Let’s talk African history in the entertainment industry — the abridged version of course because a real African history on the entertainment industry course should take years — mostly because we don’t have one that is required, and in fact most of the time this history is completely looked over…

AWESOME BLOGGER ALERT!! I want you to meet — Jen Dziura She’s a blogger who has become known for her website and personal blog. Her website, getbullish.com has an abundant amount of feminist pieces that spark conversations on life, career opportunities, and social pressures. …

I found myself searching for multiple words I associate my own blog with to no avail — I searched for some time on the “commodification of the African aesthetic” until I realized that the core of my questions and issues don’t need to be as specified. I began the search…

Take a look down at what you’re wearing — any appropriation? I want to show you a series of photos and you tell me which ones are appropriation…okay here we go:

Hi Netflix, it’s me… So this past weekend I watched two stories that boiled down to the same classic topic — white privilege. I watched parts of Chelsea Handler’s new documentary on Netflix Hello Privilege, It’s Me Chelsea and wow. In this documentary we find ourselves walking alongside longtime raunchy…

Sometimes believe it or not America deletes its history or covers over it or simply acts as if those who remember it are wrong or liars. I know this seems like an incredibly bold and brash statement, but even in just referring to my own personal experiences I hold this…

Every year around Coachella the rise of news stories about costumes deemed inappropriate flood every social media platform. …

Let’s talk about white privilege. No, it’s okay — don’t click away, I’m not going to bite …although this may be a tough pill to swallow. If you’re white or like myself white passing, you live everyday in America with privilege. This privilege has varying degrees and can increase/decrease based…

How many Beyoncé songs can you name in 20 seconds? On your mark Get Set…Go…… Okay — I’m sure instantly there was some popular tunes that came to mind, some Top 100 hits- perhaps “Countdown”, “Formation”, or even “Halo”. Now here’s another question… How many Black Power references were there…