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‘Soul Food Seasoning’ Must Be Stopped
Ethnic seasoning mixes have always been somewhat problematic. The concepts of Italian seasoning and Mexican seasoning imply that, with the shake of a canister, your food will taste like it came from a different country. And truthfully, these products only make sense because the range of ethnic foods that the average American is likely to cook at home is probably ...
Let’s Get Real about “Zola”
This week, Twitter user Aziah King (@_zolarmoon) relayed the details of a crazy weekend she spent in Florida. Then the world lost its collective minds for her compelling tale of prostitution, pimping, and murder. And every time someone bowed at her feet and named her next in the line of literary royalty, just behind Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison, a lonely book ...
Sanaa Lathan and Her Singing Career Need More People
We all fell in love with her “girl next door” vibe in the 2000 hit Love & Basketball. Since then Sanaa Lathan has been coasting on a Hollywood career that is nothing to be ashamed of. Now, with her box office smash The Perfect Guy killing it in theaters, she seems to be veering off on a path to certain annihilation. She is making a series of bad decisions ...
Blerdy Ish – 04. We’re All ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’
To be a blerd is to live at a crossroads. We’re typically lodged somewhere between stereotypically Black, incredibly geeky, and subconsciously bourgie. We are current and classic. We are nerdy and trend-setting. And a certain teenager from West Philadelphia and his crew epitomized living at the crossroads of blerdy and bourgie on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Yes, ...
Where is America Going? Not Far According to New Report
When Diana Ross asked us “Do you know where you’re going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you?” in the theme song from Mahogany, I’m sure she wasn’t thinking about the economy or politics. But, a new survey looks at both and Americans’ attitudes toward them. Sadly, the results are pretty depressing. So what will America look like in ...
On ‘Hood Disease’, ‘Affluenza’, and the Roots of ‘Black Crime’
Pop quiz. Which group experiences the higher rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD: American soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan or American children living in high-crime neighborhoods? If you guessed our troops fighting overseas, you're wrong. A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control claims that children living in violent neighb...
Real Life #Scandal Only Works for White Celebs
Britney Spears, Robert Downey Jr., Charlie Sheen, Gary Busey ... see the pattern there? All of those Hollywood stars had precipitous falls from grace. And then they had comebacks that netted them millions. One other important fact ... they are all white. Now think about this list: Isaiah Washington, Martin Lawrence, Wesley Snipes, Dave Chappelle ... yeah, you get ...