In Btween Thoughts

Truth is, I'm tired. I took a week off from blogging to give myself a break. It's been two agonizing weeks since Michael Brown ...

Mrs. Carter came to slay the MTV VMA's. And she did. Last night, Beyonce' was the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard...

I do love good music. Eric Roberson released his new project "The Box" this month. I haven't stopped playing it. I love it....

This week has been way too much emotionally. I am drained. I am tired of all of the insane and unjust things occurring right here in ...

This is why I love J. Cole. The raw emotion in this track echoes my own. There isn't much to say about it. Praying for justice for Mi...

KeKe Palmer is heading to Broadway as the first ever Black "Cinderella!!!"  I cannot even express my excitement for this. S...

  The actor/comedian legend Robin Williams is gone . He was 63. It seems that Williams committed suicide yesterday morning. I ...

I love color. Always have. Dying my hair has been my thing since I was 14. But, I haven't dyed my hair in four years. FOUR! So, to ...

Police kill another unarmed Black teen. ANOTHER. When will this stop?!? The police are supposed to protect and serve. They are not s...

The James Brown biopic "Get On Up" premiered last Friday. I went to see it on Sunday morning. Going into it, I did not know a...

Today, Renisha McBride and her family received justice. It came in the form of a GUILTY verdict for McBride's killer, Ted Wafer. I...

Beyonce' Giselle Knowles-Carter and Onika Tanya Maraj just killed the internet. The remix to "***Flawless" was casually d...

 This line from Maxwell's song "Lifetime" has been stuck in my head all week. I know it's because it seems essential ...

Hola, August!! In June, I made a pledge to blog every day in July . I did really good with that. I blogged every day of July except o...

About a year and a half ago, I wrote " One Night at a Bar ." The characters came to me during a sleepless night in the N.O. There ...

  You have to love Tumblr. I know I do. This past week, a post recommended a good trilogy for the readers of "50 Shades of Grey....

"Well, I hope one day you find someone with whom you can be securely vulnerable." - Shay The other night I was scrolling my Tum...

   Everything about the above poem speaks to me on a deeper level. It describes me and my nightly routine. The line that hurts the m...

I am a Greek Mythology enthusiast. Have been since I was ten years old. This is how I ended up at the movie theater today to catch Dway...