in particular the line of...After writing that post on Nate Dogg, I spoke to Rob and learned that there is an entire dating blogosphere were men, Black and White, blog about their relationships. I always KNEW these blogs existed but I didn’t know that they existed across race and I didn’t know how popular they were. The second thing [...]
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A Note Black Gender Relations in 2011
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Thank you for Moya and Jessica.
Friday, February 18th, 2011For the last two years. Moya and Jessica have taken my calls, given me advice, listened to me while I was in tears and wanted to drop out. Listened to me deal with breaking up with Filthy, listened to me deal with what it means to be a graduate student in a Research 1 University. [...]
How Oakland Brought Me #Aquemini
Monday, February 14th, 2011On Saturday, I met #Aquemini. I was posted up, waiting for someone, doing me. He then spoke, and asked if I was a professor. I had just come from writing the midterm and reading so I had a bag of books next to my chair. I responded no, I am a teacher. I asked him [...]
The Gender Politics of the Dance Floor
Friday, December 31st, 2010I am a dancer. I have been since I can remember. When I was 8 years old I won the dance contest at the California State Fair on 4th of July weekend. #yup. Dancing on a stage in front of thousands of people, and an audience comprised of mainly White folks and my parents. Dancing [...]
Men are Fragile :: Humans are Fragile
Saturday, December 18th, 2010In the name of all things vulnerable and fearless. The other night I had dinner with a friend. I am glad I followed my intuition and reach out to him because as soon as he sat down he told me that his mom had recently passed and apologized for not sharing it sooner. I am [...]
On Becoming Bleek Gilliam, On Becoming Janie
Saturday, October 30th, 2010If you know me you know I can’t stand no Bleek Giliam nor the people who remind me of him.? Yet I tend to date them anyways. #Ouch. Bleek Gilliam is Denzel Washington’s in Mo’ Betta Blues who Loved his Boo’s and often Loved his art even more. Last week, I realized why I hate [...]
No Time to Blog but…
Sunday, September 19th, 2010I saw this tweet and it spoke to me. Have a good week. YOU CAN? catch me on tumblr. Prolly no blog posts till October when I get a handle on all this work. Sincerely, ~allcity
I Don’t Control Outcome’s #VulnerbleyFearless
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010For T.dot, b/c he knows me better than I would like to admit sometimes. Fork in the roads that arise while dating be trill. In mid July, I ran into SD and he asked me how I thought he saw me. I said, “Well, you enjoy badu’n me and you enjoy my company.” He was [...]
Black Women’s Complicity in Being Dominated
Friday, August 27th, 2010RHOA fight b/w Kim and Nene. @tkoed and ‘Toya. See, I wrote it! Fan on Facebook. #new Last day to vote for my #SXSW presentation here. After writing several posts in June about Black men, Love, and domination John challenged me to talk about the ways in which Black women are complicit in being dominated, [...]
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Saturday, August 21st, 2010Here.
