race

24 Mar 14

Video: Singer Dencia Says on Camera, “White ...

Ugh. Every time I hear this woman talk I like her less. Not only is she snappy and catty, that ridiculous blond wig and balloon boobs speaks for thems...

20 Mar 14

Active Voice…..

Voice. Diction. Structure. Restriction. Nouns. Verbs. Adjectives. Words. Don’t pretend u can’t understand me at all. Pakistani Haitian Pat...

culture, race, ethnic, names, children, blended families, racism, discrimination, privilege, society, employment, stigma, dating, relationships, insight, black men, options,white men, black women, dating, interracial marriage, blended families, relationships, romance, flirting, advice, reader question, looking for love,

28 Feb 14

What’s In A Name?

From time to time we discuss names black Americans give their children. I have seen some pretty outlandish names encroached upon innocent children ...

law, politics, race, equality, crime, racial profiling, prison, suspect, stereotypes, University of Minnesota,

06 Feb 14

End Racial Descriptions in Crime Alerts – W...

(credit: CBS) There has been a recent uproar at the University of Minnesota because a black student was misidentified as a burglary suspect. ...

race, dating, marriage, conflict, insults, black men, black women, swirling, interracial, society, stigma,

04 Feb 14

A Sister Reacts to Accusation of Race Betrayal

I was given permission by L. B. Kelle to share a recent experience she had. Now I know the loyal readers of BBW would have some choice words to say...

Al Gore, fertility, black women, global warming, propaganda, human rights, global warming,

02 Feb 14

Does Al Gore Believe African Women’s Fertili...

You’d think so if you listened to conservative media sites. Take a look at this snippet from Human Events: Gore said such efforts to manage Afri...

light skin, dark skin, colorism, hatred, self hatred, complexion, black men, black women, dating, relationships, privilege, Latinos,

30 Jan 14

Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine: The Lighter Side...

The life of a light skinned Black female can be an amazingly confusing place. The fact of the matter is that I didn’t necessarily understand my ...

Omar Sheree Stevenson, Mademoiselle, black media, black blogs, urban, reading, news, victims, blaming, black women, black men, Blackistan, attack, street harassment, sexual abuse

26 Jan 14

Is There Any Group That Blames the Victims Worse?!

So I’m reading about this miscreant who threw a bowling ball at a woman’s HEAD for not accepting his offer to buy her a drink, and the aut...

16 Jan 14

In Search Of My Past…Following the Ancestry ...

Growing up, I was always intrigued when my nonblack friends spoke of their ethnic roots. Some were Irish, others were German, Chinese, East Indian, an...