
Everything Gonna Be, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 10 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Not Okay – Nathan and Issa pull up to her house. She asks him to come inside and talk but he says he has nothing to talk about. What happened at the party wasn’t good …

Out, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 9 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Moving On Up – Issa and Nathan are checking out a new apartment together. It’s close to his shop. Two bedrooms. She thinks it’s perfect. He thinks it might be too big. They ask for …

An Oriki Tribute to bell hooks: In Memoriam
Gloria Jean of House Watkins. THEE bell hooks. Second of her name (Bell Blair Hooks was her great-grandmother). Stupendous Scribe. Fearless Feminist. Conscious Critic of Culture. Sage of Social Activism. Towering Thinker. Prodigious Professor. Originator of The Oppositional Gaze. Author of “Ain’t I A Woman”. “To be oppressed means to …

Choices, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 8 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Sharing – Issa and Nathan are laying in bed at her place and she’s thinking about how Tiffany is going to be moving away soon. He says they’ll have someone to go see, as he …

Chillin’, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 7 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. In for the night – It’s girls’ night, and Issa welcomes Molly, Tiffany and Kelli into her apartment for a full evening of activities, which includes a group massage and dinner at one of their …

Tired, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 6 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Left Unsaid – Leaving off from the last episode, Issa decides to make her presence known to the new parents, and it is the most awkward thing. She looks at the baby and says he’s …

Surviving, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 5 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. All Wrong – Molly rolls off of her latest situationship’s peen when she checks her phone and sees SOS messages from her family. Her mom is at the hospital, and when she shows up, the …

An Oriki Tribute to Yvette Noel-Schure on Her 60th Birthday
Yvette of House Noel-Schure. First of her name. Grenadian Goddess. Sultana of the Spice Isle. Destiny’s Auntie. Dancing Diva. Grand Grinner. Publicity Priestess of Purpose. Michael, Milan and Micah’s Mom. David’s Dame. If “joy” were a person, it would be Yvette Noel Schure. She’s walking light and love, and her …

Faulty, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 4 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Awkward Beach Girl – Nathan is throwing a beach day to celebrate his barbershop. There’s no food yet and the host is getting nervous. Issa, Molly and Kelli show up to the beach and there …

Pressure, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 3 Recap
This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Daddy Walker – Lawrence is a little shocked as Issa walks away from him. This might really be it. He goes home, where all his packed boxes await, cuz he’s moving to San Francisco for …