this is beautiful. what a time for us.
Black Sitcoms Will Never Be the Same. I ran through Jet Magazine’s Archives and saw that almost every other issue in the 90’s had a black sitcom family on the cover. If only we could get shows like these back. Here were my favorites growing up..
Never again will black sitcoms pale in comparison to these =/
What kills me is that all of these shows were successful. Multi-year runs with plenty of ad revenue, so you can’t claim audiences won’t watch shows featuring black people. But somehow none of these successful shows, or miniseries like Women of Brewster Place, or high grossing movies with black leads matter in Hollywood. The excuse is always that they’re a niche product/a fluke/whatever other dumbass excuse they can dream up to avoid engaging with reality.
I seriously can not remember the last time I actually found a song I love by listening to the radio. But Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” is everything! So I simply HAD to post. Enjoy!
“I got crazy looks at Target and the gas station, but at Walmart, they didn’t blink an eye.”
– Wes Bentley, on the public’s reaction to his Hunger Games beard in North Carolina while shooting the film
(Source: didyoujustmolotovmybrother)
“Learning to Love Yourself is The Greatest Love of All…” R.I.P. Whitney Houston!!!
Is anyone as shocked as I am???? Moving past “Hide Ya Kids, Hide Ya Wife” in autotune, Antoine Dodson’s singing real songs now.
RT@wbaltv11: Barbie Gets A Natural Hair Makeover http://t.co/3k32PivX http://t.co/QKMmAPLb
RT @wmaxfieldjones: “When you truly love someone, their mistakes never change your feelings - the mind gets angry, but the heart still loves
Flag-lowering ends controversial U.S. Iraq mission http://t.co/Edew8uJE #cnn
RT @billboard: Critics’ Picks: Billboard’s 10 Best Albums of 2011. See the full list here: http://t.co/l6B5LctM
Completely in the Christmas spirit, I HAD to re-post this from last year.
While we are all familiar with The Vince Guaraldi Trio (the amazing jazz ensemble responsible for bringing us Charlie Brown music), their Christmas music EP includes a lesser-known jewel: A beautiful rendition of Greensleeves. The multi-talented Donald Glover (AKA MC DJ) remixed the EP, and did an awesome job with this Greensleeves mix. Its my fave. Take a listen, and check out the adorable video below if you’d like to hear the original.
The anticipation of Any Winehouse’s soon-to-be (posthumously) released, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, continued to build. Quickly becoming my favorite track that has been revealed so far, is the re-covered “A Song For You”. Originally by Leon Russell, Amy version is a take on Donny Hathaway’s well-known version. As usual, she sounds amazing. We still miss you, Amy! Continue to Rest In Peace….
The Fate of This Season's New Shows
Courtesy of Screen Rant, here are what the Networks are reporting, regarding the fate of this season’s new shows (spoiler alert: my two fave newbies, Once Upon a Time and Revenge are safe!)
