I first heard about the film Precious: Based on the novel called “Push” by Sapphire while covering New York Fashion Week’s in February 2008. Director Lee Daniels, producer Sarah Siegel-Magness and newcomer actress Gabourey Sidibe were backstage at one of the shows I covered and we were introduced. I already knew Lee from Monster’s Ball, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Halle Berry’
August 7, 2009
Do you need to free your mind?
While I’m on the subject of dating and race: I couldn’t wait to meet up with my neighbor Angela on Tuesday morning. We walk to and from the gym together three times a week. It wasn’t so much that I was anxious to work out on this particular day but I couldn’t wait to get [...]
January 16, 2009
A personal encounter with “Miracle on the Hudson”
I didn’t care about hormone replacement therapy so I decided not to watch Oprah’s show yesterday and take a nap instead.
A flock of geese had other ideas.
Just as I was getting ready to climb into bed for two hours of much-needed sleep, my BlackBerry rang. The caller ID showed it was Time Inc., which told [...]
