Straight out the “Tell Um How You REALLY Feel” box comes this story about McDonald’s and their poor PR move better known as the #McDStories campaign. Maybe McDonald’s should have watched that Wack-Donald’s episode of the Chappelle show before they decided to add a hash tag and sat back expecting the pubic at large to wax poetic about the greatness that isn’t McDonald’s.

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

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

I ain’t got time for much these days, I’m busy as hell trying to square away 2011 like everyone else. And when I mean I’m busy I am mean I AM BUSY!! But I’m never too busy to check out my people’s when they’re doing something awesome and there was no way in Hell I would have missed Max’s pop-up

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

This Saturday, October 29th, I’ll be in Union NJ at the Barrister Smoke shop hosting @Steelsouls event. At our last event, I was whisked into the center of the floor before I could even get my coat off. I’ll have a special announcement to make and will be on hand to discuss the difficulties that comes along with running a small business and what steps

                  What is “Edible Wendsday’s” you ask? It’s the weekly educational event hosted by Canna Culture of San Jose, California. These guys are one of the top providers off providers of cannabis in prerolls, edibles, drinks and various other products for consumption. Stop in each Wednesday from 4 to 8 pm and be greeted

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