Entries by The Doctor

In the Name of Kwanzaa: Where are all the Black Actors/Actresses?

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Kwanzaa is an African American holiday that begins the day after Christmas and continues until the first of the January. It is a celebration of family, community, and self-love. A beautiful holiday with great principles that emphasize bringing in your new year with thoughtful consideration about how to keep love flowing through your life. While […]

A Very Brief Review: Eric Benét’s Lost in Time

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Grade: B+ Thoughts after First Listen: “He cries sometimes… but I think he might actually be over Halle.” Commentary: I was pleasantly surprised after listening to this album.  Though Benet doesn’t push it, he stays in his lane–this is definitely a pleasant listening experience.  You can pretty much listen cover to cover and really appreciate not only Benet’s […]

Sesame Street… I Think You Love My Hair

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I hadn’t seen this until a friend of mine shared it with me this morning. I got a little teary just thinking about how great an impact this could have on little girls. I would have loved to see this as a tot. I hated my hair for a very long time, and I still […]

Perpetuating the Myth: America is a “Post-Racial” Society

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As a follow up to uncovering the undercover message in NBC’s Undercovers…. I know… I couldn’t help myself… Here is Professor Kimberle Crenshaw echoing my sentiment that color-blind, post-racial discourse is toxic for America where we are still dealing with the residue of disenfranchisement of African Americans as well as the continual disenfranchisement of people […]