By Tikia K. Hamilton Admittedly, a friend had prepared me in advance for some of the inadequacies to be found in Chris Rock's film Good Hair, and I am probably a bit behind the rest of the world (and I do mean rest of the world, see problems with film below) in viewing it. Still, it left me with a few thoughts ... The very first problem with the movie is that it is told through the eyes of a person who can never truly experience what it means to be a black woman living amidst a world of imag... Read Full Story

By Afronerd Why would anyone want to be black? This is the question Breitbart's Burt Prelutsky is asking! We can't be in the 21st Century....   From an Oct. 22 post by Burt Prelutsky at Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood blog: My final question is, why, in 2009 America, are mulattoes invariably identified as blacks? Surely there is nothing wrong with being a mulatto. There is no stigma attached, as once there was. It merely refers to those who have one white parent and one black. There ar... Read Full Story

By Bassey Today is the 5th anniversary of the day I was hospitalized. I’m stronger than I ever give myself credit for. But I also acknowledge when it is necessary to ask for and accept help. I thank her every year but @dianewah literally saved my life. She came to my apartment and took me to my doctor and then to the hospital. I wouldn’t be here if not for her. I wouldn’t be anywhere if I didn’t allow people to care for me. A few people have asked me what I was hospit... Read Full Story

Immortal Beloved Show, Photo by Alexis Glenn I honestly can't explain how surreal my life has become in a short amount of time. Back in April, I had just taken a break from the blog because my medication wasn't working and I was struggling just to function. Then I went on a whirlwind road trip to Boston, NYC and Washington, D.C. with my friend Dorothy -- right after getting out of the hospital, of all places, and flung myself right back out into the world, sink or swim. I have to admit. I'm a... Read Full Story

By LuvvieThey say that video killed the radio star. Well, Twitter has killed the celebrity's. Ever since I joined Twitter in September 2008 (although I wasn't active on it until January 2009), it's become the place to be. *reads line* Ok that just made it sound like Twitter became IT because of me. How narcissistic of me. Too bad I don't feel like changing the sentence. But y'all know what I meant.More after the jump. Read Full Story

By AverageBro Not that you prolly care either way, but CNN's Lou Dobbs finally got tired of being the sole voice of haterism and decided to to switch teams. And boy, did he go out like a gangsta. More after the jump. Read Full Story

Remember when folks would just pretend like all that funny business of compromising sexual/familial situations between white slave owners and black chattel was impolite to discuss ever? That a lot of folks would just walk around, happily ignorant, pretending like they didn’t know nuttin about great-great-great Grand Pappy Archibald’s fondness for spending his evenings trolling the slave quarters for some ass? Well, this is America, jack! We will drop shame in a hot minute to say, ... Read Full Story

Remember when folks would just pretend like all that funny business of compromising sexual/familial situations between white slave owners and black chattel was impolite to discuss ever? That a lot of folks would just walk around, happily ignorant, pretending like they didn’t know nuttin about great-great-great Grand Pappy Archibald’s fondness for spending his evenings trolling the slave quarters for some ass? Well, this is America, jack! We will drop shame in a hot minute to say, ... Read Full Story

By Adeshola Blue Last weekend Nancy Pelosi and the White House celebrated the passage of healthcare reform by a vote of 220-215. Time to break out the Kool and the Gang mp3, right? Wrong. Unfortunately for the White House, this is one of many hoops they must jump through in order to get passage of this reform bill. But the President can pencil this one into the win column, because the big challenge is approaching. The Blue Dogs in the Senate and Joe Lie-berman stand to bite the President on t... Read Full Story

By Adeshola Blue Last weekend Nancy Pelosi and the White House celebrated the passage of healthcare reform by a vote of 220-215. Time to break out the Kool and the Gang mp3, right? Wrong. Unfortunately for the White House, this is one of many hoops they must jump through in order to get passage of this reform bill. But the President can pencil this one into the win column, because the big challenge is approaching. The Blue Dogs in the Senate and Joe Lie-berman stand to bite the President on t... Read Full Story