Nadia Gilkes 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 …
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, …
Since the airing of Surviving R. Kelly, there has been an avalanche of new allegations and talk of his past and present fixation on much younger women. New charges were brought stemming from videos showing him with underage girls where their age was clearly stated …
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 …
Ok, honesty moment here. When I started this blog a few years ago I had no idea how bad I’d be at it. Not bad in the sense that my posts aren’t good (I love my topics and my writing style). But bad in the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
**warning: raw, initial, emotional thoughts coming** I’ve been gone for a while, obviously. Where I’ve been and what I’ve gone through is another post for another day – if I even write it all, at this point. 2016 has been a hell of a year …
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. …