Life. Feminism. Pop Culture.
My ex contacted me a month ago. For many of my long time readers, ya'll know that I had a torrid affair with Filthy. When you are? a#blackgirlfromthefuture and you ride with your partner, thirteen hours, while being sick, to meet and kick it with his … [Continue reading]
This one is for Jonzey and all the Black girls in the world who live to tell stories. I reread Martha Southgate's Third Girl From the Left this week and I was moved by the fact that I read this book in 2005 when it came out, but I think that the … [Continue reading]
I have a bit more time on my hands, so I wanted to reach out and ask you all what you want me to write about. Here are some of the ideas that I have: 1. Quick Post on Joan Morgan and David Ikard's interview in the academic journal, Beats, … [Continue reading]
If you know me, you know that I am fascinated with crack, the dominant discourse around it and the lack critical discourse around it, as it pertains to Black + Latino inner city neighborhoods. And how it affects men, women and children … [Continue reading]
Within the comments section of my post "Black Women x The Streets x Harassment" , which Latoya has up on Racialicious, Gregory Butler explained the connection between being protected and being dominated in a straight forward and profound way. … [Continue reading]