Tag: 12 Years A Slave

New Years’ Absolutions

New Years’ Absolutions

What I hope to see die a tortuous, instantaneously combustible, explosive and fiery demise in 2015, besides not corrupt cops themselves, but the insidious policies and lack of training that implicate our nations’ police departments and every level of government right up to the Oval 

Eat the Rainbow

Eat the Rainbow

Even though I did not like 12 Years A Slave, I LOVE looking at Lupita Nyong’o and am proud of her Oscar win. In honor of her beauty and fashion sense, tonight I prepared a colorful dish – Mahi Mahi with Pineapple Salsa. Here’s the 

Hollywood, please

Hollywood, please

Django, The Butler and 12 Years A Slave leave me none too impressed with Hollywood’s portrayals of African-American women. Partly because I was weaned on 1970’s classics Coffy and Cleopatra Jones – the strong, savvy, sexy, generally peace-loving black women, who would kick an ass