*The above image is for satirical purposes only and IS NOT an attempt to diminish the seriousness of sexual assault* Hello Mr. Akin, We are a generation apart in age and live in different parts of the country and will probably never meet face-to-face. But as an American citizen and taxpayer, I felt… Continue reading Rep. Akin, There’s Something We Can ‘Shut Down’ Alright…
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Dwele: Advance CD Review of “Greater Than One,” ST
The urge to merge: instinctual as breathing and inevitable as growing up, there comes a time when “Be Without You” sounds better than “Single Life” and many start looking outward for legacy-building, contentment and companionship (spiritually and otherwise). Dwele’s song catalog has always showcased the stages of love, but his sixth release, Greater Than One,… Continue reading Dwele: Advance CD Review of “Greater Than One,” ST
You Loathe Him, But They Love Him, So Let Kids & Dad(s) Stay Close
There are few things more inspirational than a single mother who’s taking care of business. If you aren’t one, chances are that you know one: a lady who’s juggling jobs or alternating night shifts with night classes. And in the midst of it all, she’s also raising children. Being a single mother may not have… Continue reading You Loathe Him, But They Love Him, So Let Kids & Dad(s) Stay Close
Michael Lynche, The ST CD Review
Big dreams, big talent, big-statured and big-hearted. For all of those reasons, Michael Lynche was one of the most memorable contestants from Season 9 of American Idol,
Rock The Natural, NOT Relaxers: ‘Attractive’ Isn’t ‘Assimilated’
Ladies, I get it: there has been centuries of Eurocentric influence and pressure from within and without to conform to the mainstream ‘standard of beauty’ at any cost. Some of us have made it a family tradition to relax one another’s hair and to tame the presence of the kink to get easier hairstyling and… Continue reading Rock The Natural, NOT Relaxers: ‘Attractive’ Isn’t ‘Assimilated’