Jay Ellis By Mwabi Kaira A petition floated around the internet demanding that Lawrence return to Insecure when it was assumed that he wouldn’t appear on Season 3. Team Lawrence championed hard and fans of the show were pleasantly surprised when Issa ran into him at the 7-11 while she was at Coachella. Lawrence has …
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The Power Season 5 Finale Left Us With Little to Contemplate
Angela and Ghost By Mwabi Kaira As far as season finales and cliffhangers go, Power fell flat last night. Continue Don’t read ahead if you haven’t seen the finale…you’ve been warned… Angela When Raina got killed last season we felt that in our souls because no one saw it coming. Raina was sweet and caring …
If You’re Still Mad at Swizz Beatz for Marrying Alicia Keys You Need to Move On
Photo Swizzbeatz IG By Mwabi Kaira What rapper and producer Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) thought was an appreciation post to his wife Alicia Keys and a message to men, turned left with a quickness last week. Continue Swizz posted, “Attention all MEN. You shouldn’t be jealous or upset if you have a Queen that’s successful, …
Insecure Hits a Home Run Tackling the Reality of Living With Bad Credit
Insecure By Mwabi Kaira I saw something watching Insecure the other night that we rarely get to see on the screen; the bad credit struggle. A whole scene was dedicated to it and Issa’s dreaded score was right there on display. Our favorite awkward girl’s score is 425. She’s gone to see her friend Kelli …
Omar Epps Pens Memoir on Fatherhood After Growing Up Fatherless
Omar Epps By Mwabi Kaira Omar Epps made his acting debut in Juice in 1992 and he has not slowed down since. We have seen him on the big screen (Higher Learning, Love & Basketball, Almost Christmas) and small (ER, House, Shooter). He married Keisha, one third of Bad Boy group Total back in 2006, …
Is it Time for Ray J’s Mom to Butt Out of His Business?
Ray J & mom Sonja Norwood By Mwabi Kaira I’ve noticed a trend when it comes to “our” reality shows; mothers of grown black men stay in their business. First there was Mama Jones on Love and Hip Hop New York, who stayed in Jim Jones and Chrissy’s relationship in the first season back in …
Forget the Fluff. Power Tackles Grief This Season
Photo courtesy of Starz By Mwabi Kaira I was late to the Power party. Everyone was singing its praises Season 1 and I just wasn’t feeling it. I finally got past the first episode and binge watched the entire season. It was hard for me to understand how everyone was so clueless with what was …
With Beyoncé at the Helm of Vogue’s September Issue It May Be the Blackest One Yet
Beyoncé By Mwabi Kaira Fashionistas and avid fashion magazine readers look forward to Vogue’s September issue as much as they look forward to Fashion Week and The Met Gala. The Vogue September issue is such a big deal that R.J Cutler made a documentary about it in 2009 and made it a part of pop …
Queen Sugar Got Us Asking If It’s OK for Sisters to Dip from the Same Dating Pool?
Nova & Charley of Queen Sugar By Mwabi Kaira My parents gave me two sisters, one older and one younger. My oldest sister was three years older than me and my little sister is 18 months younger than me. As teens we pulled from the same dating pool in our small town. They say girls …
Grammy Winner Mýa Celebrates 20 years of Music, Drops New Single & Chats Exclusively With Us!
Mya By Mwabi Kaira We were introduced to songbird Mýa in 1998 as a young 18-year-old when her platinum self-titled debut album hit the scene. She established herself as a triple threat with her beautiful voice, killer dance moves and acting chops. Over the years, we have seen Mýa on both the big and small …