Quick question: what did #WalterScott, #EricGarner, #SeanBell, #JordanDavis, #TrayvonMartin and #MichaelBrown (to name only a few) all have in common? Answer: they were ALL unarmed and none of them had locks in their hair—–yet they ALL were shot down in cold blood. So what the hell is being gained in compromising one’s own beliefs and… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Apr. 9: I’m Black…..And?!?
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The MOC Monthly Rundown, Apr. 6: No Class, All Cleavage
Ladies, you already know: unless there is a dire emergency in progress, we know what to do and what to wear to pull our frame together and to keep ourselves presentable in public. We carry an extra pair of earrings in the handbag, lip gloss, hair brush, breath mints, whatever. So how #Ne-Yo’s fiancee’ thought… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Apr. 6: No Class, All Cleavage
The Romance Slam Jam: 20 Years Of Elevating Black Romance
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Denzel and Pauletta Washington and even President and First Lady Obama: for decades, they and thousands of others have positively exemplified African-American men and women in lasting, loving relationships. However, for too many book publishers, the idea of black authors writing love stories and romance novels were neither logical or… Continue reading The Romance Slam Jam: 20 Years Of Elevating Black Romance
The MOC Monthly Rundown, Mar. 25: Calling All Mammies & Mandingos, AKA “Cooning For Cash”
When I saw this ad, I wanted to run to the calendar and see if I still dwelled in the 21st Century: an online ad for a MANDINGO FIGHT and ANTEBELLUM PARTY? REALLY?! I don’t know which is worse, the fact that Paula Deen someone placed it or the fact that some Kneegrows WILL actually… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Mar. 25: Calling All Mammies & Mandingos, AKA “Cooning For Cash”
Stevie Brings Wonder and “Songs” To Dallas’ AAC, The MOC/ST Concert Review
Concert Review Stevie Wonder American Airlines Center Dallas, TX March 22, 2015 Glib and galvanizing, pitch-perfect yet passionate, Stevie Wonder regaled over 10,000 eager fans when he brought his “Songs In The Key Of Life” tour to Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Sunday night. Considered one of the most defining and influential albums of all… Continue reading Stevie Brings Wonder and “Songs” To Dallas’ AAC, The MOC/ST Concert Review