their eyes were watching

In all honesty, I don’t know what kind of ratings the Nielsen meter is handing out for BET these days. All I know is that I rarely contribute to those numbers and I usually don’t give them more than an a few channel-surfing seconds. Until right about now. If you aren’t an alien to the…

When Sandra Bullock stepped on stage to thank the Academy for naming her best actress this year, she also gave a special shout out to “the moms that take care of the babies and the children, no matter where they come from.” Now we know why. In January, Sandra Bullock and soon-to-be ex-husband, Jesse James,…

I’m sure Kiely Williams is so glad to be done with the Cheetah Girls and 3 Little Women. I mean, who wants to be associated with a played out animal print, tweeny-bopper pop music and the Disney Channel for the rest of her life? (Sorry, Raven-Symone.) So in celebration, Ms. Williams decided to show another…

According to artist Sofia Maldonado, the stylized female figures on her 92’ x 12’ mural at Times Square (on view now until April 30, 2010) were meant to represent working women who are seldom seen in mainstream media. They are working class Latinas, the kind of women that Rosie Perez brought to the large screen…

I can’t get enough of cub reporter Damon Weaver. Last year I got a chance to interview him just after he sat down with President Barack Obama for an exclusive interview. He was at it again this weekend at the NAACP Image Awards, interviewing Morgan Freeman, Ben Jealous, Gabourey Sidibe, and Quinton Aaron on the…

I know it sounds like an outlandish question, but apparently Serena Williams is one of Palm Beach, Fla.’s budding nail technicians. This, ladies and gents, is not a game for Ms. Williams. “Don’t be surprised if you hear about a part-time job I’ve picked up at a local nail salon,” she wrote on the celebrity…

I’m never speaking up againIt only hurts me — John Mayer, “Stupid Mouth” At a Feb. 10 concert in Nashville, singer John Mayer said he’s officially done with the media game. I think that’s a smart decision. Sounding as if he was close to tears onstage, Mayer apologized to his fans for the comments he…

You’ve heard the term “living legend”—it simply means someone fabulous that we are fortunate enough to still have in our midst, but who we all fully expect to be a “legend” long after they (and we) are gone from this life.  My sisterfriend, mentor, and 2nd mom Mikki Taylor is one of those people. Mikki…

Last week, when Sarah Palin popped onto the set of Oprah’s “Fridays Live” program (via satellite from Wasilla, Alaska) she gave the talk show host pause. No, it wasn’t that she’s pregnant again. It was her hairstyle. The front looked basically the same as most of us are used to seeing it, but this time…