• Pumpkin Spice Brings My Inner White Girl to the Yard

    It’s the first day of fall, and it’s time to bring back the only seasoning acknowledged by white people: pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice is the official seasoning of the Caucasian, and my inner white woman, who didn’t vote for the dotard Donald Trump, celebrates when it starts to hit the shelves. Yup, I’m a black…

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  • Mahershala Ali to Give True Detective a Much Needed Shot of Melanin

    Mahershala Ali is still out here collecting checks, and he will be joining the third season of HBO’s True Detective. After what felt like an eternity to True Detective fans, HBO announced Thursday that the anthology series will be returning for a third installment. No, you’re not being punk’d; this is really happening! Ali will…

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  • Brunch Is the Most Important Meal of the Gay?

    According to Twitter, brunch makes you gay. Yup. In 2017, the year of our Lord and Savior, having an affinity for bacon and pancakes is a telltale sign of your homosexuality. Over the weekend, a series of tweets erupted stating that men who enjoy brunch must be gay. I was thoroughly confused. Unless there is…

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  • TV One Announces Future Bobbi Kristina Documentary, Other Standouts

    It’s been almost two years since the tragic death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of two R&B titans, and TV One is planning a made-for-TV movie about her brief, 22 years of life in the spotlight. The teaser clip from the film Bobbi Kristina, set to debut this summer, was one of the many…

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  • So Many People Failed Black History Month 2017; Here Are 8 Ways to Do Better

    So Many People Failed Black History Month 2017; Here Are 8 Ways to Do Better

    Black History Month 2017 proved my grandfather right: Common sense really isn’t that common. This year, as in previous years, I subscribed to the notion of being #365BLACK, but I made it a point to be extra unapologetically black this year. I wore African print, consumed a little more chicken than usual and kept hot…

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  • Your Handy Homecoming Survival Guide

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, I’m not referring to the fast approaching holidays; I’m talking about Homecoming Season! The time has come for us to take those walks down memory lane back to our alma maters and relive our glory days. Homecoming season is a healthy mix of reconnecting with loved…

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  • 12 Years a Situationship

    We’ve all been in those relationships that we thought were going somewhere promising when in reality it was leading us down to the makings of an Adele album. I have been so fascinated with the thought of forever and that white picket fence that I have ended up becoming so delusional that I ignored what…

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  • Premature Bae Posting Syndrome

    You have dated this man/woman/combination of the two for all of 33 seconds and now your entire social media platform is dedicated to them. Basic things change from “I” to “we” and you start doing obscure things like sharing chicken with them and posting “bae caught me slipping” images of you sleeping in the arms…

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