Recently, a documentary made its way into my Gmail inbox. Frustrated: Black American Men in Brazil expounds on a piece published a few years ago in Essence about Black men finding in Brazil what they “can’t” in North America: love, or a more easily manageable version of it. It’s the same story about black men…
Halloween is a time when, like children, adults can let loose, visually showcasing their creativity and cleverness. Although, having free range can sometimes encourage misguided efforts. You have your cutesy costumes to balance out the sexy ones, but then there’s that gray area that stores those get-ups that are borderline offensive (i.e. Mexican caricatures, blackface,…
The other day on my Twitter feed I saw a snippet of a quote from Mona Scott-Young, executive producer of the Love & Hip Hop reality show franchise on the VH1 network. Scott-Young is a self-made businesswoman and respected player in the entertainment industry who is widely credited with creating the show. According to various sources posted on the Internet…
Republished From Racialicious – So, as I am wont to do, I found myself doing chores and catching up on reality TV. I had heard about Nicole Murphy/Andrea Kelly’s new show, but I also set myself up for disappointment by reading the title as “Hollywood Execs” not “Hollywood Exes.” Here I was excited to hear all about…
I was enjoying lunch at a restaurant one day when I was disheartened to find a bug floating in my broccoli cheddar soup. Not one to enjoy the taste of insects, I politely called over the waiter to point out my little problem. “Excuse me, but there seems to be a little something in my…
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