TonalTruthsKamala Harris can’t be our first “black female president” because she is biracial.To all the Black escapists living vicariously through Pseudo-Blackness and Partial-Proxy Representation: your reign is over (I declare…Jul 2937Jul 2937
TonalTruthsWhen I think of Light-skinned (LS) people, I sometimes think of Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity.LS people (as driven as they are) often hold an incomplete understanding of the world and it’s mostly because…Jul 213Jul 213
TonalTruthsWe Did it for the Narcs, We Did it for the Psychos, But What About the Machs and Sadists?It’s time for us to complete the DSM-5 and officially classify traits like Machiavellianism and sadism as personality disorders.Jul 8Jul 8
TonalTruthsTyla keeps trying to tell y’all that she’s colored — and people like Charlemagne keep trying to…When a mixed person tells you that they are mixed — cough cough BLACK MEN — stop trying to peer pressure them into identifying as Black.Jun 185Jun 185
TonalTruthsDear White People: Here’s Why You Should Consider Paying Reparations (Seriously, hear me out.)The past was undeniably ugly, but we can’t move forward until you’re willing to atone and commit to change.Jun 146Jun 146
TonalTruthsUnpacking Common Sayings that Certain Light-Skinned People Use to Insist They’re Blacker Than Me.As a dark-skinned woman, I’m often told that I’m not an integral part to my own identity — apparently, light-skinned people are.May 2810May 2810
TonalTruthsBlack men blame Black women for their attraction to white women.How absurd is it to blame your own mothers and sisters for who you’re attracted to as a grown man?May 143May 143
TonalTruthsKendrick Lamar gives “a f*ck about complexion” when it’s his “Black” wife, but not with Drake.Black men love to tell light-skinned men that they’re not Black, but seldom do they ever do that to the racially ambiguous women they…May 12May 12
TonalTruthsSister-on-Sister Crime: Please Don’t Stop Other Dark Skin Girls from Correcting Our ImageToday, we’ll be discussing a sensitive topic from a raw perspective, pertaining to the whitewashing of Black womanhood.May 9May 9