~WATCH THIS~Taking You Way Back~Michael Jackson Motown 25th Anniversary Performance

You can't deny this is one of the most electrifying performances ever. Michael continued to set himself apart from any other entertainer when he performed at Motown's 25Th Anniversary Show. We will never see another performer like him. Ne-yo and Usher are two artists that try and mimic his style. They try and dance like him. Listen to Ne-yos new CD " The Year Of The Gentleman" some of his new songs sound just like Michaels singing style. But nah they will never ever get it like Michael once had it. He was the man. Michael was music and music belonged to Michael. What the hell happened to him? Lord have mercy, well watch this performance and you will remember why we loved him and his music alot. ENJOY.......



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Jennifer Hudson Sings The National Anthem At The DNC

I HAD TO ADD THIS. I SIMPLY LOVE HER AND WISH HER THE ABSOLUTE BEST. THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL.




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Black Women Broaden Your Horizons~~~PLEASE

There are sooooo many reality shows on tv these days. Too many to count and keep up with. I will admit I do watch a couple of them. The primary function of these shows I see, well I do believe is to show how stupid some people are and give us something to laugh at. Have mercy, I laugh at these characters all the time. Remember Tiffany Pollard aka "New York" from the show "Flavor Of Love" with Flavor Flav? She also had 2 shows of her own "I Love New York" 1 and 2. She'll always have a show or appear in one. Every Since I started laughing at her I never stopped. I will admit I enjoy watching her perform. Every week she shows how ignorant she is, that she has no class, uneducated and just plain stupid. Truly, she makes black women look bad, but I can't stop watching her. She is entertainment all by herself.



She obviously makes alot of money for VH1, because they gave her yet another show. This is her third with the network. "NY Goes To Hollywood" is the name of her new endeavor. This series is about her trying to become a serious actress,yeah right.I really don't want to bash any woman trying to get hers, and I especially would love to support every black woman in her success.



I don't catch it on the nights it originally airs. I usually watch the show online. It's the show I watched today, the 3rd episode that I am writing this post about. Like I said she is ridiculous. First, the way she wears her hair, makeup and clothes is a personal choice so I won,t comment on how she looks.

In this episode she gets a commercial shooting for a Japanese energy drink. Her manager tells her to do some research on Japanese culture. She obviously, thinks that everyone who is Asian, may be Japanese. So to do her research she goes to a cleaners where the woman there is Korean. She really doesn't know that Japan and Korea are not the same place. Black women let me say it again, broaden your horizons. Learn something it doesn't have to be alot, but at least the basics. Then she goes to a nail salon asking if they are Japanese. Of course they aren't. It seems as if even they were making fun of her. Wow, why not just go online and do some research or to a library where there are books? Too easy, huh? Maybe it's me but if I wanted to do research on a culture there are museums, art galleries, maybe even that countries embassy. No she goes to store owners for help. If you would do the same let me know.

She is willing to work hard on her commercial shoot. I will give her that much. During the shooting she was professional enough. It seemed she wanted to do well and show everyone she could do it. I hope that she does well and that I sincerely mean. I just hope she broadens her horizons, cuz she needs it.
You have got see all of her episodes and then you will see she is funny as all hell.

As black women we really should watch how we are potrayed and when its not right we need to be as loud as we can about our disapproval. I don't feel as if I am ever being judged by how other black women act, but I do want all black women to get the resepect we desrve.

So the moral to this post is Black Women broaden your horizons...PLEASE!!!!!

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Check It Out!!!

You know I want to talk about the show Black In America that was on CNN last night, hosted by Soledad O'Brien. Remember a 2ND part comes on tonight @ 9 PM. Tonight's show will focus on the black male and the problems they face here in America. I'm glad that they did the show to show we still have a ways to go. It was informative, and I'm sure some people learnt something new. If you watched the show I know you have some comments about the program so leave your thoughts here.

The one thing I want to mention( well there is more but we'll start here) and I always thought of this, why does it seem as if a black family who has a white male ancestor, who most likely forced himself on their black female ancestor during slavery always want to make it seem as if they had a real love affair? Well maybe they did. Who knows. Case in point Sally Hemming. You know that was Thomas Jefferson's mistress/slave. She was also the mother of some of his children.

Alright, let me discuss a little about the show. A few of the topics they discussed they centered around The Rand family from Dallas. That's the family I was talking about above. They followed the family for a year. Showing the successes and struggles of some of the members of the family. Some of the ills that affect our communities were discussed. Some of the biggest challenges amongst black folks is education, high drop out rate, single parent homes, health care issues. HIV/AIDS, unemployment, homelessness, black women not being able to find suitable black men for marriage and violence amongst young black men. On the other hand we saw The Smiths who are members of The Rand family. They were married for more than 20 years, owners of their own business and parents to 6 children who all are doing well. They are attending college, 1 graduated from college and 1 in high school soon to attend college. They are apart of the growing middle class here in America. They spoke a little about how they were able to raise successful children. They gave them "expectations".

This program spoke of ills in our communities that we know exist and I truly believe we will overcome them. Yes, there were some solutions to these problems too. A young lady here in New York has established Marry You Baby Daddy Day. 10 couples marry and begin to share their lives together as a family. Of course that's good for children all the way around. They will receive the support, and security they need and of course, if all is good a better economic status. Which hopefully will led to better neighborhoods and excellent education. Check out her website MarryYourBabyDaddy.com.

There's a program started by a young Harvard Economist, Roland Fryer who started a program that pays children to learn and study hard. Although controversial it is working. The kids receive $250 dollars if they pass 10 assessment test during the school year. The findings have not been reported but it's said the grades of the students have improved. I think he just wants to say that inner-city kids want to work hard and the money is just an incentive. Just like in some middle class homes.

Black women it is recommended that we date outside our race to find a mate. They mentioned that many black women have never been married as opposed to white women. I guess all this ties into black women having children out of wedlock. Successful and educated sistas have it hard. All that success and no one to share it with.

I really enjoyed the story of the doctor in Maryland who helps young men who are victims of violence turn their lives around. These young men need someone who has been where they are and made their lives a success to see that it can be done, if you want it enough. I believe success is everywhere you are. I could go on and on about this program, but the 2ND part is about to start. I have said it before and I will say it again I LOVE BEING BLACK BABY!!!!

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Black In America Did You Watch?

I hope you all have not forgotten to watch CNNs program Black In America. Tonight the focus is on the black woman and the black family. Tommorrow at 9 PM, evening the topic is the black man. Well i'm watching it right now and I will say it is interesting. They are discussing many issues that are a concern in our communities. Education, poverty, healthcare, black women, single parent homes. Also inter-racial dating, HIV/AIDS, and mothers losing their black sons to violence. There is alot I want to comment on, but got to get some sleep. So I will talk about the show tomorrow. Stay near and listen!!!

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Sanaa & Nia In Cartoon TV Show

By Karu F. Daniels

Two of the most beautiful actresses in black Hollywood are getting a bit animated with their next gigs.Sanaa Lathan and Nia Long are on board for 'The Cleveland Show,' a spin-off of the popular very adult-friendly animated series 'The Family Guy.'Earlier this week, casting was announced for the show, which will center around the character Cleveland Brown – which is voiced by white actor Mike Henry.Lathan, who starred in films such as 'Brown Sugar' and 'Love & Basketball' will play Cleveland's wife, Donna, while Long, who starred in last season's ABC drama series 'Big Shots,' will voice the character of rebellious stepdaughter Roberta.Set to debut next year, 'Cleveland' follows the Browns as they move to Cleveland's Virginia hometown and encounter neighbors including a "redneck" named Lester, a family of bears and a British family enamored with the Victorian era.In a colorblind casting move, black actor Kevin Michael Richardson will play the part of Lester."Clearly, the idea was just to make an ethnically diverse show in front of and behind the camera, which we are," and to create a largely African-American cast for the Brown family, Fox network programming chief Kevin Reilly told reporters during a Television Critics Association meeting this week.

I love them both, and i'm going to watch.

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Essence/CNN Black In America

I'm sure by now you've heard of the special that CNN/Essence is airing on Saturday JULY 19 & Sunday JULY 20 at 8 pm & 11 pm ET. The show titled Black In America: Reclaiming The Dream is a must see. I have been waiting to see this show since I heard about it weeks ago. It's hosted by CNN Award Winning Anchor Soledad O'Brien. In the July issue of Essence there's a behind the scenes interview with the anchor.According to the Essence webpage the show is held as a "forum—taped at the recent ESSENCE Music Festival®— features provocative discussions by some of the most influential names in Black America including Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Tom Joyner, Hill Harper and others". Interesting conversation for sure.

It seems to be an interesting show, with a wide variety of topics involving and effecting the beautiful African-American community. Y'all know we are a beautiful people. Especially black men, they are gorgeous, well that's another topic we will discuss some other time. Back to the topic at hand. I really hope everyone will spread the word, tell everyone you know about this show. Check out Essence magazines webpage Essence.Com/BlackInAmerica for some very interesting articles, a poll and a more information on what the show is about. Support Essence magazine go to the site and show some love. Remember EVERYONE you know should KNOW about this show. Also make sure you check out CNN's site CNN.Com/SPECIALS/2008/Black.In.America.



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