An Oriki Tribute to Janelle Monáe for this Rolling Stone Cover
Janelle of House Monae. First of her name. Citizen of the Future. Breaker of Chains. Walker of Tight Ropes. Sprinkler of #NoirPixieDust. Rocker of the Baddest Suits. Giver of No Intergalactic Fucks. Head Android of Wondaland. We celebrate you. You free ass motherfucker. Thank you for celebrating yourself and others …
An Oriki Tribute to Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle of House Knowles. First of her name. Snatcher of Edges. Killer of Stages. Citizen of Creole Wonderland. Legendary Black Girl. Queen 👑👑👑. At this point, if you disagree that Beyoncé is the greatest performer alive, there’s hateration where your heart used to be. This should be undisputed. And …
An Oriki Tribute to Lena Waithe for this Vanity Fair Cover
Queen Lena of House Waithe First of her name. Writer of brilliant stories. Teller of truth. Liver of best life. Opener of Doors. Pride maker. Changer of the game. This Vanity Fair cover got us shook in the best way and we are buying 15 copies each. You. Better. Flourish. …
An Oriki Tribute to Tarana Burke: #MeToo’s Majestic Mover
Tarana of House Burke, First of Her Name. Maker of Change. Protector of the Realm of Black Girls. Maestro of the #MeToo Movement. You are light. This @HANNAH.Magazine spread is stunning. Yesss! 😍😍😍
Because We Have To Talk About Safaree’s Latest *cough* Release
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, SKIP THIS POST BECAUSE IT IS FILTH. IT’S FOR GROWN FOLKS ONLY. There is a BIG topic floating around the internet today. It has GINORMOUS interest. The MAGNITUDE must be acknowledged. So Safaree… ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? Sometimes, I …
R. Kelly Gotta Know His Wayward Ass is Not Welcome in Wakanda
You know we’ve been talmbout BLAXIT for awhile. Oh you ain’t know? Catch up and read my past BLAXIT posts (#BLAXIT: Things We’re Taking With Us If We Leave). Anywho, when we leave this joint, we are going to re-settle in Wakanda, land of the abundant melanin, vibranium and no …
Let’s Talk About the Official Obama Portraits
It is Black History Month Year 2018, and we are being blessed with the drop of Black Panther later on this week. Wakanda, we are coming!!! This morning, the unveiling of the much-anticipated official portraits for President (always my president) Barack Obama and Forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama happened. Each one …
About Mo’Nique, Pay Inequality and Her Asking Us to Boycott Netflix
A lot of people do not mess with Mo’Nique. I’m not a huge fan myself but I respect her longevity in the humor game, and tip my hat to the OG. But Mo’Nique has also burned a lot of (powerful) bridges (Oprah, Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry). With that in mind, …
If Cheeto Satan is Healthy, Then I’m a Scandinavian Princess Who Can Dunk
A couple of days ago, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson addressed the nation to calm growing concerns that the Dunghole-in-Chief was in terrible shape health-wise. The doctor told us all that Mango Mussolini is in great health physically and mentally. He also claimed that the Fanta Fascist is 6’3″ …
I Know Why Taylor Swift is on TIME’s Person of the Year Cover But WHY is She on the Cover?
The much-anticipated honor of TIME’s Person of the Year just got announced, and they chose “Silence Breakers.” Inspired by this year’s #MeToo hashtag, which took the internet by storm, this makes perfect sense. “Me Too” is more than a hashtag, though. Before Alyssa Milano tweeted that, it was a campaign that …