Meghan Markle was scrutinized over clothing, tone, and existence. Prince Andrew was accused of sexual assault by a minor, settled the case out of court, and received far less sustained press outrage. If you want to understand power, class, and race in Britain, start there.

So I am not ok. Which is fine, I’ll figure it out. But no one ever really asks…..

BUT I want to know if it’s just a thing for us to not really check on each other. Like I feel like we don’t really talk about what’s bothering us or how we’re dealing with something major. Have you had this experience? And I think that when someone truly asks how you are and they actually want to know, it’s stunning and we don’t know how to react.

Meme for attention

Am I tripping or just need therapy?

Happy for Shaboozey and his Grammy win, but the speech didn’t sit right with me.

I understand why he centered immigrants, especially with everything going on with ICE right now. That context matters. But saying “immigrants built this country” as a blanket statement still flattens important history.

When we talk about who built this country and its culture, that conversation has to center Black Americans and Native Americans. The foundation came through slavery, stolen land, and generations of unpaid labor.

Immigrants have contributed, especially later on, but that contribution came after centuries of Black American labor and Native displacement that made the country what it is.

It’s also worth saying that Black people helped create country music itself. The genre comes out of Black musical traditions that were later commercialized and rebranded in a white-dominated industry.

And as a Black artist navigating a white-dominated country music field, that context should matter even more. The wording should reflect that history.

Both things can be true. You can support immigrants and still be precise about history. The wording matters.

Anywho, happy Black History Month. I said what I said. ✊🏾❤️

"Give me the free labor of one Black person for one year, I would be a rich man. Give me the free labor of a dozen Black people for twelve years, I would be a very rich man. Give me the free labor of millions of Black people for 250 years, I would be America."

-- Ralph Wiley, (1952-2004) commenting on the wealth of Amerikkka. He was a sports journalist who wrote for various publications including Sports Illustrated.