-
Continue reading →: BBC, Prince Harry Accepts Your Apology – Because He’s BritishSo, I ran across a news item in The Guardian this week discussing how the BBC, the world’s oldest national broadcaster, apologized for not warning the Duke of Sussex before publishing a racist image. Now, the image the Duke – you may know him as Prince Harry, husband to Megan Markle,…
-
Continue reading →: When Your Health Fails, It Really Makes You ThinkThis week’s blog is going to be a departure. I won’t be clowning some hapless nitwit who’s put their foot wrong on a global stage. I won’t be turning some insensitivity or low key cruelty perpetuated against a minority group into a teachable moment. No, this week, I want to…
-
Continue reading →: To Like or Not to Like, the Eternal Social Media QuestionYou may have heard that Instagram is experimenting with its functionality. In July the popular social media platform began eliminating likes from posts in seven countries – the U.S. was not one of them – “claiming the feature will help to reduce its associated impacts on mental health and societal pressure.” The experiment hasn’t…
-
Continue reading →: The Pitiful Tale of Bret Stephens, the Two-Line Tweet and Becoming This Week’s Media Bug-abooSilly nuggets like this week’s story about New York Times columnist Bret Stephens probably don’t deserve a blog. But I’m going to give some attention to what we can cheerfully call, “the bedbug incident,” as a cautionary tale for anyone who ends up as the butt of a public joke.…
-
Continue reading →: Another Small Ode to the Late Toni Morrison, and the Importance of Word Choice When BloggingI had de ja vuh like for real this week. But it was nothing new, nothing unfamiliar. Sadly, this won’t be the last time someone says something stupid to me about something race-related. I apologize in advance if that word stupid seems harsh, but it’s getting boring, you know? Well,…
-
Continue reading →: Jay-Z, I Can’t Help but Feel a Little Dodgy about this New NFL DealSo, Jay-Z made a multi-year deal with the NFL that has people doing some serious talking this week. His entertainment company Roc Nation will help the NFL choose performers at league events, and help the organization’s social justice efforts. I’m not one to follow the crowd by any means, but…
-
Continue reading →: Toni Morrison’s Legacy: Be Fearless, Be You, Be BlackI always thought Toni Morrison had the most fabulous swag. The phrase unbothered could have been invented for her, it fit so well. She was always serene. The tiny smile that frequently decorated her lips suggested that she knew what you were going to ask her before you did, and…
-
Continue reading →: Cory Booker, There’s Colloquialism and There’s the Presidential DebateSo, Democratic Presidential candidate and current New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is all over the news this week for his use of a popular colloquialism referencing Kool-Aid – sigh – during the second night of CNN’s Democratic primary debate. It was funny, and he handled the ridicule in the aftermath well.…
-
Continue reading →: How to Check Out for Mental Health Issues If You’re a British MP in a Social Media/Sexual Harassment ScandalOkay, so if one of your employees calls you out publicly – using your Twitter account no less – for being, what was it exactly? Ah: “the most disgustingly morally bankrupt person I have ever had the displeasure of working with”, there’s a few ways you can handle it. You can take…
Hello,
Friends!
Welcome to Treatmebetta, a weekly lifestyle blog for Black women across the diaspora.
Let’s connect
Join our community
Subscribe so you don’t miss a single blog.
