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Why do we let designers get away with this…”in the name of fashion”?

Dolce and Gabbana, two of my favorite designers, decided to create “Decapitated Mammy Earrings” that basically look like black women in head wraps with their heads chopped off.

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Weezy and Taxes: The real reason behind Nicki Minaj’s GOP endorsement?

Nicki Minaj has been under constant criticism since she decided to endorse GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Lil Wayne’s recent track “Mercy”, from his Dedication 4 mixtape.

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Homophobes are sad… especially in the workplace

“I don’t like your shoes…it’s too gay“. This was a comment made to one of my friends in the workplace by his superior, sadly, my friend was later dismissed when he complained.

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So there’s another “racial church” in Mississippi…what’s new?

This is why some religious folks just need to go away. A church is Mississippi is allegedly refusing to marry a couple…why?…because they’re black!

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As a black person, why do you hate “nappy hair”?

This morning I got up, headed to the bathroom, looked at my morning face and the first comment I made was “Damn, I really need to cut this nappy hair. It looks terrible”

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