With the acceptance of progressive culture comes the type of people who think they know everything, but really, they know absolutely nothing. As society becomes more aware of our surroundings, we become more educated in our cultural differences. Lord willing, we’re more knowledgeable and accepting of those differences and embrace them without chastising their uniqueness …
Author Archives: B. Leigh Howard
homeward-bound: life transcending after death
My legacy is not just for myself, but will carry on for my children and their children. Something future generations can carry on and claim as their own. A few weeks ago, I visited a more conservative Baptist church than where I’d normally attend. It was the stereotypical Easter-type sermon but before Resurrection Sunday: The …
‘Black Panther’: Killmonger is the everyday African-American misogynist in denial
After seeing Black Panther on opening night, I knew that there would be endless articles of people’s reviews on the highly-anticipated film: Theories of the symbolic meanings; ideas on what the film did for black identity; black progressiveness; successful black films; black superheroes; black characters outside of the negative images of pimps and prostitutes and …
Yes, I’m a black woman, but stop asking if I cook
Just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean that I’m supposed to adhere to your standards. Just because I’m a black woman doesn’t mean that I’m supposed to adhere to your standards and make a swine-filled meal of pigs’ feet and ham hocks like we’re still on a southern plantation. (If you don’t know what these …
Girls are ‘the devil’: Mommas’ boys
We treat our sons like princes. But sometimes, they have the tendency to be the men of the house. From the time they come out of the womb. OK, maybe not that soon, but not much longer afterwards. Pretty much when we realize that their fathers are dead-beats or just not the right type of …
#herSTORY: the femme noire 