A Tribe Called Quest: The Rise And Fall Of A Legend

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many many thanks to Afrobella!  i’m the first Afrobella Bride featured on her site.  she’s so awesome!!!  i always thought we had a pretty dope wedding.  now i get to share it with yall :)  
http://www.afrobella.com/2011/07/13/afrobella-bride-kiwana/

many many thanks to Afrobella!  i’m the first Afrobella Bride featured on her site.  she’s so awesome!!!  i always thought we had a pretty dope wedding.  now i get to share it with yall :)  

http://www.afrobella.com/2011/07/13/afrobella-bride-kiwana/

NPR: Dear Oprah: Hey girlfriend! *waves, settles in on sofa* Seems that...

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Dear Oprah: Hey girlfriend! *waves, settles in on sofa*

Seems that some people have a small, teeny tiny problem with you: They feel that the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is not what you promised it would be.

You said it would “inspire and entertain people around issues of money, weight, health,…

happy bornday to the cos…Bill Cosby!  one of my favorite cosby show episodes…

CHALLLLUNGE!!!!  

AWESOME!!!!!  I LOVE HIM!!

AWESOME!!!!!  I LOVE HIM!!

in honor of my father…

he passed away  years ago from the deadly combination that takes away many of our black men…heart attack & stroke.  my daddy lived the last 11 years of his life on dialysis.  his kidneys were damaged by medication.  however he never really complained.  every monday, wednesday and friday, he was driven to the dialysis unit where they
cared for him until his passing.

before my father was sick, he was a teacher of mississippi history and civics.  he taught for 27 years before he retired.  shortly after retirement, he suffered his second stroke which distorted his speech and altered his memory at times.  i found that quite ironic….a man who devoted his life to speaking and giving through his voice had it somewhat taken away from him.  those around him knew exactly what he meant, but to strangers it sounded very foreign.   but he never let their misunderstandings deter him from getting his message across.  


still could direct you how to make his pies.  daddy also was gifted with a green thumb which i believe has passed me by.  he could grow anything from a house plant to a garden full of food.  he had it.

daddy also taught me what i should look for in a man.  while my parents were married, their shared household duties with one exception.  since he was a teacher, he arrived home first.  my daddy did a majority of the cooking, which my mom loved.  there wasn’t a division of husband/wife roles in my home growing up.  i remember them working together to accomplish whatever needed to be done.  in the summers off, he did everything from delivering telephone books, mowing lawns at cemeteries and delivering avon.  that’s what i call a work ethic. 

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Hilarious video from the homie 7even:thirty. Check it out!

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one of my favorite Prince songs…anotherloverholenyohead….from one of my favorite albums Parade

happy bornday to Prince Rogers Nelson! you can leave a watchtower at my door anytime!!

Happy bornday Miles Davis. now playing: All Blues from the album Kind of Blue. for me, one of my favorites. enjoy :)