Droppin’ Jewels with The Madd Hatta
Everybody loves AI. Everybody wants the smart phone, the smart house, the smart everything. But here’s the part nobody talks about. Somebody has to keep all that AI running. And that somebody might be your neighborhood. Memphis City Council just took the first step toward a one year pause on permits for new data centers. […]
Stephen A. Smith has made a career out of giving people the business. Athletes, coaches, executives and politicians have all caught that smoke. But now the National Association of Black Journalists is asking whether his biggest microphone has been especially rough on Black women. At its 2026 convention in Atlanta, NABJ gave Smith its annual […]
Your boss is not your friend. It doesn’t mean the relationship is bad. Y’all can laugh, share lunch and like each other. But never forget the job comes first. Your boss is responsible for managing your performance, recommending pay and sometimes deciding whether your position survives. That changes the relationship, no matter how friendly it […]
Marriage ain’t 50/50. It’s two people giving one hundred percent, every single day, even when life gets hard. “Meeting in the middle” sounds good, but marriage is not a business deal where everybody tracks what they put in. Half-effort plus half-effort can leave a relationship running on fumes, with both people wondering why the house […]
Let’s talk about co-signing, because this is one of those things that sounds simple until somebody stops paying. A friend, family member or somebody you care about comes to you and says, “I just need your name on it.” They may tell you they can handle the payments. They may promise you will never have […]
Netflix is taking us back to Hillman College, and Black social media already has the new class on academic probation. The new A Different World premieres September 24, exactly 39 years after the original show debuted. Let me clear this up first. This is a sequel, not a remake. The story follows Deborah Wayne, the […]
Your boss is toxic. You think they hate you. And you know what? You might be right. LaMiriam Johnson, an advocate for psychological safety in the workplace, broke down five reasons why. So listen up. This ain’t just talk either. A study from the American Psychological Association found nearly 1 in 5 workers say their […]
Your friends are a reflection of your standards, whether you want to admit it or not. Now, I am not saying dump everybody who has ever made a bad relationship decision. We would all lose some friends. I am saying pay attention to who you let speak into your life. Because research says the people […]
It’s the conversation nobody wants to have. Ever! Life insurance. I know, Talking about your final day feels heavy. It ain’t a sexy topic. But you know what’s heavier? Leaving your family holding the bag with nothing to cover it. That’s the real weight right there. Here’s the truth. Life insurance is love. Plain and […]
Now THIS is what I call ownership. Beyoncé has spent decades showing us what it looks like to control the stage. Now she is making the same move in business. On August 10, LVMH confirmed Beyoncé bought out its stake in SirDavis Whisky, giving Houston superstar full ownership of the brand she launched with Moët […]
Honesty at work is risky, but silence breeds more silence. Speak up or lose the last voice of truth.
“That’s just not my love language” can’t be your answer every time your partner needs something from you. At some point, that stops being a personality trait and starts sounding like an excuse with good branding. The whole idea behind love languages was supposed to help you understand how your partner receives love. It wasn’t […]