It’s a question that’s as expected and as traditional to single women as the turkey-anchored feast and assortment of relatives crowded around it: “Baby,” an elder relative asks with kindness and concern, “why do you keep coming alone to Thanksgiving every year? When are you gonna settle down and find yourself a husband?” The table… Continue reading A Marathon, Not A Sprint: The Journey To “Black Love”
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Miscellaneous topics, trends and columns
Marriage? We Do. Hall Passes? No Thanks.
Hard at work during the day, dinner with family in the evenings and weekends full of dance classes or outings with the wife and kids. It’s a rhythm that our patriarch, Calvin, has settled into over the last several years. And despite daily challenges that arise from being a stepfather, father and husband, he often… Continue reading Marriage? We Do. Hall Passes? No Thanks.
The Minimizing, Maligning & Miseducation of Black Girls
The weather was warm, the sky was bright and we were eager to savor our Saturday. Neighbors were mowing their lawns, sailing on the lake or scrambling to get their hands on turkey legs and funnel cakes during that final Saturday of the State Fair. And I was putting put on my ‘Mama’… Continue reading The Minimizing, Maligning & Miseducation of Black Girls
Mint Condition: Blending Anguish & Optimism With “Healing Season” CD
Eight studio albums, dozens of hit singles and numerous collaborations with some of music’s most renowned entertainers; R&B quintet Mint Condition has withstood trends and industry turbulence for years, incorporating an eclectic blend of funk, jazz, soul and rock influences into grooves that touch hearts and move crowds around the world. Their song catalog is… Continue reading Mint Condition: Blending Anguish & Optimism With “Healing Season” CD
Anthony Anderson: “Black-ish,” “Cosby Show” Comparisons & The N-Word
In this day and age, it’s a pretty plausible scenario: Your African-American son recites lyrics during a school talent show that include ‘the n-word’ and is subsequently expelled. As their parent, how do you feel you should respond? If your answer is to appeal on his behalf to the school board and caution the members… Continue reading Anthony Anderson: “Black-ish,” “Cosby Show” Comparisons & The N-Word