You’re going to hear me use the word CHOSSA quite a bit around here. It’s a word I created and one I hope you will proudly use. So, what does it mean? CHOSSA means Children of Stolen & Sold Africans Pronounced “Chose-uh” (and rhymes with Rosa), I created this neologism for the following reasons: To Unite the Diaspora …

Black people are not a monolith. How many times have we heard that statement? While it’s true, most often we hear it within the context of noting that we have a variety of different interests, opinions, thoughts and ideas. I’m with all of that and I’m also with emphasizing that…

An American CHOSSA’s Plea to Black Folk Everywhere — We need a code. A Black guidebook for this new media age. I celebrate individuality and I typically despise group think, but if there were ever a time for a people to have a hive mind, it’s now. Black people, we simply must fall in line with one another and…

Your heroes and mine are not the same — To most Americans, George Washington is a virtuous hero. He is hailed as a great man of high moral standard and a courageous leader. We are taught as young children in the American school system to revere the country’s first president as an honorable and God-fearing man. Myths about his…

You are free to move about the world — Yes, that subtitle is a cheesy take on one previously used by Southwest Airlines, but it’s absolutely true. We are free to explore the world, yet there are still places we avoid due to fear and disinformation. Ugh!!! While reading The Delectable Negro by Vincent Woodard, I realized a parallel…

Historical fiction is this month’s vibe — Having just finished The Delectable Negro by Vincent Woodard (do check the essays out under the #RaWBC tag if you haven’t already), it’s time to start a brand new read. …

Trigger Warning: Rape, incest, cannibalism and more — Male-on-male rape, sadistic incest, sexual humiliation, bondage, torture and cannibalizing human flesh — Black male flesh — fill the pages of this month’s RaWBC selection, The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within U.S. Slave Culture by Vincent Woodard. As a scholarly work jam-packed with research, this was anything but…

A Black woman’s perspective on the inner workings of the justice system — Today was the day. I’d actually received a summons during the holiday season, but got busy and totally forgot to check in the night before I was scheduled to report for jury duty. My bad! …

Oh, the silly questions we are sometimes asked. — Some of you won’t like this and that’s okay. The truth doesn’t need anyone’s approval. I’m tired of the gaslighting and watching Black people waste time denying the truth that we are, in fact, victims. See, I told you you wouldn’t like this. By the truest definition of the word…