media

01 Apr 14

The Picture That Changed My Life

I posted the photograph below on my Facebook page last week. It brought back fond memories for Brenda Thompson so she shared a nostalgic story ...

Anne Gus, media, feminist, Asian women, satire, joke, Thought Catalogue, fake concern, Norman Reedus, Walking Dead, dating, mating, relationships, black women,

30 Mar 14

White Feminist Pretending To Be “Concerned&#...

UPDATE!!!!!!! It is all a hoax ladies and gentleman the source article is a Hoax. “Anne Gus” is really a guy who was outed after posting a...

NWNW, diversity, opinion, black woman, media, allies, choices, Ebony, jamilah lemieux,

28 Mar 14

My Take on the Jamilah Lemieux Liberal vs. Conserv...

When I first heard about the recent news that Jamilah Lemieux, editor of Ebony.com, got called out for her dismissive attitude toward conservatives an...

black women, radio, Tom Joyner, morning, show, Christelyn Karazin, damaging stereotype, perception, media, movies, producer, Tyler Perry, interview, option, self esteem, tropes,

14 Mar 14

I Told Tyler Perry I Want to See More HEALTHY Swir...

I had the opportunity of a lifetime today to speak my piece to Tyler Perry and get the peanut gallery to admit that colorism plays a MAJOR role in the...

lupita nyong'o, interview, black women, culture, media, Dr. Yaba Blay, Huffington Post Live, Marc Lamont Hill, debate, dialogue, Christelyn, WAOD, Gina, bloggers, politics, social science, racism, feminism, Kenyan, actress, controversial, video Karazin, Swirlrperception, fetishism,

12 Mar 14

In Case You Missed It: Me, Gina from WAOD, and Dr....

Let’s discuss!...

Youtube, Swirlr, dating, relationships, mating, biracial marriage, blended families, show, reality show, advice, black women, The Daily Mail, online publication, online news, England, Swirlr, media, reality show, UK, press, IR dating, Swirling, Jordan Harbinger, CNN, mixed marriage, interracial dating, black women, video, Youtube, series, relationships, mating, black women, non black men, white men, asian men, dating outside of your race

10 Mar 14

London Calling…”Swirlr” Covered ...

Okay now I’m feeling legit. Daily Mail is bomb.com. Guess those folks in the UK watch CNN too, because it’s pretty much a transcript of wh...

privilegios de los blancos, la expectativa, la enfermedad mental, los adolescentes, los padres, los niÃ±os, los medios de comunicaciÃ³n, white privilege, expectation, mental illness, teenagers, parents, Rachel Canning, children, media,

05 Mar 14

Rachel Canning, Girl Suing Her Parents for College...

Have you been following the story of 18-year-old college student, Rachel Canning, who is suing her parents, demanding that they pay for her high schoo...

Shawn Miles , Youtube, video series, dating, game show, reality show, hosting, event, Swirlr, dating, mixed relationship, press, photos, media, partners,

25 Feb 14

Four More Days…The First Episode of “S...

Yes you heard it right, it’s just three more days (FEBRUARY 28) until the FIRST EPISODE of “Swirlr” is set to run. The Hubster was s...

interracial, marriage, divorce, rumors, Janet Jackson, divorce, rumor, Muslim, foreign marriage, billionaire,

23 Feb 14

Janet Jackson Rumored to Divorce: Are Some Differe...

Gossip rags are all a twitter about news that Janet Jackson (age 47) and husband Wissam Al Mana (age 39) may be headed for Splitsville. And I can̵...

Sophie Okonedo, mixed marriage, culture, relationships, blended families, swirling, Africa, international, documentary, society, sandra laing, apartheid, economics, class, black women, laws, rules, racism,

13 Feb 14

The Sad Story of Sandra Laing: A tale of White Pri...

Have you heard of Sandra Laing? Her story, though originating in apartheid South Africa, will likely resonate with us here. From the Guardian: The b...

Swirlr, interview, Tom Joyner, Nikki Woods, black women dating interracially, challenges, web series, Youtube, challenges faced by Black women, marriage, dating, intimacy, cultural, Black American Web, stereotypes,

10 Feb 14

Video: “Black Women Get a Special Kind of Sh...

Check out my interview with Nikki Woods, producer for Tom Joyner TV and Black America Web, and I get pretty real about the challenges that black women...