It took a few months of coin pinching and a dam lot of keyboard hustling to get myself a plane ticket to visit California again but I’m finally on my way. I’m excited to be able to visit again, though this trip won’t just be all BBQ’s and conversation over bottles of wine. I’m planning on meeting with several fabulous

I’m what they call ‘red boned’ and this title is not something I bestowed upon myself. It seems like people have always had terms to refer to the various shades of blackness among all races, and with that reference comes value. Dark Girls is a new documentary that discusses colorism in all cultures, but with a special focus on the

See how great the internet is…? I press a button and suddenly I’m engulfed in an amazingly good electro-pulse mash-up from an artist by the name of Neus. From what I can decipher via my very limited grasp of French, NEUS, short for “New Experimental for Universal Sound” is a 21 year old artist whose making waves with his signature hybrid production style.

There are those that sit as bystanders and curiously watch the world from the outside in, never realizing all the while as slight occurrences happen, that things are changing. They are ignorant of the impact that these small anomalies will have on the cultural movement as it shifts before them. They accept things for what they are, they are merely voyeurs who

Things are moving so fast right now and though I still chastise myself for not ‘working’ behind a desk for some faceless employer, I have to remember that my new profession is that of a writer. And then I smile real big because this whole process is wildly awesome! Night before last I received my most recent shipment of books

The phone has been ringing all week and although I promised to be out and about it hasn’t worked out like I thought it would. I’ve been working, collecting new clients, meeting with my colleagues and writing on the blogs that I contribute to. I went MIA for about two weeks and the reason was so that I could once and for

  It’s crazy how Twitter can be both good and bad. I’m just sitting here minding my business and low and behold I see @UCanCallMeLA tweeting RIP Heavy D. It takes nothing to do a Google search and there it is. Another pioneer rap legend, another young black man, another death. It’s crazy when anyone passes on but it’s worse

The Gaywise FESTival is London’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) event which runs every November. The program will feature art works and colourful talent from around the world that aim to challenge social perceptions of gender. Running from November 7-20, GFEST is a celebration of creativity and visual exploration into the minds and motions that now shape

I love art and there are so many amazing artists out here but the pickings are slim when it comes to opportunities to show that art work off. Luckily, Bombay is now running a promotional series of artists to be featured in the Rush Art Gallery during the 2012 year. That sounds good enough for me, so with that being

I’m almost hesitant about putting you down on this dude.  For so many reasons, I’ve just straight turned into his number one fan club member, and not simply because I’m a shallow bitch and he’s a fine ass native american-black man. It’s complicated being me, kids. *blank stare* First of all, how many men must I run through before I find one