Learn how
to Swirl
How to date, mate and relate. Mixing race, culture and creed.
My Atlanta trip was probably one of the BEST, no…it was THE BEST trip on the SWIRLING book tour thus far. I got to go to the CNN center NOT as a tourist, but as a guest with a tag and everything! The interview with Natasha Curry was awesome sauce, and she’s so unbelievably down to earth. Turns out Natasha is a product of an interracial union (dad black, mom white) and is married to a white rainbeau, which explains her enthusiasm for all things Swirling.
If you don’t live in Atlanta, I’m so sorry you’ll be missing this. Because on September 28, we’re holding a NEKKID discussion about what relationship issues specifically plague African American women in Atlanta. The topics are so juicy you’ll temporarily reconsider your slavishness to the “Real Housewives” franchise. Sponsored by ONYX and DateWhoYouWant.com, we’ll tackle the following issues:
Might this review hush the mouths of folks who are trying to paint SWIRLING as some gross betrayal of the race, or some black-man bashing fest? Meh. Not likely, but I just love rubbing it in!
As an aside, I have to give props to the online black media at large who [mostly] remained open to the message of the book, and upon reading it, realized that this book was not about white knights and white-man worshiping, nor was it about black-men bashing. There is one blog magazine in particular that has it out from me, but I’m heartened that most people can see through their agendas.
“Sadly, as much as I enjoyed reading “SWIRLING” and found myself laughing and slapping my knees in agreement with the author’s and their experiences—I became very upset when I tried to get other Black women to read the book and found myself met with walls of stubborn resistance.”
“Swirling” co-author Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn with Conney Williams, one of the event organizers.
Just in case you missed my interview on Tom Joyner at the ungodly hour of 5:15 AM PST.
“Move over Steve Harvey “Think Like a Man’ and Watch out “Sex in the City” Swirling is a Tipping Point waiting to HAPPEN! This could easily be a BLOCKBUSTER FILM!” says Jessy
Artist rendering by Adam Reid Janusz (this was ALMOST the book cover for SWIRLING). I kept it because I just love looking that that hot black chick about to devour something delicious.
did this interview after my bedtime, so I’m pretty proud that I remained conscious.