Some women will watch a man publicly disrespect, cheat on, and mistreat another woman and STILL convince themselves they’re going to be different. Then they end up experiencing the exact same treatment and come crying to the internet. At what point do we stop treating being chosen by a dysfunctiona

Distancing yourself from dark skin does not protect you from colorism. Some people are so desperate to separate themselves from darker-skinned Black women that they end up perpetuating the very anti-Blackness that harms them, too. Internalized colorism and self-hatred are not reflections of anyone

There’s a difference between genuinely advocating for Black people and pandering to Black audiences. When your entire platform revolves around Black liberation, Black empowerment, and criticizing the very systems of oppression you seem comfortable embracing in your personal life, people are going t

The viral $1K sew-in controversy surrounding India Bridges exposes a bigger conversation about how we value Black women’s labor. Why is a $3,000+ hairstyle considered luxury, but a Black woman charging $1,000 is accused of exploitation? The double standards, contradictions, and lack of support with

The conversation surrounding Latto is bigger than one colorist remark. It speaks to the way colorism, proximity to whiteness, and the fetishization of biracial and light-skinned women operate within the Black community. Being considered the beauty standard does not automatically mean being respecte

Replying to @Soren #greenscreen Using Frederick Douglass’s second marriage to a white woman as a “gotcha” while completely erasing his nearly 44-year marriage to Anna Murray Douglass, the Black woman who helped him escape slavery, raised their five children, and supported his abolitionist work, i

Da’Vinchi’s comments about Black Americans being “incompetent” are exactly why our history cannot be erased from these conversations. Black Americans fought, organized, marched, bled and died to expand rights and opportunities in this country that generations after us, including immigrants from ac

You can’t build an entire platform around being “pro-Black,” then call Black people hateful for questioning how that ideology shows up in your own life. And turning the criticism into “everybody deserves love” is exactly the All Lives Matter pivot people are talking about. #ProBlack #BlackTik

The Kai Cenat, Reggie and RaKai situation brings up a much bigger conversation about how we respond when Black men and boys speak about SA and childhood trauma. Why is “he’s crazy” always the first response? #KaiCenat #Reggie #RaKai #Blacktiktok #StreamerNews

Elijaaahhhhe So… I happened to catch Elijah’s Live at almost 3 AM while thousands of people are STILL online trying to figure out if he’s okay. He’s alive, and I’m glad he’s safe. But the Live and the argument with his neighbor just added a whole new layer to this story. #Elijah #blacktiktok

There are very real conversations to be had about Black women’s experiences with Black men, but “Black men are hard to love” feels too simple for something this complicated. Our relationships don’t exist outside of trauma, patriarchy, upbringing, individual choices and our own unresolved wounds. An

Historically Black spaces were not created because Black people woke up one day and decided to “do to white people what they did to us.” They were created out of necessity. When Black people were excluded from institutions, denied opportunities, and often faced real danger simply trying to exist in

When Black athletes themselves say the NFL and NBA tried to erase their fathers from their stories, we need to listen. This isn’t just about who gets interviewed on draft night. It’s about who gets to control the narrative around Black families, Black fathers, and Black athletes entering billion-do

600K LIKES means this young Black girl’s punishment has been watched by MILLIONS of people. 😭 At what point does discipline become public humiliation? Correct your child, give her consequences, talk to her teachers, sit in the classroom if you need to! But turning a relatively normal bad decision i

A young woman at LSU reported being sexually assaulted by a football player, and his mother’s concern was allegedly that pressing charges would “ruin his career.” That is exactly the problem. We cannot care more about protecting a young man’s football career than the young woman who says she was ha

Black men can absolutely feel scapegoated for the problems within the Black community, but that doesn’t erase intersectionality. You can experience racism and systemic oppression as a Black man while still existing within a patriarchal society where men hold power over women. Both realities can exi

The KWN and Keke Palmer situation is bigger than a “celebrity crush” joke to me. It’s about how profitable it has become to pander to Black women for support, engagement, streams, and sales. If the admiration isn’t genuine, stop using Black women as the marketing strategy. #KWN #KekePalmer

The Kevin Langue Show drama is bigger than a panel change. Denny Love, Herman (Herm) Rice and Aaron Branch helped create the chemistry that made millions of people fall in love with this show. Kevin may be the host and the name on the show, but for a lot of viewers, the PANEL was the show. And wit

Nikole Hannah-Jones made a controversial choice when she decided to send her daughter to a predominantly Black public school instead of using her resources to opt out. Her reasoning raises a much bigger conversation: if families with money, influence, and access continue leaving struggling public s

Growing up, I watched my dad show me what consideration in a man actually looks like. He worked, cooked, cleaned, cared for his family, and made room for my mom to grow into everything she was called to be. Now, as a 24-year-old married Black woman and mom, I realize how much that shaped what I req