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My Acquaintance: Hey lady, you look different...did you lose weight? Me: I didn't mean to... I kid you not, this was the entire conversation I had not too long ago...  Summer 2009 This was the size I was my last semester of college 2 years ago. I spent that summer living it up in NYC as an intern with Martha Stewart Living. When I wasn't working, I was wondering around Manhattan thinking, "Oh snap, I can't believe I'm here!" A good friend of mine had me walkin' about 100 blocks everyday. It resulted in me gaining my size 9/10 frame back.  Winter 2011 (with my good friend, Mitzy) After finishing college and getting caught up real life, my weight snuck back up. I'm sort of a stocky chick, but there is no doubt about the fact that I'm a thick woman. Not a problem for me, just like to keep it in tone. Every person that I have come across in my path has doubts and concerns over their stomachs. I'm no different. Size 16 here.  ...

I know this commentary is probably late, and I'm probably sure I don't care. I'm still posting it.  Photo courtesy of People . I took it kind of hard when rapper Heavy D suddenly passed away back in November. I know I wasn't the only one. The feeling of depression lingered in my soul for a mean minute because I kept thinking about how his optimistic music got me through the rough patches of preschool. As I ranted about how I was coerced into eating vegetables that I could neither spell or stand the taste of, my older brother would pop open a bag of Skittles for me and blast music in his mustang. My brother bounced back and forth between Michael Jackson and hip hop in his car but nothing made me more ecstatic than hearing Jackson and Heavy D merge forces with the single, "Jam." The video was just too fun for words. The positive energy and cameos from Michael Jordan, Wade Robson, and Kriss Kross had me screaming for days. Heavy D made a lot of sense t...

Seriously...? Last month following a Black Solidarity event, SUNY New Paltz students found a 'colored only' sign on a water fountain in a campus building. A couple of days later, another sign was found in a dorm hall that read, "lynch n----rs Nov. 10 at 7:30." The response of anger, hurt, rage, and safety were understandable and I share the same emotions. New Paltz College is known for its diverse student body and social activity. Antics like this should not be taken lightly. Photo courtesy of Daily Kos . "You're joking," "this can't be for real," "woooord," were some of the thoughts racing through my mind. This event went viral on various social outlets. As I read an article from the Huffington Post , part of me is quick to get angry and write some unholy words in this post about how socially constipated society remains. At the same time, the other part of me is not surprised. Anything that promotes positivity within a m...

 Photo courtesy of Baristanet . Violence. Sadly, it is so intertwined in society that it's almost impossible not to come across it. Since when do we have to protect ourselves from the store aisles? Call me crazy, but these past few Black Fridays have been getting increasingly ridiculous for every kind or bargain hunter. Customers are being pepper-sprayed, people are being trampled on and fights are exploding left and right. Hard-working retail sales associates are being cursed out by the irate customer who is already sleep deprived from pre-Black Friday scavenger hunts and online sales. Hoping the storm had subsided, I ventured out to a department store for some cheap snacks and polite conversations with some employees late Black Friday night. Everywhere I looked there was an officer on duty. I was happy to let the associates vent out their disgust over customers biting, slapping and fighting over DVDs, video games, and other material possessions. Ha...

This video is basically summing up my weekend. No doubt I have much to blog about, such as the nonsensical mayhem of Black Friday or the social constipation at my alma maters. I'm just gonna take a few minutes to just dance to this song. It's a hot song. Period.

Maysa Leak sounds as beautiful as she looks. No stranger to jazz, funk, R&B or soul, her latest video, Flower Girl, featuring Dwele is just a sample of what listeners can expect from her upcoming album, Motions of Love . A native of Baltimore, MD, Maysa had well prepared herself for what she wanted to do with her talent. After earning her degree from Morgan State University and crossing paths with Stevie Wonder, she relocated to North Hollywood to fulfill her dream of music. Not only did she have the opportunity to work with Mr. Wonder's Wonderlove , she also performed for the Oprah Show and  The Tonight Show. She even got the chance to scat on stage with legendary diva Chaka Khan at a concert. This experience and Chaka's influence has allowed her to develop her own sultry, sweet voice. Maysa spent almost five years as the lead singer for the British jazz/funk band, Incognito. In addition to being a featured vocalist for the group, she began taking on her solo a...

This song is a memory I take from my late father. Every now and then, I find myself traveling to the state of nostolgia and remember our times together. While taking my daily walk on my lunch break, I switched my iPod to this song and the warm feeling I had when I first heard this song returned. In 1992, I was a precocious preschool graduate who didn't quickly settle into the routine of elementary school. My parents insisted that I accompany them to what was a massive warehouse or just a big store in general (I have a feeling the store might have been Curtis Lumber). The few thoughts that my mind was filled with pertained to this errand that had to be ran. This minor adventure had put a major conflict into the cartoons and episodes of ALF and Jeopardy I had planned on watching. I remember feeling so uneasy about my arts projects and spicy vegetables for dinner that a scoured look of frustration stayed on my miniat...