I really like Todd for Kandi and I love what they are building together - true example of partnership, but GREG was a MAN. Told NeNe when she was wrong, encouraged her when she was right, stayed out of women’s business, seemed happy for her success and was a rider! RIP KING!
The issue w/
#RHOA
is the women complaining that Kandi misses things b/c she’s booked. Shouldn’t they all be busy? Aren’t we supposed to watch a show that chronicles the lives of women who are thriving personally/professionally? Going to local restaurants isn’t aspirational.
@ILoveBeinBlack
It may be hard to believe but sometimes girls go out to be with our friends, get dolled up, and feel pretty. Declining attention doesn’t necessarily means we think you are wack. We may be trying to heal from the last fuckboi we should have said “no” to in the club
leave us alone
Southern Black people relish in connectivity. I love to see Black folks loving on each other cus they know your momma nem. I’ll never enjoy environments where Black people have no connection to each other nor attempt to create them.
It honestly feels unnatural.
This is pure.
Dave Chapelle said Candace Owens was a stank twat pandering liar and my soul sprouted at the hearing and teaching of the word.
🗣preach preacha
#DaveChappelle846
@maracharese
@_AishaSlife
It’s people saying they could never live in (or even want to visit) MS/AL/GA/TX b/c of racism/racists & saying it with their whole chests like redlining, gentrification, & inequality doesn’t exist where they live. Like the United States as a whole isn’t built on a caste system.
Declining all calls. I’m listening to the the most necessary & brilliant book that’s making me clap and say “AMEN” like I am in church. I don’t know if Isabel Wilkerson has a hive but if so.... sign me up. I am such a fan... Brilliant. Just brilliant.
What if I told you Sharon Osborne didn’t want to be educated w/ illustrations of how Piers Morgan was racist but rather she wanted to gaslight the panel until they succumbed to the power of her tears & agreed that she was right * that she was the arbiter of what is racist or not?
@MissBeeBright
They are probably quietly happy that she kept the offer on the low end of the pay scale but mad she said the quiet parts out loud. This is why they don’t like ppl talking about what folks make cus if they can short you 30k over 5 years: THEY WILL & THEY WANT TO!
Last night was a masterclass of American racial bias. One girl is celebrated for her passion. Another girl vilified for similar behaviors.
☝🏾This is why I hate the notion of Black respectability. Be loud, sassy, and unapologetically Black, because America will America regardless
2 days ago ESPN produced a segment called ‘Caitlin Clark: Queen of Clap Backs 👑’. The focus; her clapping, “You’re down 15 points. Shut up,” and of course the “you can’t see me” hand wave.
Her “trash talk” was embraced and celebrated. It wasn’t stigmatized and pathologized.
@jduffyrice
A lot of her earlier investors were daddy’s connections. This is the differentiating factor of class. She ran a 9b company in the ground & still landed with a rich partner & mansion b/c ppl born into wealth & privilege are undergirded by the wealth of their associates & peers.
Everytime I see this imma say it… Yolanda did the R&B girls a huge favor by singing gospel because she literally could dominate any genre. That’s pure flat footed talent.
Haven’t seen anyone say this. She had the migos lost for words (blew Quavo away), had SZA in a spiritual break, and had Anita crying real tears.
Everyone was on their feet in complete euphoria listening to her sing this song the way she did.
Gemma is a prime example of why parents be pressed to make sure their teens chose their friends wisely cus she went from wokeity-woke Spelman/Howard/Yale/Princeton-bound to shiftless zero-fucks-given & pregnant once she got with Jake.
#TheChi
@theroyalbadness
Yoooooo I knew this sounded familiar... that’s the spot that was co-owned by Don Bowie (the Houston version at least)... this place was billed to be a turn up spot with a lil food... Like it’s literally how these restaurants were promoted. To pivot to respectability is wild.
Watching people do mental contortions to excuse Tory shooting Megan is consistently disappointing because let’s be clear: Kash Doll woulda had her Detroit goons to unalive him if she had to walk around with bullet fragments in her foot because a short man couldn’t hold his likka.
@alwaystheself
It’s never about changing the office environment, closing pay gaps, recalibrating the company culture, & diversifying resources.
It’s never about creating a safe space for ALL but rather topical solutions & performative glib statements. It is all about optics no substance.
“We are not yet married” Hazel act like that honey pot ain’t been dipped in. She got a whole child. She either needs to be upfront and say she’s celibate & waiting for marriage *or* she don’t like him & his fish net shirts and red flip flops
#90DayFiance
André Leon Talley is a case study of what happens to high profile Black people who tether themselves to whiteness. It never ends well and a gentleman’s agreement ain’t worth two left shoes...Even if they are Manolo Blahniks.
Watching Living Single makes me want to run a fade on Jennifer Anniston and nem.
America will shake out our brilliance- repurpose it veiled in whiteness— profit from it, and turn around and tell us it’s our fault for not being as successful.
@WeOutcheaAgain
Yeah let me get a 8 pc wing special all flats-lemon pepper wet, with fries w/ spicy ketchup, hush puppies for my bread. Add three pieces of fried shrimp and a sweet tea for my drink & letmegetahhh kids meal- chicken strips with fries, mild sauce, Texas toast, and a red drank.
Jada had that young man breaking her back, making her toes curl, and attending to her every whim to get back with an old Bluetooth wearing flame who was a perpetual disappointment. Could not be me!
#TheChi
@CandiceBenbow
Also, does it take a public renouncement? I used to be in Girl Scouts but I just stopped showing up for meetings, paying dues, and being exploited for cookie distro! I ain’t have to write a letter and get it published in the local newspaper. 😭😂😭🤣
#LadiesFirst
Heaped praise and passed out flowers to the pioneers.
Rallied around the women who were castigated by the men/industry that caused them harm.
&
Championed the women who are carrying the torch.
Talk about riding the beat!
Incredibly well done!
Impeccable.
@bklyngurl2
@MzGossipGirl
Dude who “created” Friends was asked what show on TV he wished he’d created & he said Living Single & a year later from him making that statement Rachel & nem debuted... all the white stars went on to be household names & multi millionaires.
The way whiteness works is just...
I love the tone she uses in this book… it’s full of political facts and history but I feel like I’m having a conversation with a good friend. Very “Girl, can you believe this ish? They are TRYING IT!”
Highly recommend.
I love
@TiffanyDCross
so I should’ve copped this sooner.
There are incalculable dangers caused by giving anyone a mic.
Depression is not a demonic force that can be prayed away, it’s a chemical imbalance that requires medical treatment.
Beyoncé really got the church girls in a tizzy. They want your concert money to go to tithes.
@lexuriousxx
What it could go towards: Park permits, rental or tents, chairs, etc, signage and other printables, food/catering, DJ, games or other entertainment…
An explanation of what’s included would go a long way!
@Karnythia
I firmly believe in equal opportunity & whatever they do we should do but better… she ought to get a second boyfriend for the 3-4 nights she’s not entertaining her primary boyfriend & ignoring her unworthy husband. Ain’t no need for him to be kinda mad. Let’s make him BIG mad.
Larry Wilmore identified talent in Quinta & Issa &,showed them how to navigate some very complex business terrain. He seemingly supplied genuine mentorship & resources. If what it looks like, is what it is— that’s what we mean when we say “ally”.
@JitterbugPerf
@MissBeeBright
I tell people ALL THE TIME. HR is not your friend. HR works in the best interest of the company. You have to have sense for yourself and know how to advocate for what you deserve cus the basis of their business is PROFIT. Your salary is their expense! They want to pay you less!
@callmedollar
Now that Cardi won and there was an admission of blatant lies for profit that channel should be brought down by YouTube. They’ve banned channels for less.
Reproductive Rights Lawyer just argued to the SCOTUS that giving birth in Mississippi is 75x more dangerous than an abortion.
What a stark reality for women… ESPECIALLY since I know that represents so many Black women. 😢
Good Hair was so goddamn disrespectful of Black women. I don’t know who told Black men that they were the arbiters of how Black women should look and feel. He made a doc shaming Black women for using protective styles. Daft bullshit. GTFOHWTBS
@CJLawrenceEsq
Mississippi can teach the country a lot about getting a high Black turnout! The way the church vans run ALL DAY to the polls and the mobilization of voters should be studied. The part that ppl don’t talk about is even with a high turnout the voting laws are stacked against us.
@mjohn06
@AttorneyCrump
@keyonharrold
@ArloHotels
So a juvenile (who is a guest) should have to validate he’s not a thief because he is being accused by a random erratic woman (who is no longer a guest)?
No. That’s an assault on his personhood and infringes on his space. Why question him based on her word?
@solomonmissouri
Let me step into my formerly churchy bag:
May God, who loves abundantly, grant you provision during this transition wrapped in love and light so bright and magnetic that all who seek to see Him sees His face in yours.
Better is always ahead, never back.
The fact that y’all are contorting yourselves to be offended that Stephanie Mills has more reverence for the icon of her era than yours (while still giving Bey her props) shows that the deductive reasoning lesson just didn’t stick & George Bush needs to gather who he left behind
The way the Wendy Williams show is coming to an end is why I will never pledge allegiance to any job. That show has her name and they still refused to honor her appropriately.
Tuh.
And I usually don’t save a lot of grace for Wendy but… damn!
I’m not gonna argue with internet trolls about the importance of rice in Black American households when I ate rice for every meal most of my childhood.
That tweet either wasn’t rooted in truth or meant to incite or her lived experience was vastly different ours.
Y’all know what? Most celebs use this app for press releases and promotional purposes. Halle is authentically on this app *with* us. I love that for us.
@humanworkplace
That happened to me once and after we documented every conceivable part of our job they knew how to properly outsource our work to Manila. Even if you could tolerate that level of documentation there’s a 90% chance they are about to do away with your role anyway.
@CJLawrenceEsq
I know personally older Black women who study sample ballots and have full on meetings about how use that ballot to vote for candidates who have their best interest in mind. These women make their families accountable for everybody voting or Sunday dinner invites are revoked!
Finally we go to the Black side of the tracks on The Gilded Age. The pie on that white woman’s face when she saw that her Black friend didn’t need her charity. 😩😩😩😩 Peggy told her “I gave *YOU* train fare!” A old nasty Reconstruction read.
@michaelharriot
Girls couldn’t whistle because “a whistling woman and a cackling hen don’t come to no good end”.
Y’all didn’t say it had to make sense. 🤷🏾♀️
I cannot express how that thread stressed me out yesterday. Like the literal headache it caused.
George W. Bush needs to come get all the kids he promised would not be left behind and take them to the ranch so Laura can read to them… some lessons didn’t get learn’t.
@CandiceBenbow
remember when she said the “black dollar” wasn’t a thing and TI had to call her and let her know it was an economic term?
She’s hella problematic cuz she is loud and wrong with an expanding platform. I’m trying to figure out what it’s gonna take to get her outta here?
The old folks used to say that death travels around the bed of a mother delivering a child seven times.
Many women die during childbirth even with all the strides in modern medicine. But according to this Twitter scholar it’s a walk in the park.
I don’t think pregnancy is easy, I just think it’s not as hard as women make it out.. Cause like your whole body by design was made to do that shit, just like knives were made to cut it’s not hard for them to do that.. It’d be hard for a spoon to cut something, but not a knife
I get sad when I hear of a pastor questioning anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses from the pulpit and postures mental illness as being mentally weak or having a lack of faith. It’s horrible honestly… bad theology.
My uncle always said this line when he prayed:
“Father prop me up on every leaning side and give me the internal braces to sturdy me from the external forces that are bound to press up against me.”
I used to laugh at the redundancy.
I now understand the power of repetition.
@Olayy
@ZalUIbaorimi
@chukroxx
This is it👆🏾. This is the the succinct summary I’ve searched for all summer when discussing reactions to women in hip hip all summer. Same men who stayed up all night to see the Tip Drill video are *BOTHERED* by Megan? It makes no sense.
@TheKitchenista
A moment revealing his character: when he hastily closed down the restaurants (after the credit scam resulted in a hefty fine) & his employees reported to work & realized the restaurants were closed when they took to social media he was combative with them in the comments.
Chile
They all acted as if they were taking the high road… my dude he said you had a “light skinned weird faced wife.” that you got as a gift with purchase for paying your illuminati dues.
IT IS TIME TO PUT IT ON THE FLOOR!
#BSHigh
is a horror film. Don’t watch this late at night and expect to sleep.
If the US judicial system won’t take care of this I humbly ask the streets to do its thing. I’m still bothered!