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I Told Tyler Perry I Want to See More HEALTHY Swirl Relationships on the Tom Joyner Show This Morning

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I had the opportunity of a lifetime today to speak my piece to Tyler Perry and get the peanut gallery to admit that colorism plays a MAJOR role in the … [Read more...]

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Is Jack Reynor Hollywood’s Latest Irish Fetish? [New Off-Topic Post]

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It’s Not Always Easy To Love Me. But I Thank You For It

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I recently got an email from a supporter of mine who was worried about all the rumors going around about me--you know, the ones that say I'm an … [Read more...]

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Monday Punday # 27

Monday-Punday #27 SirLoin notes that one of the delights of teaching History is the occasional jewel of a student blooper in a essay, … [Read more...]

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Can We Please Stop with the Black Woman Fetish Hysteria?

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I've watched with delight over the passed week since covering the Oscars and relishing in Lupita's victory and observed all the speculation about what … [Read more...]

Interviews

Check Out My “Swirlr” Interview on CNN/HLN…Now the World Knows…Mwhhahaha!

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I was sick as a dog doing this show, but I managed to keep it together long enough to not look like I was ready to throw up on my shoes. I love the … [Read more...]

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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – The Barbara Hillary Story

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I stumbled across this video of the fabulous Barbara Hillary a couple years back and revisited it today. As a relationship coach, I meet … [Read more...]

Humor

Time to Reactivate the Friday Funny: “Who Would You Boink, Livefyre Edition!

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It's been a loooong time since we've done, "Who Would You Boink," and we haven't done it since Livefyre allowed for commenters to post pictures and … [Read more...]

Videos

It’s Here! The First Episode of “Swirlr”

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Sorry for the delay, but worry not, lovelies...here's the first episode. I had a lot of fun with Kurt and Quintana. Both are young, and both … [Read more...]

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Sh!t Haters Say to Discourage Black Women From Dating Out

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Attention haters, I have a confession. I only engage you in conversation in order to do the following: To demonstrate how much of an idiot you are, to … [Read more...]

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Dear Black People, Can We Support More Songs Like This?!

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Okay I'm loving Pharrel right now. He killed it at the Oscars last night, and I loved how Lupita jumped in to get her grove on! Yes; Pharrel looks … [Read more...]

Founder of “For Brown Girls,” and Advocate for US, Karyn Washington Committed Suicide, and I Suck.

Today I’ve been whining about breaking the screen on my laptop computer and complaining about a radio show that went horribly, terribly wrong, and I missed some major news that should have been discussed and that I was remiss in reporting. Karyn Washington, founder of www.forbrowngirls.com and the “Dark Skin, Red Lips” project has died at […]

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Femininity Series, Part One: “What Does It Mean to Be Feminine, and How Does That Affect Attraction?”

The topic of femininity is so polarizing. On one end, you have women who feel like even the discussion of femininity is a threat to feminism, and women on the other end–the girly-girls–who often feel shamed by feminists who think they are slaves to patriarchy. I want to get to the bottom of the discussion […]

WTF?! Human “Barbie” Claims Women are Less Beautiful Because of “Race Mixing”

Have you had a gander at Russian woman who bends reality to look like a plastic doll with bullet boobs? Yes; Valeria Lukyanova wants you to know that there’s less beautiful women in the world because we’re all mixing ourselves up and stuff, and therefore increasing the demand for plastic surgery. Here’s what she said […]

How Bleaching Products Promoted Colorism in the 1950′s

I saw this on “SwirlQueen’s” Facebook feed, published in the 1952 issue of Jet magazine. You know, that magazine that’s supposed to celebrate black people?? What you’re looking at, ladies and gentlemen, is a damn-near-white black woman embracing her black kang. What was the message? “Listen dark butts! Use this cream and then maybe […]

I Told Tyler Perry I Want to See More HEALTHY Swirl Relationships on the Tom Joyner Show This Morning

Is Jack Reynor Hollywood’s Latest Irish Fetish? [New Off-Topic Post]

It’s Not Always Easy To Love Me. But I Thank You For It

Monday Punday # 27

Can We Please Stop with the Black Woman Fetish Hysteria?

Check Out My “Swirlr” Interview on CNN/HLN…Now the World Knows…Mwhhahaha!

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – The Barbara Hillary Story

Time to Reactivate the Friday Funny: “Who Would You Boink, Livefyre Edition!

It’s Here! The First Episode of “Swirlr”

Dear Black People, Can We Support More Songs Like This?!

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