Twenty-seven-year-old Grammy award winner Esperanza Spalding is not only an amazing vocalist and musician, but also an inspiring public speaker. In support of her latest album, Radio Music Society, Spalding will be going on a world tour and she decided to gift a special group of fans and...

I'm a book snob. I'm a Toni Morrison, Malcolm Gladwell, Manning Marable reading chick. But recently, I stepped out onto the wild side and read some "urban lit" courtesy of author Meesha Mink. The book is called Real Wifeys: Get Money, it's the second book in what will be a...

Over the weekend, a viral video of a 14-year-old girl performing oral sex on a teenage boy made its way onto Twitter. She didn't seem aware that she was being taped, she was likely doing what she did for the same reason countless "loose women" have over the centuries --...

Occupy Wall Street is a movement. It's a real life 21st century movement in these here United States of America. We watched several countries literally catch fire in revolutionary fervor this year (and Egypt is still keeping that fire going) and many here were left wondering about where/when/how...

I have no children. None. Not one. I'm 32, married and childless by choice. The hubby and I have 11 nieces and nephews between us (that includes three "bonus babies" birthed by friends) who range in age from a couple of months old to 20 years old. So, I have...