Our foreign neighbor Canada is known for producing unforgettable musical talent like R&B singer/songwriter/actress Deborah Cox, who swore to us…
In the world of gossip, talk ain’t cheap…
What is it about gossip that draws us in? Better yet, how many…
The value system that our society maintains ceases to amaze me. In this crazy world of ours people who deal…
Sylvia Arthur sets out a few inspirational and enlightening facts to get your minds in gear to explore the big…
Ever since Rodney Parker chased me round the playground of P.S.139, past the teeter totter, through the sandbox, all up…
Imagine this…
You’re headed home after a long drawn out lecture in your evening college class. Cruising down the highway in…
A celebrity is a famous person.
A famous person is one who has a widespread reputation usually of a favorable nature.
A…
“No industry is black-owned. Actually, the (NBA) Player’s Association gets 49 percent of the revenue, since most players are black.…
This issue of The Colorful Canvas Files is brought to you by a living legend whose contributions have led to a significant…
My shrink said the strangest thing to me in therapy once. She said she was sorry she’d monopolized so much…
With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…
We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…
Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…
It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…
“Let up the suicide doors. This is my life homey, you decide yours.” – Can’t Tell Me Nothing
Becky is a Caucasian female, notorious for her oral abilities, which set her apart from the rest. Uninhibited and has no reservations about exploring her sexuality.
A mother warns you about boys as a little girl. When you become an adult, she schools you on men.…
Believe it or not, in B.C. (Before Computers) there used to be a time when people used to have to…
I will never forget the moment I realized I wanted to be a writer. It was my junior year in…
The controversy over whether recording artist Usher’s estranged wife Tameka Foster plagiarized when she wrote an opinion piece for the Huffington…
Should women be outraged by hip-hop’s lipstick lesbian loving?
This is a topic I am sure every Black woman has had at one point or another with their group…
We’ve all heard the terms Mama’s Boys and Daddy’s Girls but no one ever mentions Mama’s Girls. They are equivalent to Mama’s…
What do Drake, T.O., and Mekhi Phifer have in common?
Head scarves.
Who hasn’t judged a book by its cover? I think it’s safe to say that we were once guilty of…
Imagine its 12 a.m. and you have just finished watching a re-run of Law & Order, TrueBlood or whatever televised…
The vibe in the place is bananas.
You’ve got your freak’em dress on, and the building is downright electric.
You’re looking good…
With every year that passes, one thing will remain the same. Someone will be faced with the question: Do I…
The only difference is, Vogue didn't apologize for the black face but the airline company did. I...
What you're describing is called a "pattern interrupt"....
Eloquent, but very wrong. The book is good and so is the movie....
No, not an African-Centered one, lovely as that would be. A center-less notion of beauty for the pla...
I haven't seen the movie yet so I can't weigh in on what was good or bad about. I will say though th...