phrases
This post was created to shed some light on the different words and phrases that you see used around here with a great deal of frequency by regulars. … [Read more...]
A Necessary Understanding: Strength Is NOT Rationalizing Abusive Behaviors
You'll recall that I've written in the past about the different things that black women have a right to. For example: self-respect, pride and … [Read more...]
Black Women: Yes, You Are Liked….Yes, You Are LOVED.
"How do ________ men feel about black women?" I've never written any posts asking the above question because I understood the idea that … [Read more...]
Second Memo: BWE/IRR-blog sites are STILL NOT your black-love hook-up source!
Some of you may remember that waaaaay back when, I wrote about a situation here and on another IRR-geared flog called Interracial Intersection, right? … [Read more...]
