Very Smart Brothas
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The Five Best Parts Of Lean On Me That Didn't Involve Crack
Centric, self-appointed television for Black women, was showing Lean on Me the other day. Bedridden with the flu, I, a Black woman for all intents and purposes, watched the whole motherfucking thing. Commercials for Everest College and Scandal repeats and all. Here are my favorite underrated scenes. 1 Mr. Clark whoops the ass of the…
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Lebron James Wants You To Hurry Up With His Damn Croissants
Because, he is a God, apparently.
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The Black Movie Solidarity Struggle
“Pizza is a lot like sex. When it’s good, it’s really good. When it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.” I discussed this quote with one of the homies, recently. We both agreed that it’s bullshit logic. If I’m not mistaken, the point of the pizza and sex is pleasure. It’s expected to be pleasurable. So,…
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T-Pain Outchea Singin' Without Auto-Tune And Sounding Good!
Who knew T-Pain could actually sing? I’m sure of you did. But some of us didn’t. Either way, I already enjoying people singing ignorant things, but there’s a special enjoyment given that this is T-Pain, a man for whom the industry that now THRIVES on auto-tune seems to have left him behind. By the way, I…
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My Street Harassment Story
I was in D.C. around this time last year for a screening of our TV pilot. We (my now wife and I) drove down from Pittsburgh that day, and made it to town at around five. Since the screening was at 7:30, we had a couple hours to spare, so we stopped somewhere on U Street to…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Ep. 7 Recap: Why Is Ray J Still Here?
Better late than never. But never late is better. But who gives a shit. It’s time for a recap of the shenangans courtesy of your favorite cast of misfits strolling the mean streets of Hollywood, CA. Nearly everybody makes apperances this week: Ray J, Berg, Hazel E, Teirra Mari aka TMurda, Apryl + Omarion + TMI,…
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Why I Love NBA Basketball (…And Why You Don't If You Don't)
***Although originally posted a year ago, everything said here still rings true. So I’m saying it again (with some minor edits)*** As I type this, the remnants of a fried egg and bacon sandwich sits on a plate to my left. What was once a towering piece of sandwich art has been reduced to a dozen…
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Five Black Superheroes We Need To See
Earlier today, Marvel Studios announced that Chadwick Boseman — who seems poised to play every Black man who’s ever existed — will be cast as Black Panther, a movie that’s set to be released in 2017. While that’s great news for Boseman, here are a few more Black superheroes we’d like to see on screen.…