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May 04

I’m Here for #MuteRKelly But it’s Long Overdue

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Photo of R. Kelly by Michael Loccisano By Brenda Alexander When a group of black elite women in Hollywood like Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay and Jurnee Smollett-Bell ban together, you know the project is not one to miss. Little did anyone anticipate that this group of women were joining forces to put their power and voices to a movement that…

Dec 18

No Black Men, I’m Not Boycotting Issa Rae

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Issa Rae By Brenda Alexander When my brother told me that Issa Rae was a trending topic on Twitter recently, I was too pumped thinking the trailer for Season 3 of Insecure was released. Instead, I wasted precious seconds of my life searching the hashtag only to discover pure foolery. Continue #sorrynotsorry An excerpt from Issa Rae’s 2015 book, The…

Dec 18

This is 50! Model Tomiko Fraser Hines is Killing the Game

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Tomiko Fraser Hines photo by Guy Viau By Brenda Alexander While most fashion models are slowing their careers down by age 25, Bronx-born Tomiko Fraser Hines was just starting out. After being told constantly that she could have a successful career as a model, the brown-skinned beauty eventually quit her job as a secretary in favor of a more flexible gig as…

Dec 18

Kim Zolciak May Not Be a Racist, But She Does Have the Attitude of a Privileged White Woman

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Kim Zolciak of the RHOA By Brenda Alexander When Kim Zolciak cried to Andy Cohen about being “bullied” by “Five African-American women” during the Season 10 reunion of RHOA as a result of her obnoxious, inconsiderate and ignorant behavior and comments made throughout her time on the show, I sucked my teeth harder than a teenage girl in an argument…

Dec 18

Can Beyonce Ease the Financial Strain of Attending an HBCU?

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Beyonce at Coachella By Brenda Alexander Following the hysteria and backlash from across the nation regarding the allegations that a Howard University law student embezzled upwards of $400,000 during his work study at the university’s financial aid office, I was impressed to see Beyonce’s new scholarship fund for prospective HBCU attendees. Not that she’s the first to establish a college…