The final season of AMC’s Mad Men begins this Sunday night, and it’s hard to believe that very soon we will no longer be privy to the intricate pursuits of Don Draper & Co.
An exerpt from Kofi Awoonor’s poem – This Earth, My Brother
Within the airwaves we carry
Our hutted entrails; and we pray
Shrieks abandoned by lonely road-sides
as the gunmen’s boots tramp.
I lift up the chalice of hyssop and tears
to touch the lips of the thirsty
sky-wailing in a million spires
of hate and death; we pray
bearing the single hope to shine
burnishing in the destiny of my race
that glinting sword of salvation
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The ongoing chaos crippling Nairobi and captivating the world is a tragic affair that has presented a roster of victims, each with a litany of accomplishments and badges of selfless service that spans the global realm.
Formerly from Montreal and Paris, Edward Hillel is a proud inhabitant of Harlem, New York and his exuberant passion is practically laced in every project he undertakes. He is an artist who indulges in the vulnerability that comes with juxtaposing the raw incarnations with heightened beauty.
Photographers Edward Hillel (R) and Isaac Diggs (L)
Iman has definitely experienced a level of longevity and respect that is almost staggering especially when you consider the unforgiving industry she has been immersed in for three decades.
Trayvon Martin could never have imagined the impact his young life would have as he walked home in the dark carrying his bag of skittles that fateful evening.
So unless you have been buried under molasses, you must have heard and seen the evidence linked to Beyonce’s new haircut.
So I just turned 40 in May and it was just as exasperating and mind numbing as I had imagined it would be. I just attended the wedding of my 38-year-old childhood friend in LA right before the dreaded milestone and I was still reeling from the fact that she finally DID IT.
The Boston Marathon was staged and ready on a beautiful spring day back in April. Nobody could have imagined the horrors to come courtesy of two brothers, Russian immigrants, who decided to terrorize their adopted community for reasons that still don’t validate the lives that were lost and irrevocably changed forever.
Harlem is about to experience a medieval makeover this summer because The Classical Theatre of Harlem will be reviving one of the great classics – A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Looks like Dr. Drew Pinsky is finally feeling the heat after his character was mercilessly assaulted due to a series of mishaps that have plagued his VH1 sponsored platform – Celebrity Rehab.