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Culture10/16/2024

Girl World: TV & Music I’m Into These Days

What have you been watching and listening to lately? Y’all know me, I love a good story line with a glamorous, well to do, uppity cast and I love an R&B ballad. Glamour and yearning are love languages to me, idk.

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Culture08/08/2023

A Fragile Ego Will Play You Before Someone Else Can

Tory Lanez had those 10 years coming & if it were me, he would have gotten more time. 

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Culture06/09/2023

Why We Love Queen Charolette [Bonus Quiz at The End]

Shonda Rhimes had no business having us sobbing like this!

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Culture04/09/2023

Spent Good Friday at BAM with Solange Knowles: Glory To Glory

What a magical night at BAM. If you didn’t know, Solange has curated a concert series at BAM ,“Eldorado Ballroom, that celebrates “intergenerational expressions of […]

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Culture03/01/2023

Lover’s Rock Playlist

Lover’s Rock is such a happy genre. It reminds me of dancing outside to some good old school reggae, the smell of jerk and Escovitch […]

Culture02/20/2023

Music Video Releases I Absolutely Loved

In a season where we should be loving each other, giving each  other grace and space to love freely; music has been toxic and divisive. […]

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Culture01/28/2023

A List of Six Must Reads

In my early 20s I had zero direction. I had to become my own role model while trying to find my place in the world. […]

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Culture01/22/2023

Music Video Releases I Loved and Hated

I was never the biggest Miley Cyrus fan but recently, she’s made me an appreciator of her music. “Flowers” is a great song, her singing […]

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Culture11/30/2019

’96 Til Forever – Roc-A-Fella Art Exhibit

Last night, Lythouse Studio was occupied by an art experience inspired by, and payed homage to, the iconic New York hip hop label, Roc-A-Fella records. […]

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Culture11/18/2019

Finally, An Honest Review: Essence Festival

This past summer, the 25th anniversary of Essence Festival landed on the weekend of July 5th through July 7th.  The star-studded, three day event was […]

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Culture11/08/2019

Exclusive Album Pre-Release Party With Pardi

Tuesday, November 5th, The Section 8 Sex Symbol, Pardison Fontaine, shared his debut album, Under8ed, with a room exclusively to ladies for a night of […]

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