They’re really pinning all their hopes on that dragon show, huh?

I should boycott max after they cancelled Rap Sh!t. But I’m already hooked on True Detective: Night Country.

Like Janelle Monae said, “See everything is sex
Except sex, which is power”

Prudish podcast critics are getting on my nerves talking about the sex scene in True Detective S4. The scene wasn’t gratuitous or wasted. It told us something about Navarro that she would never tell us herself - sex is about power, men are not important part of her life.

Questlove + Black Thought – Live Intro Performance | 2020 Roots Picnic Virtual Experience Questlove and Black Thought kick off the initial performance for the 2020 Roots Picnic Virtual Experience.Watch the rest of the artist performances here: htt...

And yeah, I spelled his first name like that because of this freestyle. “True spelling of it is with a k and not a q”.

youtu.be/85s3XIF-pSc?...

Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter - Questlove Supreme Questlove Supreme is a fun, irreverent and educational weekly podcast that digs deep into the stories of musical legends and cultural icons in a way that only Questlove and Team Supreme can deliver. L...

Questlove Supreme finally talks to my favorite rapper and Quest’s bandmate, Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter!

pca.st/episode/0f08...

Coco Jones & SWV Perform "Double Back" and "Rain" | Soul Train Awards '23 Coco Jones who is the winner for Best New Artist hits the stage to perform "Double Back". SWV joins Coco to perform classic "Rain" at the Soul Train Awards '...

I can’t stop listening to this mashup of Coco Jones’ “Double Back” and SWV’s “Rain”. “Double Back” samples “Rain” but hearing both songs at the same time is just R&B perfection.

youtu.be/MQFLp6tBdHE?...

Janelle in a sequined maroon, black and aqua dress. She has a Bob haircut like Mary Tyler Moore and she gazes directly into our souls while wearing red lipstick and a choker.

A full body shot of Janelle in a sequined maroon, black and aqua dress. She has a Bob haircut like Mary Tyler Moore and she is wearing red lipstick and a choker.

Janelle in a sequined maroon, black and aqua dress. She has a Bob haircut like Mary Tyler Moore and she has her eyes closed, appearing to be living her best life while wearing red lipstick and a choker.

I haven’t seen these photos of Janelle Monaé at the Soul Train Awards posted but I’m pretty sure we should all see these.

Reminder: Encouraging people to get vaccinated does not mean discouraging people to wear a mask. And vice versa. As always with public health, the best way to protect our communities is with *layers* of protection.

Happy birthday to my podcast partner and friend, @indalauryn.bsky.social !!!

Solitude & silence (not typically by choice*) are often measures of self-care for me and it's sad that everyone except Black women are allotted and even encouraged by the mainstream to engage in self-care. AND when Black women are encouraged to engage in self-care it's heavily policed.

Thanks! It was Tuesday. 😁

Thanks, Inda! My birthday present was spending a quiet day reading the last eat in the Murderbot Diaries!

New Murderbot book “System Collapse” by @marthawells.bsky.social and I am now torn between (A) trying to enjoy it slowly since I don’t know when the next one will come out, or (B) reading it all in one go. Since I don’t think I’ll be able to stop once I start, it’ll more than likely be B.

But the cynical part of me thinks these nominations were given to draw in more viewers in a year when they can’t count on a Beyoncé appearance.

I’m happy for all the Black women and Black nonbinary artists nominated for Grammys this year like Victoria Monet, SZA, and Janelle Monae. Hopefully all of them will be invited to perform and actually WIN some awards.

Incredibly fucked to censure Rashida Tlaib.

Seriously I have sat down for SHABBAT with Rashida. I bet most of the people claiming she’s antisemitic don’t even know what Shabbat is

Because you don’t care about actual Jews, you just want to use an image of us to punish people

F**K YOU, GLENN!

As we sift through all the victories today, I hope people pay attention to what will likely be the most overlooked Election Day story: that the Blackest, most populous county in Mississippi ran out of ballots and if that could have affected the gubernatorial race… www.sunherald.com/news/politic...

Abortion rights advocates win major victories in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia The results sent a stark signal about enduring demands across the political spectrum to protect access to abortion, even in red states.

From WashPost: Abortion rights advocates win major victories in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Irrational:

An excellent twist on an old idea. Castle, Monk, and many more shows have had that whole "expert-in-something-helps-cops-solve-crimes" thing. Yes, we've seen psychiatry before, but this one hits differently. Jesse L. Martin's Alec Mercer has two reasons to be there; others haven't.

Just catching up with last night’s episode. Malcolm Jamal Warner is in this episode. And it's directed by Ernest Dickerson (Juice, Spike Lee's longtime DP). Black excellence!

Current read is P. Djèlí Clark’s THE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS, due to be published by Tor.com in April 2023.

Really enjoying it so far, just as I expected I would.

Yes! Jesse is a great actor and singer! I wish he and Jerry Orbach had gotten a chance to sing together on-screen .

He found an excuse to sing a little bit in last night’s episode!

It’s kinda clever to create a procedural based on behavioral psychology. And I don’t say that because I have a Psych degree.

Any plot holes can be explained by human irrationality. And they probably will be.

It’s kinda clever to create a procedural based on behavioral psychology. And I don’t say that because I have a Psych degree.

Any plot holes can be explained by human irrationality. And they probably will be.