Tag: pop culture

Act Like A Queen?

September 25, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

In today’s short vlog I share an observation inspired by both the season premiere of Scandal and my dealings with a particular sector of my community:  

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Just Like Music: “I’ll Do for You”, 1991

September 15, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

As a child growing up in the 1980s I looked forward to watching ‘Soul Train’ every week. Simultaneously watching the moves of the dancers on the screen and the joy on my mama’s face as she sang along was my special treat. When she married my stepfather, a fellow sailor five years her junior, in […]

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Just Like Music: “No Letting Go”, 2003

September 11, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

In the summer of 2002 the popularity of dancehall reggae in the US charts reached a new level. I welcomed the debut of songs like Sean Paul’s ‘Gimme The Light’ on BET, but as far as I was concerned my fellow Yankees were late to the party. Jamaica’s dancehall and roots reggae and the soca of […]

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