“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 … Read the rest
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 … Read the rest
Although the genre is ridiculed as a trivial non-factor, fictional romance books remain the most popular category in the US, accounting for over 50% of book sales and spawning millions of devoted readers. Those focusing on non-Caucasian characters and storylines, … Read the rest
Not too long ago, the US East Coast tour of Swing Out Sister became a casualty of an act of nature: a humongous cloud of ash that blanketed Europe and made flight impossible for nearly a month. They had a … Read the rest
Just like there is a difference between trendy ‘rap’ and intelligent ‘hip-hop,’ these is also a difference between average dudes on the mic spitting rhymes over loops and the thoughtful, even transcendent qualities unearthed when one encounters the … Read the rest