There was this girl named, Lisa. Lisa was ten years old. Short black hair with the smoothest caramel complexion. People always said she got her looks from her grandma. Everybody just knew there was no way she got it from her mom or her daddy since they were both addicted to crack cocaine. But what…
If you dislike Beyoncé for any reason whether it be her music, her world domination or because of her crazy fans, this piece is for you. If you love Beyoncé just as much as I do, then please read on too. However, I must preface by saying my intent for writing this is not to…
The following image is from a post I saw on Facebook. This person quickly deleted it but not before I could get a screenshot. I quickly reposted it to Instagram. However, there was more I really needed to say and what better platform than my blog to say it! This is in direct response to…
A few days ago, I received a letter in the mail from Citibank alerting me to fraudulent charges on my account. Long story short, everything got taken care of as quickly as possible. Citibank really showed me what good customer service looks like in five different ways. 1. Someone immediately answered the phone I don’t…
The following is a Twitter conversation I had with someone I don’t know and have never met before. Unknown: nice boots you gat today Me: ???? Unknown: Cromwell Me: but do I know you? Unknown: maybe. I set my about.com’s location to Towson some weeks back and it gave me a listing people popular by…
I don’t mind publicly sharing pictures of myself online. After all, nothing is ever truly private on the web. However, having someone use your photo on their site without you knowing is by far what scares me the most about the internet. Can you imagine just randomly scrolling through your Tumblr feed and seeing an…
Can I go on a rant for a second? This is a topic of discussion that is not new to us natural women. Yet, I feel as though it is my time to express my frustrations. It’s not even the fact that people are so amazed by something that is so natural that irritates me….
I really thought the Legends of the Summer Tour would be my last hoo-rah before school started again but it wasn’t. I had the “53 Kids” event with Jameel McClain, where he donated 53 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to BBBSGC Littles. Not to mention the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington! (Check out…