Social media has made it easy to create the idea of activism. All it takes is for a compelling video to gain traction. Suddenly everyone is sharing content and signing petitions to aid the cause. This can be a good...
It continues to baffle me how men have not learned from their predecessors like Donald Trump, Liam Neeson, and Kanye West to shut up and quit while they are ahead. Alas, here we are yet again watching another career...
Almost everybody knows the words to the Fugees classic Ready Or Not. Gina Rodriguez recently posted herself singing along. Voodoo/I can do what you do, easy/ Believe me, frontin’ niggas give me heebie-jeebies. The issue...
There is a video making its way around the internet of Kanye West telling Kim Kardashian that she should not wear a corset dress to the Met Gala because she is his wife and the pictures “affect” him when she looks too...
October is the greatest time of year for movie nights. The weather is beginning to change. The perfect summer night is slowly being replaced with the brisk fall breeze, making it unbearable to spend time outdoors. With...
Last week, Rihanna’s lingerie brand Savage x Fenty collaborated with Amazon Prime to create its first fashion event. While this was not Savage X’s first runway show, it was the first event of its kind. Choosing to...
It was just a year ago when Ed Razek, Victoria’s Secret Chief Marketing Officer, took it upon himself to alienate every single customer who was not an “aggressively fit” cis-gendered White woman. You can read my initial...
It is unbelievable how the majority of society has grown to truly be disgusting, greedy and selfish. People have chosen to be ignorant and arrogant. Being wrong is now a sign of weakness. We enable our children to...
The older I get, the more I notice the lack of communication between families and friends. More specifically, the lack of communication between women. I began taking the initiative to reach out to the women around me to...
This post reprinted from April 15 2019 to highlight the tension between Washington culture and the changing demographics. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHANGE.ORG Over the last ten years, there has been a war on DC. Not the...
As mentioned in my previous post, Rest, Relaxation, and Reflection, I took a week-long vacation to Jamaica. We stayed at Secrets St. James in Montego Bay. Since it was my first all-inclusive, I didn’t know what to...
I took a much needed vacation last month. With the 4th of July holiday and the following weekend included, I had a full 11 days away from work. Of the 11 days, seven were spent in Montego Bay. It was one of the longest...
Although I’m not a parent, I can’t imagine a situation where I would not support my child. There is almost nothing that could revoke my support. Recently, washed-up TV personality Mario Lopez said it was “dangerous” to...
Photos Courtesy of People Magazine and Netflix When They See Us and the Dangers of White Feminism I usually try to steer clear of films about Black and Brown suffering. Partially because it often gives this sense...