Let's just be clear...Dr. West needs to be slapped upside the head for basically calling President Obama a house nigger in front of the ...

Dear Minnesota: You have been going through it lately, haven't you? You, my beloved homeland, have been having a Hell of a few months ...

"And where is the body..." I love Salt-n-Pepa....a black, feminist, sexually empowered hip hop group from the early 90s? Clutc...

Fifteen minutes ago, I had never heard of Marisol Valles Garcia . Now, with complete honesty, true hope, and with an open and loving heart I...

A little over a week ago, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting my good friend Kamal's sister, Myriam, when she made her way up to the...

If all you beautiful readers out there haven't yet noticed, I have some of the most amazing friends in the world. Comedians, actors, dra...

Anyone that knows me and/or reads my blog or has been to one of my poetry readings in the last two years or is a Facebook friend knows about...

This morning, I woke up freezing in my apartment. New York (and seemingly the rest of the northern United States) missed the memo that it is...

Yesterday morning when I woke up, Osama Bin Laden was dead. This morning when I woke up my Honey Bun was dead. In between those two deaths,...

"In front of the death of man, a Christian never rejoices but rather reflects on the grave responsibility of each one in front of God a...

There are upsides and downsides when one of your best friends is an A-List gay celebrity. Actually, the upsides far outweigh the downsides.....

Just over a week ago, I had the opportunity (thanks Bebe!) to attend Mike Ruiz's t-shirt release party at TAGG in Manhattan. Mike has ...

Hey my friends! Take a minute to read this and cast your vote many many many times. I am a member of the Young Professionals Council of the ...

So, last summer my best friend, who happened to be a former boyfriend that I loved with all my heart, committed suicide. He had been in a sa...