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Continue reading →: Kara Walker is fierce #art #beauty
My girl Kristy just took me to see her exhibit Rise Up Ye Mighty Race! at the Art Institute. I. Loved. It. I’ve never reacted so strongly to art before. And I try, but I’m a biscuit away being an art philistine. Still, how did I not know about this…
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Continue reading →: #Women Are Out of Order
Author and self-help guru Iyanla Vanzant is in the news over comments she made in an interview with MadameNoire Magazine. Vanzant had the temerity to suggest that women, black women in particular, are “out of order.” One pearls she offers: “There is no reason for us to continue to have…
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Continue reading →: Everybody Loves Justin
Justin’s gon’ let you know, EVERYBODY loves him. Even shorties who see him on the street are compelled to break out and dance. LOL One of my buddies pointed out that the club and street scenes are a little…light, but I said, hey. The fact that he’s got a bunch…
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Continue reading →: Obama a Global George Zimmerman? Really?
When the Trayvon verdict came down a week ago, my first thought was, I need to write about this. It’s news. I should be tendering an opinion. I am a member of the media, after all. But somehow I couldn’t. I couldn’t summon one ounce of passion over the verdict.…
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Continue reading →: #Temptation – All Things Pretty and Shiny…
…are not good in Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, which came out on Redbox this week. I saw it last night, and talk about an impression! I was literally shook by the end of the film. Shook, I tell you! I’m a huge Perry fan, and this…
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Continue reading →: Paula Deen Used the N Word…And?
I don’t know why everyone is so shocked that a near 70-year-old Southern white woman used the N word. She’s probably using it like the F-bomb right about now. However, I am glad Food Network decided not to renew her contract – not because I’m interested in punishing her; I…
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Continue reading →: Donny Hathaway: Adult Pacifier
I’ve been on a serious Donny Hathaway kick lately. I knew who he was, of course, that he died young under mysterious and tragic circumstances, but I only knew his musical standards: A Song For You, I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know. This joint, Giving Up, is just…
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Continue reading →: This is How You Work a Room
Regina Hall is playing with the male cast of Think Like a Man like a veteran flirt, and they are thoroughly enjoying every moment.
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Continue reading →: Mimi is Beautiful—ly Airbrushed
Mariah’s still on top and fabulous at 40. This is a coop/milestone for Miguel. I’m really enjoying watching – and listening – to his career.






