WHY???!!!!

Why, after having giving birth to six children, would this mystery woman continue to have children? I simply do not understand these women who have 10, 15, 18+ children...isn't that some kind of abuse? How can these people truly take care of all these children without any detriment to the other children in the household? It seems like that extra mouth to feed takes away from the others...I really do not understand this current woman who just gave birth to octuplets. It seems senseless because this was not a natural occurrence, meaning she was going through fertility treatments in order to give birth to more children. This just seems wrong...

Hot Boots...

I must have these...



These are from the Jessica Simpson line. They are named "Mazzey"; I want a pair in both colors. Aren't they cute!

2009 Essence Music Festival

I'm so excited!!! I received the best email today! The people handling the Essence Music Festival this year have announced more performers...Beyonce is cool and all, but I needed much more than just her...and I got much more! Maxwell, Anita Baker, John Legend, Robin Thicke, En Vogue, Salt N' Pepa, Teena Marie, Al Green, Eric Benet, Raphael Saadiq, Lalah Hathaway, Ledesi!!!! Tell me that this line up is less than HOT and I'll call you a FOOL!!! LOL! And those are just some of the performers; meaning that there are more to come! Also, let's not forget the seminars and panels that will be going on during the day! Roland Martin, Donna Brazile, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Bill Cosby, Ed Gordon, Tom Joyner, Donnie McClurkin, Finesse Mitchell...the list goes on and on!

I know I'm going to be there this year...are you?

More on the Oscar Grant case...

So, apparently before Oscar Grant was shot in the back, while handcuffed, another officer punched the young man in the face! This officer, Tony Pirone, left the person he was dealing with, walked over to Grant and punched him. Why haven't we heard more about this case? Maybe the excuse is that it is not national news? Naw, that won't work because I can hear about the trees and homes burning in California all day...yet not a peep about a young man being punched in the face, hands then cuffed behind his back, and then shot in the back while face-down on the ground. We gotta do better people...we have to keep shining light on these injustices...take a look at this video.

For Your Viewing Pleasure....

Here's the trailer for Next Day Air, which stars Donald Faison, Mos Def, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, and Lauren London. Looks like a funny movie to me; I'll definitely go see it...

Mr. President - Oath of Office

Still have Obama-fever? I know I do! Here is a video clip that a family friend put together and has allowed me to share it with others. Thanks Armone!!!! You deserve many props for this!!!

And the Oscar nod goes to....

Congrats to Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Viola Davis (Doubt) for earning Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category!!!

Barack and Michelle Obama's First Dance

President and Mrs. Obama look so great together. This was such a great moment!

Another WTF moment...

Okay, I shouldn't even give this topic any attention, but I need to get this out of my system...I turned to Shade 45 radio yesterday afternoon and caught part of a conversation between the show host and a caller. Apparently Rude Jude (the host) does not trust politicians (of course this includes Obama). I can't fault him for not trusting politicians...that's his personal trust issue to deal with. I do, however, find fault with what some callers were saying about Obama being the first African-American president. One caller, a black man, said that he was tired of hearing Obama being called the first African-American president. According to this caller, Obama doesn't know or understand the "black experience" in America because he (Obama) isn't African-American. This guy said that Obama's ancestors weren't slaves, so how could he understand the struggle? I'm summarizing here, but that's the gist of what the caller was saying. The host agreed with the caller. I do not. The way I see it, if Barack Obama walked down the street and encountered a racist cop, for example, he would be seen as a black man. There would be no distinction made between whether or not his ancestors were apart of the struggle. Also, how do we know that his ancestors were not slaves? So his father was African and his mother was white...that doesn't mean that slaves are no where in his paternal or maternal ancestry.I'm willing to listen to dissenting opinions because they make people think and sometimes broaden minds. I know everyone can't agree on everything, nor should they. I think that yesterday was such a positive, optimistic day and it upset me that people were focused on something as small as this. Am I wrong in my thinking?