Category: Men
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On 7/23/08, I posted an entry on the difficulty I had finding positive stories of black men via the Internet or other media. This entry was submitted by Kimberly Simmons: My story is a simple one. Everynight, with some exceptions, I can count on my husband (Randy Simmons) to be home and to take part…
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Upon reading criticism that CNN’s Black in America and host Soledad O’Brien unfairly maligned the image of black men, I haven’t stop thinking about them. The Black Man what type of image does that conjure up in the the head of others, in my own. I decided, hey, I’ll do a post on prominent black…
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Ebony decided to feature 25 coolest brothers of all time. They are featuring eight on separate covers. I chose my favorite two. My #1 Ah, Denzel. He is my number one, because he is my first love. From Bleek Gilliam in Mo’ Betta Blues, to Xavier Quinn in the Mighty Quinn, to Matthias Lee Whitlock…
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Lately my blog posts have been way to heavy. After all, Talulazoeapple was started as a pleasant distraction from work. So in an effort to return to my roots, I have returned to my first love, TJ Holmes. Take a journey with me down the road of all things TJ. Shall we begin? What’s that…
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There have been many covers circulating the web, some in response to the New Yorker cover that caused such a stir (the one I refuse to post). This one is from the Willmette Weekly. It depicts Barack Obama as the male model on a romance novel cover. The comments are varied. I, personally, am not…
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Okay. This is quick. I am up getting ready for church and decide to flip on the tube for a little background noise. I must have left the channel on CNN because who do I see to my…
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What the heck happened to his career? I first noticed PW as Brian in The Fast and The Furious, opposite Vin "question mark" Diesel. He has a daughter, is sinlge, surfs, yada, yada, yada. But what has he DONE lately. Paul has appeared in a few FORGETTABLE movies since Fast/Furious, notably, The Death and Life…
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As a reforming serial crusher, I post my crushes on talulazoeapple. I have never mentioned Denzel Washington before, frankly, because he is every woman’s crush. It seems over the years I have re-fallen in crushdom over him throughout different phases of his career. Today, I want to go back circa 1989 to a little known…
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I am posting this interview with actor Derek Luke for one reason alone. I love him. Period. Yes, I am openly a stan (stalker+fan) of Derek Luke. I first noticed Luke in his film debut, Antwone Fischer (2002). It was also Denzel Washington, who discovered Luke, directorial debut. I remember sitting in the ,movie theater…
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Chris Rock once lamented that all dad gets for his hard work is, " . . . the big piece of chicken." Hilarious. My father passed away back in 2003 and I have a few memories of him but they are etched like a nickname in concrete into my memory. Unlike other children of divorced…