A month ago, the black blogosphere lit up with posts and comments in response to Lil’ Wayne’s (alleged) comments to and about deep complexioned black women. I didn’t give it my attention at the time because…um…he’s stupid. However, name calling and harshly critiquing black woman and their (our) physical features seems...
![The Conversation:: Dominoes and Down Low [video]](http://youreablackwoman.com/forsinglegirls/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pup-130x150.jpg)
Okay. I admit. This post has nothing to do with the picture. The picture is just freaking hilarious. The conversation in the video below is equal parts funny, serious, and informative. Black men having a candid conversation about the down low phenomenon. It’s a twenty minute video, so watch if you have time.
Updated! I think many people fail to realize that when the topic of “Why are so many successful black women single?” people tend to neglect the SUCCESSFUL part. It’s definitely a class issue as women of all classes are not equally affected by the phenomenon. Yes, there IS a shortage! Do not even try...
I think many people fail to realize that when the topic of “Why are so many successful black women single?” people tend to neglect the SUCCESSFUL part. It’s definitely a class issue as women of all classes are not equally affected by the phenomenon. Yes, there IS a shortage! Do not even try to...
I saw this story on www.essence.com and it bothered me to no end. Take a peek. Tell me what you think:::: Balancing Act: I Waited Until He Was Ready to Wed July 7, 2010 as told to S. Tia Brown I dated my husband for 17 years before we got married — and it...
I don’t care how you define or redefine the word or what mental or verbal gymnastics you do to legitimize the word or make it ok. It is not ok. To surrender or submit is to– submit (v.): to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively). surrender...
Let me say this up front, I do not like having this conversation in mixed company. It’s just too difficult to speak about it candidly in mixed company without upsetting someone. Even in homogenous circles, anything you say on the subject will either hurt or offend someone, that’s just the nature of any conversation...
Why You Are Still Single, The Law of Averages Why are you still single? That’s the big question. I am going to attempt to answer this question for you and I’m not going to lie to you, bullshit you, or pull any punches with you. This is might hurt a little. (I suggest you...
Yesterday, the homie YH posted a link to the facebook fanpage about the pros and cons of straight and natural hair. I think it was like Natural v. Relaxed Hair, or something like that. Anyhow, I read it on my blackberry because I was out and about. At one point, i thought, since i...
No, no, no, it’s nothing like that. I’m not channeling the Chi-Lites so, no, I’m not singing that song. This is about the other woman in a man’s life—his mother. One of the most erroneous, yet persistent fallacies about men and what they look for in a woman is the idea that they’re looking...
Now, in an effort to join the conversation and allow black women’s voices to be heard on this issue, Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, or WEEN (which boasts of members including rapper MC Lyte), has published its own “Open Letter” to black men in response to derogatory comments rapper Slim Thug recently made in...
First, let me make one thing perfectly clear: I love being single! That’s right, singlehood has been great to me, and quite frankly, I have no complaints. None. Really. But now that my plans have changed, my priorities have changed. I love being single, but I would prefer being a relationship. Imagine that. In...
Wednesday night, ABC’s Nightline aired Part II of a segment it had aired a few months ago titled, “Why Can’t Successful Black Women Find A Man?” Part I featured four to five black women in their late twenties to early thirties. All were attractive, educated, and professional women all bemoaning the apparent shortage of...
