A week after the Zimmerman ‘verdict’ and a day after my column about the issue, readers who take exception with my views are firing off e-mail after e-mail. A couple have been supportive, others have been smug and snarky, while others simply declare me to be a race-baiting anti-white (fill in the blank). And then,… Continue reading The Trayvon Letters, Pt. 1: A Teen’s Lesson In White Privilege
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The Zimmerman Verdict: Unfettered Racism, Unequal Justice
Sunday’s weather was overcast and turbulent, the clouds obscuring any presence of brightness and creating an atmosphere weighted with tension and gloom. Normally, I enjoy summer storms. But this time, the tempest overhead was a fitting backdrop underscoring the sadness I felt as an American and a Black parent after jurors found George Zimmerman ‘not… Continue reading The Zimmerman Verdict: Unfettered Racism, Unequal Justice
Donell Jones: A “Forever” Kind Of Love & Career, MOC Preview/Knowshi Link
You can’t exactly tell from his youthful look, buttery croon and playful demeanor, but Donell Jones is a certified veteran in the music game. With gold and platinum-selling CDs in his catalog and an enviable arsenal of pop and R&B hits (“Where I Wanna Be,” “You Know That I love You,” “Love Like This” and… Continue reading Donell Jones: A “Forever” Kind Of Love & Career, MOC Preview/Knowshi Link
Keep It Classy Ma! Aging With Dignity Vs. Desperation
To let my kids tell it, when it comes to measuring moms on a Sliding Scale Of Hipness, their Mama ranks pretty close to the top. No other adult they know, for example, is a journalist who gets paid to chat up some of the performers they’ve seen on TV and allows them occasional access… Continue reading Keep It Classy Ma! Aging With Dignity Vs. Desperation
Faith Evans At EssenceFest: An Exclusive MOC Concert Review
Keyshia Cole and Charlie Wilson may have been entertaining on Essence Festival’s Mainstage, but that didn’t keep hundreds from packing out the Superdome’s Coca-Cola Superlounge to witness Faith Evans sing from her enviable arsenal of hits on Saturday night. Looking super-fit and super-fly in a glittering green dress and hot pink stilettos, the 40-year-old “R&B… Continue reading Faith Evans At EssenceFest: An Exclusive MOC Concert Review