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…
To be or not to be. That is the question.
William Shakesphere’s most oft-recited phrase is back with a vengeance with…
“The Angry Black Woman can be identified by her attitude, her conversation and sometimes, even her body language. Sometimes it’s…
The morning after you’ve had sex with someone for the first time can be one of the most sobering moments…
When it comes to the science of music, art is an eruption of continual ingenuity; so if you hear the…
Dear Debra Lee,
I’m Janita Patrick, a 15-year-old African-American female from Cincinnati. Recently, I watched the 2009 BET Awards and felt the strongest urge to reach out to the program.
Life as an up and coming R&B starlet can be tough – the crazy hours spent in the studio working…
Let me get personal for a sec…
We’ve all had that “perfect” love that came into our lives, swept through our…
He was, in a word, magic. Magic Michael. From the soles of his loafered feet to the top of his…
Now question: Is every nigga with dreads for the cause? Is every nigga with golds for the fall? Naw. So…
Who among us would deny such great utility and pleasure? Too much of anything is never a good thing, unless you consider too much air or money a bad thing.
If there was an extra “t” at the end of the word “but”, I would expect your answer to be…
You might not know Derek Blanks, but you know his work. You’ve seen his photos in numerous magazines. His work…
Love is grand…dating not so much, but according to author and television personality, Abiola Abrams dating doesn’t have to be…
Like a bottle of fine wine Ginuwine is back with new music and smoother, sexier moves than before. No longer…
Thank you, thank you, thank you! It is so heartwarming to read everyone's positive comments. Belki...
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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....