They gon’ lay Aretha Franklin’s burdens down in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 31. And it’s going to happen in tremendous…

On Monday night, I went to check out the documentary dedicated to the creation of the classic Robert Townsend movie T…

Ms. Lauryn Hill decided to share some thoughts on all of the talk surrounding her late shows and many of the very…

I was going to write a whole-ass, spoiler-free post to share my glee at last night’s episode of Power. If you’ll…

Language is a beautiful thing. For instance, while I know that somewhere between 24 to 98 percent of the people…

On the list of unsolved mysteries I have stored in my brain, one near the top is why Warren G didn’t go back and…

I’m not saying that I’m out of the loop, but I just found out today that the MTV Video Music Awards were yesterday.…

I’ve been saying for years that disrespect, even implied, is the leading cause of death for black men between birth…

Timing, as they say, is everything. Aretha Franklin went home to see the King last week and almost as soon as she…

If there’s a podcast out there with a hip-hop lean to it, there’s a better than 98 percent chance that I will give…

Like many people, hip-hop was my entryway to a lot of the music I know and love today. Through the use of samples, I…

I don’t typically smile at crime. In fact, I typically frown at crime. Crime, bad. Who’s bad? Crime. That’s how I…

I was watching Set It Off the other day because there’s never not a good time to watch Set It Off. Watching Vivica,…

It’s back-to-school time in America. Your Facebook timelines are full of pictures of back-to-school pictures of kids…

I hate taking pictures for people. There, I said it. You know what I’m talmbout. You’re standing outside, minding…

I recently wrote about my first visit to Martha’s Vineyard and some of my impressions. ‘Twas a splendiferous time.…

Because of reality television shows and the music and entertainment scene in Atlanta, I warn everybody who is going…

I just got back from a family vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. I tried to do some work. It was a fool’s errand for…

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend an event in Washington, D.C., called Soul Food Sessions. It was an…

When I finished grad school and got my first job in 2003, the first thing I did was take the first two paychecks I…