Source: Courtesy of NEON / Courtesy of NEON New Film “Amazing Grace” Charts Aretha Franklin’s Live Recording Of Gospel Album A new documentary about Aretha Franklin promises to show the Queen of Soul in a way many fans have never seen her. Gone are the fur coats, gowns and jewelry that typified the gospel and soul singer’s larger than life persona in recent years for the new film “Amazing Grace.” Instead, the then afro-sporting 29-year-old is stripped back and lets her voice do most of the talking. “This Aretha Franklin is a little bit different,” “Amazing Grace” producer Tirrell Whitley told BOSSIP. “She was just coming out of the 60s Black Power Movement, she’s wearing her afro….The experience of Aretha Franklin at the age of 29 at the peak of her power.” Franklin recorded the live performance in 1972 over two nights in a South Central L.A. church in front of an audience that included her father the Rev. C.L. Franklin, gospel greats Clara Ward and Mother Ward, the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts. Source: Courtesy of NEON / Courtesy of NEON Her resulting album, “Amazing Grace,” went double platinum, won a Grammy, and went on to be the Frankin’s best selling album of her career, Whitley said. Because the footage was shot out of sync, it sat in a vault for almost 40 years before a film company was able to sync the footage with the audio. Although the movie does have imperfections like out of focus shots, Whitley said that it was Franklin who pulls everything together. “The great thing is that the film had excellence in the making and her voice carries it through,” he said, adding that Franklin gave the film her blessing before she passed away last year aged 76. Whitley said the film is ideal for sororities, churches and other groups to screen. “This film takes you to church and it ministers to you in a unique way,” he said. “Amazing Grace” is now in theaters nationwide.
Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Oregon County Employee Settles $100,000 “Blue Lives Matter” Lawsuit That’s right, give that sista all her coins. Pay her like you owe her for all the time that you hoe’d her. According to NYDailyNews Karimah Guion-Pledgure will be awarded a $100,000 settlement from her employer, Multnomah County, after she sued their a$$es for creating a racially hostile and insensitive environment just to appease some anti-Black cop lovers. Back in September of 2017, a probation officer who works in her office put up a big “Blue Lives Matter” flag on the wall. Karimah complained because obviously the flag is meant to mock, demean, insult, and otherwise diminish the “Black Lives Matter” mantra that aims to hold police accountable for all the Black people they often eagerly kill. Karimah says she was harassed as her co-workers argued that there was nothing derogatory about the flag. In response, since the supervisors would not force the man to take the flag down, Karimah put up photos of all the Black people who have died unfairly at the hands of police officers. A co-worker immediately complained but Karimah refused to remove the photos since the white man was not made to take his flag down. When the sign policy was changed to require smaller signage, the “blue lives matter” folks all brought smaller flags, and then left signs on Karimah’s “equity wall” that read “thanks a lot” and “bi*ch”. Real classy. After going on leave for weeks, Karimah decided to file a $420,000 lawsuit and eventually settled for $100,000 this week. Oregon Live reports that no signs at allowed at all in the office now. Karimah won AND got paid to leave. Nothing like the smell of white tears in the morning.
Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Oregon County Employee Settles $100,000 “Blue Lives Matter” Lawsuit That’s right, give that sista all her coins. Pay her like you owe her for all the time that you hoe’d her. According to NYDailyNews Karimah Guion-Pledgure will be awarded a $100,000 settlement from her employer, Multnomah County, after she sued their a$$es for creating a racially hostile and insensitive environment just to appease some anti-Black cop lovers. Back in September of 2017, a probation officer who works in her office put up a big “Blue Lives Matter” flag on the wall. Karimah complained because obviously the flag is meant to mock, demean, insult, and otherwise diminish the “Black Lives Matter” mantra that aims to hold police accountable for all the Black people they often eagerly kill. Karimah says she was harassed as her co-workers argued that there was nothing derogatory about the flag. In response, since the supervisors would not force the man to take the flag down, Karimah put up photos of all the Black people who have died unfairly at the hands of police officers. A co-worker immediately complained but Karimah refused to remove the photos since the white man was not made to take his flag down. When the sign policy was changed to require smaller signage, the “blue lives matter” folks all brought smaller flags, and then left signs on Karimah’s “equity wall” that read “thanks a lot” and “bi*ch”. Real classy. After going on leave for weeks, Karimah decided to file a $420,000 lawsuit and eventually settled for $100,000 this week. Oregon Live reports that no signs at allowed at all in the office now. Karimah won AND got paid to leave. Nothing like the smell of white tears in the morning.
The basketball season may be over for Tristan Thompson. But a new report alleges that the power forward has not stopped scoring in weeks. The Cleveland Cavaliers team member averaged 10.9 points per game over the past 82 games, but Us Weekly now alleges that he may be averaging more sexual liaisons than that per week. That may be a slight exaggeration, we grant you, but the overall point remains: Thompson has allegedly been going hard to the female hole ever since he was kicked to the curb by Khloe Kardashian. “ Tristan has been continuing to go out and has been partying with friends,” a source tells this tabloid, elaborating further as follows: “He’s been hooking up with other girls, and whenever he’s out, he’s had Instagram models … around him.” This doesn’t seem to be much different than the way Thompson acted when he was still with Khloe, of course, but it still seems notable. Thompson, of course, was caught cheating on his then-pregnant girlfriend mere weeks before she gave birth to their daughter last year. He then kissed Khloe’s good friend, Jordyn Woods, on the lips late this past winter, further cementing his reputation as a serial cheater who sucks a lot. Hence why this Us Weekly insider explains that the actions described are not all that surprising when it comes to the father of two. “That’s just the lifestyle that he lives,” the source says. Khloe decided to stick with Thompson after his first round of cheating because she wanted her daughter to have a father around and because she really thought Thompson would change. She even took issue at times when social media trolls slammed her as “weak,” standing up for herself as someone who was actually strong enough to put herself out there again and risk getting hurt. Does she now regret forgiving Tristan’s initial infidelity? Maybe. But she would probably simply say that there are worse traits one can have then trying to see the best in people and trying to give one’s child the most complete family life possible. Khloe and Tristan actually hung out this month in honor of little True turning a year old. By all accounts, Thompson is not an awful father; he does want to be involved in the infant’s life. But he hasn’t offered up any excuse at all for why he kissed Woods several weeks ago , cheating on Kardashian not with some random model… but with someone she has known for years. “He just kissed me,” Woods herself said in an interview with Jada Pinkett Smith. “It was a kiss on the lips. No tongue … no making out.” The Instagram star also clarified that having sex with Thompson was “never a consideration.” Thompson initially Tweeted the lame response of “fake news” when the Woods smooch first went viral. However, he quickly deleted that message and has said nothing in public about the act since. He has tried, though, to publicize his affection for young True. “You deserve all the jewels, baby girl,” the professional athlete told his daughter in an Instagram video taken during last week’s birthday party. The guy is a very bad boyfriend. But we do hope he’s dedicated to being a strong father. View Slideshow: Karizma Ramirez: Tristan Thompson Plaything of the Week Revealed!!
Victoria’s Secret is pretty funny. First they cast Josie Canseco Now they cast Jasmine Sanders…. Who you may not know, but who is one of the Kardashian Jenner friends, with a lot of instagram followers, who I guess they are trying to use to become relevant.. But this is what happens when old people try to be relevant, they google social media, influencer, and try to figure out who the right people are with the most influence…only to clearly fuck right up… They probably put millions into market research, figuring out how to make the instagram generation connect with their brand as they are losing.. This is what they came up with. Pretty disappointing… TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Jasmine Sanders Topless for VS of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
In case you missed the Vitamin Of The Day on the Quick Silva Show…The vitamin was “Figure out exactly what You want.” When it’s time to go to the negotiating table you have to know what you bring to the table. You have to make sure you know your worth and realize that you want in life. Be consistent in knowing who you are and what you are. If you want to see the full vitamin, watch the video above.
Spring cleaning isn’t just meant for tidying up our closets and scrubbing our shower floors. Just like we get rid of the toxins in our home, there are some toxic people we could really do without bringing into the next season of our lives. Unfortunately, we don’t always recognize who those people are and why. In light of the Marie Kondo moment the organizing expert sparked with her Netflix series, we’re exploring whether you need to reorganize your personal life and throw out a few relationships that no longer serve a purpose. Get into the conversation and, perhaps, learn a few hard truths yourself with this episode of Listen to Black Women. About Listen To Black Women Listen To Black Women is a show from HelloBeautiful and MadameNoire that discusses the issues that affect us most while incorporating the voices of our audience and experts. Each week, the show will gather insights from of our readers by asking them a series of questions related to the show topic. We’ll also be sharing thoughts from social media and the Internet at large as hosts Shamika Sanders, Africa Miranda, Keyaira Kelly weigh in with their opinions. This show doesn’t work without you so be sure to take our weekly polls, share the videos with your network, and leave feedback everywhere you can. We’re listening to you. RELATED STORIES: Listen To Black Women | Stealthing Is Sexual Assault. Period. Listen To Black Women | How Much Do You Need To Tell Your Man Before You Get Married?
Spring cleaning isn’t just meant for tidying up our closets and scrubbing our shower floors. Just like we get rid of the toxins in our home, there are some toxic people we could really do without bringing into the next season of our lives. Unfortunately, we don’t always recognize who those people are and why. In light of the Marie Kondo moment the organizing expert sparked with her Netflix series, we’re exploring whether you need to reorganize your personal life and throw out a few relationships that no longer serve a purpose. Get into the conversation and, perhaps, learn a few hard truths yourself with this episode of Listen to Black Women. About Listen To Black Women Listen To Black Women is a show from HelloBeautiful and MadameNoire that discusses the issues that affect us most while incorporating the voices of our audience and experts. Each week, the show will gather insights from of our readers by asking them a series of questions related to the show topic. We’ll also be sharing thoughts from social media and the Internet at large as hosts Shamika Sanders, Africa Miranda, Keyaira Kelly weigh in with their opinions. This show doesn’t work without you so be sure to take our weekly polls, share the videos with your network, and leave feedback everywhere you can. We’re listening to you. RELATED STORIES: Listen To Black Women | Stealthing Is Sexual Assault. Period. Listen To Black Women | How Much Do You Need To Tell Your Man Before You Get Married?
Source: DjelicS / Getty Growing up, we’re made to believe that perfectionism is something positive. We’re unconsciously taught that being first, never making a mistake, appearing flawless and constantly winning in every facet of life is what’ll get us the best job, the highest salary, a successful friend group, thousands of likes and followers on Instagram, the envy of our peers and the most perfect life ever. Sure, our teachers, parents and coaches probably told us “winning isn’t everything” to make us feel better after some devastating defeat we experienced in adolescence, but since then, literally everything in society seems to contradict their words, assuring us that there’s no way that statement can actually be true. Whether it’s in sports, politics or the work place; whoever the perfect team, candidate or employee is will be rewarded while the rest are left to sulk in their self-identified imperfections. It’s no surprise that seeing this happen repeatedly would lead us to believe that winning is everything, and being perfect is the only thing that opens the door to the success we so desperately seek. So, what exactly is perfectionism? Psychologists define this mindset as “an irrational desire to achieve along with being overly critical of oneself and others” and in our socially connected society, perfectionism has become more than just a mindset, it’s now a way of life. We’ve somehow allowed ourselves to believe that we are defined by what we are, or rather how “perfect” we are when in actuality, that dangerous thought process is holding us back more than it is propelling us forward. The problem with a mindset fixated on perfectionism is that… it simply doesn’t exist. Instead, perfectionism is the ultimate self-sabotage. It’s based on moving through life attempting to avoid mistakes, even when those mistakes are necessary to help us grow, learn, develop confidence and actually achieve the level of success we desire. If you struggle with perfectionism, you’re not alone. A 2017 study found that there has been a 33% rise in socially prescribed perfectionism since 1989, with this generation in particular struggling to keep up with a culture that makes us feel depressed if we’re not on track to becoming the next Kylie Jenner. However, with this rise of perfectionism comes a rise in productive ways to combat this mindset as the conversation around mental health has shifted from one that’s taboo to one that’s open, accepting and understanding. Yes, having ambition and determination to succeed is healthy. But the idea of perfectionism, the fear of making mistakes and listening to the inner voice that leads you to believe that you’re nothing unless you’re winning is what can lead to depression, anxiety and other mental health problems that take us down a path of constant self-criticism, fear and worry that we’re not measuring up to whatever society’s idea of perfect is. Psychologists suggest reversing this unhealthy idea of perfectionism with mental health exercises that’ll help you develop a more realistic view of yourself and your successes. Understand that being perfect isn’t what leads to social acceptance, but rather being your true, authentic and relatable self does. Mistakes are inevitable. They will happen. And the best thing you can do for yourself is to accept them, learn from them and move on to become the person you’re meant to be. To be clear, letting go of the idea of perfectionism doesn’t mean that you give up on your desire to do well. Instead, this means giving up on the inner voice that tells you that you cannot make a mistake, and if you do, you’ll lose everything. Learning to let go of the idea of perfectionism and replacing it with the mantra of “your best is good enough” might sound intimidating at first, but doing so will free your mind from bondage. Rather than letting social expectations tell you what perfection is, strive for a life defined by learning experiences, deep personal connections, and self-assurance that you are enough. RELATED STORIES: Listen To Black Women | Should You Marie Kondo Your Personal Life? 8 Spring Cleaning Tips to Get Your Home Ready For Warmer Weather
