Insecure Episode 4 Season 2: Kiss ‘N’ Grind and Everything Else
[caption id="attachment_1455" align="aligncenter" width="647"] Photo: Insecure[/caption] The opening scene with Issa (Issa Rae), Molly(Yvonne Orji) and Kelly (Natasha Rothwell) was so real and reminiscent of when my home girls and I would hang out. I mean, who doesn't turn up before the turn up. The ladies were prepping to…
Racism: Do Black People Have Any More Fight In Them?
In a perfect world, racism would be absent, black people would be respected and everyone would be prospering. [caption id="attachment_1435" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: Samburu Warrior/Bill Kidd[/caption] However, current day events remind us, that we are not in a perfect world. Racism is a dark, ugly, and brutal part of…
Insecure Episode 3 Season 2: Trying to Be Unbothered Like Molly
Molly ( Yvonne Orji)is truly unbothered and well hydrated during this episode of Insecure and and I'm loving it. We have all witnessed Molly's struggles during last season. Date after date, questioning her worth, and slightly shamed by her bestie Issa (Issa Rae), Molly had it bad. You know its…
Black Excellence: 2017 Black Girls Rock Award Show on BET
You never know how far reaching your dream will be once actualized. Black Girls Rock, "since 2006 has been dedicated to the healthy development of young women and girls." The Black Entertainment Television Network (BET) was able to bring the mission of Black Girls Rock to the forefront by adopting…
Insecure Episode 2 – Lawrence Ain’t Worth 2 Pennies
>>spoiler alert<< You know what, I felt a little sorry for Lawrence (Jay Ellis) initially when Issa (Issa Dee) cheated. He had every right to be all up in his lil feelings. I get that. I even understood him getting with Tasha(Dominique Perry) on the rebound. He had some pent-up…
Will Packer Super Producer Inks A Deal With OWN
[caption id="attachment_1348" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: EurWeb[/caption] Congratulations to super producer Will Packer. According to the Eur Exclusive, "*Super producer Will Packer has started up a new production company with backing from Discovery Communications and Universal Pictures, called Will Packer Media. As part of the deal with Discovery, the Oprah Winfrey Network…
Taraji P. Henson Stars in a Kick Butt Action Flick, Proud Mary and I’m Here for It
[embed]https://youtu.be/kQ1Zcv54USA[/embed] "Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad".It looks like a kick butt, no tapping out type of flick.…
Keep it 100 with Yourself First : My Take on “Girls Trip”
[caption id="attachment_1301" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Girls Trip[/caption] <<Spoiler Alert>> I finally had a chance to catch the much talked about and extremely successful movie "Girls Trip". I laughed so hard….maaan, let’s just say I'm glad I wore a panty liner. The laughs were non stop and it was even better because…
Wonderlust Spa and Boutique: A Dream Deferred, but Not Denied
[caption id="attachment_1293" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: Phala Thesian[/caption] Women are truly resilient. Despite everything sent to break us, we somehow manage to get back up. While out supporting a friend for her soft product launch, I ended up meeting another beautiful female entrepreneur. Phala Thesian, part owner of Wanderlust Spa and…