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Woman Crush Wednesday: Taraji P. Henson

Woman Crush Wednesday: Taraji P. Henson #TarajiPHenson #CookieCakes #EmpireFOX #WomanCrushWednesday #WCW @therealtaraji

In the media world it is obviously difficult to see when real recognizes real. We have all experienced it. But imagine if you have been around for two decades as an actor with countless memorable roles and yet you are still treated as a newbie or some sort of startling revelation to the world.

Who am I speaking of?

If you cannot tell by the site of the images embedded in this post that I am…

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Music Monday: 'To Pimp a Butterfly' by Kendrick Lamar

Music Monday: 'To Pimp a Butterfly' by Kendrick Lamar #KendrickLamar #MusicMonday #HipHop @KendrickLamar

The Ides of March may have come and gone without incident. Today in pop culture history may very well be Austin 3/16 Day. However, todays date just might be remembered for an alternate version of a “can of whoop ass.”

On this Music Monday fans received truly unexpected surprise when veteran rapper Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated “To Pimp a Butterfly” was released a week early. While the vast…

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Music Monday: Jamar Rogers

Music Monday: Jamar Rogers #MusicMonday @JSquidward @tommyboyent

I just wanted to take a brief moment on this Music Monday to give a birthday shout out to Jamar Rogers who celebrated his yesterday. The former Voice contestant and resident R & B crooner on the Tommy Boy label took time to post this message to his fans on his Facebook account:

If you have been as fortunate as I have been to attend Tommy Boy’s Vinyl party’s (much love to Fred Hanba for the…

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Saturday Salute: Skeletor. The man. The myth. The legend.

Saturday Salute: Skeletor #SaturdaySalute #SkeletorIsLove

Oh, that laugh! That sweet maniacal cackle! How unforgettable it is! And how enduring is the figure from whom it emanates.

Long before there was a C. Montgomery Burns, a Scar or Plankton there was Skeletor. Over the course of thirty plus years the skull headed blue humanoid known to all as the archenemy of He-Man has had just as much staying power as the previously mentioned evil cartoon beings.…

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Throwback Thursday: Love and Rockets

Throwback Thursday: Love and Rockets #ThrowbackThursday #LoveandRockets #LoveandRockets #LATISM @xaimeh @BetomessGilbert

Recently I had a conversation with a blogger friend of mine about our problems in the media business. We ranted about how messed up things are in African American and Hispanic media circles. We vented about the idiotic politics and how we are both disgusted with gatekeeping tactics. But the crux of our discussion was how our respective races, ethnicities and cultures are not only…

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Woman Crush Wednesday: Iris Chacón

Woman Crush Wednesday: Iris Chacón #WomanCrushWednesday #WCW @Iris_Chacon

Today is February 25th and on this date a quarter century ago my family and I lost an important figure. We lost our grandfather. To say he was a special man is an understatement. He put my brothers and I on to many things. The Three Stooges was one of them. Yet the biggest thing (Hehe) he put us on to happens to be the subject of this week’s Woman Crush Wednesday. I could not think of a better…

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Toy Tuesday: A simple piece of Americana

Toy Tuesday: A simple piece of Americana #ToyTuesday #Baseball

While most of the United States is in a deep freeze many of us are trying to keep warm. We are either consuming copious amounts of our favorite hot beverages and comfort foods. But if that is not enough most are heading as far south as they can to seek relief from the havoc that Old Man Winter and Elsa are wreaking upon us.

Some of those fortunate souls who have headed south are either in…

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Music Monday: The uncommon legend that is now Glory

Music Monday: The uncommon legend that is Glory #MusicMonday #Oscars2015 #SelmaMovie #HipHop @common @johnlegend

Music has the power to effect many things. It can heal people, alter their moods and judging by last night’s Oscar telecast it can still be a key cog when it comes to social change. If you do not know what I am speaking of then you are just as clueless as Stacey Dash. The performance and speeches given by now Oscar winners John Legend and Common during the 87th Annual Academy Awards are…

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Saturday Salute: Barbara Matos and Julie Ann Crommett

Saturday Salute: Barbara Matos and Julie Ann Crommett #SaturdaySalute @NALIP_org

Julie Ann Crommett and Barbara Matos are NALIP’s new co-chairs for this years’ Media Summit in June.

Yesterday I received some really awesome news via NALIP. This year’s Media Summit, which will be held from June 25th to the 28th at the W Hollywood Hotel, will have co-chairs. And I could not think of two better people to be placed in these positions than Julie Ann Crommett who is the Program…

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Follow Friday: The Spawn Point Blog

Follow Friday: The Spawn Point Blog #FollowFriday #Gaming #Gamers @spawnpointblog @spawnonme

TGIF my friends! It may be the end of the week for all but you know what else it is? Yes it is Follow Friday!

And today I want to take some time to urge all of you to follow my favorite gaming blog created by my good friend Kahlief Adams. In 2011 he went all in and started The Spawn Point Blognot only as an online hub to discuss every facet of the gaming industry and video game culture but it…

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Throwback Thursday: The Beatles at Shea Stadium

Throwback Thursday: The Beatles at Shea Stadium #ThrowbackThursday

Okay since today is my mom’s birthday plus the pitchers and catchers for the New York Mets have reported. I have combined the two things she loves. So for this edition of Throwback Thursday I give you this gem from August 15th, 1965. Here they are, The Beatles at Shea Stadium!

Always remember if you can’t, you must!

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Woman Crush Wednesday: Susanna Hoffs

Woman Crush Wednesday: Susanna Hoffs #WCW #WomanCrushWednesday @SusannaHoffs

Time, time, time, see what’s become of her.

If you do not know what the reason for the appropriation of the classic Paul Simon lyric is then look at the photo at the top left corner. Take a good look because that is who you think it is. And yes she is this week’s subject for Woman Crush Wednesday.

I have no shame and I do not care if I am dating myself. But I have always had a big crush on…

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Toy Tuesday: Those lifelike action figures

Toy Tuesday: Those lifelike action figures #ToyTuesday #PopCulture

Warning: This post contains some very graphic life like figures. View discretion is advised.

Hello my friends and welcome to another Toy Tuesday. Yes this is the one post I put up each week where I wax poetic about my one true obsession. Of course I am an overgrown but so are those of you who read my material. And that means no one can judge us. So we will ignore the morons and get our geek on.

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Music Monday: La Mecánica Popular

Music Monday: La Mechanica Popular #MusicMonday @lamecanicasalsa @pilimontilla @teparatrestv #LATISM #PopCulture

La Mecánica Popular Photo: Daniel Rivera

Salsa fused with rock is nothing new to music listeners. But add a bit of a psychedelic twist to it then you have more than a little something. What you precisely have is La Mecánica Popular.

While The Brooklyn-based band has been around for a few years and may not exactly be a house hold name as of yet they have managed to gain a cult status. This is in…

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Throwback Thursday: Can you dig it?! Can you dig?!

Throwback Thursday: Can you dig it?! Can you dig?! #ThrowbackThursday #HipHop #Film

Roger Hill as Cyrus in the 1979 cult classic The Warriors.

I want to take a moment to pay tribute to a speech that was given thirty-six years ago. Although it took place on February 9th I feel it is still fitting as a subject for Throwback Thursday. The speech in question took place a few weeks after then U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s State of the Union Address. It was billed as having taken…

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