When you don’t know….you don’t know.” The first time I heard that expression was in 1997 when I first saw the film Hoodlum. Two characters were in the midst of a Harlem turf battle during a Depression-era numbers racket in Harlem, and mob boss Charles “Lucky” Luciano grouses to Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson about another gangster,… Continue reading Act Like You Know: When ‘Tacky’ & ‘Tone-Deaf’ Go Viral
Tag: African-American culture/values
We Fight, We Love, We Prevail: A Tribute To Black Families & Relationships
To let the media tell it, you’re more likely to find a polka-dotted unicorn moonwalking across a rainbow in the middle of rush hour traffic faster than a loving and committed African-American couple. Don’t believe the hype. There are incredible odds against us, no doubt: institutionalized and systemic racism, societal pressures and unrealistic, inhumane standards… Continue reading We Fight, We Love, We Prevail: A Tribute To Black Families & Relationships
Raising The Babies MOC Style: Chocolate Mama’s Q&A With Love Don’t Lye
Hey Chocolate Lovers! 🙂 It’s been a MAD hectic few weeks, but I’ve come up for air long enough to share a link to a great interview that Cute & Kinky founder, Kristen Muldrow, conducted with me about how we parents the kiddies. Thoughts and shares are appreciated, each one reach one and thanks again… Continue reading Raising The Babies MOC Style: Chocolate Mama’s Q&A With Love Don’t Lye