Month: August 2015

So tonight I finally got around to seeing Straight Outta Compton and here’s my review of how it was executed. I felt like it was the Dr. Dre show. I was like Gyat damn, like…are there other members in this group? I feel it was cast pretty well. Lil Cube did a good job, but…

A major personality trait of many women is the “want” to be liked by everyone. It stems from not wanting to disappoint or let down their friends and loved ones. This “want” to be accepted leads to us compromising and stretching ourselves too thin. This causes a lack of self-preservation throws us off our center….

You fuckin kidding me? Out of all the shows to bring back, this shit? In the times we are living in BET decides to bring back programming that doesn’t push positivity, spread knowledge, and enforce black pride. Unbelievably irresponsible! Even though BET isn’t owned and operated by Black people anymore, you’d think that the couple…

Today, August 6th marks the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. And voters are more vulnerable than ever to discrimination at and even getting to the polls. In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Since then, states and localities around the country have been making changes that…

I was watching “What Happened, Miss Simone?” Nina Simone was saying that freedom is having no fear. I was like, wow…freedom is having no fear?! I realized that I am not free because my entire life has been shabbily wrapped in fear. A fear of myself, a fear of others, a fear of my present, and…

Sundays are sometimes the loneliest. Waking up on a lazy Sunday just to roll over to an empty space is tough. During the week I can focus on my work, but those leisure mornings when I don’t have any obligations is when being single sucks. Having someone to come home to or share time and…