During the spring before last, I hosted a presentation as part of the DFW Writer’s Conference entitled “Blogging for a Better World.” Weeks were spent preparing the slides, condensing their contents and deciding where to narrow the scope with such … Read the rest
It was a phrase first made famous in a Malcolm X speech, then within the dialogue of Spike Lee’s seminal 1989 film of the same name: “Do the right thing.” The words, though simplistic, symbolize the need to make tough … Read the rest
In the 1984 comedy film, Beverly Hills Cop II, Eddie Murphy’s character, who was under surveillance, kept a pair of cops from following him by sneaking out of his hotel, running across the street and putting a banana inside the … Read the rest
Ladies, you know how we do it: Before we leave each day, we do a once-over in the mirror to make sure that there are no lipstick smudges, that our ‘do’s are in place and that there’s no toilet paper … Read the rest