Celebrities who abuse their platforms rather than make a positive difference

 I am sick and tired of celebrities using their platforms to wreak havoc on the world. Mr. Ice Cube has proven that he is obviously not concerned with the problems with everyday people such as student loans, quality/affordable healthcare, mortgage debt, unemployment, and poverty just to name a few. Regardless of what happens he will be just fine. I think its pretty selfish and wreckless to cause damage that will harm others in one way or another. Rather than harming others how about using your celebrity platform to improve the lives of others, for example, Steve Harvey runs a camp which teaches young men about manhood, LeBron James adopted a school in Cleveland and has already proven to have a positive impact on children of color at that school. This wreckless behavior must stop, we already have enough things working against our community. we don't need people especially from within the community adding to the problems.

Black Women in a Cat Fight? Where's the dignity?

 After watching this episode of, RHOP, I was absolutely disgusted by the behavior displayed in that winery.  Furthermore, I was disappointed to hear Monique, tell her husband, "I don't care about the image" when he told her that the fight was a despicable image to put forward. Monique's attitude is the problem with some of these reality shows. As black women we already get a bad rap for being loud,combative etc. We need to present ourselves in a professional manner instead of tearing each other down and getting involved in physical/mental altercations.  While Gizelle says that "we have been able to keep ourselves above the stereotype and in five minutes she took it away", the responsibility also falls on the rest of the cast as well in projecting positive images. I personally, would like to see the ladies get involved in more charity events and show a balance to some of the catty behavior displayed on the show.

Can we please act like ladies?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnLcrcPxUqQ

Can we please act like ladies? After watching this episode, I felt compelled to comment. I and many others have gone to great lengths to lift up African-American women. I was disheartened to hear Sheree drag Nene about when she couldn't afford her car payment and needed severe dental work. Instead she should be happy for her that she made it. In my book, there's a character, "Pissed-off Paula" "You know her, she's always walking around with a frown on her face, just waiting to snap at someone for the tiniest matter....mad at the world" Perhaps Sheree is a pissed-off Paula.

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Can we please act like ladies?

Beyonce Explains ‘Brown Skin Girl’, ‘MOOD 4 EVA’ From ‘The Gift’ - But is there more that should be said???

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Xr-sPiRFQ

Beyonce Explains ‘Brown Skin Girl’, ‘MOOD 4 EVA’ From ‘The Gift’

I agree with Beyonce, fathers should encourage their daughters to feel confident and love the skin they're in. But with that said I think as a community we need to address the negative messages that little black girls receive when we see so many high-profile African-American men coupled with caucasian/etc. women. In my book, Why Every Black Woman Should Marry A Jewish Man, I emphasize the importance of loving the skin you're in in the chapter, "HoneyBrowne" bit.ly/honeybrownebook

The disappointments of Dating as a Black Woman

Its a shame that in 2020 we are still at this point. I am tired of Black women having conversations like this. We are desirable and its time that we appreciate ourselves and date men who love us instead of chasing men who are clearly not interested in dating black women. In my book, the chapter HoneyBrowne is about realizing all the beauty in black women.

Black Women not viewed as Beautiful yet Again

Ari Lennox is absolutely correct, why are people so comfortable tearing down black women but not women from other races? My chapter entitled "HoneyBrowne" is dedicated to uplifting black women and seeing the vibrant spectrum of beauty of us. It's sad that in this day and age that the standard of beauty remains Eurocentric and that notion has spilled over into the African-American community. We get enough criticism from society and the media, we shouldn't be doing that to each other. Here's an excerpt from my chapter, "HoneyBrowne"  On a personal note, when the public tears down black men, black women always come to defend them, but sadly we don't see that reciprocated when the roles are reversed.  As a black man, journalist, K Austin Collins, should be ashamed of disrespecting black women. I'm sure we wouldn't want someone saying these things about his mother or sister.

Patrick Patterson's Ridiculous Bulldog comment about Black Women

Ok, setting aside the fact that the moderator of this particular you tube video is also a black male married to a non-black woman. Patrick Patterson was out of line calling black women bulldogs. Its time for black women to move on and be treated like the queens and princesses  that we are. This is a man who obviously has chosen against black women rather than choosing someone he is compatible with. He’s probably the type of black man who refuses to date black women because he has issues with us, but that’s vastly different than someone approaching dating to find compatibility rather than go out of their way to date something other than his own culture.For example: had he said this is someone who is a great match for me then I don’t think he would be facing the backlash and controversy. It’s sad that there are some black men who approach dating this way, in fact according to the Bureau of Statistics, black men actually engage in interracial dating more than 3 times as much as black women and this is not the first time that I have heard black men say they are approaching dating this way. I have chosen to be loved and appreciated. In my book, there’s a chapter, HoneyBrowne, this chapter is about the appreciation of black women. “HoneyBrowne is super-sweet, smooth, upscale, but not condescending. She walks with grace as she glides by with a smile on her face, confident in who she is.”