ReneseDec 30, 20202 min“Soul” Pierced My Soul My partner and I just finished watching Disney’s Soul, and O-M-G. Me in real time: SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! That movi...
ReneseDec 27, 20201 minAnother Case of What The Heck Do I Write About? One of my 2020 New Year’s resolutions was to write two blogs posts a month. I’ve been able to stick to that for almost every month. Kudos...
ReneseNov 18, 20202 minI Think God Would Swipe Left on A Lot of You Niggas It’s 9:11p. My hair is deep conditioning under a yellow plastic cap. Classic New York Jazz is playing on YouTube, and like all wash days,...
ReneseNov 13, 20204 minHow to Plan a Zoom Birthday Party...Because People Ain't Following Instrx During The COVIDWelp! You’re probably reading this because you just got news that your city is forcing you to stay indoors again because idiots don’t know...
ReneseSep 30, 20202 minTrump is the Real-Life Biff Who Needs His Ass Beat I’m literally talking about throwing hands. Knocking him out. Making him see colors. That kind of beating. Because there are just some pe...
ReneseSep 17, 20203 minRuby is The Black Folks with a Seat at The Table Who Don’t Say Shit... ...but show up to the Black people meetings to complain about what white folks are and are not doing. You know who I’m talking about. And...
ReneseAug 31, 20202 minthe temptation to leave new york.Everybody seems to be doing it...or so they say. And here I am – paying $1,600 for a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn while my doppelgan...
ReneseAug 26, 20203 minBAECATION on BLOCK ISLAND in the Age of COVID Travel, anyone? We’re all hurting from not being able to travel in the way that we want because of the COVID. A simple walk to the grocer...
ReneseJul 31, 20202 minSomeone Stole My Air ConditionerRight now, I’m writing this from my boyfriend’s apartment. The man has floor air units in each room. (He got money) And at this moment, I...
Ismael BrownJul 31, 20203 minGive Me a Break, ChanceChancelor. Chance. And let’s not forget about Lil Chano from 79thhhhhhhhhhhhh. One word, in respect of course my fellow black man…relax....
ReneseJul 27, 20203 minCan Black People Get Sunburned?Yes. Yes, we do. And it can get bad. Like, really bad. I’m currently sunburnt, and it’s not the kind where the sun did a consistent burn ...
ReneseJun 27, 20201 minPolite Ways to Tell People to Wear A MaskOk...so... I'm not trying to get you slapped out here in these streets. That's first off. This is in response to an NPR article of a simi...
ReneseJun 11, 20202 minHey! Issa and Lawrence! Please Break Up...Again.Insecure, Insecure, Insecure. The show has been on my mind every day since it was revealed on Sunday that Team Issa and Team Lawrence are...
ReneseMay 28, 20202 minWhere Are All of The Black People in Gentrified Brooklyn? We're On Murals.I was walking through Bushwick yesterday with my boyfriend. The weather was nice. Perfect, actually. Sunny afternoon. Cumulus clouds. Not...
ReneseMay 24, 20202 minBeing On Time for a Black Event is Rude...as hell. What's funny is that I knew this pre-COVID. I would never show up for a black birthday party, black fundraiser, black baby sh...
ReneseMay 12, 20203 minIf Rosemarie of 90 Day Fiance Can Kick A Man to The Curb, Then What's Your Excuse?Watching TLC's 90 Day Fiance? Of course you are because you're one of the cool kids! Then, you know who Ed and Rosemarie are. Rosemarie a...
ReneseApr 26, 20202 minOne-Question-A-Day During COVIDOK, So...My girlfriend bought me a thoughtful journal for my recent birthday titled ONE QUESTION A DAY. It's filled with questions for me...
ReneseApr 5, 20201 minWhat Are Clothes? And What Is Today?These are real questions. I did laundry the other day, and not a one article was clothing. NOT A ONE. I didn't realize how many sweatpant...
ReneseMar 23, 20201 minI Turned 36 in QuarantineToday is my birthday! And I spent it on the road driving from Miami to the Florida Keys with my girlfriends. The teal waters, laced sour ...
ReneseMar 13, 20202 minI'm Officially in QuarantineOk, So...I'm in the 14-day quarantine bubble because my boyfriend works on the same floor as Rick Cotton, the Head of the NY/NJ Port Auth...