Heart Me!

Even though Dana Gilmore is sort of male-bashing in this piece, her delivery is intense and the message is definitely received.

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iRocks the Mic [Alicia Keys]

The chick is mean. I had no idea that she had it in her. I definitely respect her as a lyricist now (nothing more, lol).

Respect the Mic

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ATTENTION!!!

I saw this Speech by Black Panther, H. Rap Brown and didnt know what to think. It was actually one of those moments where I thought "look how far we've come... we've got colored HD television now". Is that all? I'm not yet settled.

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You Don't Have To Leave

Ever since I discovered Oprah Winfrey's new spiritual beliefs I sort of fell off of being such a huge fan of hers. With that being said, I've only recently been pulled back into being apart of the experience of just knowing what it is she's discussing on her ludicrous talk show (because knowing is just so beautiful). On Thursday's show, Oprah and Dr. Laura Berman began a discussion involving the issue of sex among teenage girls. Berman believes that one of the ways we can "solve the problem" is encouraging your daughters to masturbate (yes...masturbate). Now...although I may be a very spiritual person, masturbation can be a very beautiful thing if not abused by the user. However I just can't seem to wrap my brain around the idea of telling my teenage daughter (or anyone under the age of 18) to "touch themselves."

Don't start writing your letters to the Harpo Camp just yet. Berman's concept behind the idea is to give your children the information that they need to be comfortable with their bodies in order to know how to handle themselves during a sexual encounter. In other words, she really wanted little girls to know and understand that they have complete control over the feelings that may experience during an orgasm, NOT a man. As if telling your child to treat their body like an amusement park wasn't enough to send you marching to the next town hall meeting.... Berman also encourages giving your teen a dildo (YES! A DILDO!!)

Before I really lost my mind, I had a brief talk with one of my life mentors, Aliethia Evans and she allowed me to understand that the world is already corrupt as it is and it wont get better....period! Otherwise there would be no point to the theory of evolution, whether it be negative or positive. Instead of teaching and motivating our kids to take control of their lusts, we feed them. Instead of telling our kids "yield not" to the first person that says "I love/like you", we tell them to know you can give yourself an orgasm. Even though the Bible doesn't exactly speak against the issue of masturbation, opening up that discussion with your kids isn't the best way to deal with the growing rate of teenage pregnancies. Once again, Oprah has pushed me further away from wanting to be on her show!!!

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Drama Under City Lights

When I read that a sophisticated version of 'Baldwin Hills' was coming to BET in the form of 'Harlem Heights', I was elated and anxious to see how the stereotypical image of black people would begin to come to a close. From what I understood, the show was supposed to expose young, black, and fabulous professionals on the journey towards . Now, upon watching the last few episodes of the show, I can surely say that I'm disappointed what I've seen because it's just an extension of the drama that often occurs on 'Baldwin Hills' and (dare I say it....) 'College Hill' ..... (Okay.... maybe not AS BAD as 'College Hill', but you definitely see where I'm going with this).

As I expected to see successors and the endeavors...I've yet to see even a complete inch of what I thought I was promised (lol). Instead, I've gotten double dates, kanye's ex, and the traditional he-said-she-said drama. Just when I thought there was hope for African American television...

Get Naked!

Watching Cycle 12 of America's Next Top Model last night, I noticed that I can really live without all the drama that comes with these reality tv shows. ESPECIALLY since Tyra has now proclaimed herself to be the
"Goddess of Fierce" (wtf?!). After 11 cycles of following her "judgement", Its taken the 12th one for me to notice that she's a control freak since she kept ordering the girls to remove their accessories and/or articles of clothing. I'm not do sure I see the point her asking them to do that during panels.

With all that being said. I don't remember much any of the girls name just yet, But Sandra must get kicked off soon. After bombing her runway challenge, and murdering her photo shoot (in a literal sense), she still lives too proudly in her own world. (Safe to say, I'm over it).

I Wish I Was Home..

I miss this show... Jackee was my favorite character.

This could be a little late (I'm aware), But I really loved this D&G commercial. I think the next time I decide to be a jetsetter... I'm gonna find a female partner and just run through the airport gates with her (lol), just to feel like I'm being fashionably watched. Now, of course I wouldn't have anything that didn't belong to me (as that would really defeat the purpose of me being a proper jetsetter,lol).

Truly Outrageous

Okay,so I did find this footage of the Jem & The Holograms intro. I love they emphasized the "fashion and fame" part. Maybe i can find a soundtrack somewhere... or even better... a DVD set!