“I’m going to the post office later,” a friend texted me last week. “Do you want me to send you How to Die in…

With the rush of the New Year comes new promises, goals, and changes to fulfill. It’s easy to chart your career, financial, and…

“Wait, you don’t have cable?!” I get that question a lot, followed by the reasons people create on their own as to why I don’t have…

Model and aspiring singer Erica Mena channeled her inner Erica Kane on Vh1’s Love & Hip Hop, but unlike when the other Erica did it,…

As my bedazzled friends slide into their sparkliest clubwear and prepare to spend New Year’s Eve jigging between drunk strangers, an open…

I have been cheated on and cheated with, and what I have learned in both instances is that men can cheat on you even if they really love…

I’ve never met a Black person who doubts the existence of God. If I did, I wasn’t aware of it. Not that I expect them to wear a scarlet…

Over the years, I’ve come to realize that Jordan sneakers are the Apple of footwear. For many sneaker lovers, also known as sneaker heads,…

You are one of one million sisters who suffer from Strong Black Woman Syndrome. Your condition is genetic; you come from a long line of…

Hello my name is Jayne Dirt, and I’m a divorcee. I suppose this is somewhat of a feat considering many of my sistren’, for better or for…

When I was in high school, I loved magazine quizzes. I called myself being so grown, taking the 20-question polls in Cosmo and the…

It’s taken me twenty-something years, but I’m finally ready to get my first tattoo. I’ve always wanted one, mainly because I’m a…

Everybody likes a winner. Which is the only way I can really explain the success of the Kardashians. They won the genetic lottery by being…

When fame is a daily obstacle, it’s easy to travel the straight and narrow path, catering to mainstream interests and straying away from…

It was midnight when the bell rang. My grad school roommate, an inexplicably fearless Texican, flung our basement apartment door open…

Every sister has a film she considers a black cult classic. Whether a family drama, a soapy Tyler Perry flick, or an oft-rerun-on-cable…