GET IT, PHARRELL WILLIAMS: Doing Big Things With Despicable Me
Mari and my nephew, Miles, were bored silly yesterday so I agreed to take them to the movies. The flick of choice: Despicable Me, starring...
Nobody Wins A War
I was thoroughly turned out yesterday by neo-soul/hippie/rock star Raheem DeVaughn’s new album, The Love and War Masterpeace. I’ll tell you this much: that man...
Word(ful) Wednesday: Janelle Monáe's "Tightrope"
Janelle Monáe and her extremely catchy tune, “Tightrope,” off her sophomore album, “The Arch Android,” are both just too cute for words. I especially love...
Girl Crushing on Erykah Badu
I ♥ Erykah Badu. Cop to being a total Stan… Because she’s fly…And clever… A master teacher…Dedicated to her art, her culture and her people…...
Wordful Wednesday: Homage to a (Rare) Singer Who Loves Us Just the Way We Are
I’m not going to complain and moan about the sorry state of music today how it degrades and insults and reaches for the lowest common...
Word(ful) Wednesday: Grooving to New "Princess and the Frog" Music with Anika Noni Rose and Ne-Yo
Oh man, when Dreamgirls hit movie theaters on Christmas Day a few years back, Nick and I hosted a huge gift exchange and brunch at...
Living Without My Radio: What's Spinning On The (Kid-Friendly) MyBrownBaby iTouch
If you’ve read my post about MY BEEF WITH BLACK RADIO, you know I don’t get in the car without my special home made mix...
Wordless Wednesday Maxwell's "Bad Habits" Video
This video, Maxwell’s “Bad Habits,” from his new album BLACKsummer’snight, makes me feel some kinda ways. I’ll refrain from telling you exactly what kinda way...
What's Your Baby's Kind of Some Kinda?
I had some dear friends over for dinner last night, and while I was cooking collards, macaroni and cheese, candied yams, fried corn, and Nick’s...
MyBrownBaby Spotlight: Esperanza Spalding
You never know where inspiration comes from I realized I wanted to be a journalist when I saw NBC New York’s Sue Simmons interviewing New...
