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The NBA season kicks off in style this weekend with LeBron James heading to Chicago in his new old uniform for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The homegrown star returns to his Akron, OH roots and heads into a hostile United Center hoping to see championship banners hanging from the rafters again. In football, the Ravens and […]

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Nikki Woods talks with Author, Director Justin Simien about the movie , the book, and more.   Dear White People open theaters wide, Friday, October, 17.  Find out more at dearwhitepeoplemovie.com

I have no proof but I’m sure at some point Eve warned her sons Cain and Abel that it’s possible to make one mistake in life that no amount of remorse, shame or money can reverse. Who knew that better than she did? Moms ever since have done what we could to keep our young […]

Do you know how to co-exist with a vegan? There may not be a app for that, but there is a book! Chef Ayinde Howell and Zoe Eisenberg co- created The Lusty Vegan: A Cookbook and Relationship Manifesto for Vegans and the People Who Love Them. The 80-recipe book includes tips for how to create […]

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For iPhone:   Dear Black People: if Dear White People is in your city this weekend, it’s a great date night movie. It’s funny and will remind you somewhat of a mashup of School Daze and Higher Learning with a little Hollywood Shuffle backstory thrown in. Writer/director Justin Simien did the modern-day version of charging the […]

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Cheers for the freakin’ weekend – we can all drink to that, if we’re over 21 of course. Zane’s erotic thriller Addicted starring Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe and William Levy hits theaters this Friday and Zane says it’s a perfect date night movie…for men, if they’d like to begin their weekend on a high note after […]

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Nikki Woods talks with Bunny DeBarge about the beginnings of her musical family,  the book “The Kept Ones” which will be out this fall & her new single “GOD Is Good”. Find out more information below: www.youtube.com/user/bunnydebargeoffical www.Bunny-DeBarge.com www.facebook.com/BunnyDeBarge (Artist Page)      

No matter what your history with food is some of it carries over to your children. I applaud First Lady Michelle Obama for recognizing the link between what our kids eat and who’s providing it for them. Breaking the cycle of generations of unhealthy eating isn’t easy.  It takes education, desire, commitment and discipline. As […]

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Nikki Woods talks with former Harlem Globetrotter Kevin “Special K” Daley about his new book, “I Never Stopped Smiling: The Inspirational Autobiography of Kevin Daley”.

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The real husbands are a man down now that Nick Cannon is not with Mariah Carey, but if you missed it, the Season 2 reunion show of the Real Husbands of Hollywood airs this weekend. Season 3 of the BET show is back in October. On Iyanla, Fix My Life, Jay Williams and his 34 kids are […]

 This weekend, Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua reunite in their second movie together after Training Day. Washington is a retired badass who returns to his former life of violence to avenge a young woman. Think Man On Fire with more guns. In the concert realm, Outkast is back and this weekend, they’re in their own hometown […]

I would imagine, a lot of people had the same reaction I did when news of NFL player Adrian Peterson being charged for abusing his child went viral. “If our parents had been arrested for whipping us with a belt or switch, they’ d all been in jail,’” “Other races don’t understand our culture.” “If […]