Black women deserve to be honored and respected in their relationships with men. Black women deserve commitments from romantic partners. Black women deserve to raise their children in intact families and have responsible and involved fathers for their children. Black women deserve to be invested in financially. But young Black women are being influenced toContinue reading “Require Respect and Honor: Don’t Be a Handmaiden”
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The World Gets More Patriarchal Every Day
The world gets more patriarchal every day. I came to that conclusion while reading the tweets about Andrew Gillum’s appearance on “The Tamron Hall Show”. Andrew Gillum is the former mayor of Tallahassee, FL and he made a unsuccessful run for the governor of Florida. His gubernatorial bid put him in the national limelight andContinue reading “The World Gets More Patriarchal Every Day”
TI’s Hymen Test is Indicative of the way the World Seeks to Control Black Female Sexuality
Recently rapper TI remarked on a podcast that he took his daughter to a gynecologist yearly and had the doctor check to ensure her hymen was still intact. This is supposed to prove that the eighteen year old girl has never had sex. All families operate differently and what is peculiar to one family mayContinue reading “TI’s Hymen Test is Indicative of the way the World Seeks to Control Black Female Sexuality”
#teambreezy/Confessions
Chris Brown shot his mouth off in a recently released new track and it’s got the Black gossip blogs on You Tube in a tizzy. He said something to the affect of he only has sex with Black women with nice hair. How sweet. Lucky them. That song lyric has started a poop storm. I’mContinue reading “#teambreezy/Confessions”
I’ve Retired from Online Dating
I’ve retired from on line dating. Or you could say I’ve given up. You could also say I’ve aged out of the system. Regardless, I’m not doing it anymore. I wish I could say I’ve met a wonderful man so I not longer need the help but that isn’t the case. I’m single and ifContinue reading “I’ve Retired from Online Dating”
Check this Board out on Pinterest!
I started this board on Pinterest and I am inspired by it so I thought I would share. Enjoy the images of all these beautiful people. I thought you’d like this Board on Pinterest… https://pin.it/52oolr4puswrgx
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day was Friday, March 8. I thought nothing of it on Friday because I don’t know how to observe the day. Do we go shopping, bake a cake, have a parade or what? Beats me. But over the weekend I ran across a video on YouTube of an Air Force service woman complainingContinue reading “International Women’s Day”
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Happy Birthday Naomi Campbell
Happy belated birthday to Naomi Campbell. The hardest working woman in fashion turned forty eight on May 22. Naomi is from the era of the super models and hasn’t slowed down since the 1990s. Naomi has challenged beauty standards in the fashion industry for decades and continues to do so as she nears fifty. NaomiContinue reading “Happy Birthday Naomi Campbell”
Who do Black Men Value?
Last Sunday afternoon I stopped at a gas station for a drink. A tired looking Black man, in his late forties to early fifties, was standing outside the gas station. I could tell he was a pan handler because he was waiting outside the building watching people come and go. I parked my car in frontContinue reading “Who do Black Men Value?”
