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  • Should Black People Meet With Donald Trump?

    If President-elect Donald J. Trump contacted you for a meeting, would you take it? Is any and every black person who acquiesces to meeting with Trump a sellout? Would you be a coon, would I be an Uncle Tom, for giving Trump my time? These questions have been floating around since a few of “the…

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  • Are We Misappropriating the Term ‘Hotep’?

    “Hotep” has taken on new meaning as social media escalates the evolution of words. Language is fluid, and with cultural shifts, words can fall in and out of use or morph into new definitions. What was the term “social media” 20 years ago? “Hotep” is not as new a word, but it has come into…

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  • Gabby Douglas and the Damning of Black Women

    In her two Olympic appearances, Gabby Douglas has ignited much discussion, both for her accomplishments and for what others perceive as her less-than qualities. On the very shallow end, we have the comments made about her edges—which, when you have a certain texture of natural hair, no matter how much you brush them or gel them…

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  • What’s Wrong With a Purity Certificate? Everything

    When Brelyn Freeman married Tim Bowman earlier this month, it was clear that love was in the air. But upon lurking through the wedding hashtag on Instagram to see what her dress looked like, we were quickly stopped in our tracks as Brelyn Freeman stood gleaming next to her father with a framed certificate in…

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  • Are You Frustrated With the Word ‘Female’?

    Female, a word that seemingly has been a part of our everyday vernacular since forever, is the latest hot-button topic in the war regarding what you can and cannot say. Earlier this year, Jezebel’s Kara Brown singled out the problem with calling women “females,” unpacking how the term made her feel. Then, most recently on MTV’s…

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  • Black Americans Don’t ‘Appropriate’ African Culture

    Appropriation. The latest word every one wants to use, hurling it at one another with faux intellect. As soon as you see it in an article or headline, you sigh because it’s either, “I can’t believe they [as in white people] are pulling this stunt again [side eye],” or it’s a tiring and confusing tirade…

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  • Should You Swipe Right on These Dating Apps?

    Summer is coming to a close, and cuffing season is right around the corner. Although lives are hectic and the cooler climate means fewer people are venturing out of the house to socialize, the Internet is always here for us. Dating in 2015 has evolved beyond the “123” beeper messages of the ’90s and past…

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YouTuber, author and feminist, a #SmartBrownGirl who loves tacos, culture and critical thought. You can find Jouelzy on YouTube at the intersection of pop culture, history and politics.


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