Happy Black-Ass Women’s History Month! 🎉
Welcome to the 36th installment of This Black-Ass Life! For Women’s History Month, we want to share a small, but mighty list of bad ass Black-Ass women we honor this month.
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l. The Facts
Bad Bitch Contest, You In First Place
Gayle King, who has been in the journalism game for decades (she and Oprah met in the newsroom!), showed us how a professional handles an explosive liar like Robert.
Serena taught us to dream big and that denim cut-offs and fishnet leggings are a thing so act accordingly.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter and her husband accepted a Brit award while honoring Meghan Markle, who is getting all the hate for no reason. The Carters got your back and so do we, Meghan.
Senator Stephanie flowers put us ALL. ON. HER. BACK. and stood her ground against a racist-ass stand your ground proposal.
If you’re not Chloe x Halle hive, you should be. They’re wonderful singers and hilarious on Grown-ish.
We also want to take a moment to highlight inventors who make our lives much easier:
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson whose research enabled others to invent the portable fax, touch-tone telephone, solar cells, fiber optic cables, and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting.
We have Marie Van Brittan Brown to thank for the modern home security system.
Read this interview with Madam C.J. Walker’s great-great-granddaughter on her legacy.
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner and her sister, Mildred, revolutionized menstrual pads by inventing the sanitary belt. Also please get into this icon!
ll. Other Things
Thank God for Bad Bitches, but fuck all this other shit.
F you to the fuck-ass “benefactors” who keep bailing R Kelly out. I (Jumoke ) wish you all a slow and painful demise by dysentery.
F you to anti-vaxxers. Not vaccinating your children is child abuse. PERIODT!
F you to those stressing out Ilhan Omar. She is not the face of hate. Cut it out with that mess!
F you to Daylight-Saving Time cause it literally makes no sense. Give us our hour of sleep back!
Finally, F you to Kelly Rowland for having a perfect fro and being a walking fabletics commercial. NO ONE GETS TO BE THAT PERFECT.
Special Announcement (Jumoke)
A bad bitch was born today. An icon of digital media. A Georgian with a heart of gold. Her name? Mitu.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MITU!! May you read all the books your hearts desire today and forevermore!
Our Black-Ass song of the week (Mitu):
Megan Thee Stallion DID THAT with Big Ole Freak - music, hair, outfits, dancers, dearth of men present, PERFECTION.
Things we are looking forward to / things we are not looking forward to:
I (Jumoke) look forward to reading Yes She Can, a new collection of essays about young women who served in the Obama Administration. My friend Taylor contributed an essay and Yara Shaidi wrote the forward. BUY THE BOOK!
I (Mitu) look forward to more episodes of Will Smith’s Bucket List because it’s overwhelmingly charming and fun.
lll. Text from a Black-Ass Dad
Inspirational words for the work week from Tobi’s dad.
Stay Black, thrive, channel Megan Thee Stallion, and we’ll hit your inbox next on March 25.