Culture My Cousin, My Family, His Legacy: Happy 66th Birthday, Andre By O’Neal, Entertainment Editor, Lenox & Parker September 26 would have been my cousin Andre Harrell’s 66th birthday. I’ve celebrated this day with him more times than I can count, and even though he isn’t here to blow out the candles or hear us tell the By O’neal Mcknight • 5 min read
Culture The A in Arionne Curry Must Be for Audacity LAMH viewers are reacting to the delusion with which Arionne is attempting to rewrite the very history they watched unfold. The A in Arionne Curry has to stand for audacity, because after watching her entrance into Love & Marriage: Huntsville, I really cannot come up with a better word. Audacity By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Culture A Different World Returns: Dwayne and Whitley’s ’90s Black Love Legacy Lives On in a New Generation There is no clearer illustration of the quintessential '90s Black love and Black excellence than Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert on A Different World. Hillman College was never just a fictional school to those of us who grew up watching it. It represented what was possible when young Black By Dr. Christal Jordan • 7 min read
Culture Todd Tucker's Heartbreak Is Proof the Grass Isn't Greener “My relationship was dope. My ex is amazing. Unfortunately, it just didn’t work…She’s mine till death do us part.” These are the recent words from Kandi Burruss’ ex-husband, Todd Tucker, in an interview promoting his upcoming controversial online series Til’ Divorce Do Us Part. The series By Brenda Alexander • 5 min read
Culture 10 Biggest Gags From the Season 12 Premiere of Love & Marriage: Huntsville 1. Yes! Arionne Curry has officially entered the chat. Martel’s former mistress, sidekick, side dish, quote-unquote peasant, who has been connected to this extramarital affair since Season 1, Episode 1, has finally made it from being the secret to being his leading lady. No, she isn’t in By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Culture Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Again? Asks Gen X to Tell the Truth Before Another Generation Pays for It I remember going to the theater to see the first Why Did I Get Married? back in 2007. I was much younger then, and while I understood relationships, marriage, infidelity and the complicated things Tyler Perry was exploring, I understand all of it very differently now. Life has a way By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Culture Baltimore's Newest Play 'Bocking' Will Force Tough Reflection If you’re looking for a good theater production, don’t sleep on Baltimore. Baltimore Center Stage (BCS) is currently running Bocking, now through September 13th. Following the February premiere of trinity at BCS, which marked her playwriting and theatrical acting debut, Lena Waithe returns to Baltimore as the production& By Brenda Alexander • 10 min read
Culture Caresha’s “Spend Dat” Gets a T-Boz Co-Sign on the It’s Iconic Tour Caresha’s “Spend Dat” has become one of the summer’s most talked-about records, inspiring viral videos along with criticism from people who believe the song represents exactly what has gone wrong with women, relationships and popular culture. But somewhere between all the outrage and pearl-clutching, something interesting By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Culture Shockingly, Nikki and Shawn are My Favorite 'MAFS' Couple Season 20 of Married at First Sight is nearing its end. With only two weeks left until Decision Day, the couples are tasked with the biggest decision of their lives thus far: staying in the marriage past the experiment’s expiration date - or calling it quits. The experiment has been By Brenda Alexander • 5 min read
Culture When Harlem Meets the Vineyard: Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates Black Art and Culture On Martha’s Vineyard, Dance Theatre of Harlem brought Robert Garland and Mickalene Thomas together for a conversation that connected two places with deep roots in Black creativity, community and cultural influence. There are certain places that mean something different to Black people because of the history we have created By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Culture OWN’s 12th Season of Love & Marriage: Huntsville Proves #SideChicksBeWinnin’ Twelve seasons ago, Love & Marriage: Huntsville introduced us to something I was genuinely excited to see on television: Black love, Black marriage, Black ownership and Black entrepreneurship. Three attractive, successful Black couples in Huntsville, Alabama, were building businesses, raising families and trying to create something together. They were upper- By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read
Culture Truth Hurts Isn’t Pandering to Women and That May Be Exactly Why They Keep Listening The Philly relationship personality has built an audience by saying the things people do not always want to hear, admitting his own flaws and refusing to pretend social media created the war between Black men and women. Truth Hurts is not particularly interested in making women feel good. That becomes By Dr. Christal Jordan • 9 min read
