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On Being Natural and Black: An Open Letter to Wendy Williams

By Dr. Goddess Mar 03, 2012
On Being Natural and Black: An Open Letter to Wendy Williams Dear Wendy Williams, I’m days late with this and, in the Twitter world, nearly a year late but the Goddess Sekhmet is seething and I have to let you know what is on her (i.e. my) mind. Warrior Goddess Sekhmet h/t Sodahead.com I just caught wind of what you said about Viola Davis wearing her hair natural on the red carpet for the Oscars and such (thanks to Madame Noire and MzPaparazzi for the photo!). Apparently, you thought she looked “like room 222″ (i.e. like a man) and did not like her style. So, you felt the need to open your ignorant, self-hating mouth and express yourself. Did you REALLY say that natural hair is “not formal?” I’m aware you spend most of your time putting other people down, Wendy. And I’m aware that the reason why you even have a career is...
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TheatreChat with Lamman Rucker, Layon Gray and The “Black Angels Over Tuskegee!”

By Dr. Goddess Feb 06, 2012
TheatreChat with Lamman Rucker, Layon Gray and The "Black Angels Over Tuskegee!" Welcome to #TheatreChat with The Black Gents of Hollywood #TheatreChat is a Tweetchat on Twitter, created by @DrGoddess to celebrate great Theatre, Mondays at Noon. Monday is the only day Theatre folks get a day off! We snatch them up and chat with them! Today’s guests were Actor, Educator and Entrepreneur, @LammanRucker and Playwright and Actor, @LayonGray. http://www.blackangelsovertuskegee.com These two gentlemen, along with Thom Scott, are co-founders of @TheBlackGents of Hollywood and are presently Off-Broadway performing “Black Angels Over Tuskegee” (@BlackAngelsPlay) at The Actor’s Temple Theater, 339 West. 47th street, New York City, NY. The 2nd Anniversary Celebration of “Black Angels Over Tuskegee” is Saturday, February 18, 3:00pm. Join us for a grand time, complete with media, celebrities,...
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A Dr. Goddess Giveaway with Sears and Kenmore!

By Dr. Goddess Jan 17, 2012
A Dr. Goddess Giveaway with Sears and Kenmore! Appliances! Folks, I have a ton of brand loyalty to Sears and Kenmore Appliances because I grew up with their great, (digital) appliances and credit the intelligent choices my Mom aka “Ms. Freedom” made for our family. As you may know, I’ll be debuting my next play entitled, “She Put a Hammer in My Hand, a story about women and home improvement,” which is a tribute to her and a tool kit for all of us. Thus, I’m delighted to be flying on over to Chicago for the Kenmore Bloggers Summit and there’s a great opportunity for you to win some great prizes, particularly a Sears Gift Card of $100, $50 and $25. *SQUEAL* I don’t know about you but I could use that. In fact, I got a little teary-eyed just thinking about the possibilities… Here are The Rules: 1. Make a quick video showing us how...
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Dr. Goddess Finds Love With Swiffer

By Dr. Goddess Aug 13, 2011
Dr. Goddess Finds Love With Swiffer I love Swiffer products. Swiffer Sweeper Intensely. Swiffer Dusters From the sweepers to the dusters and all of the dirt in between, I love everything about the brand. If you have not yet had the opportunity to use the duster, I HIGHLY recommend you pick it up. It has saved me so much time and money, already! You know Dr. Goddess loves good Theater, too….So, imagine my delight when the two came together for me at BlogHer 2011 in San Diego, California! I was at one end of the Proctor & Gamble booth in the Expo Hall when I heard someone say that “the dirt” from the Swiffer commercials was around the corner. I raced over to find the actor, dressed in his hideously wonderful and creative, “Keyboard Guy” dust costume, posing with happy consumers. I had to have my chance to reenact my favorite commercial! I...
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Make the Intelligent Choice: Product Reviews!

By Dr. Goddess Aug 11, 2011
Here at DrGoddess.com, we want you to make intelligent choices in life; and that includes ways of being, wellness activities, great products to purchase, sights to see, places to travel. You spend your money, anyway. Let us help you spend your money wisely. Dr. Goddess found that as she began to make product recommendations for lifestyle products, including consumer technology, theatre tickets, conferences, festivals, travel destinations, airlines, etc., her friends and acquaintances would follow through with her recommendations and make purchases, try new recipes and set themselves sailing. Thus, we have formalized our product reviews and will begin with the following, after speaking and participating in Netroots Nation, SXSW, Blogalicious, Blogging While Brown, the National Black Theatre Festival and BlogHer: Chirpstory for...
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Help Dr. Goddess Help Ms. Freedom

By Dr. Goddess Jun 25, 2011
Help Dr. Goddess Help Ms. Freedom They say “A friend in need is a friend, indeed” eh? Well… For those who’d like to meet my Mom, you can read about how phenomenal she is here when I wished her a Happy Birthday. Ms. Freedom was in a car accident and I need your help now.   "Ms. Freda" by Erin Perry I love this picture and it will be used in “She Put a Hammer in My Hand”. My mother’s story is the basis of my next play, which is entitled, “She Put a Hammer in My Hand”. She is a Handy Ma’am who built up our home when my brother and I were children; but she is older and less strong now, so her eyes are bigger than what her body can physically complete for a construction project. The investment she made in her home—and us—drives me to complete this project for her, so she can live out the...
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Fox News Has No Shame Miseducating the Public

By Dr. Goddess Mar 23, 2008
I always love it when The Simpsons, produced at Fox Studios, makes fun of Fox News. They can’t help themselves. And with this type of shoddy reporting—purposefully misquoting people, taking things out of context—they deserve it. Meet the (White) Man Who Inspired Rev. Wright’s Controversial Sermon Long story short, Rev. Wright was quoting Ed Peck, a (30 year career veteran) US Ambassador to Iraq who had long ago warned against the war in Iraq and also highlighted that there was no relationship between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Fox News interviewed him and, of course, he’s apparently not ever been invited back. Hence, one of Fox News’ most egregious examples of purposeful misrepresentation is this one, over Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Trinity Church, of whom I’ve grown quite fond during these...