When I Feel Compelled

[...] Little, who changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, but was known by millions as Malcolm X. While thinking about him today, I was reminded of a conversation I had years back about his [...]

[...] of the premiere of Fallon on The Tonight Show, the intro was done by the director of Malcolm X, the band is one of the greatest hip-hop groups of all-time, and he did the Evolution of [...]

[...] waiting for. The Black national holiday known as Homecoming in the AUC. This also means the Olive Branch: Alumni Edition day party is among us. Here’s a quick rundown of the details for the [...]

[...] . The founding graduate advisor Ernest E. Just was a teacher at M St. prior to working at Howard University. M St. alumni Charles Drew and Mercer Cook wrote and composed the official fraternity hymn & [...]

[...] exploded about Sean “Diddy” Combs being named as the commencement speaker for Howard University. In 2014, Combs was named the richest man in hip-hop, with an estimated net worth of $700 [...]

[...] . Find the right time to discuss the things you want to discuss. Don’t pull a Kanye West on Taylor Swift. Don’t pull the bait-and-switch. – Kyle “Scoop” [...]

[...] by no means, but just wishing people relax on certain comparisons (one of those people being Kanye West).   What is exactly appropriate based on time and place? Despite everything I said about [...]

[...] upon said house to feat like royalty. That Tuesday, the 22nd, I went to Target and bought Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album.  I pull up a few blocks from the [...]

[...] ’ve been that person that asks b/c you want to assess your situation. UMBF (upwardly mobile Black folks) like to build social dossiers on people. The three main questions they need for their [...]

[...] /something is giving it to you (“…is giving me life”)… upwardly mobile Black folks love bringing up life, especially if you are…   “Bout that life” [...]

[...] . Being a native Washingtonian, I had no idea of this distinction until I was interested in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Two of Omega’s founders went there: Professor Frank Coleman and Dr. [...]

[...] day after Boosie was released and the Internet died down, I saw a picture on Instagram about Eddie Conway. Who is Eddie Conway, you ask? Well earlier on the day Boosie was released, Marshall “ [...]

[...] it out via Facebook chat, the more I realized it was just a list of “Sh*t Upwardly Mobile Black People Say” (since bougie is too harsh for most). While I’d like to think this is just [...]

[...] In 2012, I did a blog called “Sh*t Upwardly Mobile Black People Say”… it was around the time of “Sh*t Black Girls Say”, but before [...]

[...] a native Washingtonian, I had no idea of this distinction until I was interested in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Two of Omega’s founders went there: Professor Frank Coleman and Dr. Oscar J. [...]