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Nadia & The Mechanic

February 25, 2020September 7, 2019

Have you ever experienced misery? No, I’m not talking about Kathy Bates in the Steven King movie type of misery. Or the I’m miserable so let me make everyone else around me miserable kind of misery. Im talking about going through a Las Vegas summer …

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Categories Entertainment, Equality, Race Relations, Reflections

The Price of Beauty

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

I recently met a woman who looked like an older version of Hannah Baker. An aside: If you read/hear the name Hannah Baker and say, “Who?,” I need you to go to Netflix right away and start binge watching 13 Reasons Why from the very …

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Categories Abuse, Entertainment, Grief, Relationships, Television

25 Years Later

November 14, 2019June 12, 2019

Can you believe it’s been 25 years since Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman were killed? That event was, in many ways, a turning point in American society. The still-unsolved crime gripped, and divided, our nation – but provided a lot of entertainment along the way. …

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Categories Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Entertainment, Movie Review, Race Relations, Reflections, Sports, Television

Blockbuster Still Exists??

June 7, 2019March 10, 2019

If you are under the age of 25, you probably have no idea what this store is or why it was necessary. Imagine a time before smartphones (I know, right?!?). Barely any internet much less streaming video services. There was a time when a person …

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Categories Entertainment, Historical Moments, Movie Review, Television

My Hair My Crown

June 7, 2019March 9, 2019

This new Dove | Kelly Rowland collabo has been trending so I decided to give this commercial a looksie. Over the years Dove has highlighted the importance of equality and positive body image. Now they are tackling the issue of women’s hair.  Being a Black woman, …

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Categories Entertainment, Equality, Human Rights

A Night With The One And Only … Diana!

June 7, 2019November 10, 2018

When I got the call that there were comped tickets available to see The Boss – I was ALL IN. No questions asked. This was my third time seeing Diana Ross but probably my favorite performance of her. She is currently in residence at the …

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Categories Concert Review, Entertainment, Historical Moments

The Unabomber Story

June 7, 2019November 11, 2017

Are you watching Manhunt: The Unabomber? I’m five episodes in and lessons learned from Ted Kaczynski. 1. Identify your ideals. 2. Have the courage to live by them. {Preferably if they are not extreme.} So amazingly brave of his family to turn him in. What …

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Categories Criminal Justice, Entertainment, Television

NaNoWriMo Participant On Deck!

June 7, 2019November 9, 2017

Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? Well until a few months ago, I hadn’t either. A friend of mine did a speech on the experience in my Toastmasters club and it piqued my interest, but then got shoved into that mental junk drawer in the back …

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Categories Entertainment, Writing

Leaving Scientology

June 7, 2019December 12, 2016

Mike Rinder has teamed up with Leah Rimini on A&E’s Scientology and the Aftermath to expose their (and many others’) truths about Scientology. It is mind blowing. If you haven’t been watching their A&E series, I encourage you to do so. It not only takes you inside the world of …

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Categories Entertainment, Religion

The Mystery That Is Steven Avery

June 7, 2019January 21, 2016

OK, I’m a little late to this party. But I’m here now and I did what most of you have already done – I binge watched Netflix’s Making a Murderer. Then I went to bed, and woke up with this case still on my mind. …

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Categories Criminal Justice, Entertainment, Human Rights
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