TLDR: Check Your Boobies! Resources for Breast Cancer screenings and support can be found: African American Breast Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Research Foundation Sister Network Carrie’s Touch Tigerlily Foundation
TLDR: Again GFYS I saw HIM yesterday—a psychological horror film heavily marketed as a “Jordan Peele production.” I’ll get to that later, but first, let’s talk about the movie. Did I plan to see HIM opening weekend? Not really. I was intrigued when I caught the trailer during Sinners, but…
The Benevolent, Freemen Slave Owners of Virginia When you think of Black Americans who were slave owners…wait, have you ever thought about Black Americans as slave owners? The most famous example of a Black slave owner is Anthony Johnson and his slave John Casor. Anthony Johnson was brought to the…
Trigger Warning: Race/Identity This piece will only be uncomfortable with those who may take offense to the following statement: I have four Black-American grandparents. I know that this statement FEELS aggressive but trust me, it only FEELS that way. This is not poking a wound. In fact it is the…
The way vanilla is misrepresented pains me. Any time someone uses “vanilla” to describe something white, boring, and/or plain, I want to scream. Nothing could be further from the truth. Meet Edmond Albius, the black man behind the revolution of vanilla. Thanks to Albius, we are able to cultivate and…