Malcolm Would Have Been 98 This Year

Last month, we celebrated Malcolm’s 98th birthday. In the wisdom left to us by him, we see just how badly he wanted humanity to pull itself together, and for Black …

Men’s Month 2023 Intro

Y’all didn’t think that I was going to let this month be silent did you? With all that is happening in the world, in the middle of the Second (or …

FIRESTARTER Hotsheet: The Villain Is A Black Woman

This nation has spent the majority of her history, all of her history, getting free labor from Black women: skilled/unskilled labor, child labor, and emotional labor. This nation does not …

Talk About It Tuesday: 03/28/2023

Over the weekend, Johnathan Majors was accused of assault on his girlfriend. Yes, the girlfriend was/is White. This is the same woman he said would never do anything to jeopardize …

There Are No More Cookout Invitations

I said this last year, and perhaps the year before last: THERE ARE NO MORE COOKOUT INVITATIONS. Don’t ask me! I can’t speak to nobody else, but I ain’t got …

Decolonize The Podcasts!

In the day in age where we are looking for comfort and COVID symptoms, podcasts help to inform, entertain and pass the time. As the month ends, here are some …

To Those That Are Coming…

Listen for this full letter on the WhatJayeSaid: The Podcast on 3/7/23. You are young, gifted, and Black. And all of that matters. As this month wraps up, and we …

As You Go, Take A Book…

The books in bold are what you need to read by the end of the year. -JBH You really didn’t think you would get out of this month without a …

My Answer: Burn It Down!

“A riot is the language of the unheard.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I remember when the gas station down the street from my house burnt down after Michael Brown, …

A Field Of Another Plantation

There is a power in being Black and woman. The duplicitous nature of being (literally) in two places at one time, at any given time. Which makes working in non-Black …