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Dear Tamara: I am going crazy! I found a condom in my daughter’s purse. I don’t know if I am more angry or afraid! She is only sixteen years old. I had no idea she was sexually active. I had my first child when I was sixteen, I am not ready to be a grandmother [...]
The “It” Factor: The internet is allowing people to push forward their ideas and talents in ways like never before, and no place is that more evident than on YouTube. With over 800 million users worldwide who watch 4 billion hours of programming the video sharing website is the industry leader in the distribution of [...]
Incognito’s Bluey takes a ‘Leap of Faith’ with his first solo album release on Shanachie *“It was more like a lightening bolt,” said Bluey, founding member of the internationally known band Incognito about his solo release “Leap of Faith” on the Shanachie imprint. “I hadn’t done a solo album…I’ve thought about it. I always have [...]
*It’s about time Bill Maher responded to Wayne Brady. Not because he owes Brady any sort of explanation or apology for his previous jokes about Brady’s supposed lacking Black male fortitude. Maher needs to respond because he has never been reticent to respond to the likes of a Donald Trump or a Sarah Palin. Man [...]
Tyler Perry GAY Another Day?! It’s no secret that a lot of people believe Tyler Perry is gay. We don’t know if he is or isn’t. T’aint nobody’s business one way or the other. That being said, Walter Lee Hampton II is making an a$$ of himself with his outrageous video diatribe about Tyler Perry being gay [...]
*On Saturday, March 16, the day before the national Black Marriage Day event observed across the United States celebrating the virtues of holy matrimony in the Black community, we held our third annual event, which coincided with the national observance. The attendance at Brentwood Church of Christ was impressive. We attracted couples of varying ages [...]
*The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) — founded by Alvin Ailey in 1958 to carry out his vision of a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience — hosted its 2013 spring gala featuring dancers from the entire company dancing in tandem [...]
Sidney Poitier strolls out upon the Kaufman Concert Hall stage at the 92nd St. “Y” in Manhattan. His gait is measured, slow but steady. His hair is more salt than pepper, his tan suit is bolstered by a complimentary tie. He ambles over to the podium, grasping it firmly as he stares out into [...]
*There’s currently a Geico Insurance commercial running in which a man loses his wife to a pig–the animal whisks her away on the back of his jet ski, no less–because the pig has better insurance. You would think it’d take more than insurance to lure a woman into the arms of a pig. Yes, I [...]
What retailer Abercrombie and Fitch is doing with its “fat policy” is what I wish the person behind the counter at McDonald’s would do to me whenever I show up and ask for a No. 3—tell me no, you’re too fat. Now while I don’t subscribe to the idea that skinny equates to beauty, the [...]
“Lead us not into temptation,” goes The Lord’s Prayer. But in the Black community, those who pose as “leaders” do nothing but lead us into the wrong ways. Why? Because they are all about the cash. Take one Jesse “Cut the nuts” Jackson, who discovered early on that he could get favors and Burger King [...]
*Growing up as a basketball fan in New York City during the 1990s I naturally rooted for the New York Knicks. Which meant I naturally hated the Chicago Bulls. While most people across the country worshipped Michael Jordan and saw him for what he was (the greatest player in the history of basketball), I saw [...]
*When I graduated from college the first time followed my dreams and became a newspaper and television news reporter. I traveled across the country covering stories, one of the most memorable was when I met Nelson Mandela during his visit to the United States after his release from a South African prison. When I graduated [...]
*Over 1,000 festively dressed guests attended this year’s Dress for Success gala on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt New York hotel in Grand Central Station to celebrate the seasons of change. Attendees travelled through the courageous transitions Success Ambassadors endured from season to season on their road to recovery and triumph over [...]
*If you are just looking to relax and share a few laughs, stroll on over to the Harlem School of the Arts, located at 647 St Nicholas Ave (142nd St) in Manhattan, and catch the Hadley Players’ comedy play “Benefits” which will be at the theatre until Sunday, May 12th. Written by Martha J. Thomas and [...]
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