A Must Watch Conversation Between Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle
Wow. That’s what I said after watching the conversation between Dr. Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle. It’s from an episode of Sundance Channel’s Iconoclasts, where they spent a day together in her home in Winston-Salem. I’ve never seen it until today and I am floored by the poignant, insightful, and …
Maya Angelou: Rise in Power After Living in Purpose
Maya Angelou is gone and I was not ready. I wasn’t ready because I just figured Mother Maya would stay to give us more words. I figured she’d stay forever and just continue to be magic. I’m so selfish because she’s given more than enough. I don’t think I have …
What I Imagine Kanye and Kim’s Wedding Day Will Be Like
Word on these streets is that the King and Queen of Can’t Have a Seat (Kanye West and Kim Kardashian) will be getting married Saturday in Florence, Italy. These two do not know how NOT to be extra, which means the wedding will probably be overly gaudy, full of the …
#BlackBiopics: Twitter’s Roast of Bad Casting Choices
New pictures of Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone in the unauthorized biography just got released and folks are mad all over again at the ridiculousness of that casting choice. I’ve already blogged about why Zoe playing Nina was a terrible choice. Of ALLLLL actresses that could have played Nina, they …
Lil Kim’s Baby Shower Registry Info is on Instagram. What Are We Getting Her?
Kimberly Jones aka the Queen Bee aka Lil Kim aka Mulan is many months pregnant, expecting a baby girl. Her baby shower happened this past weekend and it was star-studded with the who’s who of Black music and TV’s C and D list. Wells before the shower, she had her assistant post the …
You Can’t Outdo Black People: Presidential Easter Edition
Happy Resurrection Sunday, Saints and Aints! God is good ALLATAHM and ALLATAHM God is good! Yes! I love Easter, because we get to give Jesus extra praise. But also because it is a day for us to show out everywhere with fashion. It’s like the fresher we are, the closer …
Something’s On Jermaine Jackson’s Scalp and It’s a Mystery
Jermaine Jackson has somehow turned out to be the oddest man in a family of really talented weird people and that is no small feat. Besides all the foolery he partakes in, like changing his last name to Jacksun (O__O) and being stuck in Africa because of his lack of …
Mimi Faust Lost But the Shower Rod Won
Sometimes, I wonder why people don’t wanna win life, business and the pursuit of their happiness. Today, TMZ announced that a sex tape starring Mimi Faust of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta infamy would be released by Vivid Entertainment. It stars Mimi and her boyfriend, Nikko Smith, who resembles the …
Ice-T’s Ultra Perm: Throwback Thursday
I really do love Throwback Thursday. It’s my favorite. I found a picture of Ice-T and it made me weep with nostalgia (and because of his hair). I NEED you all to get into Tracy Lauren Marrow’s (yes that’s his real name) ultra perm and GET YOUR ENTIRE LIFE! He …
Pink and Sisqo Serving Colored Hair Realness: Throwback Thursday
Remember the days when MTV was one of like two channels we loved? And being in the audience at TRL was a goal? And we used to legit have arguments about NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys (NSYNC always. If you disagree, you’re dead ass wrong). MMHMM. You remember. That was also …