Is there really a “right” way to have an argument? “Massive, all-out fights are bad for you,” says Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist. “On the other hand, learning to have good conversations keeps your relationship healthy.” Here’s how to actually benefit as a couple from an argument: Breathe If you’re so upset that you can’t even […]

Culture

Today we roll out something brand New. It’s called ‘Just Saying from Derrick Jaxn. Derrick Jaxn founded a non-profit teen mentoring organization Team Jaxn, won national and multiple conference football championships in the SIAC as a tight end for Tuskegee University, and beat the Generation Y statistics of being underemployed or not employed at all by garnering a sales position […]

What happens when a Pastor uses the word “hoes”? Roland Martin speaks to relationship expert Dr. Alduan Tartt to get behind the issue and starts…

News

As my heart skips a beat about all the drama coming my way now that Scandal is back and my girlfriend (in my head) Olivia…

A few weeks ago I was interviewed on British radio about the “independent woman” debate within the black community. It’s not just in the United States where black women are professing their independence and self-sufficiency, but it’s in black communities around the world. Near the end of the interview, I made a statement that I […]

The advent of the 24-hour news cycle and the concurrent explosion of technology means that content must constantly be refreshed to feed the media pipeline.…

Terry McMillan is in a good place. The 61-year-old best-selling author just moved from Northern to Southern California and her son, Solomon, is now a…

If you’ve been wondering how former NFL player turned sports analyst turned educator Deion Sanders is doing after his second divorce, finalized just last week,…

The Hit TV show “Scandal,” Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and Have Nots,” and Gabrielle Union’s BET made-for-TV movie “Being Mary Jane,” all feature beautiful black…

Arts & Entertainment

The orignal title for Niecey Nash’s book was “Stomach Full, Penis Empty.” Now that’s Chapter 3 of her new book “It’s Hard to Fight Naked.” “It…

News

“It is easier to raise strong children than repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass Douglass said those words years ago, but their wisdom is timeless.…

Family

On Easter Sunday, actor Mekhi Phifer got married for the second time to his girlfriend Rachelet Barnes. It must have been a bittersweet day for…