Although many of you expressed support for Barack Obama when I first wrote about him, there were those voices of dissent. Well, for those of you who feel that Obama hasn’t shared in the African American experience, so to speak; the up-and-coming senator has a response. This Sunday on 60 Minutes, Barack and his wife…
Issues
Perfect Example
One of the most timeless religious reggae groups is The Abyssinians. Of all of their songs, “Satta Massagana” is the probably most well known. Not only did it spawn a popular and classic “riddim”, the Satta, but it marked a changing point in reggae music. The group’s use of Amharic phrases and mystic symbology totally…
Lyrical Therapy
You ever have one of those days? You know, those extra rough days that just wears on your soul? Yesterday was like that for me. Excuse me a minute while I get personal — at the end of a long, stressful day, Mama Bella called to tell me that our family dog drowned in the…
Worth a Click
Here’s some random links I’ve been reading recently, as part of a new weekly feature. Click away, bellas! Angela Bassett is beyond gorgeous at the Heart Truth Red Dress event for NY Fashion week. Talk about aging like fine wine! I yearn to see more of her on the big screen. I can’t wait for…
The Queen Explains
Like many other beauty and fashion bloggers, I announced the Queen Latifah/CoverGirl casting call in New York this week. Well, one of my readers came back and added a comment that revealed that things at the event were chaotic and upsetting. I had to ask my friends at CoverGirl about this, and I got an…
And Now For Something Completely Different
I think the New York Times style section is reading my mind. First they do a story on curly hair, now this week, a story about black rock music lovers. I’ve been mulling a post on black women in rock since last October, but never got around to writing it. Now here we are, months…
I have no words
The trend of ridiculously insulting college parties continues at Clemson University in South Carolina. You know, there has to be a point when you’re applying black makeup from head to toe when you realize — damn, this is almost as racist as it gets. But that didn’t stop this idiot from leaving the frat house….
If Wishes Were Horses…
Inspired by a recent post by Beauty Addict, I spent some time browsing PostSecret recently. It’s one of my favorite sites — favorite ideas, really. Just that anyone with something deeply buried can share it with the world. I came across this one. That’s how I felt, too. Growing up in the Caribbean — where…
Dumb and Dumber
I used to love Eddie Murphy. Back in the day on SNL, he was so hot and so bright, he practically glowed with talent. Buckwheat, Gumby, Mr Robinson’s Neighborhood, James Brown’s Celebrity Hot Tub Party. I thought everything he did was comedic gold. Loved Delirious, wasn’t as crazy about Raw — the misogyny and anger…
Natural Hair In The News
You know a phenomenon is near its peak when you find it being covered by mainstream media. Unlike Fung Shui, snowmen teeshirts, and “the hyphy movement,” or any other national phenomenon written about in the New York Times and Newsweek, I don’t think naturally curly hair is a craze that might sweep the nation and…