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Prepare to break out the tissues for this one, because the floodgates of tears will soon follow… It has been 15 years since The Best Man (1999) debuted on the Hollywood screen and the reunion could n…

So I screened "Gravity" earlier this week. Yes, I thought the cinematography was excellent, and yes, it definitely delivered on the thrills and chills. But no, I did not have a "come …

In this digital age of streaming and DVD and Blu-ray, its seems we can watch anything we want, on any device we want, any time we want. Despite the number of networks and outlets available, there are…

Image courtesy of Essence.com Somewhere between graduating from college, earning my master’s and moving to Los Angeles, I stopped dating black men. This is interesting to me because I loved and cheri…

Growth in women's share of science, technology, engineering and mathematics occupations – commonly referred to as STEM jobs – has slowed since the 1990s, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report …

Emergency Rooms and Lack of insurance create a cycle of poverty for the poorest Americans and disparately African Americans.  Last week, when former U.S. Senator and current President of the  Heritag…

This Sunday at 10pm EST the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is finally doing it right!  They are presenting a film documentary that was released in 2012 called Dark Girls.  The documentary produced by Bi…

The highest rated BGN podcast yet is about guess what?  Interracial Relationships.  We actually received more calls from men on this topic then women which speaks volumes to men's thoughts on the…

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I was going back and forth with a family member about writing this blog post.  She felt that I should just keep  it quiet and wait until I fully assess what everyone is saying before I form my own op…

What is Steampunk? Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19…

Image from musiccreedlive.com This morning on Twitter I had a number of interactions between followers about Daniel Craig's role ending as James Bond.  Currently as it stands, Craig has 2 more fi…

As I was perusing through my library at home I ran across a few books that I remember reading that just really took me into another world. One in particular was that of Octavia Butler's "Wil…

Caution:  My personal rant begins now... I am a creature of social media, and I get most of my news from social networking sites.  Twitter is the ultimate platform for information and quite often wit…

I've always had a lot of passion for strong love in the black community. Growing up whenever I seen a black couple together sharing the love for one another I always thought it was beautiful. Now…

Being an aficionado of all things sci-fi, I recently found myself watching two specials based on the seminal science-fiction epics of our time; “Star Wars” and “Star Trek.” H2, the History Channel’s…