Overall, I’m stressing but I’m not. In my heart of hearts, I’m at peace. Change doesn’t really scare me. Of course, I’m going to put myself in the best and safest situations that I possibly can, and if some shit hits the fan, we gone chalk it up to the game of life and keep it pushin’. Ain’t no monkeys stopping this show. Continue reading Ducks in a Row
#100: A Weekend For the Books Even with only 2 classes this semester, I’m just exhausted. It’s like no matter how much I think I’m eliminating from my plate, it somehow manages to fill itself back up almost instantly. We last spoke at the end of February and since then a lots been going on. As I type this, I’m flying 3000 feet in the air … Continue reading #100: A Weekend For the Books
I read somewhere that successful people read a lot. There were real numbers in that stat but the numbers aren’t important here. I was a library assistant in high school. And I know “niggas don’t read” is a nasty stereotype but them niggas really didn’t read. And it wasn’t even like we had a shitty library like you would expect of a public school. Our … Continue reading Books Are Silent Films
I’ve had body issues my entire life really. Dare I even say: dysphoria. I’ve always been a thickum and I’ve always had to be conscious of the things I eat so as not to gain any unnecessary weight. Not to mention, much of your social stock as a teenager is determined by how you look. So all through middle and high school, I worked hard … Continue reading This College Life Ain’t Been No Crystal Stair
The new year brings new energy to the Twitter-verse. The hashtag Black Hogwarts surfaced earlier this week and what’s come of it has been nothing short of gold. Dumbledore’s Homegoing Service. #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/OZIyuB3jAt — DeShonMustard (@de_mustard) January 12, 2018 Hermoine: It's leviosaMe: Bitch it's love sosa #BlackHogwarts — Shamil (@shamilyoungb) January 13, 2018 When Harry caught the snitch with his mouth #blackhogwarts pic.twitter.com/vIWQ1cvreV — minh … Continue reading Black Twitter Strikes Again
Cardi B: I like her attitude. Continue reading Bardi Season
October went by in a fucking blur. Glad that’s over. Evidently, people have taken the liberty to dress up for Halloween all damn month. I’ve never observed Halloween too much, myself. Not even as a kid. It always seemed a bit dumb to me. One time my mom thought it would be fun for me to dress up as a ghost (i.e. a lil bitch … Continue reading Tis the Season for Addy fueled All nighters
Listening to this recent mailbag episode of The Read has me thinking… In particular, the question called “Trump stole my swag” or something like that. It was a man writing who had just recently been married. Evidently they had hats made with a hashtag and the hats were red and the print was white. Just like Trump’s campaign hat. Fury and Crissle told him to … Continue reading Life is Funny Enough Without Your Bullshit
If you haven’t been watching Chewing Gum, I don’t know what you’re doing with your life. It’s so fucking funny. I take so much delight in knowing that I was on this shit before it got popping. I was watching season one on YouTube when it was still only on BBC programming. I feel like if someone made Do The Right Thing into a comedy … Continue reading Cynthia is my Soul Mate
In the treasured pantheon of black comedians, Dave Chappelle holds a special place in my heart. I used to watch Chappelle Show clips on YouTube when I was younger and I definitely remember watching Killing Them Softly on Comedy Central way waaaay past my bedtime. It’s still one of the funniest specials I’ve ever seen. (Hint: It’s on YouTube, if you haven’t seen it.) His … Continue reading Guess Who’s Back?