Sherri Sheperd Loses Appeal: Successful Black Wome...

Sherri Shepard is another casualty of ‘black love no matter what’ magical thinking. She lost her bid to null her link to the baby she had ... READ MORE

Carrie Asks: Befriending Black Women: Is It Worth ...

Carrie Thompson   Started my new corporate gig last week, in a multi-billion-dollar industry, under the national purchasing director. The tetris-like... READ MORE

11 False Ideologies Minorities Uphold That Hold Th...

Carrie Thompson From 1965 Watts to current day church and street slayings of minorities, peaceful protests yielding martial law. Campaign rallies labe... READ MORE

Spend This Valentine’s Weekend Loving Yourse...

I’ve known Sophia Angeli Nelson for a few years now, and have watched with awe how this little (she’s 5 ft when generous) fireball has use... READ MORE

Why Can We (and Others) Have Some Compassion for M...

  I was horrified when I read the news about a young mother who had her son on the swing for days until he died of hypothermia and dehydration, a... READ MORE

Black Women’s History: “Rosie the Riveter” W...

By Stanley Solomillo   When it comes to remembering World War II, we usually think of African American men and women who served in the U.S. armed for... READ MORE

At What Point Will More Black Men Stand Up to Stre...

As I read the news of yet ANOTHER horrendous assault and murder of a black woman who had the audacity to rebuff the overtures of a dusty stranger who ... READ MORE

New Show on TV One Makes the Black OOW Rate a Mock...

My longtime buddy Lorraine sent me this clip, and you have to see it to believe it. So here we have TV One, a network owned and operated with black fo... READ MORE

What the Hateful Won’t Admit About Black Wom...

In light of the news about the Brooklyn teens who gang-raped an 18 year old young woman, I feel this message is more than apropos. Combine that with a... READ MORE

Twin White Girls Reaction to Getting Black Dolls W...

When you first open the video, you see two adorable red haired twins excited to see what Aunt Cynthia got them for Christmas. Two dark-skinned black d... READ MORE

Ladies, Let’s Do Better…Don’t Sp...

Here’s something we black women have trouble admitting–rape and molestation aside, we have 100% power on who, when, and how our wombs are ... READ MORE

Jacob Mason, Fetish Hysteria, and Beat Down Black ...

Over the passed few weeks I’ve had multiple messages in my inbox about up-and-coming social media celebrity, Jacob Mason–a pretty gorgeous... READ MORE

The Emerging Elite: Parenting Disparity Grows as S...

Are hovering parents who control every part of their children’s schedule creating more successful adults when compared to the “free range&... READ MORE

Ex Cop and Rapist Daniel Holtzclaw Gets Thrown Und...

Daniel Holtzclaw used his power as a police officer to exploit the most powerless group of women he could find–black ones. He targeted sex worke... READ MORE