Sonic the hedgehog film review

Jim Carrey saved this movie because the rest is forgettable. Back in the 1990’s Sonic, the hedgehog was the flagship character for SEGA from videos games, to merchandising, to animated series. Other than Mario for Nintendo, Sonic the hedgehog was synonymous with SEGA. I’ve had Nintendo and PlayStation consoles my entire life so I never […]

Birds of Prey review

Margot Robbie portrays a likable maniac as Harley Quinn in her new film with a long-ass title “Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” in the opening credits but for all intents and purposes it’s shortened to “Birds of Prey”. Anyways Harley Quinn is an eccentric, foul mouth character if you […]

We can all achieve it (Black History 365)

Two stories about Ms. Parks (Black History 365)

We’ve all heard and learned the story of how Rosa Parks refusal to give her seat to a white person in 1955 due to her sitting in the front of a bus. This defiance led to what would become the Montgomery Bus Boycott. However, she was not the first woman who refused to give up […]

Henry “Box” Brown (Black History 365)

BlackHistoryFact: In 1849 Henry “Box” Brown mailed himself to freedom from Richmond, Virginia to the Anti Slavery Office in Philadelphia. The delivery took 26 hours and he later became a public speaker and abolitionist.

Bridges (Black History 365)

This painting was created by Norman Rockwell which depicts a six-year-old Ruby Bridges with U.S. Marshall’s as she makes her way to the then all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans Louisiana. We’ve had many iconic black individuals who have made contributions and advancements to the civil rights movement during their adult life but […]

Basquiat (Black History 365)

To start the new month of February we’re in Black History month but from my perspective, the totality of the black experience cannot be appreciated in a month and most certainly not during the shortest month of the year. Why is it on the shortest month? I wish I knew but I have a hunch […]

Fulfillment

This poem is featured in my third chapbook “Don’t make me regret”: A chapbook by TheRhymeRula, and I’ll leave a link so you check it out. If you own Kindle you can read the entire book for FREE. Readers discretion advised – Strong Language E-book link – https://www.amazon.com/Dont-make-regret-chapbook-TheRhymeRula-ebook/dp/B083TR1JKR/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=don%27t+make+me+regret+it&qid=1579454853&sr=8-1 Copy and paste the URL Eternal sunshine […]

Honoring the legacy of Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba

This post is in the memory of Kobe Bryant a.k.a The Black Mamba Sometimes we hear news we don’t want to believe, but eventually as the truth comes to the surface it begins for us to mourn and reflect on the impact a person has had on ours lives even if we didn’t know them […]

The Malian Empire: Mansa Musa (Black History 365)

So, we’re about to enter the month of February and it’s a month the U.S. “celebrates” a so- called Black History month when this history should be celebrated, taught and remembered throughout the year hence why on my last two posts depicting black history I had Black History 365 as part of the title. Also […]