I watched the Oscars and I was pretty bored as usual. There were a few interesting moments though. There was some kinda Kanye West commotion between two producers. One of the winners came up to say thanks, and the woman he shared the award with (whose name came second on the award), interrupted him claiming sexism. It was weird, rude, and strange, however I didn’t see any racial slurs about her on twitter (like what [...]

Ruth Brown died at the ripe old age of 78, so you may not have heard of her. When artists have a successful and steady career, and die old, many times their work dies with them and younger generations never know what they’ve brought to the world. This is her birth month, so I’m gonna tell you a little about Ruth Brown. She was a prominent Rhythm & Blues singer in the 50’s with Atlantic Records. [...]

About a year before I was born Naomi Sims appeared on the cover of Ladies Home Journal, and then two months after I was born she appeared on the cover of Life Magazine. Those two magazines were not high fashion magazines like British Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar , which allowed black model Donyale Luna to grace its pages for the sake of being chic.

These magazines were the kind that were weaved into the fabric of [...]

I haven’t gone on and on about Beyonce on this blog lately, but she earned it last night. First, she was nominated for about 9 (I think) Video Music Awards (VMAs) last night. She won about 3 (I think). One of the awards she was nominated for was Best Female Performer. She didn’t win it, Taylor Swift won. Now, personally I think Beyonce should have won because she’s such a professional that I think she [...]