Even if, like me you didn’t actually sit through MTV’s Video Music Awards, it would have been difficult for you to escape seeing at least a snippet of Miley Cyrus’ performance. From social media to the school carpool lines, the conversation ranged from shock to utter disgust. Many of us saw it coming. For the […]
Even if, like me you didn’t actually sit through MTV’s Video Music Awards, it would have been difficult for you to escape seeing at least a snippet of Miley Cyrus’ performance. From social media to the school carpool lines, the conversation ranged from shock to utter disgust. Many of us saw it coming. For the […]
It seems like everyone has figured out if you want lots of media attention you’ve got to say or do something ridiculous, even Pastors. We can assume that’s why a Waco, Texas preacher would instruct women of his congregation not to wear weaves. According to Pastor A.J. Aamir of Resurrecting Faith it goes deeper than […]
Like most people, when I heard the story of Usher’s son nearly drowning in a swimming pool my heart immediately ached. But I don’t think anyone one can relate more to such a tragedy than a parent imagining his or her child in the same situation. My heart also ached for Usher and Tameka. It […]
If you’re a fan of R&B Divas L.A., you may have seen the episode that featured the ladies marrying themselves in a ceremony. They each had to take a deep look at the women they had become and decide if they were really worthy of self-love. The “Will I Marry Me,” exercise asked some thought-provoking […]
As the mother of two sons approaching puberty, an aunt of teens and young adults and Miss Nikki to a lot of kids whose hormones are raging, sex is on my mind a lot. The risks, the choices, the consequences, the inevitable…and more than anything, the realization of how little control we actually have at […]
Like a lot of moms around the country at this time of year, I was physically separated from two boys on the night I wanted to hug them more than anything else in the world. When the George Zimmerman verdict came in on Saturday, I knew they were safe and snug at their grandparent’s house […]
The Hit TV show “Scandal,” Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and Have Nots,” and Gabrielle Union’s BET made-for-TV movie “Being Mary Jane,” all feature beautiful black women in adulterous relationships. Coincidence? Nah, I don’t think so. And as judgmental as people can be about infidelity, it is something everyone can relate to on some level. And […]
Tom Joyner Morning show super producer Nikki Woods goes “Beyond the Studio” with R&B singer Lil’ Mo to discuss “R&B Divas: LA”, her role on the show and what we can expect from the LA edition of the popular reality series.
I don’t know a good parent who hasn’t had a moment of doubt about his or her parenting skills. For most of us, every day is a new opportunity to do better. I get a chance to apologize for snapping when I’m having a bad day, to fix a more nutritional meal after putting too […]
My mom tells the story of how more than 40 years ago, when she arrived for college in Topeka, Kansas about the challenge she faced finding someone to “do” her hair. Think things have changed much? Not if you go by a recent story in the news about an Ohio school that decided to ban […]
Nikki Woods interviews choreographer Travis Payne about his time spent with the King of Pop Michael Jackson. They speak about Michael’s eye for talent and Travis’ thoughts on how the media demonizes Jackson.