It feels great to have people who want to publicize my work and what I’m doing. This is a new article that talks a little bit about everything that I’ve done in my career so far. It even mentions what happened when I was in Jay-Z’s dressing room.  You gotta read it. Thanks Mitch for [...]

I want to say thanks to the DC District Diva and fellow Hampton Alum, Brooke Obie for giving me some space on her site. It feels good to share the inspiration behind my work. I talked about what it was like to write The Blueprint for My Girls in 1998!! Yikes, did I say that? [...]

Last Thursday we had Retaliation radio. The topic was: Should you leave the hood after you’ve made it. The topic was inspired by the shooting death of M-Bone, a member of Cali Swag District–the group who brought you “Teach Me How To Dougie.” Please listen to the show. It’s a good one. Thanks to Shaka [...]

Tonight at 11p, EST on Retaliation Radio, we’ll be talking about Standing Up For Yourself… What makes standing up for yourself so difficult? Is there a best way to stand up for yourself? What are the barriers that prevent us from standing up for ourselves.  I love hosting Retaliation Radio and I’m looking forward to [...]

Many of us treat people better than they deserve, we give them more than we should, and we’re considerate far beyond what is really necessary.  I call all of that being kind. I recently went through a couple of experiences in which I treated people better than they deserved–I gave them more than they were [...]

I’m bout to see Black Swan, finally! I’m pretty excited. I know I’m late, but I had my own movie that I was writing,directing and producing. If you’ve seen it already, leave me a comment and tell me what you thought. I heard it was off the hook. The trailer is below: My review: Here’s [...]

The new movie, Mooz-lum opens today. If you call yourself a film lover, or a well read person or someone who knows whats going on in the world, then you absolutely must see it. Last night I attended the DC premiere of Mooz-lum, written and directed by Qasim Basir. I was riveted by the story. [...]

My 2010 was such a success that I’m actually anxious to improve on the strategies that I used in 2010 in order to make 2011 even more successful. I love to share information and so I want to share these tips with you. Create a vision board.  Get a white piece of paper (poster size) [...]

Hey, I just wanted to take time to remember some creative and talented people that we loss in 2010. Their work has often inspired me and connected with me in such a way–so I wanted to share this list with everyone. Teddy Pendergrass, Singer/Songwriter/Funk Machine – Jan 13, 2010 Dixie Carter, Actress, April 10, 2010 [...]

I admire people who can look at the statistics of a situation and do the research and draw societal conclusions on various issues. People will look at this issue and take it personally. However, people should look at this initiative and ask themselves: “Would the emotional and economic stability of children and women be improved [...]

You know, I’ve been laughing a lot more lately. But I declare when I found out about this recent development, I had to laugh out loud and of course, share it with you, my peoples. Folks who get butt implants or buttock augmentation as it is called are often diagnosed pre-surgery as people who “lack [...]

I’ve been hanging in here with my lifestyle journey. The Artist’s Way has been helping me tremendously with its suggestions of doing things that I like each day. So, I’ve committed to having an hour of fun each and every day.  Some days I play tennis for 30 minutes and then I’ll go bike riding [...]