Lately, I’ve been thinking, talking, and writing a lot about dating. For years I was sidelined from the dating game because of a…

About once a month, I have a conversation that—after the initial introductions are made and small talk is in full swing—goes something…

Two things got me to thinking about today’s topic: Chuck D’s call to Kanye and Jay-Z to give listeners more meaningful music and…

Dear Shaunie, On the now notorious episode of your VH1 series, “Basketball Wives” – of which you executive produce –…

From the “psychologist” researching if Black women are least attractive, to the myriad of “relationship experts”…

I feel like a traitor, all in my Bishop from Juice skulkiness because I’ve got a secret that, until now, hasn’t done much more than…

We’ve all seen her — the young black girl at the bus stop with a couple kids at her heels, one in a stroller, and another on the…

I wrote to him, “I respect your decision, and I wish you well, always.”  I meant it.  The words came from a place of sincerity and…

I debated on if I should even share the first part of this story, because I know that whenever there is talk about a sore or anything near…

“Turn to Fox…they fighting on Jerry Springer!!!” It seems like a lifetime ago that my girls and I rushed home from elementary school…

In many religious communities, prayer is a solution for everything. Finances, marriages, parenting woes, you name it; prayer changes things….

They call us chronic loggers: those who focus on writing down caloric intake, logging miles when exercising or tracking hours when honing a…

If I were the same 15-year-old virgin I was about nine years ago, I would worship at the altar of Steve Harvey. I was Steve…