It’s become a full-fledged assault.  From an Everest guy yelling at us through the television set, telling us that we’re…

I have written for years about women and Hip Hop and culture, but I don’t think I’ve ever said…

The struggle in liking someone is that it’s very, very hard to swallow the reality of how much you actually…

“Hey guys, my name is John, and I was wondering if you could help me out with something.  I really…

“Silence itself—the things one declines to say, or is forbidden to name, the discretion that is required between speakers…

Once upon a time you were happy and “In a Relationship” on Facebook.  And then . . . Wait for…

I think I’m Big Meech/Larry Hoover, Whipping work/hallelujah, One nation/under god.  Real n*ggas getting money from the fu*king start…

“I have extremely large nipples, and feel like they make my DD breasts look weird. I am only 20, and…

You are right in demanding that an artist should take an intelligent attitude to his work, but you confuse…

I don’t remember my exes with a fuzzy glow effect on the borders of my memories.  Mine generally don’t fit…

A disclaimer, before I start to complain: I have put a lot of my dating adventures and romantic frustrations out…

In the 1960s, Mary Ruth Reed—a young Black woman who was eight months pregnant—was the victim of a rape, and…

If we look at the sea of White faces on magazine stands worldwide, we realize that the struggle for…

Some say a woman’s closet can show you the many facets of who she is.  I’m sure there are many…

In an era where single Black women have become the point of obsession for pundits, barber and beauty shops alike,…

Hmph.

Betrayal hurts. Months and months of happiness mixed in with the good and bad aspects that follow any relationship,…

As women, it’s no question that we wear different hats: professional, student, girlfriend, wife, mother, daughter, friend, sister, superwoman. And…

Men are often compelled to posit their bodies in ways that reassert their masculinity. A group of male friends skip…