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AI 'Could Kill All Humans' ... Hmmm, So What's On Real Housewives Right Now?
Bravo, Bravo, Effing, Bravo! Featured

AI 'Could Kill All Humans' ... Hmmm, So What's On Real Housewives Right Now?

Researchers at Anthropic are worried that AI could kill us all, but The Snob doesn't know what to do, so she's going to watch some Bravo instead.
09 Sep 2026 6 min read
The Creation of Labor Day Was A Triumph, But Today's Jobless Rate Is A Tragedy
Class War Featured

The Creation of Labor Day Was A Triumph, But Today's Jobless Rate Is A Tragedy

To paraphrase Guns n' Roses—Welcome to Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," it gets worse here every day. You learn to live like an animal in the U.S. where we play.
08 Sep 2026 7 min read
Black Snob Is, Black Snob Ain't
Snips & Snobs Featured

Black Snob Is, Black Snob Ain't

The Snob has been back for a month now, and it feels so good! But it's time for some housekeeping ... and some updates!
03 Sep 2026 5 min read
Hermes Doesn't Need Your Money
Fashion Featured

Hermes Doesn't Need Your Money

But so many talented Black designers do. Don't ignore them this New York Fashion Week.
02 Sep 2026 5 min read
How to Die Alone With All 15 of Your Cats, Daejon Love Edition
Everybody Panic!

How to Die Alone With All 15 of Your Cats, Daejon Love Edition

My cat died in 2016, y'all. So I'm really dying alone this time! Or not.
01 Sep 2026 8 min read
BK Loves MJ Caps A Dreamy Summer of Black Joy In Brooklyn
Black Excellence

BK Loves MJ Caps A Dreamy Summer of Black Joy In Brooklyn

On 'days like this,' nobody wants 'to be startin something,' unless it's to start having fun because it's summer again in Brooklyn.
31 Aug 2026 5 min read
'The Great Regression' Needs A Better Soundtrack
Music

'The Great Regression' Needs A Better Soundtrack

Sometimes you want music that'll make you "Fight the Power," but right now I just need some songs that tell me I'm not crazy.
27 Aug 2026 4 min read
Goodbye to Dolly Parton and All the Divas Who Raised Me
Divas

Goodbye to Dolly Parton and All the Divas Who Raised Me

As beautiful as she was smart, Dolly Parton loved children and suffered no fools, just like a real 'diva.'
26 Aug 2026 5 min read
Karen Attiah Won, Anti-Fascist Spider-Man Rocks Racist in Minneapolis and More 'Good News'
Good News

Karen Attiah Won, Anti-Fascist Spider-Man Rocks Racist in Minneapolis and More 'Good News'

The world may look bleak, but there's always some 'Good News.'
25 Aug 2026 6 min read
Dresses & Drama: How Undiagnosed ADHD Made Me Shop Until I Dropped
Mental Health

Dresses & Drama: How Undiagnosed ADHD Made Me Shop Until I Dropped

I used to think I was bad with money until I read the signs of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and realized I was set up for failure by my flawed brain chemistry.
24 Aug 2026 10 min read
How 'Careless,' Mediocre Leadership Destroyed Media
Journalism

How 'Careless,' Mediocre Leadership Destroyed Media

"They were careless people—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness... and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
24 Aug 2026 2 min read
Ditch the Instant Noodles and Upgrade Your Chicken Ramen, Restaurant-Style
Recipes

Ditch the Instant Noodles and Upgrade Your Chicken Ramen, Restaurant-Style

Don't sleep on Sun Noodle! It's the frozen ramen enhancement you've been searching for!
24 Aug 2026 5 min read
I Think I Know Why Harry and Meghan Are Leaving America
Duchess of Sussex

I Think I Know Why Harry and Meghan Are Leaving America

Why would a biracial Black woman with a working uterus want to leave America? The Snob has some ideas.
20 Aug 2026 4 min read
Success Is An Empty Room
Class War

Success Is An Empty Room

Meritocracy is a myth you tell the poor and disenfranchised to make them think their woes lie solely within them.
19 Aug 2026 8 min read
The Snob Went to Cabo, Everyone Else Went to NABJ, Except Stephen A. Smith, Who Was Clowned By NABJ
Snips & Snobs

The Snob Went to Cabo, Everyone Else Went to NABJ, Except Stephen A. Smith, Who Was Clowned By NABJ

Nobody wins when the (Black media) family feuds, and other hot topics.
18 Aug 2026 5 min read
Jason Arday, the Myth of Meritocracy and the Perils of Being 'Twice As Good'
Career

Jason Arday, the Myth of Meritocracy and the Perils of Being 'Twice As Good'

Your best is never good enough in a game that's rigged.
17 Aug 2026 9 min read
Who's Afraid of the Black Elite? What the Discourse Around Martha's Vineyard Gets Wrong
Black Excellence

Who's Afraid of the Black Elite? What the Discourse Around Martha's Vineyard Gets Wrong

It's August, which means a bunch of people are "discovering" that Black people "summer" in Martha's Vineyard again!
13 Aug 2026 6 min read
'Strange Fruit' In Mississippi, The Black Snob Pod, and Celebs Who Blocked Me: Real Housewives Edition
Snips & Snobs

'Strange Fruit' In Mississippi, The Black Snob Pod, and Celebs Who Blocked Me: Real Housewives Edition

In this week's Snips & Snobs, we take a peek into Black Mississippi's history of radical resilience; talk about my new video podcast, THE BLACK SNOB POD; and ask Nene Leakes to please unblock me!
12 Aug 2026 9 min read
The Lettuce and the Folks Who Regulate It Are Trying to Kill Us
Recipes

The Lettuce and the Folks Who Regulate It Are Trying to Kill Us

Can't eat lettuce. Can't eat jalapeños. Can't eat kale. And I definitely can't eat the bagged salad. It's almost like elections have consequences!
11 Aug 2026 5 min read
Danielle Belton Is Still 'The Black Snob'
THE BLACK SNOB

Danielle Belton Is Still 'The Black Snob'

I'm back, I'm snobbier than ever, and you have my friend Wendy to thank. Let's get into The Black Snob 2.0!
10 Aug 2026 7 min read
HuffPost: 'Her Teacher Was A Klansman,' Two Sisters On the Death of Nolan Wells
Racism

HuffPost: 'Her Teacher Was A Klansman,' Two Sisters On the Death of Nolan Wells

A story about that one time in St. Louis when my sister found out her teacher was a Klansman. Now live on HuffPost.
05 Aug 2026 3 min read
From 'Imposter' to Doing the 'Impossible': Reframing Imposter Syndrome
Mental Health

From 'Imposter' to Doing the 'Impossible': Reframing Imposter Syndrome

Did it ever occur to you that maybe you're not the imposter, but everyone else you're comparing yourself to might be? It's time for us to reframe this "syndrome."
31 Jul 2026 3 min read
Ebony & Orchid's 'Bloom Brunch' Grows In Brooklyn
Ebony and Orchid

Ebony & Orchid's 'Bloom Brunch' Grows In Brooklyn

Ebony & Orchid continues to "bloom" with a Sunday brunch where women came together to build community.
30 Jul 2026 4 min read
'Ebony & Orchid' Blooms in Harlem
Events

'Ebony & Orchid' Blooms in Harlem

Ebony & Orchid, created by Danielle Belton and Junny Ann Hibbert, is a sisterhood where you may enter as strangers, but leave as friends.
29 Oct 2025 3 min read
Your Host Gets 'Messy' About Journalism and Bipolar Disorder with The Messy Parts Podcast
Mental Health

Your Host Gets 'Messy' About Journalism and Bipolar Disorder with The Messy Parts Podcast

Twenty years ago, bipolar disorder almost took me out of the game. Fast forward to last month, I sat down with Maryam Banikarim and her Messy Parts podcast to discuss my journey in journalism as someone who lives every day with this illness.
13 Oct 2025 2 min read
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