June 2022: Book Review-THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY

This miniseries is on Apple TV now and features the marvelous MisterBats! Walter Mosley is the uncle in my head. I line his work, and believe he is a marvelous …

The Favorites #1: He Calls Me Padme

It is crazy that I am in a long-term, happy, monogamous relationship. After my last relationship, I was completely okay with being single—for a long time! And yet here he …

Dear Will

Dear Will– First, I don’t wanna focus on the slap. I know everything is hectic right now, but I just want you to know that I thank you. As a …

28 DAYS OF BLACKNESS: The Power of Odi Draco

Follow: @mynamesuperlong on TikTok. He’s a blessing. When Black men are vulnerable, it is King level attractive! Speaking as one whom loved her father, misses him daily, is able to …

The Favorites: 36Chambers Ain’t Only For The Wu-Tang!

Follow my favorite, because he is amazing–and makes me smile on a daily: @36wutang72. So, let me tell you about this guy. And I can’t do it without grinning. Or …

28 Days Of Blackness: Twice As Hard, Twice As High…

Simone Biles hasn’t competed in any event in over a year. Yet, there is one thing that grates on me. Knowing how good that Simone is at this sport, how …

Black History Is Here. We Make It Daily…

This is my favorite time of year, dear Torches. The month of February, this February, feels different, is different. For that reason, I approach this particular Black History Month with …

To Our Black Fathers & Men

This is another year of celebrating Father’s Day, has come and gone. So much has happened, that on this month, you may not feel reverenced or important. You may feel …

If I Had A Son…

I am the mother of two beautiful, smart Black girls. When I was married to my first husband, I thought my first child would be a boy. I had a …

Pop A Collar, Adjust A Crown

It’s Men’s Month! So, in light of all that is happening in the world around us–even as it burns–let us be light to the men in our lives, and whom …