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June 13th. First-Time Author. Agate Bolden Publishing. Finally.

First (and although it’s actually the 7th day of 2017), I would be remiss if I didn’t begin this post without a “Happy New Year” greeting. So, yes… HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 I’m young, I’m handsome, I’m fast, I’m pretty and can’t possibly be beat.  They must fall in the round I call.” – Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., age 16

“Natalie Cole, Dead at 65”    Seeing those five words displayed across the computer screen last Friday was quite jarring, especially on the first morning of this new year. She’d passed away the day before. But while those five words are technically true, what’s also true, and what we must remember, is that her timeless […]

When I think back to Christmas 2014, the first things that come to mind are transcribing, writing, editing and conducting last-minute, I’m-so-glad-I-have-my-recorder-with-me-today secondary interviews for this amazing cover story on Tracee Ellis Ross.  I think I pulled an all-nighter in there, too, but really, it’s all a blur. When I saw this double issue on […]

New year, new adventures. I’m ready. You?

RIP Winnie (nee’ King Winston). We all loved you, little man.

Joan was laid to rest yesterday.  I still can’t believe she’s gone.  She was one of those people that so many of us thought would always be around.  After all, she was always around.  She was everywhere, for decades.  And she always made me laugh – out loud!

With her jam-packed daily schedule, Aisha Tyler often finds herself in need of a place to unwind, recharge and get her creativity flowing. In addition to her daytime gig as cohost of the Emmy-nominated gabfest The Talk, Tyler, 44, serves up improv on The CW’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?, lends her voice to the […]