A powerful prediction, spoken like fact, seemed to drop out of nowhere during a random conversation my husband and I were having months into our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend: “Lorrie, I was thinking…we would make some pretty babies.” Did I hear him right? Sure, we’d met each other’s friends and family and were certainly… Continue reading Raising Nia: Fulfilling The Meaning of “Purpose” In Our Lives & Hearts
Category: Pop Life
Miscellaneous topics, trends and columns
“Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism
A few years ago, my nephew DJ and I were at my parents’ house and watching The Long Walk Home, a 1990 film about a black domestic worker (Whoopi Goldberg), her white employer (Sissy Spacek) and how their lives intersect personally and professionally during the 1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott. “Why are all of… Continue reading “Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism
MOC/Soultracks “Ladies Choice” Concert Review: Mint Condition & Case @ The Majestic
A packed house, balmy spring breezes and nearly two hours of live music expertise courtesy of our generation’s baddest band made “Good Friday” even better when Mint Condition regaled a packed-out venue as headliners of the Ladies Choice show at Dallas’ Majestic Theatre this weekend. Whether you witnessed the quintet’s show for the very first… Continue reading MOC/Soultracks “Ladies Choice” Concert Review: Mint Condition & Case @ The Majestic
Meesha Minks’ “Real Wifeys: Get Money,” a Knowshi/MOC Book Review/Preview Link
Book Review by: Melody Charles Publisher: Touchstone In book 2 of Meesha Mink’s hard-hitting “Real Wifeys” series, Get Money, Harriet “Luscious” Jordan and Kaelya “Goldie” Dennis (the heroine of “On The Grind”) go from homegirls and business associates to betrayals and backstabbings in this taut tale about the double-edged sword of revenge. As the acknowledged… Continue reading Meesha Minks’ “Real Wifeys: Get Money,” a Knowshi/MOC Book Review/Preview Link
Feelin’ Fresh To Def: Why We Must Celebrate Our Flawed & Fabulous Selves
OK, I’ll just go ahead and put it out there to immortalize in print: I consider myself to be an attractive woman. Not flawless, not drop-dead-gorgeous or runway material by any means….but attractive. Are there some features that I wish I could tweak here and there? Of course. Being a few inches taller and a… Continue reading Feelin’ Fresh To Def: Why We Must Celebrate Our Flawed & Fabulous Selves