faith: 2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust Maybe it was due to my own ambition, but I’ve always liked the parable of […]
Sura 1, the Holy Qu’ran: In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds! The compassionate, the merciful! King on the day of reckoning! Thee only do we worship, and to Thee do we cry for help. Guide Thou us on the straight path,2 The path […]
Today was an eventful day to say the least. Lady In My Life will be featured as part of the Lens On Talent series that airs on BETJ. I’ll post more details as they come to me, but you can imagine my excitement (as well as those of close family and friends who I […]
Spun off from The Cosby Show, A Different World began as a sitcom about Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) going off to college, then quickly evolved into a show about all the characters (and issues) that went down at fictional HBCU Hillman College. As critically acclaimed as it was popular, A Different World was nearly as […]
Richard Pryor is universally recognized as the black comedian who set the stage for the onslaught of African-American stand ups who followed him in the 80s, 90s, and present day. An argument can be made that there are funnier stand up films by some of the comedians that came after him, but Richard Pryor Live […]
For those of you on the East Coast (specifically the VA/DC area), Lady In My Life will be screening this weekend as part of the Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival. Visit mabff.org for more details. (Special thanks to Ralph Scott and company for considering the film.)
Based on the hugely popular novel by Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale follows four professional black women as they navigate the trials and tribulations of the love game. Like the book and the film itself, this choice (this high) might rile some of you up, but I’m just the messenger folks. On to the tale […]
Probably the most controversial choice of the television side of the countdown, Saturday Night Live has ran for over 30 years and has more than earned its reputation as one of America’s top comedic showcases. Created by Lorne Michaels, the show itself is not African-American by definition, but there is usually one black castmember every […]
If I made a list of the top 25 films about black sexuality (sarcasm), She’s Gotta Have It would be at or near the top. The story, which today still feels a little ahead of its time, focuses on a young sister named Nola Darling who has three lovers: the pretty boy Greer Childs, the […]
Soul Train ran for over thirty years in syndication, and was the self-described ‘hippest trip in America.’ While Don Cornelius allegedly hates the comparison, it was easy to call Soul Train black culture’s answer to American Bandstand. Now on to the tale of the tape… Relevance: It’s hard to get more relevant than having […]
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