Category: The Tea

Why Dreadlocks Bother You So Much & Why They Really Shouldn’t

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So someone with straight hair will NEVER be rejected…ever. It still translates as racism to me. The court is wrong. I can see if the locs are rainbow in color etc…but locs can be pulled up, back and even bunned and just as beautiful as any other style. Again…the court is wrong. Laws…some just aren’t […]

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Author of HIDDEN FIGURES Margot Lee Shetterly and Underground’s Aldis Hodge Talk the Book, Movie & Writing Black Truth into the Narrative

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I haven’t read Hidden Figures yet, but of course, I must. We all must. Author Margot Lee Shetterly has, as she states when she speaks in the interview below about it being our “responsibility to tell these stories and to bring them to the larger audience”, brought to life the story of three African American […]

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The Catch 22 Situation of Nate Parker’s Award-Winning Movie The Birth of A Nation

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My article As Seen on The Huffington Post: It’s here.  It’s something that I’ve never known about the actor, producer and director Nate Parker prior to the movie, although in times past, I followed the celebrity scene and everything in it like a bear in search of honey.  If you have no idea what I […]

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When Someone KIDNAPS Your Child & Crap Gets REAL! Halle Berry Finally Found a Great Movie…Finally

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Kidnap. I have a very, weird history of television and movies when it comes to the actor Halle Berry. Some movies, I believe, work for her, and then there are some that she basically destroys all on her own. I’m not stating this to be mean, but it shows in the many projects that carry […]

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An Event Well Worth It – Pose n Post Symposium, Hosted by Chrisette Michele – the Columbia, SC Edition

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As I approached the black benches that lined the walkway to SOCO, the venue for the Pose n Post Symposium in the capital city of Columbia, South Carolina, hosted by R&B singer and flower child Chrisette Michele, I was greeted by a life sized poster of the songstress that had already become the face of […]

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Become Empowered At Pose N Post Symposium Featuring Chrisette Michele!

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R&B singer Chrisette Michele, Rich Hipster, The Mane Choice and Lamik Cosmetics are coming to Columbia, SC as a part of their Pose N Post Symposium, 8 city tour on April 12th. Some of the best in the business as far as branding and empowerment will be there such as fashionista and jewelry designer Ambrosia […]

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Watch the Latest Trailer For STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON – In Theaters August 14th

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You’ve already seen the above trailer for the August movie Straight Outta Compton, so now get a reveal of the latest trailer for the movie below. There was so much controversy behind all of the men who made up NWA, their style of music and what it stood for to them and many others. I […]

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