Exercise Your Demons
**Today is the last day to vote for 3 Ways in the finals of the Black Weblog Awards! Please cast your votes for us in Best Blog Post Series (Faith Series), Best Group Blog, and Best Writing in a Blog. Vote here! Hopefully we’ll have some good news for you tomorrow!** It’s 6:30am. As the [...]
Revenge of the Nerds
You remember them in school. The kids that were just a bit off and the kids that had their own table in the lunchroom. The kids who messed up the curve or just were way too involved in the class. They wore glasses, they were artsy, they stuck to themselves or just never fit in. [...]
Stop Complaining About the N-Word
Seriously. I am sick of it. You should be too. I have a secret to share with you people. Yes, all you people. All you White people, Black people, Latino people, Asian people and any other “you people” who have heard the word, used the word, don’t like the word, or could care less. Ready? Here [...]
What West Indians Don’t Get About “Yankees”
As the sole spokesperson for all West Indians living in the United States, let me begin by saying that we really like you guys. However, there are some fundamental differences that take more time to get used to than others. Many of us have managed to adapt to the cultural differences, but there are [...]
Our Latest Inventions
Black people have given a lot to American culture and cultures around the world. The filament for the light bulb, traffic lights, the air conditioning unit, jazz, the many uses out of peanut (#SeeWhatIDidThere?). And there are so many more. But lately, our additions to American life have been overlooked. Well today, I’m putting these [...]
The Pussification of America
As my cousin and my goddaughter were leaving after visiting me on Father’s Day, my cousin turned and thanked me for “being there.” I looked down at my goddaughter, she smiled at me with her eyes and I have to admit, I crumbled a little. I couldn’t imagine “being” anywhere else. Part of the reason [...]
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