At the edge of the stage and in the gleam of a spotlight, stood a wild-haired, honey-hued, long-legged siren. With one hand perched on her hip and another wrapped around a mic, she issued a command to the throng below: “Alright ladies, your turn now: “What’s love got to do, got to do with… Continue reading Tina Taught Me: The Documentary, The Woman, The Music, The Legacy
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“You Hate To See It,” Women’s History Month Edition
Spring has officially arrived and we are halfway through Women’s History Month. Observed every March, it’s a time set aside to examine, explore and celebrate the importance of, and accomplishments by, women.of all backgrounds, ages and cultures. After witnessing historic achievements this year, such as the swearing in of our first-ever female Vice-President, Kamala… Continue reading “You Hate To See It,” Women’s History Month Edition
“I done my best, that’s all”: Farewell Cicely Tyson, 1924 – 2021
“I am alive because of the blood of proud people who never scraped or begged or apologized for what they were. They lived asking only one thing of this world—-to be allowed to be.” Those words were part of the dialogue spoken by Mrs. Browne, the mother of a naive and stubbornly independent daughter,… Continue reading “I done my best, that’s all”: Farewell Cicely Tyson, 1924 – 2021
Body Language 101: Dr. Jack Brown on Society, Corona and What Trump’s Leadership Lacks
No matter what you do or where you are, the Corona Virus, or specifically, COVID-19, is an inescapable reality. Across the country, the numbers of the afflicted and the dying are growing, ‘shelter in place’ is only now becoming a more uniform policy from state to state and over the horizon, past the flattened curves… Continue reading Body Language 101: Dr. Jack Brown on Society, Corona and What Trump’s Leadership Lacks
Shields Or Targets? Black Women Can’t Be Both.
“If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” James Baldwin “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” Malcolm X In 2005, Calvin… Continue reading Shields Or Targets? Black Women Can’t Be Both.