Activist/Actor/Director Nate Parker is everywhere these days. He stars in the soon to be released film Beyond the Lights (opening in theaters tomorrow). He just released a powerful PSA inspired by the death of Mike Brown and the events in Ferguson, MO, and is currently working on his Nat Turner biopic, Birth of a Nation. Despite a very hectic schedule, the actor some are saying … [Read more...]
The Black Hair Sisterhood?
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She Caught Me Staring at Her Hair... The sista looked up and saw me staring. I was openly eyeballing her and there was no denying that she caught me in the act. I didn't have enough time to look away so our eyes locked awkwardly for another second or two. Since not all folks take kindly to strangers eying them up, I blurted out the thought that had been at the forefront of … [Read more...]
Dear Black Voters: Um. I Think We’re Doing This Wrong
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Within the pool of eligible Black voters there are some who proactively protest and/or boycott the vote. These are not the folks who forget to vote, nor are these the ones who would vote if the weather were nicer, if the lines were shorter, if the registration process were easier, or if they remember the election before they get home from work on that particular … [Read more...]
Take Your Classic Beauty & Shove It Up Your Class
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You’re No Classic Beauty… I simultaneously laughed in disbelief and cringed with pain when I read Alessandra Stanely’s racist September write up about Viola Davis and Shonda Rhimes. Specifically the line that read: “Ignoring the narrow beauty standards some African-American women are held to, Ms. Rhimes chose [Viola Davis] who is older, darker-skinned and less classically … [Read more...]
Racism: The Wound that Time Cannot Heal
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Time Does Not Heal All Wounds It has been just a few months since the aftermath of Ferguson...since the death of Mike Brown. In that time we’ve come to learn the names of more: John Crawford III, Darien Hunt, Ezell Ford, Tamir Rice and so many others slain at the hands of police. Yesterday the grand klavern jury voted to not indict the White police officer who used a … [Read more...]