When the trailers for \”Harriet\” first emerged, the consensus was that we have seen enough slave movies. Specifically, the exploitation of Black tragedy for profit has gotten boring. Which is a relatable narrative As a Black person. We continue to be forced to face our mortality head-on. On the news and in the entertainment that …
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It’s about that time again. Multiple songs like to deem the holidays as the best time of the year. I find that sentiment debatable. However, I do love giving gifts for the holidays. My family is full of women so I especially love gifts that follow a theme. This year is a makeup theme which …
Social media has made it easy to create the idea of activism. All it takes is for a compelling video to gain traction. Suddenly everyone is sharing content and signing petitions to aid the cause. This can be a good thing to bring injustice to light. It can also be a breeding ground for fake …
It continues to baffle me how men have not learned from their predecessors like Donald Trump, Liam Neeson, and Kanye West to shut up and quit while they are ahead. Alas, here we are yet again watching another career crumble. Rapper T.I. recently took to the Ladies Like Us podcast to randomly reveal that he …
Almost everybody knows the words to the Fugees classic Ready Or Not. Gina Rodriguez recently posted herself singing along. Voodoo/I can do what you do, easy/ Believe me, frontin’ niggas give me heebie-jeebies. The issue? Gina Rodriguez is not Black. To add insult to injury, she has exhibited behavior that is extremely anti-Black. She frequently …
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There is a video making its way around the internet of Kanye West telling Kim Kardashian that she should not wear a corset dress to the Met Gala because she is his wife and the pictures “affect” him when she looks too sexy. I came across the clip on social media and found it to …
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October is the greatest time of year for movie nights. The weather is beginning to change. The perfect summer night is slowly being replaced with the brisk fall breeze, making it unbearable to spend time outdoors. With Halloween on the horizon, it’s also the perfect time for horror films and ghost stories. My husband loves …
Last week, Rihanna’s lingerie brand Savage x Fenty collaborated with Amazon Prime to create its first fashion event. While this was not Savage X’s first runway show, it was the first event of its kind. Choosing to partner with a streaming platform was a great idea because it brought the exclusivity of New York Fashion …
It was just a year ago when Ed Razek, Victoria’s Secret Chief Marketing Officer, took it upon himself to alienate every single customer who was not an “aggressively fit” cis-gendered White woman. You can read my initial thoughts on that: Victoria’s Secret Allows Chief Marketing Officer to Further Seal Brand’s Fate. In that relatively short …
It is unbelievable how the majority of society has grown to truly be disgusting, greedy and selfish. People have chosen to be ignorant and arrogant. Being wrong is now a sign of weakness. We enable our children to believe they are perfect and the results can be vile. The toxicity of this behavior is sometimes …
