“Oh no he didn’t!” “You betta’ do it Boy!” “LAWD I can’t take it, he’s killin’ me!” If you can’t imagine Anthony Hamilton eliciting screams, palpitations and impromptu flashes of lingerie (more on that later), then you were absent from the building when he brought his gospel-grown, funk-fringed, down-home soul sangin’ to a recent show… Continue reading MOC/Soultracks Concert Review: Anthony Hamilton At Dallas’ HOB
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“Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism
A few years ago, my nephew DJ and I were at my parents’ house and watching The Long Walk Home, a 1990 film about a black domestic worker (Whoopi Goldberg), her white employer (Sissy Spacek) and how their lives intersect personally and professionally during the 1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott. “Why are all of… Continue reading “Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism
Mint Condition: The Biz, The Longevity and The Controversy About “Unsung,” The MOC/Knowshi Interview Link
“They’re what?” “Are those Negroes serious?” “Aw. HAYELL. Naw.” If that was your initial reaction to the news that St. Paul, MN’s Mint Condition was going to be featured on the hit TV One series, Unsung, then you weren’t alone. But that doesn’t mean that the band doesn’t feel some kind of way about the… Continue reading Mint Condition: The Biz, The Longevity and The Controversy About “Unsung,” The MOC/Knowshi Interview Link
MOC/Soultracks “Ladies Choice” Concert Review: Mint Condition & Case @ The Majestic
A packed house, balmy spring breezes and nearly two hours of live music expertise courtesy of our generation’s baddest band made “Good Friday” even better when Mint Condition regaled a packed-out venue as headliners of the Ladies Choice show at Dallas’ Majestic Theatre this weekend. Whether you witnessed the quintet’s show for the very first… Continue reading MOC/Soultracks “Ladies Choice” Concert Review: Mint Condition & Case @ The Majestic
Meesha Minks’ “Real Wifeys: Get Money,” a Knowshi/MOC Book Review/Preview Link
Book Review by: Melody Charles Publisher: Touchstone In book 2 of Meesha Mink’s hard-hitting “Real Wifeys” series, Get Money, Harriet “Luscious” Jordan and Kaelya “Goldie” Dennis (the heroine of “On The Grind”) go from homegirls and business associates to betrayals and backstabbings in this taut tale about the double-edged sword of revenge. As the acknowledged… Continue reading Meesha Minks’ “Real Wifeys: Get Money,” a Knowshi/MOC Book Review/Preview Link