When Evas having a problem keeping a man... we got problems.In the next installment of my series, “Combating the Female Fear of Rejection,” I wanted to ensure that these posts went both ways. The mos...
Whether Kool & the Gang or The Fresh Prince & Jazzy Jeff this song still kicks off the party.I’m not sure if you know this or not, but the summer starts for Black people on Memorial Day. That...
Chris mad she let me Watch The Throne!I was watching an old episode of VH1 Behind The Music, and it featured Nas and his story. Anytime Nas or Jay-Z are brought up, social media automatically gets in...
There Is No SpoonRemember The Matrix? It was that super cool action/sci-fi flick with Keanu Reaves that spawned two impossibly horrible sequels. One of the things I remember most about The Matrix is ...
What happens when Fantasy sports meets hip-hop? Well we are about to find out! This brief trailer is for a joint called “The Majors” Some of your favorite bloggers, producers, and o...
After writing about The Perfect Woman last week, it occurred to me that most women are unaware of the randomness that is the average man’s dating life. I’m not saying women’s dating lives aren’t rand...
Time for a little honesty. I spent the holiday enjoying Orlando and turning down a timeshare salesman. I did not write my Tuesday post before Game 1 of the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder...
Every so often we get to partying and we end up having a couple more drinks than we planned. As adults, we get to the point where we know how to drink responsibly, but like they say, “I didn’t go loo...
This is going nowhere...I’ll be doing a few posts on combating the female fear of rejection over the next few weeks. This is my first installment, I’m not sure how many posts will be publ...
Welcome to another Thursday edition of the Cooke Chronicles. A man always remembers the highpoints of his life: the first pair of Jordans he owned, his first kiss, the first woman who paid for a meal...
I have a confession to make…I forget names easily. I have a second confession…Sometimes I even struggle with faces. Not exactly the best way to win friends and influence people eh? Yeah, ...
While we were together an old bf of mine got me a flat screen tv for Christmas for my new apt….before he gave it to me I mentioned wanting him to help me pick one out for my living room. We cel...
We’re back with another installment of the Black and Single web series! In this episode, Oni deals with a wack (and comedic) booty call, and Jessie is faced with an awkward situation involving ...
All basketball fans know the Spurs have been great for over a decade. The calling care of their brilliance is its methodical precision year in and year out that’s represented by Tim Duncan, the...
Recently, Deion Sanders “live tweeted” an incident that occurred between he and his wife. He filed charges against his wife and tweeted a pic of his sons filling out a police report. Twitter wa...
Jacking for Beats?This afternoon, Lupe Fiasco’s first release off of his forthcoming Food and Liquor 2 hit the internet. The song, “Around My Way” samples the Pete Rock and C.L. Smo...
Recently, but not for the first time, a frustrated friend-girl of mine asked if men are looking for “the perfect woman?” I answered simply: Yes. She seemed caught off guard by both the quickness of m...
Have you ever been to happy hour and started to wonder exactly who you were meeting? Wouldn’t it be great if you could tell from jump that this guy is a complete stage five clinger? That would be so ...
One of my favorite stills from the movie, Mo Better Blues.Over the weekend, I got it in my head to go help my father do some housework. As my father gets older, he really needs a helping hand getting...
May 16th, 2012 – Journal Entry #1I’m growing concerned about the state of the black blogosphere. I’m growing concerned about the reluctance of readers to internalize honesty. I̵...
As we head into the second round of the NBA Playoffs, I can’t help but to reflect on all of the injuries that occurred in the first round. An injury to Derrick Rise is the only reason I did not recei...
I’ve was involved with a man for about 9 months and as naïve as this may sound, things were great throughout the duration of the relationship. We were in committed monogamous relationship in which he...
Look familiar?I’m a man who is exclusively sexually attracted to women. By definition this makes me heterosexual. Although I’m heterosexual I’m 100% in favor of equal rights for homosexuals. I don’t ...
I recently got an email from the producer, Jay Ali, about a new web series called Black and Single. No, it’s not Steve Harvey pushing a new book or the New York Times riling us up for pag...
Ok, so I might have hated a lil bit this one time.I don’t know why, but people like forwarding me links to “interesting” content around the web. Last week was no exception. Someone suggested I check ...
The Second Round of the NBA Playoffs is underway, and this is when series get competitive (sorry, Knick fans). My first round Western Conference predictions went pretty well (…despite the Grizz...
Insert "Psycho" MusicAs most of you know, I allow myself one guilty pleasure reality series per television cycle. This season I’m watching VH1′s Basketball Wives. If you’v...
I Got Sneakers Older Than Some Folks FanhoodI judge people who root for sports teams from cities not their own. There’s just something about not rooting for your hometown team that strikes me a...
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs… since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. VermontA young Tunde with my mother.Today we celebrate the women who brought us into this wor...
I would have paused for that cause.Today’s Featured post was titled, Why Success and True Love Always Seem to Misalign and I hope you all enjoyed. As always, @RahimTheDream blessed me with a mu...
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