Ten Lessons in Ten Years of Awesomely Luvvie!
Ten years ago today, I was fresh off college graduation and still jobless at the time but one thing I was doing was blogging. The “weblog” I had created while in undergrad three years before felt stale to me. I felt like it was time for me to start fresh, …
Six Weeks Til You Can’t Tell Me Nothing! And My Launch Event is in Brooklyn!
Today is exactly six weeks until I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do Better Manual drops on the world. It’s my debut book that is a collection of essays on life, culture, social media and fame. Basically, I’m talmbout why we are all ridiculous, and how I am giving us side-eye for the …
So I Went to the Cincinnati Music Festival
My people! So last weekend, I was invited to go to the Cincinnati Music Festival as a social media correspondent for their top sponsor Proctor & Gamble, and specifically for one of my favorite arms of theirs: My Black is Beautiful. My job was to go, interview some cool people, …
Lessons From Chris Gardner and My First Satellite Media Tour
About 10 days ago, I woke up at 5am so I could be out my house by 6am to get to the studio at 6:30am to do a satellite media tour with Christopher Gardner. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he is the person whose life is the subject …
It’s National Lollipop Day So Say Hi to the JudgeyPop!
There really is a day for everything, isn’t there? I just found out that it’s National Lollipop Day, and thought it would be the perfect time to introduce you to my JudgeyPop. Let me tell how it all came to be. My book is a collection of essays on life, …
About LuvvNation, Building an Amazing Audience and Blogging On Your Own Terms
These last 48 hours have had me in stitches! I have laughed myself into hiccups over our BLAXIT shenanigans. Both the post of us Black folks talmbout what we’re taking if we leave and the one with my white readers negotiating terms with us. Read them and get your entire …
I’m At Essence Fest Speaking and Shenanigansing
Yes, I just said “shenanigansing.” I made up a word AND turned it into a verb. HOW DARE I? Ha! Anywho, hey people! I am spending this weekend in New Orleans at ESSENCE Magazine’s annual turn up jubilee, Essence Festival. I went for the first time last year and I …
About My Epic Week (I Interviewed Oprah), Dreams Realized and Lessons Re-Learned
“Your gift makes room for you and brings you before great men.” Mannn, look. If that ain’t been my testimony, I don’t know what is, and last week was the epitome of that. I am still processing it all, but I had to write about it because it was surreal and I …
Where Are My Scandal Recaps?
My people! You’ve probably noticed that my Scandal recaps have been missing for almost 2 months. Many of you have because I have gotten many messages about it. Chile, listen. What had happened was… my travel schedule has gotten ridiculous. I used to travel once or twice a month and now …
I’m at the Bentonville Film Festival For the Week!
Wattup, beautiful people! I’m spending this week in Bentonville, Arkansas (yeah, really!). Who’da thunk I’d have some business in freaking Arkansas? I will be on the ground as the social ambassador for the Bentonville Film Festival, which was created by Geena Davis. The mission of BFF is champion women and diverse …