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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…

So last week I attended a community town hall on race and policing at Reseda Church of Christ in the San Fernando Valley. I was really excited for the opportunity to dialogue with the chief of police and captain of some police station. WRONG! This night of possibility turned into a night of ass kissing,…

I’d been interested in participating in Hollywood Carnival for about two years, but fear kept me at bay. When I looked at videos, all of the women were tall and/or skinny. I am neither.  As I am on my journey; evolution to speak I forced myself into a new awakening. With the encouragement of two…

I forgot to check my privilege at the door. Last night I had the honor of fellowshipping with my Brown brothers and sisters at Casa Solidarity House of the South. It was open mic night and one eloquent sister said, ‘We need to fight everything all the time at the same time.” That is the…

The Purple One lived his life with a sense of freedom that we can all aspire to. Aren’t we lucky to have lived on Earth at the same time as Prince?  Whether it was “Darling Nikki” or “Beautiful, Loved and Blessed,” Prince Rogers Nelson embodied the full spectrum of how magnificent, marvelous, and magical a…

  Church, Smurch! Why when you can just go to a Floetry concert and feel all of the great energy and light from the Floacist?! Man, it was spectacular. Marsha sang her ass off and the Floacist was so ethereal in a way. I hope to grow to emanate that same type of energy one…