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Nicole Behaire of ‘American Violet’ interview

I’ve mentioned Nicole Behaire before, but now you can check out the my interview with her over at BET.com. She was a pleasure to talk with — fun, humble, gitty and a great sense of humor. We chatted a good amount off the record — this girl is going to be a star. American Violet [...]

Xzibit tells hip-hop homophobes to: "Jump off the slave ship!"

I guess Kanye West isn’t the only male hip-hop artist who is not a raging homophobe. In my interview with Xzibit he talks about the Diddy drama and goes into more detail about homophobia in hip-hop. Click here to check it out. More importantly, Xzibit is in the new film American Violet. It’s the first [...]

Sometimes Tyra Gets It Right…

I’ve noticed this season of Tyra‘s talk show she has really been doing the damn thing. From episodes like black women who bleach their skin (and their kids’ skin!), racism, sexuality, domestic abuse among teens and even the journey of Isis King – she ain’t Oprah, but she is doing some early Montel Williams realness. [...]

Go off Kathy, go off…

Gotta love her…

Madonna: I Am Because We Are

This weekend I watched Madonna‘s documentary about HIV/AIDS in the African country of Malawi, I Am Because We Are. I wasn’t sure what to expect, Lawd knows Madonna isn’t good in the film department. Nonetheless, I was so profoundly moved by this movie — so much that I had dreams about it the next night! [...]