MJB’S celebrates her 11th anniversary on Dec. 7. Congrats, Mama! I remember, like everyone else, when she got married and started singing happy songs and people were like, “um, can you be single and more importantly, miserable? Your music was better.” Ugh! I’ve seen her perform live multiple times — annual perk of a former ...
Last week was hard for black women. Kim Kardashian’s bare ass—and all the white privilege it represents—was everywhere you scrolled, an unintentional attempt to fulfill the directive on the cover of Paper magazine: Break the Internet. Whether you thought her flaunting her big bottom was exceptionally vulgar or artistic homage, you knew that whatever ...
I stopped by Essence, my former home, to share dating and relationships tips with Essence.com viewers. Click the link to view the ...
Dear Demetria: I’m dating a guy I met through a friend. She introduced him as a friend only but admitted that she used to find him attractive. When he approached me about spending time, I asked her if it was cool and she said, “Of course. Why wouldn’t it be?!” He later tells me ...
Lincoln University President Robert R. Jennings stirred up a lot of trouble for himself when remarks he made in September to female students insinuating that women lied about rape went viral this week. After much public outrage, he apologized on Tuesday. “My message was intended to emphasize personal responsibility and mutual respect,” Jennings wrote. “I apologize for my choice ...
Dear Demetria: My girlfriend is 29, working at a call center, in school for her bachelor’s degree and living with her parents. Sadly, she’s a late bloomer. While I wish she was more established, I’m OK. My mother, though, thinks I’m settling. I love my girl, but my circle includes doctors, attorneys, public relations ...
“Why are you single?” It’s the single’s girl most hated question. It’s usually asked as a sort of a backhanded compliment, a way to acknowledge that the person asking acknowledges her awesomeness and is stumped as to why she hasn’t paired off. But it often comes across as a sideways accusation that sounds like, “You ...
Click the image below to watch my interview on @NIGHTLINE last night, discussing (white) women and street harassment. I’m amazed by the reaction to this video (10 million views). I’m glad street harassment is a national topic, but stunned by the response to white women’s tears. There’s been an ongoing discussion by Black women about sexual ...
Dear Demetria: My boyfriend cheated and abandoned me and my kids. I didn’t even know he was leaving. I came home and his things were gone. I started dating a great guy, but after a year my ex has returned and wants to get married. The new guy has been there for that year, helping ...
Was I the only one who had absolutely no idea that people could permanently change their eye color with surgery? Apparently I was stuck in the ’90s, thinking that colored contacts, which never look real, were the only option. Who knew? Apparently Tameka “Tiny” Harris—celeb mom, wife of rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and reality-TV star—did. ...
