The Potty Mouth Granny

  • If I Was Black and Male For A Day

    First of all, before I write this essay, I would like to state that I love being a Black woman. I love the beautiful brownness of my skin, my hair which is a crown that has anointed me Queen of my universe, my full lips, slanted eyes, and the strength of my ancestors who endured…

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  • The Older I Get, the More I Wonder

    I’ve never been a religious person, but I do believe there’s something out here that’s higher than us lowly mortals. Something. I don’t know what it is. Is it a person? Is it male or female? Is it both? Is it neither? Or is it pure spirit, moving through the universe in ways we can’t…

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  • Confessions of a Bookworm Who Turned Out to Be a Nerd

    For most of my life, I thought of myself as a bookworm, not a nerd. In my mind, nerds were the people who loved math, science, computers, and all the technical subjects that made my eyes glaze over. They were the kids building robots, memorizing equations, and spending their weekends at science fairs. I was…

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  • The Romanticization of Marriage Amongst Black Folks

    Every day on social media, Black people bewail the lack of marriage in the community. Folks write think pieces, make podcasts, go live for three hours at a time mourning the “breakdown of the Black family” like they’re standing over a gravesite in a church hat and hard-bottom shoes. But some of these same people…

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  • TMVII: The Rise of the Motherfucking Mange

    It’s a new STI out here y’all and it’s called TMVII. Or as I lovingly call it, the motherfucking mange. Now I know actual mange is something dogs get, but listen… I’m a writer with a vivid imagination and this new shit got “quarantine the blankets and boil the draws” energy. It causes painful lesions,…

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  • Shysters in Sheep’s Clothing

    In light of the recent allegations against Cheyenne Bryant, I think it’s time we had a serious conversation about the rise of self-proclaimed “experts” who don’t know their asses from a hole in the wall. Social media has created an entire economy built on confidence, not competence. Folks gather a ring light, memorize a few…

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  • She Doesn’t Sing for You

    A woman who doesn’t need male approval steps outside a script that’s been rehearsed for generations—be agreeable, be chosen, be validated. When she doesn’t play that role, it unsettles folks who are used to that dynamic. Not because she’s harmful, but because she’s uncontrollable in a world that often expects women to be responsive to…

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  • Solid Ground: What Real Leadership Looks Like in a Man

    A healthy definition of leadership—coming from a man who actually understands the assignment—isn’t about being the loudest voice in the room or the one everybody fears. That’s not leadership. That’s insecurity in a suit. A real one leads like this: He takes responsibility before he takes credit.If something goes wrong, he steps forward. If something…

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  • America: The Reality Show

    Living in a reality-television world is a relatively new phenomenon in American society. Spectacle itself isn’t new—human beings have always gathered around drama, gossip, and public conflict—but modern media turned that ancient habit into a permanent stage. Reality television blurred the line between private life and public performance. Ordinary people became characters, their arguments, romances,…

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  • What About the Children?

    When I’m cruising around the social media, I never hear these niggas say ‘Pro Black children.’ Never. Why is that? Because that would require them to actually give a damn beyond running their mouths. Everybody got a dissertation on being ‘pro-Black’ when it comes to policing women, arguing online, puffing their chest out, and performing…

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