Black Hypocrisy: Kanye vs. Megan Thee Stallion...

Written by Nicole It should not come as a surprise that the black community is largely comprised of hypocrites. Out of one side of the community’s mouth, black lives matter, and out the other, we jump at the chance to show how little we care for it ourselves. Today, we march in protest of police…

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Let’s Talk About The P-Word...

Written by Nicole Preference. Society at large has gotten away with believing that black women should accept any morsel of attention thrown her way. I...

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Lessons to Learn from Nicki Minaj’s Latest Reveal...

WRITTEN BY NICOLE When Nicki Minaj first hit the scene, I was a fan. I liked her lyrics and I have always found her punchlines funny (and I still do)....

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Western-prescribed nuclear family

Critically Examining What BLM Believes –> Disrupt the ...

Edited by Eubie Drew -- We [Black Lives Matter]... (a)  disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement (b)  by supporting...

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US vs EU ~ COVID Gap

Coping with America’s Systemic Failure to Control COVI...

OPINION ~ by Eubie Drew ~ It is now clear that unless half our ruling class reverses itself within a month, the US is on an inevitable march to infec...

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Shaynah and Dennis, Precious in His Sight, Part 2...

Shaynah was one of the ladies who responded to a request I made for couples to share their stories. I really loved this interview. I hope you enjoy he...

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Shaynah and Dennis: Eleven Years and Counting, Part 1...

Shaynah was one of the ladies who responded to a request I made for couples to share their stories. I really loved this interview. I hope you enjoy he...

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Biracial and Black: A Tale of Two Ethnicities...

Introduction I have noticed that a few of our posts are getting more traction than others. Frankly, people are getting rather triggered these days. Th...

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Not so fast!

Counterpoint to “White Privilege, My Family” by ...

by Married Black Expat -- I appreciate these examples of White privilege. But unfortunately many crimes committed in the Black community do not result...

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To Heat or not to Heat: That is the Question, Part 2...

Note: Tweets in this post were used without permission, in order to offer contextual. We are back at it again with this Twitter thread. In case you ne...

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To Heat or Not To Heat: That is the Question, Part 1...

When Ayanna decides to turn up the heat to 72 degrees, Brianna turns up the heat in her own way....

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The Importance of Moving in Stealth...

Written by Nicole 2020 is a train wreck and it is impossible to predict what news is going to break tomorrow, much less next month. The only certainty...

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Eubie with his grandma

White Privilege, My Family and the Criminal Justice System...

by Eubie Drew -- None of my 1st- or 2nd-degree adult relatives (all but one being White) have a criminal conviction. But I DO know of at least 5 who h...

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Before You Don Your Cape…...

Written by Nicole Faster than a speeding bullet, able to organize a protest in a single bound, it’s the Super Black Woman! Behold her beauty and her...

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The Ten Commandments of Black Womanhood...

Written by Nicole 2020 has been a tumultuous year, and I hate it. But fear not, there are still over seven months left to make something beautiful hap...

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Diagnosis: Swirl Apologist Syndrome...

Written by Nicole For all the talk we have about black women dating interracially, black women who date and marry out represent a small fraction of th...

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The Race for the Cure: Featuring Kizzmekia Corbett...

Going Viral In the early days of COVID-19, we saw everyone watching coronavirus outbreak news, exchanging conspiracy theories and WhatsApp videos, and...

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Queen Today, Bitch Tomorrow, a poem by Nicole...

Queen Today, Bitch Tomorrow Unrest, protest, marching in the streets Rubber bullets to the face, and chanting on repeat Showing up and out to support ...

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When is the right time to discuss black femicide?...

Written by Nicole Author’s Note: This is quite a long blog post on a very contentious topic. While I welcome disagreement, I humbly ask that you...

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Black Women Stay On Code: Police Brutality is not your fight...

Note: This article was not written or endorsed by Christelyn Karazin, Nicole or any other writers on the blog.  Note 2: All tweets are used with perm...

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Black Women and the Reopening of America...

Written by Nicole As some states gradually reopen, people all around the country eagerly await the opportunity to return to the way things were…...

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Joe Biden, You Just Lost This Black Woman’s Vote....

Dear Mr. Vice President Joe Biden, This is a formal notification of my official withdrawal of my support for your 2020 presidential campaign. I caught...

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Would you date a man with 22 kids?...

Written by Nicole   Since things are still quite serious around these parts, here is a fun little article to bring some levity to the otherwise t...

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Tik Tok Toxicity and Black Male Preference...

Written by Nicole The latest upset that has been making rounds is that Lebron James’ son Bronny has expressed his preference for white and nonblack ...

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Who Marches For Us? – A Poem...

Who Marches For Us? A poem by Nicole. One thing I’ve noticed, a quite glaring disparity That happens with rather alarming regularity When a black ma...

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The Ten Commandments of Black Motherhood...

Written by Nicole For Mother’s Day last year, I wrote about ways black mothers fail their children. This year, I’m writing about black mothers in ...

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Black Folks and Miss Rona: My Thoughts...

Written by Nicole. Unfortunately I think my time writing about the harder-hitting topics like what I’m going to discuss today, is coming to an end. ...

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Addictions of Black Womanhood...

Written by Nicole. In my unprofessional opinion, I don’t think many black women are mentally well. Many of us have undiagnosed depression and anxiet...

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Just How Divested are You?...

Trigger warning: If you are a fan of Kobe Bryant, Terry Crews, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Nelly, or defending black men in general, maybe sit this ...

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How “Thinking You’re the Special One” Can ...

Originally published December 2018 As women, we always want to feel like we’re special. We may think that our looks, body, nurturing, intelligen...

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