Whose Country Uncle is This? Oh. Hey, Charlie Wilson
I ran across this picture of Uncle Charlie Wilson at last night’s Grammy Awards and I just *facepalmed* *blinks slowly* Sooo… wut? O________O I have so many questions. * What is Uncle Charlie Wilson rocking on top of his head? * Did he shave a chia pet and gently place …
My Ideal Whitney Houston Tribute Show
Last night, the Grammy Awards basically dedicated the show to Whitney Houston by making sure her name was never far from the mouths of presenters. Beginning with an opening prayer from host, LL Cool J, and with random mentions throughout the night. I loved the thoughtfulness they showed, especially with …
Dear Whitney Houston, You Were the Voice of My Generation
I don’t understand at all and it’s not registering in my head fully that you’re really gone, Whitney. I screamed when I found out. I literally screamed as I saw on TMZ.com “Whitney Houston Dies at 48.” I refreshed the page because surely, they’ll take it back. They didn’t. How …
Rock the Red Pump With Me, Folks!
My peoples! Do you know about my nonprofit organization The Red Pump Project? Yup. Well, a couple of weeks ago, we launched our fourth annual Rock the Red Pump™ bloggers campaign, in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), which is March 10th annually. The campaign’s goal is to generate …
Dear Eddie Long, You’re a King? iRebuke It
Yesterday, I was alerted to the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard since… well the day before. Let me give you the cliffnotes on what happened. This past Sunday, some Jewish Rabbi (or so he says) named Ralph Messer went to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to crown Bishop Eddie Long …
How to Commemorate Black History Month
My peoples! It is officially Black History Month, the shortest, most afrocentric 29 days you will experience this year. So I’m here to let you know ways for you to commemorate it. Here are some I came up with: * Be jealous of my avatar’s dashiki and kufi. Because you …
Michelle Obama Loves Red Velvet and I Love She
As if FLOTUS Michelle Obama wasn’t already the bombest of the diggities. I watched a clip of the interview she did on Jay Leno last night and she was talmbout how her birthday just passed. Her mom and the kids decided to make her favorite cake: RED VELVET! Some of …
Halle Berry and Gabe Aubry’s Sketch Artist is Hilariously Biased
Halle Berry is taking her baby daddy Gabe Aubry to court for a restraining order and to get full custody of Nahla or something like that. I haven’t kept track of the trial at all and I really don’t think I give any dambs. No shade. But my girl Jen …
I Have So Many Questions About This Painting
Sooo I saw the following painting on Facebook when Sam (@blunted215) reposted it, after seeing it on someone’s page with the caption “I almost cried seeing this.” I have so many questions about this painting. * Why is Jesus behind ol’ boy looking like He has to go to the …
My 10 Thoughts on the SAG Awards
Last night was the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and here are my 10 thoughts on it. * On the Red Carpet, Angelina Jolie was looking like she got dragged out the house. And her hair was all poofy like she forgot to flat-iron it. Or maybe when she left …