Why we have to stop letting racists and misogynists gaslight racial and gender minorities
“You’re the only one who has an issue with me.” I have heard this common refrain too many times. It often comes from people even as they actively seek to...
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Why Zendaya Playing Mary Jane In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Is So Important
The new Spider-Man movie has been a source of controversy the minute it was announced. There was the partnership with Marvel. There was the character rumored to be a whitewashed....
Let’s Stop Centering Whiteness in Black History Month
One of the earliest critiques I can remember hearing about the existence of a “Black History Month” was a freckle-faced, blonde-haired girl in my third grade class saying, “Isn’t it...
Watch the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Folks Are Mad About
A full trailer for the next Star Wars film dropped this week, boosting ratings for Monday Night Football when it premiered at halftime. And when the tickets pre-sale opened, rabid...
Raven-Symoné Isn’t Just Against Black Names, She’s Against Blackness
I have seen critique after critique deeming Raven-Symoné’s comments for the discrimination against people with “Black sounding” names “ironic.” But, maybe the issue isn’t that her concerns are hypocritical – because I...
Whiteness, Groceries, and Black Women’s (Hyper)(In)Visibility
There is something utterly peculiar about being perceived by someone then being made hyper-visible and invisible at the same time. Yet, I have this experience quite regularly. Recently, I walked my six-foot-four...
An Open Letter to LeBron “The Kang” James in Response to ‘Trainwreck’
Dear LeBron James, You are the cream-of-the-crop. The NBA’s elite. And yet you assist in Black extermination. “Trainwreck” is just one more reason to loathe you. Much like Vogue’s April,...
Black Death, Camera Lenses, and Race Beyond McKinney, Texas
I saw a post on Instagram yesterday which evoked a visceral response from me. The image, by artist Kiakilli (@3rdPharoah), shows an outstretched Black hand, reaching for life out of troubled waters...
Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” is Most Certainly Racist
I meant to write about Taylor Swift’s cultural appropriation antics this week but, honestly, more pressing matters in Ferguson demanded my attention. Yet, here I am, writing about Swift’s new...
President Obama is Right. Republicans Need to ‘Stop Hatin’ All the Time’.
I didn’t want to write about this partly because I thought calls to impeach President Obama would have waned by now. Once the Affordable Care Act was proven and tested,...
On Cliven Bundy and the Trappings of a Privileged White Racist
You may have missed the hullabaloo in Nevada with all the Don Sterling mess that’s going on. So, here’s a recap. I often joke that I hope to one day...
Coke Ad Shows Diversity, White Conservatives Die a Million Deaths [VIDEO]
Americans are vile human beings. Besides our issues with jingoism, white superiority, and ethnocentrism, we are also stupid. So stupid in fact that we become completely bent, afraid, and offended...
Do White People Have ‘Things’ Like We Do?
Remember when you watched your first Disney movie? Maybe it was Snow White, Cinderella, or The Lion King. For me, it was Little Mermaid. I loved it. Ariel with her...
Don Lemon Talks Stop and Frisk, Black Twitter Responds With #DonLemonOn
Don Lemon keeps putting his foot in his mouth. Every few weeks, he has something negative to say about or to the black community. Just weeks after telling black people...
Racists Mad at First Indian American Miss America, Nina Davuluri’s, Non-WASPness
Do you know what a WASP is? It refers to someone who is white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant (aka white people). Do you know what it isn’t? Brown, black, yellow, or red...
BB15: Aaryn Gries Dumbfounded, Julie Chen Grills Her on Racist Remarks
On last night’s episode of Big Brother 15, Aaryn Gries, 22, was evicted from the Big Brother house. Since my last post on the season, I had to stop watching...
Big Brother 15: A Microcosm in a Society of Silent Bigotry
Reality television is often shot down by entertainment snobs and others as a waste of time, money, and focus. And, while I agree in most ways, I still watch many...
There is a Little Zimmerman in All of Us…
We have been in Washington, DC for about a week now. When we stepped off of the plane, it was like something was kindled, awoken in each of us. We...
The Travesty of Miley Cyrus’s ‘Black’: The Homegirls, Strippers, and ‘Gettin’ Turnt Up?’
I must first take time to thank God for blessing me with the opportunity I have been awaiting for quite some time now. This week, Miley Cyrus, the Disney non-vocalist, Hannah...
Anti-Black Sentiment on the Rise? Why Immigration Reform is Not Enough
Last week, President Obama addressed a major wedge issue he campaigned on: immigration reform. He laid out a clear path to citizenship for those who are in the country illegally...
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