Sunday, September 28, 2014

Am I Black or Am I Black-ish?

Last Wednesday, a new show starring Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishbourne and Tracey Ellis Ross premiered. Blackish is a comedy about an upper middle class Black family living in L.A. While the title immediately stuck me as unappealing, I still watched. I'm glad I did because the show raised issues that many Blacks endure today, such as the need to preserve our culture, experiences in white corporate America, and raising a new generation to remember their Black history. However, the show met quite the "blacklash" from a lot of its audience members...

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Ask Christa: What Makes Me Happy


"I'm always struggling to find my happiness. How do you find yours? What are the things that make you happy?"

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Ask Christa: Who are 'these hos'?



Dear Christa,

"What do you think about the phrase 'These hos ain't loyal'? Who are they and why aren't they loyal?"

Ask Christa: How To Deal With Career Disappointment


"I'm not in the career field that I want to be in and it's stressing me out. I can't help but to compare myself to my friends who all seem to be in a career that they love. How did you get the motivation to pursue the job that you really wanted?"