So y’all know I’ve been buying lots of lipstick lately. While it began as a form of self-care to process police brutality, it turned into me discovering the fun of makeup. Like most things in the lives of Black girls and women, the notion of beauty...
Nate Parker's most recent response to the rape charges he faced 17 years ago was viewed by some as redemptive and by others as an attempt at damage control. I fall into the latter category. Quite simply, Nate's response in Ebony came off as contrived, contradicting...
I have one job. To write us to, and through, the revolution. And while I’m able to serve in a few other capacities, my primary role has always been clear to me. These days I’m failing miserably. Because Black folks are dying and I just...
Auntie, I know you’ll probably think this is the most blasphemous thing I’ve ever written but the fact is that I met God the other day. She actually does wear an afro. Turns out sometimes she wears a blonde weave. And probably does a mean duck...
If I mention The Color Purple and you don't know what I'm talking about, I question everything about you. Like your very existence. Alice's Walker's seminal text, The Color Purple is like playing spades and the electric slide— if you show up at the Black family reunion, you better...