Last night held some interesting choices for TV and I was so busy, sleepy and disoriented from the time change that I was unable to see it all, from Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Whitney Houston’s daughter and family to Magic Johnson’s documentary chronicling the journey of his life with HIV 20 years later to the train wreck that is Real Housewives of Atlanta. I was able to get through

I’ve written about the film Invisible Children by the organization of the same name a few times over the past week, and there is no shortage of conversations happening about whether or not the film–which now has nearly 60 million views on YouTube–will actually help people in Uganda. Perhaps I’m jaded, and perhaps I was just feeling some type of way about Russel using his cute white kid to contrast the

No, I’m not high, but I’m looking forward to meeting my Wiz. Rock with me for a second. Growing up, little girls are taught to expect their Prince Charming. From nursery rhymes to those Disney flicks, we’re told that one day–when we least expect him–our very own Prince Charming will come and whisk us off to our happily ever after. It takes about 12 years (if you’re lucky) of girlhood

NOT TRUE! “Are you married? Do you have a man? Do you have kids? Why not? You don’t want one/any?” Every time I’m hit with one or more of the above questions, and especially with the last one, I cringe. And I cry inside. Somehow though I have found great satisfaction, freedom and contentment with my life as a true single (no mate OR kids), it feels most often, that

In conversation the other day, I found myself referring to a certain illiterate, day glow suit wearing R&B singer’s fan base as “40+ year old Aunties”.  While I use the term “Auntie” pretty freely, I figured there were some folks that were unfamiliar as to who these women are.  So, let’s discuss, shall we?? Aunties…  Yes, the term may evoke images of hugs, cash laden birthday cards and privileges not

Last night at the 84th annual Academy Awards, the stars lit up the red carpet in true Hollywood fashion. While many oogled the designer dresses, jewelry, and stars, black Twitter (and the Negro-net) was steadily giving props to Viola Davis for her “bold” choice to rock her natural hair on Hollywood’s biggest night. While white folks didn’t seem to care, Twitter, Facebook, and blogs lit up with stories about how FAB

  Just a mere 6 days ago, we witnessed the Homegoing of arguably one of our greatest treasures in music and popular culture. Whitney Elizabeth Houston, R&B and Pop Superstar was found dead in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room the night before the Grammy Awards, February 11, 2012. There was a collective mourning on Facebook, Twitter, on the street and in the blogosphere from Saturday afternoon clear

I was watching Cosby the other day on YouTube when I ran across an episode about dating. Titled, ‘Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Astoria,’ this episode examines that age old problem of where to find someone who actually stacks up to your ever-growing list of “must haves.” After Erica (Hilton aka Bill Cosby’s daughter) comes home from a night of clubbing, she shares her horror stories of trying

Let’s have a little chat about a little movie that came out a little while ago, shall we? “Just Wright” is a romantic comedy/sports flick that was released in 2010, starring rapper-cum-actor Dana “Queen Latifah” Owens and rapper-cum-actor-cum-resident Drake hater Lonnie “Common Sense” Lynn.  Also in the cast, Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, James Pickens, Jr., Pam Grier and an All-Star roster of NBA star cameos. Here’s my version of the

When I first heard Chris Brown and Rihanna would be teaming up for a new track, my first thought was…WTF would she do that for? I mean, on one level I get it. Having Chris Brown, the man who left her bloody and running for her life, on a track is “shocking.” And since “the incident,” the self-proclaimed rude gal has seemed to go out of her way to cultivate a