AJ Richardson is living the good life. Thanks to his longtime lover, NBA star Dray Jones, he has a gorgeous townhouse in New Orleans, plenty of frequent-flier miles, and an MBA he’s never had to use. Built on a deep and abiding love, their hidden relationship sustains them both. But when Dray’s teammates begin to
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Service is the rent we pay for living says preeminent children’s advocate Marian Wright Edelman and this is the motto by which Malaak Compton Rock, dedicated humanitarian and wife of comedian Chris Rock, lives her life. From a childhood grounded in the importance of giving back to her work in public relations at The U.S.
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AROUND THE WAY GIRLS 6 BY: MARK ANTHONY, MEISHA CAMM, RAHSAAN ALI Urban Books presents Around the Way Girls 6. Come along for the ride as Meisha Camm, Mark Anthony, and Rahsaan Ali introduce you to a new crew of sexy, street smart girls from around the way. You’ll meet Yana, Teresa, and Kiki, who’ve
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Do you want to know how and what it takes to attract a R.E.A.L. man? Are you interested in knowing and learning about all the qualities that will make you 100 times more attractive to a R.E.A.L.man? Ladies, are you interested in having a successful, long term, committed relationship which could possibly even lead to
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Greg McBride’s, a series alum, recently published chapbook of poems, Back of the Envelope, is available from Copperdome Press at http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/Copperdome/C-BE.htm. He won the 2008 Boulevard Magazine Emerging Poet prize, and the winning poems will appear in the spring 2009 issue of Boulevard. Greg has also been a runner-up for the 2008 Portlandia Prize; finalist
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