….It’s been decades since Ms. Braxton was a meek and malleable college student with dreams of becoming a star, but just because her 1995, self-titled debut sold over ten million copies doesn’t mean that her path to stardom was an easy one. In fact, from the very moment Braxton experienced even a a glimpse of… Continue reading Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart” Memoir, A MOC Preview/ST Book Review Link
Category: DMN Briefing Columns
Weekly published columns that appear in Friday’s paper version of Briefing and online @dallasnews.com/local voices, make sure you check for the new ones on Saturdays to add your .02 :)
Farewell, Phenomenal Woman: A Remembrance Of Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
. When Marguerite Johnson, better known to us all as Maya Angelou, passed away earlier this week at the age of 86, a true Renaissance Woman exitted life’s center stage. Born into an era that clung tightly to the tenets of sexism and Jim Crow-authored bigotry, Ms. Angelou transformed her hard-knock life by doing all… Continue reading Farewell, Phenomenal Woman: A Remembrance Of Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
Mint Condition: A Quick Q&A With The Briefing Kids, May 2014*
Practically anyone these days can get a hit or two and talented musicians can be found anywhere, but it takes a next-level type of kindness, humility and generosity to allow 3 excited young fans access for a story hours before performing. Kudos, props and MUCH LOVE to Mint Condition for giving an interview to Darius,… Continue reading Mint Condition: A Quick Q&A With The Briefing Kids, May 2014*
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey: Health Changes Today Keeping Ailments Away, A DMN/Briefing Interview
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey has always demonstrated interest in his constituents. A recent trip to a Dallas health clinic underscored the importance of health and fitness in preventing long-term illnesses. “The doctor in charge of this center advised me that the patient population at her particular clinic is about 60 percent African-American, 40 percent Hispanic… Continue reading U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey: Health Changes Today Keeping Ailments Away, A DMN/Briefing Interview
Revealing Black History, Rejoicing In Black Romance: The Beverly Jenkins DMN Interview
The novels of Beverly Jenkins are fictional flights of fancy, a collection of historical and contemporary tales that will transport readers from one century and scenario to the next. No matter where her African-American characters start—-a 1700s Boston tavern, a war-torn Georgia plantation in the 1860s or battling corruption in the mean streets of modern-day… Continue reading Revealing Black History, Rejoicing In Black Romance: The Beverly Jenkins DMN Interview