Thriving

Why are We Still Worried About Who Black Men Date?...

I ran across a video a student at Pace University did highlighting the trend of some black men openly proclaiming they would never date a black girl t...
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Ladies When You Enable Foolishness, It IS Your Fau...

Black women have had no shortage of outlets to discuss, hand-wring, and debate how and why black men have not, for some reason or another, failed a co...
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Black Women Mocked at Wesley College by…a Bl...

Much uproar and cries of racism were launched at the administration at Wesley College when the following cartoons appeared in the school newspaper: Cl...
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What the Iconic Photo of Harriet Tubman Reveals Ab...

So Harriet Tubman, the iconic slave woman who ushered her brethren to freedom via the Underground Railroad, will grace the $20 bill in American curren...
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Protected Species Vs. Non Protected Species

God, I was rooting for Azealia Banks, really. She was so outspoken, and had a cute boyfriend. But I can not abide this latest debacle via Twitter this...
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This ‘Justice Warrior’ Against Black A...

If you haven’t yet seen the video of the young black San Francisco State University student verbally and physically accosting a white male with ...
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Open Thread: How Many Black Women Are a Lost Cause...

After blogging on behalf of black women, and trying to encourage them to open their options to quality men of all races for six years, I’m getti...
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The Reckoning Is Coming, And Some Folks are Confus...

Yesterday I was on a page (observing the wildlife) of a well-know black-woman-hating You Tuber, who has been the chief bullhorn of the world to trumpe...
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TriniGirl: What if the Black Community Really Cele...

How we don’t celebrate our girls and why it matters.   The past few months have driven home how at least for me as a collective in Black America ...
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self esteem, black women, not good enough, advice, dating, dysfunction, abuse, domestic violence, interracial relationships, mixed couples, black women dating, codependent, emotional health, mental health,

QOTW: We’re Still Getting Played. Time to Pr...

Buckle up, ladies. This one is a doozy. Be sure to read the entire letter. Hello, I just discovered your video (about a girl whose boyfriend of 4 year...
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Ciara is Getting Hitched, And Some People A Little...

Hello, strangers! I haven’t written anything for this blog in awhile, I know. Much of my time is being consumed by sorting things out in my pers...
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I Think Nik West is My New Girl Crush.

I’ve been seeing her all over my Facebook timeline, rocking a bass guitar. Even without any sound, the beauty, confidence and talent of bass gui...
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Teacher Humiliates Black Girl; Calls Her Dumb; Say...

Thank God for photo, audio and video evidence to how black girls (particularly the dark ones) are treated by the people in their own communities. A G...
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Why Don’t They Get It?! Dark Women Feel Bad ...

I can’t tell you how puzzling I find it that the very people who mock black women about hating themselves are the reflections of the women hatin...
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