Mother’s Day and now Father’s Day are behind us. Not to play down those roles, but being a mother or father is biological thing and says nothing about our ability to actually raise healthy, well-adjusted children into adult hood. A holiday that is equally or more worthy of being celebrated is Parents’ Day. If you’re […]
Father’s Day is Sunday, and the jokes, dissing, and pity party for dads who aren’t expecting anything from their kids and spouses have already begun. Well, let me say for the record, I’m not wit’ them. I look forward, not only to honoring my daddy and all the millions of good ones like him, but […]
Somewhere God and Mother Nature are cracking up. I mean, a day doesn’t go by without us getting another piece of evidence that proves just how challenging it is to maintain a successful male/female relationship. As black women, the numbers already are working against us if we’re hoping to find a single, black man. And […]
So, this week, Michael Douglas had tongues wagging over his alleged statement that his throat cancer was caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) transmitted during oral sex. Thanks, Michael Douglas. No really, I’m not being sarcastic. The one good thing from this story was that it brought to the forefront the importance of getting checked […]
He’s the new thing right now. His name is Trinidad James and he hails from Atlanta. He’s only been rapping for a couple of years and already has a song in the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He burst on to the scene with the single, “All Gold Everything” in which he raps, “Popped a molly, […]
Last week, singer Kelly Rowland made headlines with a confession that she was, at one time jealous of Beyonce. Actually, it wasn’t a true admission but a sentiment implied through the lyrics of her new single, “Dirty Laundry.” “She was up, I was down No lie, I feel good for her but what do I do […]
The Cleveland hostage situation has sparked a lot of conversation about who’s actually living next door … and what you know about them. When I was growing up, we knew every single person that lived on Hinsdale Court and we were very involved in each other’s lives. In fact, more often than not my neighbors […]
When my son turned 11 a few months ago, I decided to write him a love letter. It seemed to be a pivotal time for him. He was going through some growing pains and his self-confidence and self-worth seemed a bit shaky. I wanted to have a written record of my commitment to him and […]
When our kids are young, Mother’s Day shopping gets a little tricky. We either have to front them the money for our own gift or be prepared to LOVE whatever gift they make, find or buy with their own meager allowances. If we’re good moms, we accept what they give us because it comes from […]
Chris Bosh, Jermaine Jackson, Terrell Owens, Usher, and Halle Berry are all either rich and/or famous people embroiled in high-profile, sometimes bitter child support and custody battles. And just as I was about to hit send, a new alert hit my email box. The headline reads, “Steve Nash child support: NBA star contests support payments […]
Can you even remember what you used to do on Thursday nights before you got hooked on ABC’s hit TV show “Scandal?” I know, right. Every few years a series comes along that just clicks with Black America. Just off the top of my head, and in no particular order, there was “The Game,” “Soul […]