A Dream 27 Years in the Making – A JAZZMAN’S BLUES, Written, directed & Produced by Tyler Perry
The first time I read that Mr. Perry had written A Jazzman’s Blues 27 years ago, I couldn’t help but think about how long ago that was....
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Alretha Thomas
- Aug 23
DENISE DOWSE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES
I had the honor of meeting Denise Dowse thirteen years ago. I had written a play called One Woman, Two Lives and was bringing it to the...
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Alretha Thomas
- May 25
WE HAVE TO PUT A STOP TO THIS!!!
I heard a notification on my phone. I glanced down and the headlines sent chills down my spine. “GUNMAN KILLS 19 CHILDREN IN TEXAS SCHOOL...
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Alretha Thomas
- Apr 2
The Slap Heard Around the World
On Sunday, March 27, 2022, no one could have imagined that two of the biggest stars in Hollywood would be on a collision course that...
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Alretha Thomas
- Dec 17, 2021
Girl, Keep Dreaming
In 2016, if you had told me that in 2021 I would be on national television (BET) singing with superstar singer and actress, Tamala Mann...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jul 11, 2021
Remembering my Uncle Albert "Man" Baker
I remember the first time meeting him. I had to have been around six or seven years old. That was a long time ago, but I remember it as...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jun 20, 2021
Disappearing Dad
What do "Father Knows Best," "The Brady Bunch," "The Waltons," and "The Cosby Show" have in common, besides being some of the most...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jun 20, 2021
The Age of Anastasia
In 2015 I saw The Age of Adaline, starring Blake Lively. In the movie, she miraculously remains a youthful 29 years of age for nearly...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jun 2, 2021
The Dream that Keeps on Giving
“They’ve made an offer.” Those were the last four words I’d expected to hear when I answered my phone on October 27, 2020. An offer? Who...
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Alretha Thomas
- Aug 28, 2020
It’s Darkest Before Dawn: RIP Chadwick Boseman - 1,703 Views
I was scrolling through my phone and decided to go to Facebook. Someone had posted that Chadwick Boseman had died. My heart sank. Then I...
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Alretha Thomas
- Mar 12, 2020
The New Big C - 1,277 Views
The first time I heard the word Coronavirus was in early January when WHO announced that there was a new virus that had originated in...
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Alretha Thomas
- Oct 8, 2019
Burnett hits it out of the Sapien Solar System!!! - 1,737 Views
If George Lucas and Ava DuVernay had a baby, T.O. Burnett would be their child. Like Lucas, Burnett creates entirely new worlds that...
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Alretha Thomas
- Oct 1, 2019
Not Just Another Love Story - 1,492 Views
B.L. McGrew has created a love story unlike any I’ve ever read or seen on the silver screen. Move over Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman...
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Alretha Thomas
- Sep 30, 2019
FREEDOM PARK SOARS - 1,562 Views
B.W. McKay’s second novel’s opening had me riveted to the page. Darnell Scott, the protagonist, is running for Congress. If elected, he...
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Alretha Thomas
- May 3, 2019
This psychic mystery is a keeper! - 1,840 Views
This psychic mystery is a keeper! Reba Rose Parker, the protagonist in Jenna B. Neece’s debut novel, is an irascible but loveable and...
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Alretha Thomas
- Apr 29, 2019
John Singleton: A Boy From the Hood That Did So Much Good - 5,970 Views
I just read that it’s been confirmed by John Singleton’s agents at ICM Partners that he has passed away. The news has shaken me, and I...
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Alretha Thomas
- Apr 23, 2019
Digging Deep Within: A Story of Courage and Liberation - 1,733 Views
Corey Brookshire is the protagonist in B.W. McKay’s engaging and well-written novel, Digging Deep Within: A Story of Courage and...
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Alretha Thomas
- Mar 10, 2019
Sapien: Dawn of Oblivion, not just for sci-fi fantasy lovers - 1,960 Views
Eleven days ago, I had no idea what a twice emitter, JEDDO, VC, EPIC, and DAN were. But now that I’ve read Sapien: Dawn of Oblivion by...
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Alretha Thomas
- Feb 9, 2019
An American Marriage is An American Masterpiece - 1,915 Views
I discovered an “American Marriage” while I was updating my currently reading books on Goodreads. There was an ad for the novel at the...
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Alretha Thomas
- Dec 20, 2018
This is Me, Too - 2,164 Views
It may not appear so, but Chrissy Metz, who play’s Kate Pearson on the hit show This is Us, and I have a lot in common: we’re our...
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