On Monday night, a good chunk of the people I follow on Twitter were practically howling about Catfish. Somehow I missed last month’s debut of the MTV hit show, one that seems to have quickly gained a cult following. Viacom’s President and CEO Philippe Dauman (questionably) touted Catfish as “the highest-rated launch in MTV history.”…
By now you’ve probably heard about Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murdering his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra Michelle Perkins, before taking his own life. And if you’re like me you shook your head and commented on how completely tragic the whole event is. Another black woman killed at the hands of her lover, another child…
It is quite revealing that Hip-Hop, the most testosterone driven music genre in the world, is dependent on women for it’s survival. Sisters are both valuable commodities and expendable capital, used solely to raise the stature of rappers whose talent, or lack thereof, proves insufficient for success. Decency and chivalry typically do not apply, because…
I had spent weeks gushing over the latest run-ins with my crush with a close friend of mine. “Guess who I just saw” I’d text, which would usually lead to a breakdown of what he said, what he was wearing, and of course how awesome I thought he was, etc. You know how it goes….
“Dream big!” We’ve all heard that age-old adage that encourages us to follow our dreams. But have you ever stopped and thought of what life would be like if every single person who had a dream was able to achieve it? It’s not possible. As whimsical at it sounds, the world cannot support the overwhelming…
“I live in dangerous neighborhood. The people always loud and rude there, I wish I live in other neighborhood.” This is what I read while grading one of my student’s essays. As an ESL instructor, the grammar mistakes were to be expected, however, it’s what the student’s writing alluded to that made it stand out….
We’ve all heard that simplistic definition of insanity. That it’s “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” And the lunacy is especially ridiculous when those repetitive results are damaging. So while we may use that rule at work or in the home, why don’t we apply that philosophy to the men…
You’ve been working on a job you either love, hate, or feel indifferently about when you find out you’re being laid off. What happens then? Jobseekers are unemployed for an average of nine months, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Finding a job can be a long, difficult process, but there are…
I read an article yesterday: “7 Signs You Might Not Make a Good Wife.” It was another to add to the expansive list of “Hey, Black Girl, This Is What’s Wrong With You and Why You’re Not Married” stories. Sigh. For anyone whose ever had a breakup, tried to blame the downfall on their partner,…
