About Harmful Traditions and Why I Celebrate The Indians Losing to the Cubs in the World Series
First, I have to say how proud I am for my home city! The Chicago Cubs came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series! They haven’t won since 1908. The last time the Cubs were Major League Baseball’s champions, no World Wars had happened yet, women couldn’t …
Because Now You Can Get Collard Greens at Neiman Marcus
So at this point, I think the theme for 2016 is FIRMLY “The Devil is Busy.” As in, this year’s hashtag should be #TheDevilisBusy2016. Or #SatanisPuttinginWork2016. Because there is just too much foolishment happening. TEW MUCH, FATHA GAWD. What happened this time? Well, luxury store Neiman Marcus is now offering …
SECURITY!!! Rachel Dolezal is Back With Her Shenanigans in the Form of a Book
Your unfavorite undercover sista Rachel Dolezal is back to tap dance on our collective last nerves. Atticus’ mama (yes, y’all) is releasing a book next year titled In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World. Many of us saw the cover and thought it was a meme. …
West Coast (Seattle-SF-LA), I’m Here To Sign Some Books!
My peeps. This week, I continue my book tour by being in the West Coast! I gotta show love to LuvvNation and sign some copies of I’m Judging You! Yesterday, I spoke at Amazon Seattle to their internal team about my book, my career and how I use my voice for …
Issa Rae’s Insecure is Here, I’m Geeked and I’m Recapping It!
Y’all know I’ve been a fan of Issa Rae’s The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl for a LONG TIME. I saw it on YouTube, and fell in love. There was nothing like it, and it was hilarity. Then I met Issa and it made me even more of a fan. Over …
Whose Petty Royalty Aunties Are These, Arguing Til They Passed Out?
According to the South China Morning Post, “Two women in Northwest China fainted from exhaustion after quarreling with each other for eight hours without eating or drinking, according to local media reports.” And there was picture evidence of it. And I laughed so hard that I almost choked on spit. …
Checking on My Fitness and Black Olympian Excellence at the White House
Embed from Getty Images Did y’all see all the black excellence happening at the White House last week? The Rio 2016 Olympic games are over, but our Team USA made a stop in Washington D.C. to meet the man himself, President Barack Obama. They were being honored for the dope …
Because the Only Thing Chip Readers are Good For is Embarrassing Us
Remember when chips were placed on our credit and debit cards? And financial institutions were all excited because this would make checking out much faster? And we were like “but I’m fine putting in my pin” and they were all “NO NO NO you are not. That takes too long …
I Survived the First Presidential Debates (Barely) with Clinton vs. Trump
Last night was the first presidential debate that put Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump behind podiums and let them hash it out on various issues. As the presidential nominees for their respective parties, it was their job to state their platforms and bring their plans to the table. As the Miss Benita …
I’m Officially a New York Times Best-Selling Author and I Thank You!
On September 13, 2016 (2 weeks ago), my debut book was officially released to the world. I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual was outchea, and I kicked off 2 weeks straight of me traveling and doing press. I was proud of what I created, but I had a goal I …