their eyes were watching

The “Wait is Ova Nov. 23.” That is what was announced on Rihanna’s official Web site and Twitter page. What this actually means can be left up to one’s own imagination. Whether or not she’ll be releasing a new album or a single is unknown. But I am sure that all of the Rihanna supporters/ fans…

Even white girls are getting in on the action! Like Eboni, I have yet to see comedian Chris Rock’s documentary, “Good Hair,” because (a) it’s a recession and I’d rather put a 10 spot on the light bill and (b) I’ve already spent probably a quarter of my life in the salon and can’t waste…

I love fashion week with all its boundary-pushing conceptualism, but I was a bit startled by last week’s Louis Vuitton runway show during Paris Fashion Week, featuring wafer-thin models with super-sized afros. While I’m sure there are some folks amongst us who would take one look and think, “Louis Vuitton has money – why didn’t…

We all know art tends to imitate life, but does that mean we should all know every intimate detail about the demise of Usher Raymond’s marriage? At this point, it’s no secret that the R&B singer and his estranged wife Tameka have filed for divorce. This past weekend, the Internet was smoldering with speculation about…

I get a lot of my celeb news from Twitter. DJ AM died? Nia Long kirked out on Beyoncé? Read about that through many retweets. Maya Angelou in the hospital in L.A.? Yeah, I found that out from Twitter, too. However, TMZ blasted that out on Twitter, and they were dead wrong. Angelou wasn’t even…

Congrats Mr. President on winning your Noble Peace Prize! Once again my heart is filled with pride and my eyes well with tears as I sit and reflect on where we have come as a people. Our ancestors must be briming with pride as they watch (be clear their eyes are watching us) this young,…

Although I have  heard that ‘Good Hair’ is as funny as  I would expect any  Chris Rock movie to be, I am going to have to sit this one out. This is the case partly because I am cheap, but mostly  because I feel like I already know this movie without watching it. Trying to…

I was never too crazy about the Disney princesses with all of their whining and pining for Mr. Right. I’m not raising my girls to sit by the window, waiting for some guy on a white horse to gallop in and whisk them off to become a real-life housewife of Atlanta. I want them to…

After laying into bromance films last week, I had to check out last night’s screening of Couples Retreat here in D.C. The film officially opens on Friday and centers on a group of friends who head to a couples’ skill-building resort with the hopes of rekindling lost love. Starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell and a handful of…

ABOUT Meera Bowman-Johnson I’m a wife, mother, writer and designer who’s lived, worked and played in Philly, Atlanta, NY, LA and currently Houston, TX. My love affair with magazines began as a five year old, when my grandfather gave me subscriptions to Young Miss and Seventeen. He wasn’t trying to encourage me to grow up too soon,…