Detroit, MI, from where I hail (most of the time, anyways), is known to be the ‘hair capital of the world’. I’m not sure where or with whom this title originated but whoever and whatever began this, wasn’t lying. To an extent. When I was home for a short stint this month, I saw that [...]

Readers, leaving you has been as hard as…well, it hasn’t been that hard. LK has been holding the pseudo-intellectual cut down for a minute, although this seems to be mostly our talking to and amongst ourselves, we always appreciate the support. We really do. So much in fact that…this post is dedicated to you. Since, [...]

Critics question why HBO would invest in something like this - assuming it must be because it is mad cheap to produce, easy to drum up scripts because of the books, and effortless because even though Jilly’s accent is dope… she’s not really acting or some shit - and say that the network should shelve it or ship it off to CBS (a network, mind you, that would treat an ALL Black casted show like hot coal dropped in their hands.) Because the show would look SO much better with 17 minutes of commercials stuffed in the center, and little moving letters advertising CSI at the bottom during the entire episode. They say, the show is not cutting edge.

I remember my pregnancy. Being in school for approximately half of it, and with a boyfriend then stuck in Asia with the Military, I couldn’t really figure out what the hell I was going to do with myself. I mean, a college student living in a dorm; family, friends and sorority sisters all ready to [...]

Editor’s Note: She ain’t talkin’ about the damn President.
You know, I wholeheartedly aimed to talk about the increasing violence (not quite as accurate to call it increasing ’cause it’s been alarmingly high for a while, now) in our communities. The need for guns and the will to use them. The way that fight or [...]