Spiritualist. Senior Writer & Exec Producer. Host of “Humanized w/ Blue Telusma” podcast. Co-host @ Hollywood Unlocked w/ Jason Lee on Fox Soul, iHeartRadio
This will always feel surreal to be honest. Once Oprah calls you her “legacy” there aren’t any more excuses to play small. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. 🥰
My flight is overbooked and they lady offered $700 for anyone who volunteered to fly out tomorrow.
So I yelled “it’s a scam - legally they owe you $1500 or 4x your ticket whichever is lowest!”
So EVERYONE waited till she said $1500 to stand up. Why am I like this?😂
This is the most honest visual depiction of what the Latin community actually looks like that I’ve seen in ages.
For those struggling to process that, please remember that Brazil is the 2nd blackest place on earth outside of Nigeria. None of this is new. They just lied to…
The National Hispanic Foundation shouting out Latin Oscar nominees but leaving out Coleman Domingo who’s literally have his MOMENT while using the hashtag
#LatinoRepresentation
is exactly everything wrong w/ how my community treats Afro-Latinos
The ongoing erasure is bullsh*t…
Her entire brand is “soft core racism”masquerading as “relatable awkward girl” … and the only reason I haven’t commented on it is so many of you are already doing an excellent job calling it out. 👏🏾
@karlitaliliana
That part! Like the fact that he is from Belize and Guatemala two places that rarely get their moment in major categories… and they just SKIPPED over such a great opportunity for the Black & Brown community to clap together….. is extra wild to me.
Sis, I’m so annoyed. 😑
This
#TrumpMeltdown
clip is such a stunning cocktail of gaslighting, white supremacy & fragile masculinity... I’m almost impressed that anyone could fail in this many ways in under 60secs.
You can almost smell the hubris through the screen
@RealKhalilU
So no one sees the irony of her telling him why it made her uncomfortable, him saying he doesn’t like ppl “keeping score” and then proceeding to do a whole video… in which he keeps score?
If you ask someone to do you a favor and they say no… devoting THIS much energy to…
Oh and f*ck John Leguizamo for making it sooo painfully clear that he doesn’t consider anyone darker than a paper bag Latin even though he knows damn well most of the folks he does claim have abuelas who look just like us.
I’m sick of ya’ll crying about not being accepted by…
Wait… just got to the part of the
#HarryandMeganNetflix
doc where investigators prove 70% of the hate comments about the couple was put out by a gang of 84 angry white women that her SISTER Samantha Markle was a part of.
Ya’ll. This level of betrayal is wild. 🤯
Oprah Winfrey has ascended super human levels of success & is 30+ years deep in a relationship w/ a man who has never once saw fit to publicly embarrass her.
And when I met him years ago he was kind, charismatic, (tall AF), held his own & showed pride in his woman w/o a tinge…
@Vigorousmuzic
@fraybomb
You do realize that ethical non monogamy is a thing yes? A man who is gonna cheat (I.e choose to break a covenant made with his partner) doesn’t need to be bi to move that way.. that’s a character flaw not a sexual orientation.
@Sarcsnarks
@LADYREDSKINS81
Normally I would agree with this argument but this time you got it wrong love. She very validly explained that she was speaking up BECAUSE her similarity w/ Drew gives her insight Ralph may not be open to hearing from his ex. It was necessary context that underscores her personal…
@KimberlyNFoster
Same. The need to play Oppression Olympics over something so blatantly scary has me concerned by how hardened and self righteous ppl have become even in moments where a basic level of compassion makes more sense.
Simone Biles, who will arguably go down in history as the greatest gymnast of all time…and who is so good at her sport they keep creating new just rules to catch up to her… is now married to a “Bad Bitch” who makes it a point to say she courted him.
And I hate that for her.
@coreytimes
Wow. I ran a successful Airbnb for five years and can confirm that this is indeed a bizarre hill for a host to die on. Why risk a bad review over a $10 investment in Booty wipes?!
For anyone confused by the ire around John Leguizamo.. when Jherrel Jerome, a Haitian-Dominican actor from the Bronx won the Emmy, and spoke in both English & Spanish while the audience put their Black Power fists in the air…
Instead of just publicly congratulating his…
Oh and f*ck John Leguizamo for making it sooo painfully clear that he doesn’t consider anyone darker than a paper bag Latin even though he knows damn well most of the folks he does claim have abuelas who look just like us.
I’m sick of ya’ll crying about not being accepted by…
After spending only a week in the UK I was left me dismayed and exhausted by how blatantly racist their media is (think America circa 1964) … so I can’t even fathom how Afua Hirsch felt having to have this convo with the very ppl who perpetuate it. 🙃
Apparently this was the most controversial part of my Beyoncé
#RenaissanceFilm
review yesterday. Still meant EVERY word. 😘
Full video now up on the Bluecentric YouTube page. Curious to hear ya’lls thoughts on the film.
Ok so
#YouPeople
on Netflix was actually a fun watch and the very shit Black Twitter thought it would avoid… they ran right towards it.
Yet another reminder not to let the culture of instant cynicism and eye rolling on social media stop you from checking things out for yourself
@JeffChangx
His eldest looks just like him. But the youngest two look like Fox News anchors shrunken down to child size. It’s like his genes just got tired and said “f**k it”
✨Writer’s note: To the ppl asking me to take this post down cause now the National Hispanic Foundation is getting dragged… I’m gonna have to respectfully decline. The pushback caused them to finally acknowledge him a few minutes ago and this is exactly the sort of teachable…
The National Hispanic Foundation shouting out Latin Oscar nominees but leaving out Coleman Domingo who’s literally have his MOMENT while using the hashtag
#LatinoRepresentation
is exactly everything wrong w/ how my community treats Afro-Latinos
The ongoing erasure is bullsh*t…
@19keys_
My sentiments exactly.
Family Matters wasn’t bad… but it very much wasn’t enough. I refuse to believe anyone thinking critically would disagree with that.
Classic case of showing up to a chess game with a really nice checkers board.
@HandsondeckGrey
Time stamps matter and I’ve worked in digital media long enough to know exactly why and how that post went up. Their social media manager is probably gonna need a couple drinks after they log off today
@LeciJ_
Yeah the second I saw the second guy I stopped taking this serious cause he’s a lil too pressed about the many hoes he’s already expecting to pull. He damn near did a giddy shimmy in the doorway just thinking about it. 😑
@nicoleslaw_428
@korinamaiya
Ppl aren’t acting like you can’t be addicted to anything we’re acting like she made a personal statement that isn’t true for a lot of ppl and spoke as if it was universal wisdom and we’re all calling cap.
Not everyone is equipped to give a TED talk.
@bigmein97
@RealKhalilU
No it’s not a problem it’s a boundary he can either rock with or choose not to. You don’t get to tell someone what triggers them b/c they’re psychologically tied to trauma and lived experience.
Someone who has consistently financially supported, and been taken advantage of by…
Considering their 20+ year friendship and the fact that her husband called Usher personally to offer him the Halftime show yall are tripping if you think Usher didn’t know anything about this release announcement lol
This is as silly as when folks speculated Hov was…
@amberellaaaa_
Mindy’s brother pretended to be Black when applying to med school then claimed his acceptance proved that Black ppl have an unfair advantage over whites and Asians. When in reality it was just his grades that got him in🤦🏾♀️
Something is clearly off in that family.
@nhoodpublicist
Yeeeeeeah. I find this video cringe AF and am working real hard not to post a bullet point list of why THIS ain’t it.
With “this is how smug Pick-Mes are created” and “Why is she talking to her mother like she’s the other woman?” at the top of that list.
@itsSierraNicole
Most ppl I spoke to only made it through 60-90 mins and said they’d have to go back later. Myself included. So even entertaining content has its limits. But yeah this def speaks to long form content having an audience.
@ava
I gotta be honest... THIS is why I can’t back Bernie in the primaries. He clearly loves this country and has great intentions but his folks are overzealous in a way that mimicks the MAGA tribe and those glaring similarities make me deeply uncomfortable.
@idontwannastan
I hate to break it to you love but billboard stats and Wikipedia pages are not gonna encapsulate how the music was received in the streets… in real time … by those of us who were the key demo.
Don’t mistake us being broke for us sleeping on it. 😂 You’re way off on this one
@chescaleigh
Fell down a Twitter rabbit hole about this last night and almost had a mini anxiety attack. There are so many fashionistas coming back to LA from Paris I’m legit planning to lay low for a bit…
@SydDivineTarot
This is big Capricorn, Aquarius & Taurus energy.
The thought of having to “prove” myself to anyone when my character has been so consistent almost feels insulting.
@LookAtDustin
Agreed. Anyone who is in and/or intimately knows the queer community is real clear on who is telling the truth here VS who is “trade” tryna save face on camera.
And tryna beat up a gay man who exposed you for being sexually suggestive w/ him at work after he turned you down is…
@realmainfeeling
Y’all really don’t understand how toxic relationships work. The ninja whose acting extra charming and chill in public can be a totally different person behind closed doors. And there’s literally video of them both beating on each other so let’s not rewrite history.
“Nothing frightens me more than a person unwilling to learn…even at their own expense. That’s a darkness I will never understand.” - This script (and Mahershala Ali’s masterful delivery) fascinates me.
Currently watching
#LeaveTheWorldBehind
on Netflix
Fun fact: Prolonged, heightened cortisol levels caused by emotional stress and/or psychological abuse... actually eats away at the part of your brain that's responsible for decision-making.
So a lot of times when yall clown abused people (like domestic violence victims) for…
My main takeaway from
#MeganTheeStallion
dropping that track that has everyone in an uproar is that her writing is evolving in a way I can’t help but respect.
Two eps in & so far this show is so accurate I’m struggling to enjoy it w/o getting a lil triggered.
Naively tusting the wrong Black ppl while sidestepping countless micro aggressions from white colleagues…just so you can pay rent.. is a special kinda hell
#TheOtherBlackGirl
This deep dive into
#TheKardashians
and how Travis made it worse for Kourt & Kim blew up on Tik Tok more than I expected and my mentions are a now shambles 🥴 Sharing an excerpt here so I don’t have to repeat myself.
The full video:
@Kadiisworld
If that’s the case then she could’ve just left and stop collecting checks and lived happily ever after with her hubby
The same hubby who it’s rumored like Kim first. Everything I dig up about this situation screams that her envy is eating her up
Just watched the
#LoveIsBlind
reunion and Zenab owes Cole an apology. The amount of gaslighting I just witnessed is grotesque. And the fact that she poisoned the entire cast against him by playing victim is why the producers stepped in w/ that last clip revealing she’s a liar.
Young Gen Xers, Xennials & Geriatric Millennials in creative spaces (approx age 35 - 48) are in this interesting time in our lives where a lot of of the exciting stuff we’re doing now didn’t even exist when we were kids so we couldn’t have even dreamt it…
Aaaaand we’re also…
@KekePalmer
@JoyOfodu
Your sis is def correct. Misplaced optimism can be harmful. No trait (even the “good” ones) are healthy without balance.
I constantly warn my clients about “Toxic positivity” & how it robs ppl from cultivating discernment & other helpful skills forged from sitting w/ the ugly
@dirtymike3638
Blackness isn’t only American. There are Black people all over the world. This argument is nonsensical, shortsighted and dismissive.
JLo has played Italian several times and they would never rob her of her distinction as a Latina. Please don’t insult my intelligence 😒
IDGAF how popular he is: TD Jakes’ sexist rhetoric in that viral clip is lazy scapegoating.
Some Black women are bitter b/c they’re sick of misogyny the same way some Black ppl are bitter due to racism. To pretend we all just woke up mad for no reason is dishonest and divisive
@celesitial
Then you must not be able to stand Kourtny cause she’s been doing that for years and this scene was Kim being tired and finally pulling a her ON her.
This clip without the context of the last 4 years isn’t giving. Kourt has said and done worse and was constantly met with a…
Monique bodied this Club Shay Shay interview. But watching her always makes me feel like I’m looking at a glimpse of who I would’ve been had I not fallen in love with “Emotional Intelligence” work.
She’s brilliant brave and honest… yet always loses me when she’s also subtly…
Confession: I used to roll my eyes whenever a new
#willsmith
and
#jadapinkettsmith
story hit my timeline, but after doing some digging into their full history I began to realize we ALL may owe Jada an apology. Myself included.
Full video on YouTube:
@witti_indi
If I get quiet it’s for other ppl’s emotional safety.
A girl once confronted me for disrespectfully ignoring her and I responded, “You’re right. I don’t respect your consistent lack of integrity.. but thought I was doing a better job of hiding it.”
And she literally gasped.
Jay Z once said that the 3 ppl he pays top dollar for are: A doctor, a lawyer and and a chef.
This week I learned why that list is so spot on.
My lawyer being so thorough is prob the main reason I haven’t totally freaked out this week.
To all my mutuals who know
#AmandaSeales
personally… if you have a moment today… please go love on her.
She’s not perfect. No one is. But she’s human. And beating her over the head with critiques isn’t “calling her in.”
✨Yall: “We’ll never get right as a community because we refuse to come together as one. It’s giving crabs in a barrel. We need to stop acting like there’s only room for one of us at the top and collaborate.”
✨Also ya’ll: “Omg I can’t believe two Black artists who’ve been…
@KimberlyNFoster
Not just six figures but high, mid or low six figures matters alongs with where you live and who is depending on you.
You could make $250K in LA, and have it still not be financially feasible for you to splurge on a Rolex after you paid taxes, rent, helped your fam and bought…
@nickmhc
@MichaelFulwiler
I’m gonna say this with sincerity and the utmost respect… but none of this examples you gave are true comparisons. and you lowkey invalidated a very real nuance point he was making that only comes from anti-Black bias being reinforced by the exact group that created it.
@ElijaGardner
@paulsfifthvote
Are you seriously comparing 2 weeks of her being laid up with Jared and winning nothing.. to months of Taylor fighting for her life and being totally isolated & gaslit before even giving Monte the time of day?
You’ve got to be kidding me.
#BB25
@whereswongo
Carl Thomas's "I wish I never met her" sounds like what a turtle-neck-wearing brother with a baby on the way with his ex would play after his current gf tapped out.
@iTerryTommy
@NotGeauxGabby
Yeah I’m a fan of hers but deeply hated where she went with this. She completely disregarded the intersections of Blackness, womanhood and sexual assault survivors.
It’s a huge oversight in what could have been a powerful moment & the white folks aren’t equipped to correct her
@KekePalmer
@JoyOfodu
Instead of being positive 24/7 (which can unintentionally be dismissive) it’s ironically much more high vibrational to make space for ppl to feel their feelings - even the negative ones - and support them while they work through all the lessons that discomfort can teach them.
@TheJessieWoo
The disgust in his voice when he played the race card & scolded Will Smith for embarrassing blk ppl while defending his wife… while cheating on HIS wife with the ⚪️ woman standing next to him…. Yiiikes.
This may be the most embarrassing public “This you?!” of the year chile.
@cdiggi1
@LookAtDustin
Any BW starting a sentence with Chile has to know we all reading it the other way. Had to review this THRICE to realize she meant the country 😂
@sheistyler
I did by default if that makes sense. Having Asperger’s means adults are so happy about your high IQ they’re willing to dismiss your behavior as “eccentric”.
I often wonder how many Black kids from the 80s & 90s described as “book smart, but not street smart” were just…
@ThereGoTerry
I’m stunned that anyone is stunned. Are folks new to the internet? Or adulting in general? When a woman only talks about work in the midst of a relationship situation w/ someone she admits she’s sprung on… that’s usually cause she working it out behind the scenes.
@carmenbelcher_
@TheCosby
Nah. It’s been confirmed it’s pink dragon fruit. The lady messed up but let’s not spread misinformation. The dragonfruit making it pink is too huge a part of the promo and narrative to ignore fam 😒
@TheDeyonceee
I think everyone gassing him up in the captions and headlines did him no favors. His voice is still developing but this was sold to us like he was finna sound like a young Stevie Wonder.
Hopefully he stays at it and grows into the hype