The fabulousness that is Tracee Ellis Ross

If you asked me whose style I admire and want to sample, I'd reply Tracee Ellis Ross, no pauses. So image my surprise when I see her to my right this past Sunday at my job. I was occupied at the time and couldn't take in the moment. To make it really sad/funny she kept crossing my path and I could not get comfortable enough to give a one liner of how I love her style and character on "Girlfriends." So I missed my chance this time. Tracee, if you read this just know that I think your groovy :-).

In the presence of a legend

Recently I had a most pleasant encounter. I came face to face with a legend. The we speak your name variety. In fact, she was one of the women honored at Oprah's Legends Ball. This beautiful woman was Ms. Leontyne Price. Fabulous, simply fabulous. To me this encounter, though brief, was such a gift. Believe me when I tell you, God knows exactly who to give what kinds of gifts to. Sadly most of my peers would not have known who she was and when I mentioned her to some of my African-American co-workers they could care less. I was really frustrated with them over that. I mean come on, this is a part of your history, She is a way paver. Maybe I just take the time to know those who come before me and the contributions they have made. Maybe I recognized her because sometimes my own mind tells me I could have been a beautifully trained Opera singer.

A thought just came to me. Someone right this moment as they are reading this could be asking themselves who is Leontyne Price? My first response is to shake my head sadly, my corresponding action is to educate you and ask that you click here http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3787&source_type=A to find out.

It's a new day

Finally, I've done what I thought I couldn't do (an earlier attempt to create a blog confused and frustrated me all at the same time). I'm here and my voice shall be heard and it will be my TRUTH. There are a lot of great stories ahead. I'm back in the city of possibilities and on a mission. And the most ground breaking news of all; after not dating for about three years (you heard right), I'm beginnning to be open to the idea of taking applications.