Girl Power. Sisterhood. Womanhood. Third Wave Feminism. Womanism. Lean In. #BlackGirlMagic #BlackGirlsRock #SquadGoals. #SquadCare. Girl Boss. Over the years and with every new generation, we as women have constructed cultural phrases that elicit an almost innate response of engagement and fellowship amongst each other.
As July slowly gives way to August, Back To School Season has unofficially begun with its trademark department store commercials (even calling on your kids’ favorite comic book superheroes to inspire their clothing and school supply choices).
11:59 PM Thursday, June 23, 2017 The longest minute in my life. Why? Because like the “Hova” masses with their Golden Ticket aka Tidal Music Premium subscription, I was waiting for the most anticipated album of the year to drop for streaming and offline listening.
When you think about a festival that gives a platform to independent filmmakers, you may automatically think of Sundance or Cannes, maybe even Pan African.
In the age of Trump and an unsure sense of purpose in the minds of young people of color in the United States, it has been the added responsibility of media and public figures like MSNBC’s Ms.
I am a foodie. This fact has been very present in my life since maybe twenty years ago, when I tasted my first hot fudge sundae at a nostalgic Americana diner with my friends one weekend (or on a Sunday).
If you are like me, you know that the #NetflixandChill movement is a relaxing alternative to going out (and spending extra money) on the weekends.
Above: Jill Scott at Jazz in the Gardens. Photo by MediaPunch/Rex/Shutterstock So coming from Saturday’s line-up, the 12th Annual Jazz in the Gardens did not disappoint with Sunday’s acts which included Gospel artist Smokie Norful, Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist and singer-songwriter Esperanza Spalding, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon House Band and Philly’s own The Roots, R&B songstress Andra Day, Oscar award-winning and FAMU alum Common and closing with Hip Hop Royalty LL Cool J.
To be honest, I have always been a cautious consumer of hip hop over the years. For the last few decades, the spectrum of hip hop music has fluctuated between “Stay Woke” cultural reflection of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” and Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” house party bangers of Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push it” and Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s “It Takes Two,” machismo anthems of Dr.
From this day forward we declare the land north of Pascagoula Swamp, south of enterprise and east to the Pearl River to the Alabama border, to be a FREE STATE OF JONES.
