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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 …

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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 …

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Politics

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 …

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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 …

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Culture

Things That Take Me Longer Than Betty Shelby’s Time in Custody

Betty Shelby is the officer who murdered Terence Crutcher. The “big scary Black man” was having car trouble as police showed up. He was unarmed, and not making sudden moves. He complied with police but Darth Becky (word to Very Smart Brothas) ass Betty, in all her damsel in distress, …

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Another Day, Another Hashtag. White People, You Gotta Get to Work NOW

Terence Crutcher was a father, husband, son, uncle, pastor. Terence Crutcher was shot and killed by officer Betty Shelby, even though he was unarmed. What started as his car breaking down led to his body in the morgue. Keith Lamont Scott was a father, husband, son, uncle. Keith Lamont Scott …

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I’M JUDGING YOU is Here! And It Has Been An Amazing First Week!

My peeps! Well, it finally happened. My first book I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual officially dropped on September 13th! My book launch day felt like Christmas, my birthday and Idris Elba dreams!!! You can now purchase I’m Judging You wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, and more! A …

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Famous folks

So FLOTUS and POTUS Are Just Gonna Steal My Heart on the Cover of ESSENCE. Ok.

Listen here. I’m already in my feelings about a variety of things. And then ESSENCE Magazine came and dropped their latest cover, featuring President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Now I don’t know how to act because the 21st Century Love Jones couple got me all verklempt from …

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When Fairy Baemother Blurbs Your Book And You LIVE!

When I finished writing my book I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual, I was proud of what I did. I was proud of the 75,000 words and I knew I had done something good. The test for me, was if people who I loved and respected felt the same way. …

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I’m Probably Gonna Be a Deadbeat Friend/Blogger/Etc For the Next 3 Months

Or maybe I’ve already been sucking as a friend for the last 2 years. It’s only going to get worse. I was inspired to write this because I read a piece written by a busy mom as she warns her friends that her lack of attention at the moment will …

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