Be Easy Bruh: Roland Martin Under Fire for Super Bowl Tweets

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Apparently there’s no country for jokes that even vaguely hint at sexual orientation — particularly if your name is Roland Martin. The CNN and TVOne staffer  is under fire from The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for a couple tweets he sent out about an H&M ad spot during the super bowl (source). [...]

Great Video: Soul Train Flash Mob Takes Over Times Square

In remembrance of Don Cornelius, a Soul Train Flash Mob got together in Times Square to keep it lovely, peaceful, and soulful. This video will make your day better. I wonder how many greeks went out there and tried to turn this into a stroll competition before getting booed and pushed to the side? Anyway, [...]

Forreal: Antoine Dodson Releases “Lovesick Lullaby” Video

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Just when we thought Antoine Dodson aka Bedroom Intruder aka “hide your kids” had faded into the abyss, he releases a music video — a serious music video. Had I just heard this song not knowing who it was or where it was recorded, I would’ve been like “Aight, another R&B track. Some girl somewhere [...]

A Match Made in Heaven

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Hey Folks, One of the goals for SBM in 2012 is to be more actively involved in the community. We’re excited to announce our first partnership of the year. And since we’re all about learning, it’s fitting that our first collaboration is in education. Well, sorta. SBM will be assisting in raising money for The [...]

Do Men Think About Their Wedding Day?

I saw the homie's Anslem pics and it made me think.

I’ll be honest with you. I haven’t given too much thought to the overall wedding process. It’s always been one of those things that I knew I’d experience when the time was right, but I haven’t fantasized about what it’ll be like to take a knee and ask her to trust me with the rest [...]

5 Things That Make Sexy Moments Unsexy

That was funny wasn't it.

Good sex makes for great stories. Bad sex makes for even better ones… unless you’re the person telling them. There’s always satisfaction and humor found in the unfortunate occurrences that happen to others. In this case, they also make you think of your own erotic escapades.  Even when you hear about people upside inside out living mediocre [...]

Red Tails: Expecting the Worst or Supporting the Best?

You'll be okay, shugah. You'll be okay.

**Commercial for Red Tails airs for the 34th time** Her: Oh! Red Tails comes out this weekend. Let’s go see it! Me: You think that movie looks good? That preview was kinda lame sauce… Her: It’s not about the preview. It’s about supporting the movie. We don’t get many opportunities. Me: It didn’t really move [...]

The Truth About New York: How Big City Dating “Corrupts” Single Black Men

What? This is easy!

I was chatting with a friend of mine — we’ll call her Tameka — about her dating adventures in New York City. She’s a good person that takes care of her appearance and knows how to converse. But she regularly runs into an issue that my other female friends in NYC run into: Men that [...]

Wrapping It Up: 9 Lessons Learned From the Black Blogosphere in 2011

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2011 has been a helluva year. It had its ups and downs, but we’re all still here another day. There’s a lot to be thankful for even if you had a rough one. Pause. With the end of the year officially looming, I wanted to talk about some of the lessons I’ve learned as a [...]

Will You Compromise What You Believe for Who You Love?

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Is it a priority for you to date someone that believes in the same God(s) you do? For the majority, the answer is yes. We want to be with someone that has a similar belief system because we’re gonna have many of the same values, and we’re going to be able to speak a similar [...]