Today marks one year since my world shattered into a million irreparable pieces. The day a home invasion turned into a nightmare, leaving a void in my heart that will never heal. The day some worthless piece of shit heartlessly stole my baby brother over absolutely nothing. Today cements one year of anguish, one year of unanswered questions, and one year of unrelenting hatred for someone who ultimately means...
From The Heart
O’Shae Sibley was stabbed to death for voguing at a gas station. Someone killed him for dancing because they hated witnessing his joy and comfort with who he was as a human being- a gay Black man. Someone violently took his life because he was LIVING. And that’s heartbreaking. And it’s infuriating because – gas stations & corner stores are already dangerous places for Black people- Black boys and...
When I was intentionally dating, I realized how often times both parties were showing up on their best behavior. I eventually arrived at the conclusion that intentional dating is really performative, and from a communication perspective, a rhetorical performance at best. Both parties are trying hard to gain credibility (ethos), tugging at emotions through intentional short stories and experiences (pathos), and even logical appeals sometimes—It’s a huge performance; all...
I ask that the readers please grant me grace as I write this. It’s derived from a place of genuine hurt. Pain built up after years of tragedies and avoiding trying to become one. The news of Takeoff’s death shook me. It was the first thing I saw when I woke up. And it was being reported by Black With No Chaser. As the news of how and why...
Listen. Black folks have always been problematic for Black folk’s liberation. Allow me to explain. Anytime there have been substantial, tangible movements to help us, some of the biggest and loudest detractors have been Black people. We can’t get out of our own way in some instances, and it’s frustrating. When the Montgomery Bus Boycott was organized in 1955, some of the loudest detractors were “us.” Some of the...
