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…
Brilliance is defined as: having or showing great intelligence, talent, and quality. Well, if you’ve ever had the privilege of watching…
Once upon a time (i.e. this past spring), Spike Lee put Tyler Perry on blast:
“Each artist should be allowed to…
I remember way back when… Reminisce with me. Life was less complicated for a youngster. My Huffy Bike was valet’d in the driveway, Saturday morning cartoons were in heavy rotation, Puma wasn’t just an animal at the zoo…
Who can take out a housemaid with a single Smackberry? Who can rock community service hours in New York City’s…
It seems like every week a new skin care cream hits the shelf. Products for frown lines, laugh lines, crows…
Talent aside (ahem), there have been very few celebrities who warrant as much media coverage as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Sure,…
You can kill the revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution. – Fred Hampton, Nov. 3, 1969
This week I came across…
The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of…
I remember when I was in high school. When it came to fitting in with all the different peer groups…
Have you ever come across a group of juveniles whose fundraising practices consist of canvassing commercial hubs, or expressway entry…
Do you remember the Cosby’s, A Different World, Martin and, my all time favorite, TGIF? These 90’s shows seem to be nothing…
If I were to ask every single woman on earth if she desires to be married one day, the answer…
When was the last time you called yourself the F-word?
Freak? Fornicator?
No – Feminist.
Feminist is not something that you’ll hear…
Do you remember the infamous “Good and Bad” hair showdown in Spike Lee’s, School Daze? I was a freshman in…
Many people remember Free as one half of what made “106 & Park” so successful. Beautiful, funky, and outspoken, Free…
If you think that this is a piece attempting to shatter all your highly held ideals, then you’re half-right. But…
Oreo – Disparaging and Offensive
A black person who is regarded as having adopted the attitudes, values and behavior thought to…
Should you tell her…
Scenario:
You’re out with some friends at a bar early Friday evening. It’s happy hour, so the room…
There are luminaries that grace us with their presence every now and then, like shooting stars across the sky: They…
“Get back on the boat,” is what they used to tell me. “Why do you speak like that?” is what…
merie is as talented as she is beautiful as she is smart. In an age where singers are plucked from high school after posting videos…
India Arie said it best, “Brown Skin, I love to see your brown skin, I can’t tell where yours begins,…
Artist, Dawn Okoro’s, childhood passion is quickly manifesting into a promising career as she settles into New York City–a sojourn…
In this high-tech age of internet bios and usernames and user profiles, it’s easy to divulge intimate knowledge and information…
During the early part of this decade, sistergirl had the distinction of being the only African-American actress with enough steelo…
Thank you, thank you, thank you! It is so heartwarming to read everyone's positive comments. Belki...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN , I DATED A BLACK WOMAN AND TRIED SO HARD TO MAKE IT WORK, GUESS WHAT? SHE RUIN...
Peeing on a girl and beating your girlfriend up is way different from worshipping Satan. Why? becaus...
Taking african fabric and putting it on vintage silhouettes. Yea nothing new......
Not feelin the look at all, but I love me some Angie Stone, so I will be purchasing the new CD....