MENTAL GRIDLOCK & THE ROAD TO CLARITY
I have been mentally constipated. There is no pretty way to describe my ailment. Words, ideas, feelings have been crammed in my head, seemingly fighting for space, keeping me up night after […]
Graduation: My Heart Warm & Beating Fast
I first saw him in a dream when I was halfway through my pregnancy: brown skin with a red undertone like cedar, black curly hair, and large, curious eyes the […]
Don’t Touch My Hair…Please
The restaurant had only one bathroom. My family and I had been coming to this vibrantly colored beach club every day of our week-long vacation because while they only had […]
Braids and Blindness
This summer, me and my teenage sons spent almost five exciting, humbling, fascinating and educational weeks touring Thailand, Bali and Hong Kong. Besides ensuring that passports and immunizations were current, […]
No, Omarosa Still Isn’t Invited to the Barbeque
Not ‘nere one of you, betta come up to me asking fo’ some aluminum foil ‘cause you done made a plate to take to Omarosa from our BBQ. She gets […]
Beyonce out here showing her A$$.. and I am here for it!
For so long women ,especially black woman have been regulated to one-dimensional beings.Our sexuality is policed by society and everybody thinks it is community property. […]
“All who wander/wonder are not lost.”
Today’s post is from guest author KWILEY. Beatnik24 welcomes guest writers, if you’re interested please check out our submission guidelines and get in touch. Them: “Girl,what are you going to […]
The Predictability of It All: The Rosanne Barr Story
For Black folks, racism is like rain: a part of life. We know it’s going to come; though even when we are prepared, it can put a damper on things. […]
A Tale of Two Protests and What it Screams About America
Two of the leading social movements in the past couple years have involved harassment and violence against Black people at the hands of the police, and sexual misconduct against women. […]
Dear Black Person Who Went to Starbucks This Morning…Why?
Dear Black Person Who Went to Starbucks This Morning, Why? No, this isn’t a hypothetical “why.” This is a genuine “I want to understand, get inside your head…why.” The thought […]