Month: August 2016

I finally finished reading Midnight, A Moment of Silence by Sister Souljah. In a way it makes teenage love, sex, pregnancy, and marriage romantic. Almost glorified. Something that almost every woman would want. But that’s just a small portion of the larger pie. It is complex and multilayered as all things in life are. As…

The Rio Olympics is over. What is I gon do? This has been my life for the past 3 weeks. I guess I’ll have to start being a productive member of society again. Here’ my top 10 moments! The Simones   Gabby Douglas’ lipstick color   When the Prime Minister of Japan came out of…

Big Freedia Brotherhood, and  Black Love. I love watching Big Freedia’s reality show and this season has been most impressive.  When you first tune in all you see is ASS EVERYWHERE, but once you get beyond his stage show you see some real Black love. There are so few reality shows with Black people that…

I was totally impressed with Brazil last night. The Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony was well-rounded.  It was a great lesson in telling your whole history. There was full representation. I was so happy to see so many Black faces because people of African descent make up the majority of the population there.  The music and colors…

Saturday Night at 42nd and Central in South Central LA with Mobile Justice. A couple of weeks ago while wrapping up a storytelling event me and two sisters saw someone being pulled over by the cops so we walked down to the corner to watch. Not to be nosy, but to be vigilant of their behavior.W…