Photo by Kiana Bosman on Unsplash How To Raise Pro-Black Kids: Reprogramming Your Anti-Blackness By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Originally published on MadameNoire.com Last year, Gabrielle Union shared an interesting anecdote on an Essence Festival panel about her sons and their preference for lighter-skinned women. When she asked the sons she’s raising with Dwyane Wade who were the women they…
Image by Dellon Thomas from Pixabay Black Feminist: When You Tell A Hotep You’re A Feminist By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com You have to be careful who you smile at in the street–especially when you’re in New York City about to board the train. Interact with the wrong person and you can be stuck talking to an over-eager stranger for the next thirty…
Cardi B By Erma BreAnn Now the dust has settled on the Cardi B and Nicki Minaj encounter, let us discuss their behavior around “the white folks.” I’m kidding – let’s not. Their behavior was wrong, we know that, but it doesn’t matter where they were or who they were around; wrong is wrong everywhere. After hearing many conversations the…
By Veronica Wells If someone decided to conduct an experiment to determine the most-used word in my vocabulary, I would tell them to save their time and energy. I can answer that question myself. The word is n*gga. I can hear the disappointed groans from those of you who argue that we should’ve buried the word a few years ago….