Respectability Politics

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July 3, 2021
Popular Houston restaurant Turkey Leg Hut released a new dress code Friday banning “wave caps,” “du-rags,” “sagging pants,” and other…
Mo'Nique Bantu, theGrio.com
June 27, 2021
Mo’Nique spoke to the “beautiful queens” that follow her on Instagram and said she was not shaming or judging the…
Mo'Nique, theGrio.com
June 1, 2021
OPINION: What Mo'Nique really means by having “pride" in yourself is looking presentable under the white gaze.
Mo'Nique, theGrio.com
May 30, 2021
On Saturday, Mo'nique shared a video message to Black women asking them to stop wearing bonnets, slippers and pajamas in…
April 23, 2018
A look at why Obama seems to take up for law enforcement and now White students pushing or gun control…
April 11, 2018
If you only think "certain" types of Black women deserve respect, your activism is hella flawed.
May 3, 2017
If Jordan Edwards didn't receive a single good grade, he should still be alive.
January 4, 2017
It goes without saying that President Barack Obama has had an exemplary tenure in the White House...
April 12, 2016
Ms. Badu - what did you do? Erykah Badu had Twitter in a frenzy Monday afternoon when she started tweeting…
January 8, 2016
Although I've been a fan of the RZA's music since I first heard Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers back in…
October 28, 2015
Trolling might just be an infectious disease. How else can we explain Don Lemon?