Cardi B’s hard work and talent are not up for debate, but neither is the reality of colorism and racial privilege in the music industry. Two things can be true at once. Being a lighter-skinned, racially ambiguous woman can create opportunities and allow certain behaviors to be overlooked in ways th

The tragedy involving 15-year-old Ghanaian student Javits Frimpong in the Bronx has sparked conversations about gun violence, bullying, and tensions between Africans and Black Americans. But why are Black Americans being collectively blamed for a tragedy that is still under investigation? We can de

Black women are criticized for wearing wigs and weaves, yet STILL face discrimination for wearing their natural hair. A young Black woman was told her mini braids, twists, and Bantu knots were “unprofessional” at a BLACK-OWNED business, but her bob wig was acceptable. This is why the natural hair c

Preparing your daughter to be a wife without preparing her to navigate dating and relationships can do more harm than good. As someone who grew up in a religious household, I’m grateful my parents gave me the freedom to explore relationships at my own pace. Dating doesn’t have to mean marriage, int

Ekane, being involved with dark skinned men does not absolve you of colorism toward dark skinned women. The gendered double standard is glaring: dark-skinned men can be desired and celebrated while dark skinned women are disrespected, devalued, and ridiculed. Attraction to dark-skinned men does not

Ari The Don, what’s really lame is having money, influence, and a massive platform but being more outraged by people discussing voting than the actual issues affecting millions of Americans. Having privilege doesn’t mean you should lose sight of the struggles of everyday people. Human rights should

Philip Anthony Mitchell is a prime example of how anti-Blackness and white supremacist talking points can be disguised as Christianity. You cannot continuously condemn Black people while remaining silent about the injustices, oppression, and dehumanization happening around the world. Christ stood f

When Don Lemon asked whether Black men can be forgiven, I had a few thoughts. There’s a difference between extending grace and continuously excusing harmful behavior. At what point does accountability become part of the conversation? 👀 #ChrisBrown #DonLemon #BlackCommunity #Accountability

Can we talk about colorism and featurism in South Asian media? 👀 Because why is this beautiful woman always being cast as the awkward, undesirable girl? 😭 I need my South Asian girlies to weigh in! #SouthAsianWomen #Colorism #Featurism #colonialism #NetflixMovies

Replying to @. Discussing anti-Black American prejudice within the diaspora is NOT the same as starting a diaspora war. We need to have honest conversations about the stereotypes, discrimination, and anti-Black American attitudes that some immigrants bring with them or adopt in America. Acknowledgi

Being a dark-skinned Black woman raising a lighter-skinned Black daughter has shown me just how casually people perpetuate colorism. From questioning her father’s race to making comments about her skin tone and hair texture, people have some VERY strange things to say about a baby. 😭 My daughter is

Reacting to my 2023 Chrisean Rock and Blueface commentary in 2026, and three years later, we’re STILL having the same conversations. I wasn’t wrong, I was just early. #ChriseanRock #Blueface #ChriseanAndBlueface #ToxicRelationships #blackwomen

Some women will watch a man publicly disrespect, cheat on, and mistreat another woman and STILL convince themselves they’re going to be different. Then they end up experiencing the exact same treatment and come crying to the internet. At what point do we stop treating being chosen by a dysfunctiona

There’s a difference between genuinely advocating for Black people and pandering to Black audiences. When your entire platform revolves around Black liberation, Black empowerment, and criticizing the very systems of oppression you seem comfortable embracing in your personal life, people are going t

Da’Vinchi’s comments about Black Americans being “incompetent” are exactly why our history cannot be erased from these conversations. Black Americans fought, organized, marched, bled and died to expand rights and opportunities in this country that generations after us, including immigrants from ac

You can’t build an entire platform around being “pro-Black,” then call Black people hateful for questioning how that ideology shows up in your own life. And turning the criticism into “everybody deserves love” is exactly the All Lives Matter pivot people are talking about. #ProBlack #BlackTik

The Kai Cenat, Reggie and RaKai situation brings up a much bigger conversation about how we respond when Black men and boys speak about SA and childhood trauma. Why is “he’s crazy” always the first response? #KaiCenat #Reggie #RaKai #Blacktiktok #StreamerNews

Elijaaahhhhe So… I happened to catch Elijah’s Live at almost 3 AM while thousands of people are STILL online trying to figure out if he’s okay. He’s alive, and I’m glad he’s safe. But the Live and the argument with his neighbor just added a whole new layer to this story. #Elijah #blacktiktok

There are very real conversations to be had about Black women’s experiences with Black men, but “Black men are hard to love” feels too simple for something this complicated. Our relationships don’t exist outside of trauma, patriarchy, upbringing, individual choices and our own unresolved wounds. An

Historically Black spaces were not created because Black people woke up one day and decided to “do to white people what they did to us.” They were created out of necessity. When Black people were excluded from institutions, denied opportunities, and often faced real danger simply trying to exist in