False Ideologies Minorities Uphold That Hold Them ...

    By: Carrie Thompson     From 1965 Watts to current day church and street slayings of minorities, peaceful protests yielding martial law. Campa... READ MORE

An Honest Look at Black Single Mothers and the Lin...

A fan of BB&W sent me a link today to a very powerful piece about how some black single mothers raise their sons, and how the methods of harsh and... READ MORE

Dee Barnes Doesn’t Know It, But We Vindicate...

Since the beginning of the month, I knew that at some point, I was going to address my reasons that I felt like the breakout hit, Straight Outta Compt... READ MORE

Days Before “Straight Outta Compton” P...

Uhm…I guess some folks might be getting scared. Just a day before Straight Outta Compton reaches theaters, Dr. Dre gives a half-assed “apo... READ MORE

Why Do Black Women Keep Throwing Themselves on the...

  I’ll admit, I haven’t followed the play-by-play with the #BlackLivesMatter hashtivism movement, but what I saw today made me want t... READ MORE

Hey Single Black Moms, “White Women Raise Be...

Le sigh. I just don’t know where to go with this, but just to once again remind you to get the phuck out of the dysfunctional sections of the bl... READ MORE

Yes, They Mean You Too…”BITCH.”

A predictable argument I’ve heard from critics on my position to pass on the movie, “Straight Outta Compton,” (you know, the one tha... READ MORE

Why No Self-Respecting Black Woman Should Pay to S...

By now you’ve probably seen the trailer for the movie, Straight Outta Compton, which tells the story of West Coast rap group, NWA (Niggas With A... READ MORE

“Your Daughters Are Being Boycotted.” ...

  This morning I woke up to a tag on Facebook that said this: “Black Women Moving On Articles like this are the reason why although I have... READ MORE

8 Signs You’re Dating the Right Guy

Dating isn’t just for fun if you’re looking for the right guy to build a life with. I’m tired of seeing women waste the best years o... READ MORE

Seven Steps to Becoming a Carefree Black Woman

  A recent photo of Sasha Obama with her head thrown back, laughing and enjoying her friends as they walked behind her dad, who’s also the ... READ MORE

Truth Through Poetry…Black Women Bravely Fac...

Once upon a time, everyone thought that black men belonged to black women, and black women belonged to black men. The idea of “black love”... READ MORE

The Psychological Damage Done To Our Girls is Pure...

  I was shuffling through my “Question of the Week” letters and came across one that was pretty verbose. Bottom line–the young ... READ MORE

BB&W Survey Results: 69% of IRR Black Mothers...

Yesterday on a whim, I decided to host an informal survey of the participants of this blog and our Facebook page–black women interested and invo... READ MORE