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Help us, Father! A young college student who we’ll call “Hope” recently gave Rihanna a run for her social-media-rant money when she took to Facebook and slammed her ex-boo, “Huey,” and his girlfriend #2. Out of respect, she paid homage to the Twitter tantrum queen with a quote from one of my fave Rihanna jams, […]

I don’t feed into negative generalizations regarding us–women that is. Instead of cosigning arguments that we all have lip-smacking attitudes, we’re pitifully insecure and we try to claw each other down for fear of losing our top spot; I challenge those stereotypes with examples of how we are kindhearted, confident and supportive, often personifying my […]

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Two weeks before New Years Eve, my home girl Kimberly sent me a text about the house party she was throwing. “Make sure you bring a bottle and bring yo a$%, Shenequa! I know how you are,” she joked. I promised her I would show up, even telling her about the gorgeous outfit I was […]

It’s 2013. Do  you know where your resolutions are? Like many of you, I love  to usher in the new year with all kinds of hope for less this and more of that. Many of us are left intimidated with a cigarette still hanging from our mouths or gym shoes still hiding out in the […]

Is it just me, or have you noticed it too? It seems like guys who are just okay have the longest checklist of dating criteria when it comes to their ideal woman. And I’m not talking about men who may just be average-looking but make up for their looks in other areas like career, sense […]

I can’t really give you a solid explanation because the reasons are many and range from everything to the way way they talk to their unintentional captivating presence when they hit the room, but I love hood boys. Must Read: 2012 SHINE AWARDS: Which Celeb Is Using Their Star Power Most Positively? As a teen […]

I’m the first to scream and shout, “Equal rights for all!” when it comes to debates regarding social injustice. I’m appalled and embarrassed that there are states in my country, you know, “the land of the free,” that have yet to legalize gay marriage. It infuriates me when I hear cases like CeCe McDonald’s: a […]

Last night was the first time I sat down and watched the new MTV phenomenon that is “Catfish.” This docudrama explores the tangled webs woven online by people deceiving others with photos of good looking strangers to entice their fellow online daters into a relationship. The one doing the deceiving gets the poor, unsuspecting dater […]

The holidays are always full of joy and good spirits as we come together with loved ones we don’t get the luxury of seeing regularly throughout the year. The aroma of sweet potato pies linger throughout the house, baby cousins who you haven’t met yet are passed around from arm to arm, conversations starting with, “You […]

A girlfriend of mine and I recently had a conversation about New Year’s party options, which led to another convo about New Year’s resolutions, which sparked another conversation about physical fitness (the point of this post.) I expressed to her that while I’m naturally thin due to Dad’s genetics, I’m sure my physical health could […]

An old boo of mine called around 1:00 AM Monday morning. It took a while for it to actually register who was calling when I saw the name because it’s been a few years since we actually had a conversation outside of occasional texts and tweets. Pleasantly surprised, I answered after realizing it was him. […]

Lately I don’t know what’s been up with me! I’ve just been in this weird place where I’ve lost all inspiration and lost all motivation to get up and find it. Two years ago, I moved to the Empire State with a wild fire, excited and anxious to pursue my dreams. I didn’t have a […]