claire.she.goes

Category: Black like me

  • PSA: On Misogynoir

    PSA: On Misogynoir

    There’s a story behind this post. I just don’t feel like telling it right now. Certainly, if I ever do, I won’t mention any names. And I’ll likely obscure details, because those are no one’s business. That said: If you’re a Black woman, and another Black woman confronts you for being horrible to her, that’s…

  • Black Excellence

    We talk about “Black Excellence” and regard it as this beautiful, indomitable force in people of African descent. But what if it were a product? What would its ad campaign look like? Those questions inspired this week’s video. I won’t share much about my creative process. Instead I’ll point out something very important: I didn’t…

  • On “Black Friends”

    Demetria just about covered it. I read a bunch of comments about Adele on Grammy night that were ridiculous. I swear. My eyes rolled so hard, it’s a wonder they didn’t fall out of my head. Then, I got introspective. What do you hear when someone uses the words “Black friends”? We live in an…