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Mothers of Teens: Retaliation Book Give-A-Way

In celebration of Mother’s Day: Happy Mother’s Day! Mothers of Teens, I’m giving away 10 autographed copies of my award winning book, Retaliation and shipping it too. All you have to do is be one of the first 10 people who email me and tell me the name, age and the school your teen goes [...]

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Female Shorts: Film & Video Showcase Selected Can She Be Saved?

When it rains it pours, and so today I got two pieces of Good News. The first piece was that the San Francisco Black Film Festival selected Can She Be Saved? and then shortly after receiving that notification, Female Shorts: Film & Video Showcase notified me that they selected Can She Be Saved? as well! [...]

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San Francisco Black Film Festival: Can She Be Saved? Is An Official Selection!

Can She Be Saved? is an official selection for the 2010 San Francisco Black Film Festival. This will give me an opportunity to see all my fam in the Bay area! Thanks SF Black Film Festival for selecting Can She Be Saved? I plan to represent to the fullest. The trailer is below:

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My Movie Of The Week: Iron Man 2 (Trailer)

You know I’m in the theater on this one. I like Robert Downey Jr’s acting. And I liked Iron Man 1, so I’m in the house supporting this mega-movie on opening weekend. And as an added bonus, they put my man, Don Cheadle in here. So, the acting will be off the chain on this [...]

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Lifestyle Change: Day 10 of 70 – Where’s My Support System?

Okay, Day 10 is kinda rough. I’m already tired of giving up the stuff that was bad for me. Why can’t I have two boxes of grapeheads before breakfast? I don’t feel like jogging or walking for 2 miles either. The only thing that I would never give up on is writing. Its sorta like [...]