Like many other Black children who are now millennial adults, John Singleton was a part of my household, my upbringing, my childhood. His cautionary tales opened up a conversation about the world, the ills of society, and what to avoid.
As a 33-year-old Black woman who has spent time immersed in South Central Los Angeles, I find it awe-inspiring how authentic and loyal Ermias Asghedom (known to the world as Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle) remained to his community. Or shall I say to our community. Any community that is Black is part of the Black community at large, in my book. To try to separate the two is fallacious.
On this edition of INTERVUE, I would love to introduce you to a fierce mogul, who will soon no longer need introduction. This stunning woman and community leader through her health and wellness brand, this Tuskegee Graduate and Atlanta native did not come to play. She came ready to get her seat at the table as a health and wellness coach, blogger, women’s rights advocate, and black female entrepreneur, let me introduce you to the leader behind the Atlanta based meal prep company on the rise… Immaculate Meals CEO Miss Tristian Webster.
Why is her platform so increasingly important you might wonder? Black people are predisposed to death historically through diet. As the health and wellness culture grows, we are seeing longer life spans, better mental health, and overall happiness in our culture, but we still need intentional leadership that is where Tristian comes in…. Take a peek into my conversation with my Tuskegee Sister:
Ms. Amanda Seales has come a long way since her debut as Dionne on the downhome sitcom “My Brother and Me”. Now you can catch her on Insecure slaying the game as “Tiffany Dubois” or a Pre Emmy yacht party with Issa Rae and Traci Ellis Ross that we all wished were had attended, that is not all she is up to. She’s a black woman, we are multifaceted triple threats, she recently partnered with ICM and makes time for her regularly scheduled podcast “Small Doses” where she is serving up the no filtered intellectual comedy, so if u don’t want to hear words like pussy, black empowerment, and sweet potatoes pie d**k, it’s not for you, your loss, more for us!
As a #teamlawrence member, I wasn’t mad at all to see the latest episode of “Insecure” open up with a few saucy sex scenes, Lawrence (Jay Ellis) sexy chocolate self, Lawrence has been waxing some asses! Lucky ladies! But…. the dick downs have not come without ramifications; Lawrence now has chlamydia. Insecure has been receiving some backlash for not showing condom use in the most of the steamy sex scenes throughout the past few seasons of Insecure, I applaud Issa for showing the youth and us reminding us grownups that casual sex can be fun, feel damn good, but your ass better wrap it up or STD infection can occur and as we all know all are not curable.
On Saturday night, the lights went up in the Verizon Center in the heart of Washington, D.C., and the crowd paused for a moment as though taking a deep breath before it went wild. It’s…R. KELLY! Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known as R. Kelly, is an icon, a phenomenon of music and songwriting, three-time Grammy winner, and a 29-year veteran of R&B. For some in the crowd, this was the fulfillment of a wish to someday be in the presence of the King of R&B. For other Washington, D.C., fans, this was their third or fourth time coming to see him perform.
