Beyonce’s Journalism Award Causes Criticism of New York Association of Black Journalists
The New York Association of Black Journalists recently announced that it was awarding famous singer Beyonce with a journalism award for her article Eat, Play, Love which was published in Essence Magazine. This new recognition of Beyonce as an award winning journalist has caused an online frenzy amongst journalists and Essence Magazine readers. Many feel [...]
Black Women Start Online Boycott Against Colorism In The Black Community
On April 14th, 2012 a new Youtube account called 4BlackWomenOnly posted a video featuring negative comments that Black celebrities have stated about Black women. The list included Kevin Hart who stated that dark skinned women were “broke ass dark hoes.” Other Statements Included: Nicki Minaj – “Them nappy headed hoes, but my kitchen good” Isaiah [...]
Being The Only Black Person At Your Job
Being the only Black person at your job can be a daunting and highly interesting experience. For those of us in the corporate world, we’ve all dealt with the awkward silences, the “hair” conversation, the name pronunciation lesson and much more. For those of us that have experienced being the only Black person at work, [...]
Do we really need “Niggas In Paris”?
Do we really need “Niggas In Paris”? I recently engaged in a Facebook chat with at friend who shared an article with me about a politician’s decision to use the song, “Niggas in Paris” as a part of his campaign. Now, CNN is asking if the usage of “Niggas in Paris” by the politician has [...]
Why Murdering Black People is Acceptable in America: A Critical Analysis
Why Murdering Black People is Acceptable in America Every week we are bombarded with another heartfelt story of someone Black located somewhere in America that has been murdered under the most unbelievable circumstances. They are murdered by the police, murdered by “frightened” non-Black strangers or murdered by other Black people. Unfortunately, these deaths are as [...]
The Problem With Black Republicans
It has become a norm in the Black community to vote democrat, even if we don’t know exactly who the candidate is. This is a major issue because members of the Democratic Party don’t always implement policies that benefit the Black community. Voting for democrats blindly is very harmful to the democratic process. Nevertheless, the [...]
Lil Wayne Boycotted for Hating Dark Skinned Women: Self-Hatred 101
Lil Wayne Boycotted for Hating Dark Skinned Women: Self-Hatred 101 “Beautiful black woman, I bet that b*tch look better red,” recent Lil Wayne lyric. Lil Wayne has repeatedly proclaimed his adoration for light-skinned women. Many of his lyrics refer to light-skinned women and “red bones”. One Bossip reader recently met Lil Wayne and was disgusted [...]
Should Black Women Stop Getting Abortions?
Should Black Women Stop Getting Abortions? By Jessica Ann Mitchell If you live in Atlanta, Macon, or Augusta GA, you may have come across one of these signs. Black & Unwanted billboards are springing up in various areas of Georgia. The Radiance Foundation and Georgia’s Operation Outrage have joined forces to encourage Black women to [...]
The Beef Between Africans & African Americans: Why Can’t We Get Along?
The Beef between Africans & African Americans By Guest Writer Tanikia Thompson “You’re not African American, you’re American. You guys just say African American so you can have some relation to Africa.” These are the words that were spoken to me from a Nigerian lady that I attended college with. It was hurtful to hear [...]
The Death Of Myspace: Are you still using it…
The Death Of Myspace: Are you still using it… A few weeks ago a friend of a friend asked me what I was doing on my computer. He said, “ What are on? Twitter? Myspace? Facebook?” I looked up from my computer with a confused look on my face and stated with a part laugh, [...]
5 Reasons I’m Not Supporting Your Business
As the product of two business owners, I find it extremely important to support small businesses. However, there are certain businesses that I have had to quarantine for various reasons. 1. The Pyramid Scheme Once I attended a Black business mixer that was supposed to allow entrepreneurs the opportunity to promote their businesses. Instead, we [...]
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