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Sep 21

‘From the Bottom Up’ Season 3 Rebuilds With a New Cast

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Cast of 'From the Bottom Up' Season 3 By Mwabi Kaira The court of public opinion is tough. One misleading headline or wrong information can change a person’s whole life and there’s no convincing anyone of the truth once the untruth is out there. Our judicial system is even worse, you can serve your time but forever have the label…

Sep 21

Tiffany Haddish Keeps Her Word & Honors Her Father & Eritrea at the Oscars

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Photo Tiffany Haddish at the 2018 Oscars By Mwabi Kaira It took years for Tiffany Haddish to find her Eritrean father, Tsihaye Reda Haddish, after a turbulent childhood that includes foster care. She didn’t give up her search and was happy to be reunited with him and connect as a young woman. Although everything between them wasn’t always smooth sailing,…

Sep 21

Black Panther Blew Our Minds, Now What?

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Photo via The Root By Mwabi Kaira It’s been days since I saw Black Panther and I’m still thinking about it. There was so much to digest and I know I’ll have to see it several more times to fully receive all the messaging and beauty of it all. Not since the history making November night in 2008 when Barack…

Sep 21

The Rebirth of Brownstone’s Nicci Gilbert: From The Bottom Up

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Nicci Gilbert By Mwabi Kaira Twenty four years ago, Detroit native Nichole “Nicci” Gilbert burst onto the music scene with her powerhouse vocals. She, Monica "Mimi" Doby, and Charmayne Maxena "Maxee" Maxwell were the founding members of Grammy-nominated Brownstone, the first group signed to Michael Jackson’s MJJ Music record label. Brownstone had 2 successful albums that spawned the hits including…

Sep 21

T.I. & Walmart Give Away Black Panther Tickets in ATL & It Was Lit!

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T.I. & Family (photo: MichaelWalker/UmeekImages) By Mwabi Kaira Tip Harris aka rapper T.I. teamed up with Walmart to give away free tickets to an advance screening of Black Panther in Atlanta last night, and it was fiyah! Walmart chose to partner with T.I. because of his unwavering commitment to his community and because the movie was shot in Atlanta. Lucky…