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Sep 21

The Confusion of Tyler Perry’s Acrimony

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By Mwabi Kaira When I saw the trailer for Tyler Perry’s Acrimony starring Taraji P. Henson, I didn’t immediately want to call up my girls and make a movie date. The trailer showed a woman scorned and out for revenge and that’s just not something that appeals to me. I’m one of those people who takes the Iyanla Vanzant Fix…

May 04

Therapist Vladimire Calixte Discusses The Horrors of “Gaslighting” In Relationships

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Vladimire Calixte By Michelby Coco Whitehead When I was in high school, I didn’t see the hype about the Lifetime channel. Every Saturday afternoon the women in my family would be glued to the television watching what I thought was a bunch of cliché’ drama between a female protagonist and her insane male love interest. At 16-years-old, I thought it…

Dec 18

Spiraling From Past Trauma: Iyanla Tried to Fix Producer “Memphitz’s” Life

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Mickey “Memphitz” Wright By Brenda Alexander Say what you want about Iyanla Vanzant and what many consider her style of life coaching to be unconventional and exploitative; but, one thing she’s never wrong about is the hindrance unresolved traumas will have on your life. Case in point: Mickey “Memphitz” Wright. When I saw the preview for Memphitz appearance on the…

Dec 18

Can We Stop Talking About Our Breakup Blessings Like Burdens?

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Ashanti By Veronica Wells Early last week, I stumbled across a clip of singer Ashanti taking time out during one of her concerts to speak to her audience about her personal life. In a video from the concert, she said: “See, I just want to make sure y’all really understand what I’m saying. I’ve been betrayed before, publicly at that"…

Dec 18

Green light: Would You Let Your Partner Record Your Intimate Moments?

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Teyana Taylor & Iman Shumpert By Brenda Alexander Another day, another “leaked” sex tape. Clips are “leaked” weekly, spread across social media, black twitter rates the performance, Lisa Bloom is hired as legal counsel and conversations of revenge porn are had across the country. I’m so over this cycle. I’m anticipating a new hashtag and for the annual Slut Walk…