(or “The It Is Only Barely Illegal To Illegally Arrest/Beat/Kill Black People” Policing) I wrote a portion of this piece in February 2010 on what was one of my earlier blogs called The Race and Law Report (shout out to Solo Practice University for helping me navigate the "what is a blog" phase of my life). It was just after the young man featured below, Jordan Miles was … [Read more...]
Nicki’s Booty, AllHipHop Letters, and Distressed Hip Hop Daddies Everywhere
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Dear Mr. Creekmur (& Similarly Distressed HipHop Daddies), I want to start by saying thank you for taking the time to put your thoughts about the Nicki Minaj poster down on paper. I know this may have been a difficult subject to discuss out in the open so I appreciate the risk you took by “going there.” As a parent it is clear that your words were at least partially … [Read more...]
Natural Hair: Win, Lose, or Draw?
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The Win Like many of you I was thrilled when I saw Tamron Hall, the first Black woman to co-anchor the Today Show, make her natural hair debut on the air. #BlackTwitter collectively lost its mind as we ooh’d and ahh’d over Hall’s natural hairstyle. Even White folks got on board and supported her curly girl look. The Today show took the nerve-wrenching step of polling … [Read more...]
Sarah, Your Natural Hair Ain’t Like Mine. And That’s Ok.
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Black people are not brown skinned White people. The collective experiences that shape the broader Black community’s experiences are not brown versions of the collective experiences of White people. I’ve quoted this sentiment before but feel it requires repeating ever so often. Last week I stumbled upon an…uh…interesting article on Curly Nikki’s website. The article caught … [Read more...]
Karen’s Body Beautiful: 10 Years and Beyond
As a resident member of the 7M Hair Type Category let me assure you that not all natural hair products are created equal. Neither are the companies that create the products. When I first discovered the Karen's Body Beautiful hair products I was impressed. Not just because of the awesome ways in which the products seem to enhance my 8G hair type (and believe you me, they … [Read more...]