Raise your hand if you, like Chocolate Mama here, love watching you some Divorce Court. It’s not because I’m a morbid person who’s zealously watching the demise of a marriage with popcorn in one hand and M&Ms in another: in fact, as a happily married woman, I like to see couples remain together… Continue reading “Divorce Court’s” Judge Lynn: New Book, Old Marital Mistakes & Maintaining Healthy Relationships
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Tamia, ST CD Review, “Beautiful Surprise”
There’s been no reality show, no stints in rehab and no tabloid-ready reports about her marriage and family, but maintaining a low profile hasn’t kept Tamia from being one of her generation’s most popular R&B artists. Ever since her appearance on Quincy Jones’ Q’s Jook Joint project, the Grammy Award nominated performer has used her… Continue reading Tamia, ST CD Review, “Beautiful Surprise”
Abiah, “Life as a Ballad” ST CD Review
Shag carpeting, polyester leisure suits, mutton-chop sideburns and butterfly collars. If you ask folks who remember the 1970s, many of its hallmarks fell short of worth beyond the era in which they came to fruition, but that truth usually doesn’t apply to its music. There was plenty of vivaciousness and variety in lyrics… Continue reading Abiah, “Life as a Ballad” ST CD Review
Gerald Levert, A Tribute (1966-2006)
*Stunned, speechless and heartbroken: the minute news of Gerald’s passing hit the internet, I called my editor as the tears rolled down my cheeks and told her that not only did Gerald deserve a tribute, I as another Ohio native needed to be the one to do it and that I owed him that… Continue reading Gerald Levert, A Tribute (1966-2006)
Eddie Levert: An Intimate Chat About Life Without Gerald
*As a Cleveland native and soul music fan, I was crushed when we lost our teddy bear, Gerald Levert, and I wanted to spotlight the book he had written with his father, the legendary Eddie Levert Sr., when it was released months later. When I pitched the idea to my editor, she was cool—-to… Continue reading Eddie Levert: An Intimate Chat About Life Without Gerald