Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Denzel and Pauletta Washington and even President and First Lady Obama: for decades, they and thousands of others have positively exemplified African-American men and women in lasting, loving relationships. However, for too many book publishers, the idea of black authors writing love stories and romance novels were neither logical or… Continue reading The Romance Slam Jam: 20 Years Of Elevating Black Romance
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The MOC Monthly Rundown, Mar. 25: Calling All Mammies & Mandingos, AKA “Cooning For Cash”
When I saw this ad, I wanted to run to the calendar and see if I still dwelled in the 21st Century: an online ad for a MANDINGO FIGHT and ANTEBELLUM PARTY? REALLY?! I don’t know which is worse, the fact that Paula Deen someone placed it or the fact that some Kneegrows WILL actually… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Mar. 25: Calling All Mammies & Mandingos, AKA “Cooning For Cash”
Stevie Brings Wonder and “Songs” To Dallas’ AAC, The MOC/ST Concert Review
Concert Review Stevie Wonder American Airlines Center Dallas, TX March 22, 2015 Glib and galvanizing, pitch-perfect yet passionate, Stevie Wonder regaled over 10,000 eager fans when he brought his “Songs In The Key Of Life” tour to Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Sunday night. Considered one of the most defining and influential albums of all… Continue reading Stevie Brings Wonder and “Songs” To Dallas’ AAC, The MOC/ST Concert Review
Sobriety, Success & Overcoming Adversity, The DMN Charlie Wilson Interview
Alcoholism, a heroin habit and an expensive addiction to cocaine that left him sleeping on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard——Charlie Wilson had weathered it all. But in 1995, as he rebuilt his life and made a committment to sobriety, the R&B legend decided to not merely survive, but to triumph. “I’ve always been a praying… Continue reading Sobriety, Success & Overcoming Adversity, The DMN Charlie Wilson Interview
Love, Truth & Soul: Leela James, Raheem DeVaughn & Ledisi Rule At The Majestic
Ledisi, Raheem DeVaughn, Leela James Majestic Theater Dallas Texas March 5, 2015 “This is The School of R&B; with me, Leela James and Raheem DeVaughn,” said a brilliantly-gowned Ledisi to the sold-out crowd at Majestic Theater last night. “It’s a good kind of nasty—-blues, spirituals, it goes all the way around. That’s why I like… Continue reading Love, Truth & Soul: Leela James, Raheem DeVaughn & Ledisi Rule At The Majestic