Perfection in life naturally seems to sit a top  the ” to do” list for individuals. The definition of that perfection is as different as the motivation behind it. For the sake of this post, we will  assume that women strive for perfection for the sake of love . With that, what...

Marriage rates in the United States have been declining steadily across races over the last decade, with those who do marry doing so much later in life. African Americans and those with less than a high school education, however, have been marrying far less and much later in life (if at all)...

DISCLAIMER: SO I DON’T ADD SALT TO INJURY, I’VE DECIDED NOT TO DISCLOSE THE LOCATION OF THIS STORE, NOR THE NAMES AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS CHILD AND/OR HER PARENTS. THIS PHOTO IS STRICTLY TO AID IN ILLUSTRATING THE PASSAGE BELOW: SOCIETY, AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, HAS...

Weezy responds to Hov’s “baby money” diss on “H.A.M.” Jay-Z made a thinly veiled diss towards Baby on “H.A.M.,”  saying, “you got baby money.” In a new leak off his upcoming album Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne not-so-subtly fires back at Hov on “It’s Good”  featuring...

TRENDY THOUGHTS HUH? YES, THIS IS INDEED A TRENDY THOUGHT? IS MAC MILLER THE NEW EMINEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO LET THE COLORFUL, EXPLICIT, EMOTIONAL AND JUDGMENTAL COMMENTS COMMENCE. HOWEVER, I’D LIKE TO EXPLORE THE SOURCE OF SUCH A STATEMENT. DONALD...

I’m not gonna go into deadbeat baby daddy this && baby mama drama that. But I morally could not date someone with a child, whether or not they are with the child’s mother, simply because I feel that my ‘relationship’ with him would be a problem with the raising of his child. I...

I have had countless friends get swept away by the concept of friends with benefits, casual sex, booty call, boo-thang, whatever my friends have decided to label it. So many enter the battle and leave wounded… when in reality it there could be a truce and no civilians lost. However, this...

There are some situations in which I stick firmly to my double standards: + Good music. I conveniently forget that the Godfather of Soul is also the Mother of All Wife Beaters. + Statements, fashion and otherwise. War is bad, but my paratrooper boots are good. + Yum! I turn up my nose to...