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Black Women, Choose Carefully What Hill You’...

I just received an email notification from Change.org regarding (now) notorious Django Unchained actress, Danielle Watts and her recent activism on th...
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Sometime You Just Gotta Cry: #BlackGirlTears Event...

Let’s face it. The world reacts a lot differently when one type of does this… And when another looks like this… Don’t believe ...
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A Note About Fake Friends and Fake Allies

I’m going to be writing this post in general terms, because the people interested in what went down already know the story, so I’ll not po...
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NBABM Woman Having Second Thoughts. Time to Be a S...

I got a VERY moving letter from an observer of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpaYunY3fNY Good evening! I came across your channel and co...
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Anti-IR White You Tuber Admits to Dissing Black Wo...

This passed weekend, I had a live Google hangout with a 28 year-old You Tuber with a channel called “The VeGAINator.” In addition to being...
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How Many Ways Are We Loving the #BlackGirlMagic at...

Wow. Seeing all the black girl excellence at the Rio Olympics has us hyped here on BB&W. Let’s count them, shall we? Thursday night, Simone ...
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Will Black Male Reaction to Korryn Gaines Finally ...

During my live interview with Breukelen Bleu, both of us wondered aloud if the very people who chant, “Revolution! Revolution!” would inc...
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Wasted Life: Korryn Gaines and Her BLM Death Wish

Monday was another unfortunate (but increasingly regular) event in which mother of two, Korryn Gaines was killed by police officers after a seven hour...
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Blackistan in Real Time: “If It’s Blac...

A fan of mine sent over this video to me this morning. https://youtu.be/SBBLVxj5pKU Just to refresh your memory, here’s an over of Smoochr.com. ...
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Keisha Knight’s Plight is a Lesson in Black ...

People have asked me to comment on the recent announcement that Keisha Knight Pulliam’s divorce from NFL player, Ed Hartnell. The video of her c...
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Why Aren’t the NBABM Ladies Cheering Us Swir...

There’s been an increase in videos by women who are NBABM (Nothing But a Black Man) complaining that us “swirlers” are trying to FOR...
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10 Things I’ve Learned at the Ripe Old Age o...

Yesterday was my birthday! I love that I’m still young enough to be silly and old enough not to give a sh$t who turns up their nose. It’s ...
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Police Shootings HAVE to Stop, Or the ‘Peace...

Today is my birthday. I woke up to a lovely breeze from the window, quiet, and my husband greeting me with sapphire and diamond earrings. My children ...
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This is Why It’s Time to Sit These Marches O...

I won’t say his name because I care not to summon the devil, but I can bet you can guess who wrote this vile literary excreta. How long did it t...
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