Only Black Kids in the Class

His brother catfished him, so he got revenge by making his brother’s girlfriend think a proposal was coming on Valentine’s Day. She’d been waiting six years. There was no ring. It’s Back to School Night, and Honor Roll joins the Sawyers for some petty tales. We’re talking bridesmaids who secretly changed their dresses, a girlfriend who threw her boyfriend’s phone into the ocean, and a friendship d...

His mom kicked him out into subzero weather on Christmas, then months later reached out...not to apologize, but to ask his band to play her wedding for free. That family is first into the Principal’s Office. We’re also talking about a daughter who had to reduce her mother’s allowance when daycare hit the budget, and a dad whose girlfriend treated his own daughter like a guest in his new home. When...

A cookout where even the to-go containers are Black-owned? Now THAT is attention to detail. This time, we're on the side of the internet that makes us laugh, cheers people on, and occasionally reminds us which jobs we could never do. From a fully Black-owned cookout to fishing adventures, a crane operator working way too high in the sky, people stopping traffic just by walking past, and a doct...

He brought his own dinner. Then his mother brought a folder. A Reddit story about kicking out a sister’s boyfriend turns into a family intervention, printed dietary rules, and a demand for a do-over dinner. By the time the folder comes out, we have questions about everybody involved. Then, a husband wants to skip his sister-in-law’s wedding for Australia, and a fiancée wants her man to stop cookin...

She said it was a girls trip. Then he saw the text. Now he’s trying to figure out what that means for the woman he’s supposed to marry. This week in Principal’s Office, we’re getting into a story that puts trust, loyalty, and wedding plans in the same uncomfortable conversation. Because “you’re taking it the wrong way” only gets you so far when the message is right there. Classmates, could you sti...

One man will listen to the same story fifteen times because that is his home girl. Another friend agrees to feed the rabbits and immediately loses control of the situation. A protective friend is ready to confront everybody who ever made you cry, and one overnight favor somehow becomes school drop-off duty. Then a woman watches strangers’ relationship drama online and becomes more jealous, suspici...

Apparently, having no kids means you’re supposed to buy gifts for everybody else’s. A brother volunteers a child-free couple to buy Christmas gifts for the whole family’s children. When they say no, he tells them not to come to Christmas. This week on Only Black Kids in the Class , we’re getting into families who think your money, time, and choices belong to them. A sister refuses to take no for a...

An 18-year-old stranger called and said she thought he might be her father. The DNA test was a 50% match, and months later he crossed the Atlantic to hug his daughter for the first time. Which Good Human on the Docket gets the gold star this week?

A family starts a towering fire beside the trees while everybody stands around watching. Then a 15-year-old turns midnight into cooking hour, a honey-bun challenge goes exactly how you would expect, and a Jamaican uncle has thoughts about an Arctic milestone. The Sawyers react to the funny, chaotic, and unexpectedly sweet sides of family life, including a 98-year-old grandfather who still logs his...

A bride says her sister-in-law posted a photo of her crying in her wedding dress. Her fiancé saw it before the wedding. Then her own mother told her to be more forgiving. We follow the updates from the dress photo to a family money dispute, then hear both sides of a wedding argument about a male best friend and whose traditions get included. Plus, we try Quest Loaded Taco chips and Me & the Be...

He told his friend the wedding started at 10 AM. It actually started at noon. He just wanted two hours of free setup labor. When the lie came out, his friend refused to help. Was walking away the right response, or should he have helped anyway? OBK are grading three celebrations that turned into traps: • A groom lies about the wedding time to get free labor • A fake birthday becomes a fight over f...

One friend arrived in Cabo with only $135.53. Her payment apps suddenly stopped working when the dinner bill came, and the birthday girl had already been covering her expenses. Then another traveler waited until the group was overseas to admit she had brought no spending money. A third friend canceled a cruise the night before departure and wanted her nonrefundable $500 back. The Sawyers react to...

A teenager destroys her aunt’s $20,000 coat for a prank, and her mother says the aunt’s wealthy husband can replace it. That is only the first family member who thinks somebody else’s money, labor, or patience belongs to them. This week, the Classmates are grading The Family Tax: • A niece films herself ruining a $20,000 coat, then the adults argue over who should pay. • A mother makes the women a...

Her parents planned to leave the house and savings to her older sister, then asked her to handle the medical decisions, finances, and paperwork. She finally refused the job and walked away. Who belongs in the Principal's Office: the parents, the sister, or the daughter who stopped carrying the family? Today's cases: • Parents leave the support to one daughter and the responsibility to the...

His wife bought a brand-new Kia and tried to fill the tank using two green cans from the shed. One problem: the cans contained diesel. The Sawyers react to husbands who do not play about their wives, a firefighter discovering that Pilates is not easy, spouses who cannot sleep without each other, a coffee order gone completely wrong, and what it actually takes to build a lasting marriage. Classmate...

She put an iPad in his car, found it outside another woman’s home, and took the car with her spare key. Then he called to say it had been stolen while he was visiting his brother. On this episode of Only Black Kids in the Class, an Ask the Black Kids submission turns a second chance into a missing-car situation. But is getting even keeping her stuck in the same relationship? It’s our first Back to...

Every other Saturday, he left to spend time with his daughter. He sent updates, described their activities, and even claimed she stayed overnight. Then his girlfriend contacted the child’s mother and learned the entire year of visits had been fabricated. Only Black Kids in the Class also discuss a father who wanted to take his six-year-old into red-flag ocean conditions, whether respecting your sp...

In this episode of OBK Reacts, we’re getting into food, cooking, sharing, marriage, family dinner rules, and the disrespect that can come with all of it. Who should make the plates? Do you keep cooking for somebody who throws your food away? Is buying your favorite meal while the family is gone selfish or smart? And how many family secrets can one grandma expose at a cookout?  Classmates, tell us...

A shopper thinks she is stopping a teenager from committing credit-card fraud. The teenager says she has permission, shows matching identification, and pays another way after the shopper threatens to call police. Reddit’s verdict was brutal. This week, we are reading five Reddit titles before seeing the details and locking in our first answers. A man scares a waitress so he can compliment her, a g...

Her brother left his kids on her doorstep for free babysitting. One problem: she wasn’t even in town. Robert and Mrs. Sawyer are sending entitled relatives to the Principal’s Office. This episode also includes a sister who thinks $55 covers two months of childcare and a family that gets angry when its go-to babysitter finally says no. Who was wrong? Drop your verdict in the comments. New Principal...

Sometimes you watch something and immediately think, “Yeah… this was made by somebody who KNOWS us.” From Kyla Pratt and an incredible Black LEGO artist to a Vaseline commercial that unlocked some memories, Druski at the BET Awards, and Keke Palmer dropping gems, this one gave us a lot to talk about. It turned into a bigger conversation about what happens when Black people get to see ourselves rep...

How many locations can a wedding reception have before the guests are allowed to go home? One couple sends their guests across Los Angeles to four different stops in almost 100-degree heat, with the actual bar and dance floor waiting at the final location. Then Robert and Mrs. Sawyer get into a bride expecting Maid of Honor work from the friend she did not give the title to, and a bridesmaid who s...

Her ex cheated on her. Years later, her husband says it may be the best thing that ever happened to them. Robert and Mrs. Sawyer read four Reddit stories with endings that are sweeter than they sound: the betrayal that led to a better marriage, a sibling carrying more responsibility than she should, parents who stop cooking for ungrateful kids, and a kiss between two moms that changes everything....

Dating requires patience, discernment, and apparently a measuring tape. 😭 From people lying before the first date even starts to behavior that made us question where folks find this level of confidence, the AUDACITY was at an all time high. Classmates, what’s the wildest thing somebody has lied about before or during a date? And keep sending us the internet foolishness you want us to react to. Yo...

Class is back in session, and apparently selling your house doesn’t mean you have to stop harvesting the fruit. 😭 We react to a previous homeowner who keeps coming back to pick fruit from trees she no longer owns, a parent who deeply regrets teaching their baby sign language, someone who put their HEAD inside a fishbowl before their daughter was born, and a dad who accidentally devastated his dau...