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• The Snob Among Hello Beautiful's 25 Women to Know 2013 May 17, 2013
  Yup. Yours truly, along with Francesca Ramsey, Patrice Grell Yursik (aka Afrobella), Awesomely Luvvie, Angela Yee, Necole Bitchie and many more were all honored by sites Hello Beautiful and Black Planet for being among the 25 Women to Watch in 2013. Last year (and this year) have been quite the years for the ol' Snob as I wound up in all sorts of places […]
  Danielle Belton
• TV on the Internet: An End to Awkward Black Girl, But A New Beginning For Issa Rae May 14, 2013
  The fourth in a series of stories on the people behind your favorite YouTube channels, new and old. Previous entries include Alison McDonald's "She Got Problems," Patti LaHelle's "Got 2 B Real," and  Tanjareen's "The Celibate Nympho Chronicles." This time we take a look at the uber popular series by Issa Rae that […]
  Danielle Belton
• The Snob Quoted This Month In Ms. Magazine May 10, 2013
  Guess which story I was interviewed for? Durr. Beyonce. It's always Beyonce. Point #1: I like how Ms. found one of the most conservative photos ever of King Bey. It's like a photo from the time she got bored and decided to enter and win the Miss America beauty pageant. Point #2: That headline is missing a question mark as in the interview with auth […]
  Danielle Belton
• The Snob Talks Danny Brown and Consent on NPR May 10, 2013
  Rapper Danny BrownThis Wednesday on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin, I was on discussing rapper Danny Brown being fellated by a fan from the audience as he was rapping on stage. Rapper Kitty Pryde, who is touring with Brown, condemned the act, calling it sexual assault. For me, this was about consent (which is the basis of sexual assault). Whether […]
  Danielle Belton
• Nobody's Mother on Mother's Day May 8, 2013
  My mother and her baby (my baby sister) who eventually went on to be the only one of us to have a baby."Happy Mother's Day!" He said, so happy and bright and full of expectation. In the past I used to say, "Oh, I'm not a mother" but that seemed to endlessly disappoint the black men who said this to me with all the vigor saying i […]
  Danielle Belton

Clutch Magazine

• It Happened to Me: I Was Tricked Into Visiting A Guy Who Had An Open Relationship With His Live-In Girlfriend May 21, 2013
  I saw signs of her in the apartment, but I dismissed my thoughts until I was told that she (he talked about her as a friend) was out of town for a bit visiting family. I found her absence too convenient.The post It Happened to Me: I Was Tricked Into Visiting A Guy Who Had An Open Relationship With His Live-In Girlfriend appeared first on Clutch Magazine. […]
  XOJane
• White Father Accused of Kidnapping his Biracial Children May 21, 2013
  A Virginia family arrived home from Walmart and a police officer was waiting for them. The police officer was dispatched to the home by Walmart’s security to question Joseph – a white man choosing not to reveal his surname – about kidnapping three biracial girls. Too bad the children belong to Joseph and his wife,...The post White Father Accused of Kidnappin […]
  Evette Dionne
• Stop the No Edges Struggle in its Tracks May 21, 2013
  The no edges struggle is real, ladies. In high school, my beautician told me tight ponytails were going to be the death of my hair but it took one too many trims that actually looked like cuts for me to get it. Now that I’ve finally managed to stop my hair from breaking off under...The post Stop the No Edges Struggle in its Tracks appeared first on Clutch Ma […]
  Coco + Creme
• 82 Days of Silence: Why We’re Speaking Up for Marco McMillian May 21, 2013
  From THE GRIO – It’s been 82 days. Eighty-one days since the body of Marco McMillian, a black mayoral candidate, who was also gay, was found on the Mississippi River levee, unclothed. After 82 days of utter apathy from our collective community—the black community, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, our allies, and...The post 82 Day […]
  The Grio
• Project Unsure: Five Tips to Survive Your “Frog Years” May 21, 2013
  George Washington University alum Kerry Washington ushered the newest graduates into post-college life with an inspiring May 19 commencement speech. The “Scandal” starlet shared several comedic anecdotes during her remarks, but one of the most poignant was her recounting of her role as a frog in a school play. Washington was one of the college’s...The post P […]
  Evette Dionne

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