A Lesson Before Love
Before you fall in love, there is a lesson you must learn. That’s the premise of the independent film, Lesson Before Love, written and directed by filmmaker, Dui Jarrod. The film, which is making waves in the cinema world has been selected as Best Drama in the San Diego Black Film Festival and most recently, … Read more
Beyonce 101: I Think I’ll Pass
Today BlackVoices reported that a Rutgers University will offer a course on Beyonce. Just a few months after hubby, Jay-Z became the subject of a course at Georgetown University, taught by Michael Eric Dyson, now she’s to be the center of attention for an entire semester, as if college girls can get enough of her … Read more
Lessons from Love and Hip Hop
For the past two months, reality television buffs have been engulfed by the second season of Love & Hip Hop —whether we’ve wanted to or not. The original cast of girlfriends, baby mamas and singers-to-be were joined by three more ladies to serve up what we hate to love: DRAMA. From knock-out fights to more … Read more
Jay-Z’s Influence on Hip-Hop and Family
You can all stop salivating (for now). Jay-Z and Beyonce’s little bundle of joy, Blue Ivy Carter, made her debut on Saturday in New York City. After only 48 hours in the world, her birth has incited outrage after causing a couple to be unable to see their newborn twins, and now, tears of joy … Read more
10 Commandments for 2012
Everyone is getting ready for “their year” again in hopes of all things new from bodies, to thoughts processes, relationships, financial matters and so on . We go on and on about our resolutions and about what we will don’t. Let’s talk about what we shouldn’t do. For the glorious year of 2012, THOU SHALT … Read more
Why This Black Girl Isn’t Offended by “Sh*t Black Girls Say”
Last week was a week for the books in 2011 for me. I wasn’t feeling like myself and secretly wished someone would give me a cape so I could jump of my second floor window of my office. If I could snap my fingers, I’d be anywhere but at work doing mail-outs, but my #1 … Read more
Dealing With the C-Word
At some point, in a familial, platonic or romantic relationship, whether it’s the demise of one or the fact that one was never cultivated, the c-word is often thrown around: closure. After a woman goes on that date, answers that phone call or text that, unbeknownst to her, was the last, she often vents on … Read more
Sun in the Sky, You Know How I Feel: Men Who’ve Let Themselves Go
While reading Man Wife & Dog some weeks back, I came across a post about AskMen.com and Cosmopolitan’s Great Male Survey 2011 and Great Female Survey. Results indicate that 47 percent of men would leave their significant other over weight gain, whereas only 20 percent of women would leave their partner. I read this just after seething … Read more
Exploring the “Girl Crush”
Last month Essence revealed its fall issue with none other than Tracee Ellis Ross as the cover girl. Nevermind the men who once tuned in to Girlfriends, if only to gawk at her backside. It was women who were swooning over her big, fluffy curls, her It-Girl fashion sense and her well-toned body. In less … Read more
4 Things We Get Too Excited About
America, my country, tis of Thee, sweet land of liberty…and of obsession. Yes, this nation is obsessed with any and everything possible. Technology and social media have shown our obsessive nature in 3D. Don’t believe? How often to do you check your cell phone for news, information or updates? Don’t worry…I’ll wait. Sometimes it’s just … Read more
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