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Lessons From a Marriage, The Talk Show Version

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Love & Living by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

“How you doin’?”

It’s a question that Wendy Williams purrs to the audience at every opportunity throughout her of her self-titled daytime talk show, but one that she was reluctant to answer when focused on herself…..until now.

A former East … Read the rest

April 25, 2019
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Flipping the Scene, Becoming a Teen: Solid Words For Turbulent Times

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Love & Living, Raising Families by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

Dear Diva,

Wow—-can you believe it? Next Saturday, you are turning thirteen years old. We have already been exposed to the teens thanks to your brother Darius, but as I’m fond of saying, ‘things in the game done changed’ since … Read the rest

April 9, 2019
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Give It, Get It. Got It?

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Raising Families by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

In April of 2016, a radio interview from NYC’s syndicated urban contemporary morning show, The Breakfast Club, featured a testy exchange that went from verbal to viral in a matter of minutes while adding a new phrase to the cultural … Read the rest

March 23, 2019
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These Chicks Ain’t Loyal….But Neither Are You

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Love & Living by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

“Sisters are doing it for themselves.” “Girl Code.” “We ladies just gotta stick together.” In a society that remains, for the most part, ‘a man’s world,’ phrases like these offer empowerment, glimpses into solidarity and often become a rallying cry … Read the rest

March 11, 2019
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Caught Up In The “Rhapsody”: How Queen Won On Film & In Life

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Grooves & Beats, Stage & Screen by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

Earlier last month, when the Oscar Award nominations were announced, the choices and snubs gave critics plenty to write about: A Star is Born and If Beale Street Could Talk fell short of representation in the main categories, but Black … Read the rest

February 14, 2019
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Lorrie Irby-Jackson

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