OpEd - Blaqly https://blaqly.com Latest Black News and Gossips Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘This Girl Just F—king Got Here’ — Tami Roman’s Remarks About Daughter’s Girlfriend Ignites LGBTQ+ Debate [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/this-girl-just-f-king-got-here-tami-romans-remarks-about-daughters-girlfriend-ignites-lgbtq-debate-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/this-girl-just-f-king-got-here-tami-romans-remarks-about-daughters-girlfriend-ignites-lgbtq-debate-op-ed/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:44:21 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/this-girl-just-f-king-got-here-tami-romans-remarks-about-daughters-girlfriend-ignites-lgbtq-debate-op-ed/ (L-R) Lyric Anderson, Tami Roman, and Jazz Anderson attend BET+ “Haus of Vicious” S2 Los Angeles Premiere at The London West Hollywood ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/this-girl-just-f-king-got-here-tami-romans-remarks-about-daughters-girlfriend-ignites-lgbtq-debate-op-ed/feed/ 0 4486 How It Feels Without D’Angelo — What I Learned Firsthand From The Musical Messiah Before The World Did [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/how-it-feels-without-dangelo-what-i-learned-firsthand-from-the-musical-messiah-before-the-world-did-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/how-it-feels-without-dangelo-what-i-learned-firsthand-from-the-musical-messiah-before-the-world-did-op-ed/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:10:35 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/how-it-feels-without-dangelo-what-i-learned-firsthand-from-the-musical-messiah-before-the-world-did-op-ed/ Thembisa with D’Angelo taken at Electric Lady Studios on Aug 27, 1999. Courtesy of Thembisa Mshaka This isn’t a eulogy for Michael ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/how-it-feels-without-dangelo-what-i-learned-firsthand-from-the-musical-messiah-before-the-world-did-op-ed/feed/ 0 4332 Locked Up For Cupcakes? A Black Woman Faces Prison Over Food Stamps But The Real Thieves Wear Suits [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/locked-up-for-cupcakes-a-black-woman-faces-prison-over-food-stamps-but-the-real-thieves-wear-suits-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/locked-up-for-cupcakes-a-black-woman-faces-prison-over-food-stamps-but-the-real-thieves-wear-suits-op-ed/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:17:10 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/locked-up-for-cupcakes-a-black-woman-faces-prison-over-food-stamps-but-the-real-thieves-wear-suits-op-ed/ Source: Talia C. Teneyuque Food Stamp Felony Charges / Photo: Mlive.com/screenshot Yet again, the government turns its gaze on the wrong target. Talia ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/locked-up-for-cupcakes-a-black-woman-faces-prison-over-food-stamps-but-the-real-thieves-wear-suits-op-ed/feed/ 0 4243 From Fani Willis To Letitia James: How Trump’s Allies Weaponize the Law Against Black Women [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/from-fani-willis-to-letitia-james-how-trumps-allies-weaponize-the-law-against-black-women-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/from-fani-willis-to-letitia-james-how-trumps-allies-weaponize-the-law-against-black-women-op-ed/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:14:49 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/from-fani-willis-to-letitia-james-how-trumps-allies-weaponize-the-law-against-black-women-op-ed/ Source: Getty Images They came for Fani Willis.They came for Marilyn Mosby.They came for Lisa Cook.And now, they’ve come for Letitia James.  ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/from-fani-willis-to-letitia-james-how-trumps-allies-weaponize-the-law-against-black-women-op-ed/feed/ 0 4179 Cardi Said It Best: We’re Single ‘Til the Rapture— Why Aunties Like Me Are Choosing Peace Over Struggle Love [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/cardi-said-it-best-were-single-til-the-rapture-why-aunties-like-me-are-choosing-peace-over-struggle-love-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/cardi-said-it-best-were-single-til-the-rapture-why-aunties-like-me-are-choosing-peace-over-struggle-love-op-ed/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:19:40 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/cardi-said-it-best-were-single-til-the-rapture-why-aunties-like-me-are-choosing-peace-over-struggle-love-op-ed/ Source: YouTube / Atlantic Records Cardi B said something in her recent sit-down with Angie Martinez that sat in my spirit. She admitted she loves ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/cardi-said-it-best-were-single-til-the-rapture-why-aunties-like-me-are-choosing-peace-over-struggle-love-op-ed/feed/ 0 3702 From Slave Masters To Trump: The Relentless Hunt For Black Women In Power [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/from-slave-masters-to-trump-the-relentless-hunt-for-black-women-in-power-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/from-slave-masters-to-trump-the-relentless-hunt-for-black-women-in-power-op-ed/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:58:12 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/from-slave-masters-to-trump-the-relentless-hunt-for-black-women-in-power-op-ed/ Source: Racist white men have always chased Black women.  In 1835, when Harriet Jacobs tried to carve out dignity from the hell ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/from-slave-masters-to-trump-the-relentless-hunt-for-black-women-in-power-op-ed/feed/ 0 3530 Olivia Pope Energy—Kamala Harris Finally Says The Quiet Part Out Loud About Biden’s Presidency [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/olivia-pope-energy-kamala-harris-finally-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-about-bidens-presidency-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/olivia-pope-energy-kamala-harris-finally-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-about-bidens-presidency-op-ed/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:50:42 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/olivia-pope-energy-kamala-harris-finally-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-about-bidens-presidency-op-ed/ Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty I hope Kamala Harris’ long-overdue acknowledgment of Joe Biden’s doomed reelection bid doesn’t fade too far ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/olivia-pope-energy-kamala-harris-finally-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-about-bidens-presidency-op-ed/feed/ 0 3312 Yes, Black Kids Can Have Nice Things and Still Be Grounded [OP-ED] https://blaqly.com/sub/yes-black-kids-can-have-nice-things-and-still-be-grounded-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/yes-black-kids-can-have-nice-things-and-still-be-grounded-op-ed/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:05:01 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/yes-black-kids-can-have-nice-things-and-still-be-grounded-op-ed/ Source: Deagreez / Getty Every season of childhood joy comes with a side of policing when it comes to Black kids. In ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/yes-black-kids-can-have-nice-things-and-still-be-grounded-op-ed/feed/ 0 2777 From Miscarriage To Manhood: Why Clipse’s New Album Speaks To Black Women Too [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/from-miscarriage-to-manhood-why-clipses-new-album-speaks-to-black-women-too-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/from-miscarriage-to-manhood-why-clipses-new-album-speaks-to-black-women-too-op-ed/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:27:19 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/from-miscarriage-to-manhood-why-clipses-new-album-speaks-to-black-women-too-op-ed/ Acclaimed hip hop duo Clipse, brothers Pusha T and No Malice/ Courtesy of Gabe Tesoriero, Screaming Target LLC I’ve seen so many thinkpiece clips about Clipse, but ...

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]]> https://blaqly.com/sub/from-miscarriage-to-manhood-why-clipses-new-album-speaks-to-black-women-too-op-ed/feed/ 0 2730 ‘Fine’ Isn’t The Goal — Black Breastfeeding Week Calls Us To Give Our Babies Better [Op-Ed] https://blaqly.com/sub/fine-isnt-the-goal-black-breastfeeding-week-calls-us-to-give-our-babies-better-op-ed/ https://blaqly.com/sub/fine-isnt-the-goal-black-breastfeeding-week-calls-us-to-give-our-babies-better-op-ed/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:14:06 +0000 https://blaqly.com/sub/fine-isnt-the-goal-black-breastfeeding-week-calls-us-to-give-our-babies-better-op-ed/ Source: Lemon Photo Every Black millennial parent I know has heard some version of this phrase: “My kids turned out fine.” It’s ...

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