When A White Guy With Racist Tendencies Recognizes DBR Behavior It Must Be Bad!

What! you may be thinking. You may still be in denial or grieving your moment after getting out of the This Is What the Black Community Used to Be But Is No More Matrix. Whether you’re contemplating taking the pill, want to be put back in or are ready to take on some agents you cannot [...]

Kal Penn’s Got A White House Gig. I Want One Too!!

Actor, er now former actor Kal Penn has started his newest and most prestigous gig to date: Obama White House employee. 

What political or government experience does he have you may ask? Well….he….he….meets the needs of this administration in reaching out to South Asians. Kinda like how the Sotomayor nomination caters to Latinos. Let’s see….I’m going down [...]

Old School Friday: Who Was In A Band, Then Went Solo & Back To A Group

Oh boy this week’s meme really had me in a pickle and my brain is already fried as it is. I’m going to hope the meme creators don’t mean the person who left had to be a totally different band because then I quit!!

Help me out here folks who would fit the bill AND have originally [...]

It’s Loving Day!

Today is the “unofficial” annual celebration of the Loving Family. When this couple wanted to be married the state said no, so they had to sue to get the laws changed. Sounds familiar, huh? As we know there are certain built-in legal protections and tax breaks afforded to those who are married. So as we celebrate [...]

The Racial Politics With Black Women’s Hair

So Oprah mentioned two things at the end of her show Friday that enquiring minds wanted to know. One answered whether she actually sends her own messages on Twitter or if they’re delegated to a producer or assistant. It’s all her baby! She said that’s why we see so few – she doesn’t have much time [...]

Attack of the Sassy Black Woman

There was a line in an episode of Sex and the City where Carrie laments to her friends that she had to get on her “Sassy” horse. Now I assumed she was making a reference to the trailblazing yet defunct magazine edited by Jane Pratt for teen girls.

That’s the good kind of sass. The following commercials [...]

Ladies Get It From the Horse’s Mouth

If you are happily coupled or not looking then you may proceed to the next blog post. If you are reevaluating your dating experiences or in an unsatisfactory relationship proceed with caution. I saw the following post “From A Brotha” at the NecoleBitchie blog which was culled from her comment section in response to another entry. It’s [...]

Blogger Interview at Womanist Musings

Hey I was a featured blogger at Womanist Musings last week. I’m the little blogger that could you know. Thanks to blog host Renee for reaching out and offering support. Check out Sometimes It Takes An Act of Faith interview. Here’s an excerpt:

We live in a hierarchal society in which black women often find themselves at [...]

Q&A with CA Rep. Barbara Lee, American Heroine

Here is one politician I’d probably “fawn” over because of her integrity, openness and wisdom. This is the interview posted at C-Span with host Brian Lamb. I’m posting the transcript in its entirety. Just open two windows or a tab and you can follow along. I don’t really have anything to add just that I forget [...]

Do We Create or Regurgitate News As Bloggers?

This ongoing investigation regarding the racist attacks against Dr. Yolanda Pierce at Princeton Seminary begs the question how blogs – especially those hosted by female bloggers with empowerment themes – have evaluated their processes for generating posts and in discussing this. What do we consider newsworthy? Who do we use as sources for stories? Why do [...]