Empowering For The Future

...Or as #oomf liked to say "Happy 14th day of February"!!! Another playlist dropped this past Music Monday! Did you see it? If not, check it out: Love in BLACK #inBLACKMusicSeries

If you have seen the movie and Netflix series remake of "She's Gotta Have It", you'll understand where I am coming from with this post a lot more. Who is Nola Darling? Nola Darling is a Black woman; a character created by Spike Lee. She is an artist living in Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York. She struggles to make ends meet but have supportive parents who are willing to help her survive. She balances multiple jobs to stay afloat including selling her artwork. Oh, and another small thing to remember or to describe Nola Darling is a freedom to explore her sexuality... through multiple sex partners or should I say "lovers"? The actress who plays Nola Darling in the Netflix series is DeWanda Wise. She has light brown eyes, golden brown hair, and not that skin color and tones matter, she is not light skin or dark skin but a smooth, rich shade of brown. But this isn't a critic on DeWanda Wise playing Nola Darling but the actual character herself. ...

Hello, New Subscribers and Readers! I hope you have enjoyed my postings so far. I've found that it is hard to go back through some of my older posts especially since it's over 90 amazing posts on my site. In an effort to make sure you do not feel like you've missed something great here, I think I should make it a little easier for you to catch-up on some posts that you may not have had the opportunity to read or look into since joining. So below are a list of all my postings related to any and all things Black (since it is February): {*asterisks next to popular, "must read" posts} 07.30.14 Dear Society- New Movie Coming Out this Fall ~Justin Simien's "Dear White People" satire movie was just announced and caused a great discussion among many in society. This was my way of promoting the movie and encouraging others to watch it. *08.01.14* The New Sarah Baartman: It's a Man's World ~I studied and learned about Sarah Baartman, a slave...

If you haven't noticed that it's the month of February, then you must not follow any African-Americans. It is already the 6th day of the month of 2018 and we have had three boycotts (including the one Monique is participating in LOL), many iconic African-American birthday celebrations including MLK Day and Trayvon Martin, and the case re-trial for Bill Cosby. So much is going on and we have many things to pay attention to in the news, social media, and in our personal lives. With all that said, I would like to challenge myself and my co-writer to complete a post once a week every week this month about African-American rights, pop culture, historical facts, issues in the black community or celebrity spotlights. This is only the first post to many more to come! Please stay tuned. Let's start by checking out my "In Black" Music Series on Soundcloud: This playlist was created to empower and uplift the African-American soul. I felt like we all have dope pla...