Category Archives: Entertainment
Room to Imagine Freedom (Essay 11 of 52)
By On April 1, 2017

The sentence is inflicted by white supremacy and its brother patriarchy, the same forces trapping so many people in prisons…

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Random Things I Would Ask and Tell Beyoncé If I Knew Her Like That But That I’m Telling You Because (Essay 7 of 52), It Was 70 Degrees Today, I Rode My Bicycle, and That Makes Me Feel Like I Can Write Something That’s Not So Serious
By On February 19, 2017

Do you wear a wig around the house, even when you’re by yourself? I do, and I feel conflicted about…

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My Unpopular Opinion on ‘Birth of a Nation,’ the movie I made an unpopular decision to see
By On October 12, 2016
movie poster Birth of a Nation 2016

I took myself to see Birth of a Nation earlier this week. (I told you I would.) Short review: well-acted…

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The Decade Before Consent
By On October 6, 2016

*Trigger warning* The week of August of 15, my news feed was filled with damning articles and opinions about Nate…

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Light Women in Yellow
By On May 11, 2016

Yellow became my favorite color several years ago because by wearing it, I could prove that my skin is not…

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What I’m Still Learning from Prince
By On April 24, 2016

I’ve been trying to process why Prince’s death feels so much worse to me than Michael Jackson’s or even Whitney…

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A Black Family Memoir from A Different World
By On October 17, 2015

Since I see no reason to add to the thousands of think pieces EBONY magazine’s November cover story, “Cosby vs. Cliff,” undoubtedly…

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Mad at Bill but Still Wishing for Cliff and Claire
By On July 8, 2015
Screenshot of a Cosby Show episode featuring Cliff and Claire snuggling on the sofa

“He is guilty of self-confessed crimes against women such that we should break his albums, burn his tapes and scratch…

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What Didn’t Survive?
By On January 31, 2014

I passed on the Grammy Awards last Sunday to go see 12 Years a Slave. When I got home from…

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Amiri Baraka Told You Tonight’s Golden Globes Would Happen
By On January 12, 2014

I forgot the Golden Globes were on tonight, and I tuned in just in time to see Kerry Washington not…

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My Best Posts of 2013
By On January 3, 2014

I’m a little late on looking back, but I wrote 67 posts in 2013. Here’s my top 10 list of…

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Why Mrs. Carter Will Not Set You Free
By On December 27, 2013
Beyonce still from "mine"

I said I wouldn’t write about this because I knew I wouldn’t download the album until after Christmas and my…

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‘It’s a Different World’ from what this trailblazer thought, but we still love her
By On November 25, 2013

  It’s rare you hear a speech other than a eulogy that’s sad, beautiful, encouraging and unexpected all at the…

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Flawed Women, Fearless Writers
By On November 10, 2013

I started to title this post, “Braving the Bitch,” or “Free to Be Bitchy,” but I was afraid readers would…

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Rethinking Celibacy
By On November 9, 2013

  April, the only character on Grey’s Anatomy who identifies as Christian and the only one who has conflicts about…

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The Scandal of Losing Community
By On November 6, 2013

As I mentioned in my post about what I’m into, I watch Scandal religiously. I’ve found, however, that I don’t…

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The Dancing Feminist
By On November 2, 2013

You know “your jam” instantly. All it takes is the base intro, and no matter where you are, your feet…

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Glorifying Gladiators
By On October 18, 2013

Is entertainment always glorification? I ponder this question almost every Thursday night as social media lights up with #gladiator hashtags…

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The Value of Old Womanhood
By On October 5, 2013

I left the gym three-and-a-half hours after arriving there the other day. I’m not obsessed, I promise. One hour of…

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Is Segregated Literature a Good Thing?
By On May 29, 2013

***Update 6/11/2013: If writers of color need a space to gather, their books need a place to be sold, and…

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The Most Important Ingredient for a Good Sex Scene
By On March 10, 2013

As you may know, I spent much of this week at AWP’s 2013 conference in Boston. On the last day,…

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Rules for Colorblind Casting
By On March 2, 2013

I swear, the things I find in weekend reading. I saw a headline in my daily e-blast from The Root…

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And It’s Still Not Funny
By On February 27, 2013

I wish the Academy Awards had segregated seating. They already sort of do; actors, producers and directors sit in the…

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Even When It’s Not on ‘The List’
By On February 8, 2013

I think Olivia Pope was wrong about herself on last night’s “Scandal.” I don’t think she wants painful love (which…

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Sexy, Feminine, Sensual, Tough: Beyonce’s Perfect Blend
By On February 4, 2013

  When I saw the tweets below last night from Dr. Kaila Story, an assistant professor at the University of…

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