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[14 Mar 2008 | 11 Comments | ]

I took piano lessons for two years, and I played “We Are The World” at my second recital when I was about nine or ten. I thought I was fly for playing a popular song, only to realize that everyone…

Black C-Listers »

[14 Mar 2008 | 8 Comments | ]

Even though Jenifer Lewis isn’t too obscure considering she’s been pretty much EVERYWHERE in tv and movies for the past 30 years, even if you knew her name already you probably didn’t realize that

Haterade, Our Shame »

[14 Mar 2008 | 21 Comments | ]
This post has been a long time coming because I wanted to make THE definitive list of black people I can’t stand. I quickly realized that to be realistic, I need more flexibility than that. There is so much hate to go ’round, especially since I’ve been really nice lately … It may be MY problem that I can’t stand them; they may have done nothing wrong but be themselves and try to make a little money and they may not bother you one bit. But to me, these people deserve at least a demerit.

My Life »

[14 Mar 2008 | 12 Comments | ]

Thembi is not dead. In fact, I’m far from it.

I just finished doing most of my taxes, and before that was busy designing myself a health regimen, and before that I was focused on holding down two jobs,…

Who is This? »

[13 Mar 2008 | 12 Comments | ]
Maybe you never knew what she looked like at all, but can you guess which 70′s/80′s dance queen this is? Her last hit was in the early 80′s but she’s still getting burn on the gay club/concert scene.
UPDATE: I know this was almost two month’s ago, but every single person who guessed was right – this is Evelyn Champagne King. I feel like she must have done something with her nose, you think?

My Life »

[12 Feb 2008 | 16 Comments | ]

These people have actually had the nerve to ask me to do WORK around here lately! Will be back soon.

Our Shame, Spot Blowing »

[31 Jan 2008 | 14 Comments | ]


Mom Who Left Kids for Nigerian Groom Arrested

A woman accused of leaving eight children with little food and no money while she traveled to Africa to marry a man she met on the Internet has been arrested. Shanell…

My Life »

[30 Jan 2008 | 11 Comments | ]

Today is my 29th birthday. What can I say about that? I’ve been firmly in achy-joint, slow metabolism, what the hell are these young kids listening to these days, pressure to settle-down, should know better by now, strangers call me…

Music, What the Eff?, White People Is Funny. »

[25 Jan 2008 | 8 Comments | ]

A little soothe for your weekend…Once again, cultural exclusivity confounds the Negro. And yes, she did say that N-word.

Black C-Listers »

[25 Jan 2008 | 13 Comments | ]

You didn’t think I was going to let Friday come without getting back into my C-Listers, did you?

By the time I really looked at Hawthorne James in his role as the bus driver in Speed, he already had over…

Contest, Who is This? »

[24 Jan 2008 | 20 Comments | ]

Just giving you guys a little something to ponder…this ’80′s crooner changed his name and his style, but I’m sure some of you will get this even though he’s rocking the Erykah Badu look in this photo.

UPDATE: All…

Jet Magazine, Music, What the Eff? »

[23 Jan 2008 | 15 Comments | ]

I’m going all out this week because the WTF-ness of this is just something I refuse to keep to myself. Last week my old friend Brandon, via WWTD reader Aaliyah, sent me this, which he found while innocently looking for…

Random Nostalgia, The Black Archives »

[21 Jan 2008 | 15 Comments | ]


The new rule for Martin Luther King Day is that his name should not come out of your mouth on some nonsense. Examples:

Lil’ Wayne on how to handle beef: “You’d expect me to pay somebody to do it? You…

What the Eff? »

[18 Jan 2008 | 6 Comments | ]

Tired of all of those Soulja Boy remixes? Once again, cultural legitimacy confounds the Negro.

Good Hair Gone Bad, The Black Archives »

[18 Jan 2008 | 18 Comments | ]

For the first time, Good Hair Gone Bad is going to have to be extended to an entire family, because choosing just one of them simply wouldn’t do the concept of good hair that has clearly gone bad justice. The…