Ratchet & Respectable

Political Infighting, Diaspora Wars & the Return of Railroad Zaddy

Democrats are fighting Democrats, Africans and Black Americans are fighting each other, and somehow we're losing sight of the bigger picture in both conversations. Meanwh

Atlanta Is Not a Real Place, Iyanla Coddles A(nother) Grown Man & the Respectability Politics of Reasonable Doubt

POTUS is more offended by Obama's Cheesecake Factory comparison than being compared to a dictator, while Mean Mamdani drags him to hell (again). Iyanla Vanzant reignites

Male-Centered Women, Messy Midterms & a Geriatric Queenpin?

Is Louise Lucas (no relation) a victim of political persecution or a geriatric gangster? Obama roasts Trump's gilded Oval Office, and what exactly is going on with Nicki

John Boyega Has Been “Hiding a Child”!! (And a Wife!!), Diddy's Prison Sentence Extended & “Corey Cash” (Reasonable Doubt) Is for the Streets

John Boyega has been keeping a whole family under wraps, Diddy is punished for his prison luxuries, and my alma mater has me embarrassed. Plus, there's plenty of good Bla

Somebody's Son, Somebody's Daughter & Ilhan Omar's Federal Raid

A beautiful wedding has me thinking I might need to be nicer to somebody's son. Meanwhile, a young mother is killed, and the feds show up at Ilhan Omar's house three week

Beautiful Women, Unfortunate Looking Men & Morris Chestnut Hates That Lady

Dr. Melissa Valle opens up about aging, some unfortunate-looking men come for the beauties of Living Single, and Cam’ron has thoughts about being African. Plus, Reasonabl

Great Expectations: Non-Monogamous Men, $1K Weaves, Chris Rock & Why We Hate Every Black Event

Kendrick Sampson has very complicated ideas about love, a $1,000 sew-in sends the Internet into a frenzy, and Demi is forced to defend Chris Rock against her will. Plus,

Savannah in First Class, Diddy’s Luxe Life in Prison, & Rick Ross in Police Custody

Apparently, flying business class is a human rights violation, Diddy has discovered concierge service in federal prison, and Rick Ross is discussing rigatoni while facing

Aging Gracefully, Hillman's Legacy & That Cornell Lawsuit

Demi returns to Hillman to discuss messy marriages, legacy kids and more. Plus, what exactly does “aging gracefully” mean when women get dragged no matter what they do, K

Misguided Righteousness, A Balanced Breakfast & Not Enough Dara

Demi heads back to Hillman, The Drop might be the best show on TV, and Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay sparks a complicated conversation about Black flight, the Black elite, e

Jay-Z Goes to Therapy, Converse Teases a Lynching & Russell Simmons Does Boy Math

Demi recaps her weekend at CBC before getting into Jay-Z’s intimate new documentary and Colin Kaepernick’s version of their complicated history. Plus, Converse has some e

MBJ Half Nekkid for Vogue, Meghan Markle Betrayed by UK Moms & In Defense of Chris Brown

Michael B. Jordan in his drawers for Vogue, Meghan Markle’s UK drama has already begun, and what the hell is happening at the Kennedy Center? Also, Chris Brown is not wro

Jasmine Lost the Plot, Boosie Lost His Money & Papoose Lost His Mind

Jasmine Crockett lost the plot, Boosie got reverse scammed, and Papoose is still doing everything except signing divorce papers. Plus, RIP to fashion god Bob Mackie—and M

Jill Scott’s Bra, The Constitution Under Attack & LA’s Crack Era Is Back

We’re talking government censorship, Jill Scott’s gravity-defying bosom, and whether 1990s LA was really as wild as The Drop makes it look. Plus, P-Valley is finally back

5 Blocks, 5 Babies & $1,000 for Beyoncé’s Box

25 years after 9/11, Demetria remembers living five blocks from the World Trade Center. Plus: Ciara’s fifth baby, Beyoncé’s $1,000 box, a long-awaited visit to the Obama

Feminism, Fraud & Football

Demi survived Ghana, a US road trip and jet lag just in time to discuss the important things: Aaron Pierre and the very Black Lanterns, Ryan Clark's post-ESPN glow-up, th

Good White Folks, Bad Husbands & A Brand-New Face

We survived the Married at First Sight finale and reunion, where apologies were plentiful, good judgment was scarce, and somebody really should have packed her cat and le

Black Wives, Single Husbands & Unreliable Narrators

From Ghana, I get into Stephen A. Smith’s very public beef with NABJ, and the latest foolishness on Married at First Sight. Plus, Black women are getting married and look

The Price of Ambition with Amy DuBois Barnett

Amy DuBois Barnett is an editor icon—the former editor-in-chief of Teen People, Honey and Ebony and one of those women everybody in media wants to be. And now, she is fin

YoU'rE NoT pReTtY eNoUgH fOr Me: Married At First Sight

Demi has a visit from the world’s most considerate handyman; goes down a rabbit hole about 50/50 relationships; Mecca from Married at First Sight has lost his ENTIRE mind