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NOT ALL DREAMS COME TRUE
For the past twenty-four years, I’ve been pursuing a traditional book deal with visions of a large advance, a book tour, professional...

Alretha Thomas
Feb 6, 2023


HAIRSTORY
Earlier this week, I took my hair down after wearing it in a protective style for three months and I can’t keep my hands out of it. It...

Alretha Thomas
Nov 6, 2022


I Promise You, Paul's Promise Dosen't Dissapoint
It was Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 12:35 pm that I first laid eyes on the talented, tall, dark and handsome actor named Josef Cannon. If...

Alretha Thomas
Oct 29, 2022


Good Things Come in Threes
I had the pleasure of reading T.O. Burnett’s first two books in the Sapien series—Dawn of Oblivion and Days of Deception. I’m not...

Alretha Thomas
Oct 5, 2022


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....

Alretha Thomas
Sep 24, 2022


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...

Alretha Thomas
Aug 23, 2022


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...

Alretha Thomas
May 25, 2022


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...

Alretha Thomas
Apr 2, 2022


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...

Alretha Thomas
Dec 17, 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...

Alretha Thomas
Jul 11, 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...

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...

Alretha Thomas
Jun 20, 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...

Alretha Thomas
Jun 2, 2021


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...

Alretha Thomas
Aug 28, 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...

Alretha Thomas
Mar 12, 2020


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...

Alretha Thomas
Oct 8, 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...

Alretha Thomas
Oct 1, 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...

Alretha Thomas
Sep 30, 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...

Alretha Thomas
May 3, 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...

Alretha Thomas
Apr 29, 2019
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