Monica did a FANTASTIC job singing the National Anthem at game 3 of the NBA finals!!!

I’m booking my flight for New Orleans NOW!!!

 I support movies for us, by us, and about us but this makes the second time I’ve seen this happen in a movie and said when I saw it….STOP!lol  I just saw “Why Did I get Married Too” today and was entertained. To be fair there were some places in the movie that were predictable. Like the part in the movie when Jill Scott’s character asks her ex-husband whom she claims to be over to help her new husband get a job. It happened the same way in “Soul Food” when Nia Long’s character asks her ex to hook up her man with a job. First of all when we saw that you knew exactly what was going to happen. Ladies that was just a movie so please don’t start that in your relationship.lol  As a woman do you really think your ex wouldn’t use that over you if they still wanted you like “Mike” wanted her in the movie? Not to say you can’t be on great terms with the ex but that should be one thing to stay away from. It’s like this…would you want your husband asking his ex wife or girlfriend to help you lose weight or learn how to satisfy him better? I understand why it was in the movie because it’s a hot issue and yes it does happen but it needs to STOP!  I can be a caveman of somethings but come on?????? What do you think? Share a story.

This could be a banner year for Gabourey Sidibe, who’s nominated for her breakout role in “Precious”. She says it’s been a year of breakthroughs for her. Although, I have yet to see the movie, I’ll be there rooting for her, Monique, and Lee Daniels in their nominated categories. Monique has swept virtually every award show this year, so if she doesn’t take this one home, it will be a shock. Morgan Freeman is nominated as well for Actor in a Leading role in “Invictus”, so good luck to him!! I’ve gotta say I’m rooting for Sandra Bullock, she’s always been one of my favorite actresses, which puts me in somewhat of a dilemma because she’s up against Gabourey. It’s gonna be a great show!!! Good luck to ALL of the nominees….

Not only is it a birthday celebration for R&B legend Charlie Wilson, best known for performing on stage with his brothers as the Gap Band, but it could be quite a celebratory event with Sunday’s Grammy’s and Charlies’ two-time nomination…one for best R&B album for his project “Uncle Charlie”, as well as for best R&B vocal performance for the song, “There Goes My Baby.” Way to go indeed Uncle Charlie and what a journey it has been for you to get this far and finally get the recognition that you deserve! And what a transition..do many of you know that Charlie admitted to shedding quite a few tears after going from a homeless has-been to finding out he was a Grammy nominee? As talented of a singer and songwriter that he is, it’s hard to believe that so many doors have been shut on him over the years, in addition to overcoming a drug problem, a money dispute with a former manager(one that even led him to being blackballed in the music industry),  and losing his Father to Prostate Cancer, Charlie is now being blessed in ways that he probably couldn’t even imagine! And Charlie is a great ambassador to represent the true Old School for this Sunday’s biggest night in music, so here’s to wishing Charlie the best and hoping that he can clear some shelf space for a Grammy, maybe even two!

Do you have plans to see the new Disney Movie, “The Princess and the Frog” starring Broadway sensation and actress Anika Noni Rose? Not only will this mark a first for Disney to feature an African-American Princess, but some of the office chatter has been some of the dialect, which keep in mind the movie is based in New Orleans, may come across as being a bit ‘baffonish’ according to some..Although it may be a valid statement from some, let’s not lose sight that this can also be a teaching tool for our children that this is a world that suppose to accept persons of ALL races, creeds, colors, religions, and even languages. And the Princess, who looks beautiful from the movie trailers I’ve seen on television, and comes across to me as an intelligent woman of color..keep that as the focus to want to pass along to your child or children..especially to our beautiful young girls and teenagers, who otherwise may not be told on a regular basis!…I’M JUST SAYING….

A few weeks ago, I talked about a story I saw online where the writer was speculating if Kanye West was going to join Taylor Swift on “Saturday Night Live”. She appeared this past Saturday. Turns out he didn’t, but as it happens, she didn’t need him as she’s pretty funny….