Happy (?) Black-Ass 2022!
Welcome to This Black-Ass Life and the last one for the year! Indulge us in a trip down Black-Ass memory lane with some of our favorite 2022 newsletters.
I. The Facts
A few takes:
Black-Ass Allies (lol) features our single favorite “the world is upside down” video. 🎵a ba dee ba dee ba do bo🎶
We got to look at pretty dresses with some of our favorite Black-ass gowns in recent red carpet memory in Beautiful Gowns, Beautiful Black-Ass Gowns.
How To Get An Abortion serves as a guide and reminder that abortion still is available.
Take a trip into the Black Manosphere and Black incels with Another Sad Love Song (Toni Braxton feat. This Black-Ass Life).
America. America has a problem. With anti-fatness. Read “Kiss My Fat [Black] Ass” - Tyra Banks.
We sang, “Bye-Bye, BIPOC,” in honor of specificity.
Lament the dating scene with us in Popeyes Parking Lots of Love.
Last but not least, we asked y’all in January if it was Black-Ass Quittin’ Time yet.
A few takes outside the newsletter. Your girls were published!
For The Cut, we wrote Ketanji Brown Jackson Is More Than Your Meme on weird internet culture and expectations placed on a Black woman’s face.
For HuffPost, we wrote A Love Letter To The Only Black Person In The Room on how silly, trifling, and isolating work culture can be.
We might have another lil’ something in the works. Watch this space, as they say!
What can my Black ass do?
Forward this newsletter so other people can learn and laugh and be mad sometimes with us, too!
II. Other Things
Black-ass happenings: We love Megan. We believe Megan.
Megan had one of the best rap albums this year.
This talent gave us a repro rights anthem.
Megan hosted SNL and was superb.
She was also phenomenal on P-Valley.
Megan is officially in the MCU as HERSELF with her She-Hulk appearance.
The hot girl coach made history in the Forbes 30 Under 30.
Our Black-Ass song(s) of the week (Jumoke):
A Christmas offering: O Come All Ye Faithful, and non-Christmas offering: Wonder Woman.
Things we look forward to:
I (Jumoke) look forward to eating and eating some more at my mama house.
I (Mitu) am host for Christmas this year, and I look forward to all the cooking.
lll. Mispronunciation from a Black-Ass Parent
Have you had your bowl of kwake yet?
Stay Black, have a snack, and take a nap today. We'll hit your inbox next in 2023!