Category: News + Notes
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Bête Noire
“White supremacy doesn’t need sci-fi. It has HR. It has tone. It has plausible deniability. It has tears.” When I read that sentence in a recent LinkedIn post reflecting on the Black Mirror episode Bête Noire, I stopped scrolling. Because like so many others, I knew exactly what the author meant — before even watching…
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The “Auntie” Lie: Wunmi Mosaku, Michael B. Jordan & the New Age Mammy Mask
Let’s get one thing straight right now:Wunmi Mosaku and Michael B. Jordan are both 38.Same generation. Same era. Same fine. So why are some of y’all acting shocked that she played his love interest and not his auntie? Let’s call it what it is: Auntification.The lazy, anti-Black, and deeply ingrained cultural reflex of assigning older,…
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Earth Day
Today is Earth Day. But the truth is — every day should be Earth Day. We don’t just live on this Earth. We live because of it. The soil that fed your grandparents’ garden.The tree you sat under after a long day.The breeze that carried laughter through summer nights.The river that remembers who we were…
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Easter
He got up.And because He got up — so can we. Easter isn’t just about a resurrection from over 2,000 years ago.It’s about every single time we rise from what tried to bury us. The heartbreak.The disappointment.The shame.The loneliness.The quiet nights when nobody checked in.The loud ones when everybody had something to say but didn’t…
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Good Friday
Good Friday isn’t flashy. It doesn’t come with the celebration of Easter or the pageantry of Palm Sunday.It’s quiet. Heavy. A sacred kind of stillness that makes you pause, whether you planned to or not. Today, we remember a moment that changed everything — the crucifixion of Christ. But this isn’t just a story about…
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Woman to Woman… But Make It Real
Play this while you read: Shirley Brown – Woman to Woman Toni, lissen… You said you came “woman to woman.”But let’s get this straight:You came to colonize my inbox with a crash course in My Ancestors 101, an unsolicited TED Talk about your French fleeing Napoleon, your Germans dodging Hitler, and a scrapbook of ethnic…
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Here’s $20—And That’s All You’re Getting
So, I’m at Starbucks. Just writing, zoning out, doing what I usually do—getting lost in the rhythm of my thoughts and my keyboard. I had been there for a few hours. So had the man sitting behind me. He seemed harmless. Quiet. Sipping his drink. Occasionally glancing out the window. Then, without much fanfare, he…
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Dear Black People: The Next Time They Mention Chicago…
Dear Black People, Let’s talk strategy. We’ve all been there. You’re minding your Black business, maybe talking about systemic inequality or the latest police brutality case, and suddenly some Fox News–fed defender of the mythic “American dream” jumps into the conversation with the intellectual equivalent of a rubber chicken: “But what about Black-on-Black crime in…
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Career Pivot Starter Guide
Welcome to your Career Pivot Starter Guide — a companion resource to Episode 2 of Talk Thirty To Me. This guide is designed to help you reflect, plan, and take action as you consider changing your career in your thirties. Let’s get started. Take your time. Be honest. This is for YOU. Reflect: Why Do…
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Ticketmaster Is a Scam, Not a Service: Why It’s Time to Stop Playing Their Game
Let’s just say it plainly: Ticketmaster is not a ticketing service anymore. It’s a gatekeeping, money-hoarding, user-hostile monster that has corrupted the live entertainment experience for everyone—artists and audiences alike. Once upon a time, going to see your favorite performer felt like magic. Now, it feels like battling a bot army in a digital arena…
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When the Cure is Costlier Than the Condition: Rethinking Our Narratives Around Chronic Illness
A recent flurry of viral social media conversations has stirred a profound and uncomfortable dialogue—one that challenges our assumptions about illness, treatment, and stigma in the 21st century. What began as a tweet expressing surprise that a doctor would prefer to be HIV positive rather than have Hepatitis B quickly snowballed into a broader debate…
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11 Black-owned apps you need to download
For Black History Month, we made a list that rounds up Black-owned apps transforming everything from fitness to finance. Check them out! Silicon Valley may be the traditional center of tech, talent and investments, but apps developed by Black brands are being launched — and used — everywhere. With a hiring rate of less than…