I can count on one hand how many non-Black men I’ve dated inside the United States. But now that I’m living abroad, I might need your…

Well, it’s February y’all! I’ve seen fried chicken on sale in our honor and the other day, a white dude proudly told me that he knows…

If we’re all being perfectly honest, we’ll confess that, at some point or another, we’ve had a frenemy, cousin, sister or…

I started writing this article when it was reported that singer/performer Fantasia Barrino attempted suicide in 2010. But the buzz of that…

Damn he is fine. Skin so chocolate you want to lick it. Pretty, straight white teeth. He wears a suit better than a Georgio Armani…

When James Brown was gettin’ funky with it—I mean really ‘bout to break it down—he hunched over real exhausted-like and wailed some…

The Republican presidential primary is haunted. Mitt Romney is afraid of an entitlement society, a social welfare state. Rick Santorum is…

You’ve recently graduated from college and gotten the job of your dreams.  Okay, maybe it’s not the job of your dreams, but…

I remember, with all too much unfortunate clarity, falling in love with someone who did not want to fall in love with me. That wasn’t…

Recently, my son, a second grade gifted student at a Chicago Public School, was called a “slave” by his teacher when he hit another boy…

I love to cook, I love to cook for friends, family, significant others and even coworkers. I have a natural affinity for food and people,…

Do we appreciate our own men? Do we even like them? Let me give you an idea of what I mean. I dated a Haitian guy once. I completely adored…

“I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as…

There is a negative connotation associated with so-called “gold digging,” and in my opinion, unnecessarily so. But why? Is there…

Rutgers University recently made headlines for their Women’s Studies course entitled, Politicizing Beyoncé. The class, taught by Kevin…

Ironically, one of the most ignorant posts I’ve read in recent weeks appeared on a blog that goes by the name of “Very Smart Brothas.”…