She wasn’t dripping in diamonds or strolling the red carpet with man-candy on her arm, but that didn’t keep nine-year-old Quvenzhane Willis from earning some well-deserved shine for becoming the youngest-ever nominee for Best Actress at the recent 85th Academy … Read the rest
When it comes to recalling the events and the activists that pioneered the Civil Rights Movement, the most common examples given include protest marches, public sit-ins, school desegregation and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
But there was one that symbolized the … Read the rest
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin
In the Aesops Fable entitled “The Lion And The Statue,” a man and a lion were having a debate about which … Read the rest
While many of us were making resolutions for 2013, plenty of famous folks kicked off the new year by getting engaged.
So, in addition to news stories about holiday sales and the fiscal cliff, reporters practically fell over themselves gushing … Read the rest
There’s no way for her to remember the event, thankfully, but my daughter Nia experienced her first brush with stereotyping when she was just a few minutes old.
After hours of arduous, but ineffective labor, my obstetrician, Dr. B., told … Read the rest