Aliya, Congratulations on going Platinum. Sincerely, Toccara For some people, heroes are superstar ball players, glitzy singers or larger than life actors. But I’ve always admired writers, the people behind the page who paint pictures with words. So I was nothing short of geeked when I attended the book release party for one my writing [...]

Dear Diary, There is a God. Sincerely, Yours Before I wax poetic about the return, of sorts, of the musical second coming known as Lauryn Hill, I must give a warm thanks to the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) for making it happen. In an effort to raise funds and awareness of the home [...]

Dear Philly, The third time’s a charm. xoxo, tc I had the great fortune of attending The Third Annual Roots Picnic in Philly a couple of weeks ago (June 5th…yeah, I know I’m super late posting…rough week) and it was dope. But really, what else would it be? Anybody with a pulse will agree that [...]

Dear T.I., Thanks for lunch! Love always, me. Sometimes the job comes with cool perks and attending a luncheon with rapper T.I. and the marketing team of his clothing line, A.K.O.O. (A King of Oneself), was definitely one of them. Here’s why I’m officially rooting for the success of his line: * The food was [...]