White People, Non-Black POC: Here’s Your Chance to be “Down” [BEE OPINIONATED]
Save the narrative that Black people are the problem here. Save the narrative that not getting killed is the sole responsibility of Black people or that any manner of subservient behavior is enough to...
View Article5 of the Most Awkward Dinner Party Scenes on TV [REVIEW]
I hate dinner parties. Like in actual, real life, I detest the idea of a dinner party. The idea of getting together with a bunch of people, some of whom I’ve never met to partake in an activity...
View Article#MorningMotivation Move that Hope
“Everything is OK in the end. If it’s not OK, it’s not the end.” I started to write a thinkpiece. But then I got sick of thinking of recent events. The Orlando shooting, the mother who killed her two...
View ArticleBlack Grief as Public Spectacle [BEE OPINIONATED]
At the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention, it was decided that a slave was worth 3/5ths of what a free person was worth. With regard to legislative representation and taxation, it was...
View ArticleOne Day Artists Will Realize…Sampling Ain’t Free
I’m sure you all can tell by now, I’m the legal lady. It’s kinda my niche. My apologies if you find it boring, but it’s all I know :). So, I wrote a post a few months ago about the importance of...
View ArticleSchool is Back in Session – 5 Teacher Problems
My fellow teachers who have just gotten back into the swing of things, or entering your first year, this one is for you! *sings* “Damn b**ch my feet hurt” – Your feet are probably hurting because you...
View ArticleGo See “Birth of A Nation” or Don’t. It Doesn’t Matter [Bee Opinionated]
I went to the movies this weekend with my mother and sister, which sounds like a lovely Sunday evening and it was. We sneaked snacks and drinks into the theater and had a grand ol’ time. This...
View ArticleThe NFL Fumbles on Domestic Violence [BEE OPIONATED]
It was only two years ago that the world got to see the contents of the video of the Ray Rice incident. You remember right? The one where we saw on security camera footage as he struck his then...
View ArticleA Series of Unpopular Opinions [Bee Opinionated]
Sorry, not sorry. Today is the day I come out of the closet – I am a black millennial woman with a disability from Houston’s Third Ward who is a conservative and loves her some Jesus. (Commence to boo...
View ArticleThe 45th Presidential Inauguration: A Recap #ICYMI (and hopefully, you did)
So. This year turned season has been my “Year of Yes” (thanks, Shonda), where I’ve just been shooting my shots academically/professionally– got into school, moved clear across the country to go, got it...
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