Here are my top seven Black Films that I consider classics from the 1940s to 1970s. Have you seen any of these? If so, what do you think? Please share some of your favorites.

 Cabin in the Sky (1943) starring Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Ethel Waters, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

Carmen Jones (1954) starring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte and Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) starring Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Louis Gossett, Jr

 Lady Sings the Blues (1972) starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor and Isabel Sanford

 Claudine (1974) starring Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones

Sparkle (1976) starring Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara, Lonette McKee

The Wiz (1978) starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena Hornes, Richard Pryor

What are some other movies you would consider classics?

Here’s a list of some movies with unforgettable love scenes – whether caught in the act or alluding to the act. Do you remember any of these? What are some other movies with unforgettable love scenes?

Jason’s Lyric - Lyric (Jada Pinkett Smith) & Jason (Allen Payne) – Very sizzling love scene.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back – The shower scene with Winston (Taye Diggs), how can you forget it? I don’t blame Stella (Angela Bassett) for falling for him.

Baby Boy – The scene with Joseph (Tyrese Gibson) & Yvette (Taraji P Henson) made me fall in love with baby boy.

Mo Better Blues with Denzel Washington; need I say more.

The Best Man – As the end credits roll, Quentin (Terrence Howard) and Shelby (Melissa De Sousa) are in bed together and can’t remember how they ended up there–priceless moment.

Boomerrang – Another unforgettable & hilarious love scene is when an unlikely pair hooks up – Marcus (Eddie Murphy) and Lady Eloise (Eartha Kitt). When the lights go out, Eddie’s character hollers “darker…darker…”

Love Jones – The scene that stands out the most is when Nina (Nia Long) is upstairs and Darius (Lorenz Tate) is downstairs and they both are feigning for each other.

I tried to recall 10, but could only come up with 7. What are some other Black movies with some unforgettable love scenes?

I miss the movie quotes Bettye Griffin used to post on her blog. It was fun trying to remember who said what and from what movie.

I thought I would try it here on my site for today…just for fun.

See if you can name the movie and/or actor for the movie quotes listed below (Hint: The movies chosen have a primary AA cast.):

1. This is my wedding day and I’m supposed to be happy.

2. At the end of the day it’s not about skin color or race. It’s about
the love connection: the vibe between a man and a woman.

3. Oh, my neck, my back, my neck and my back. Oh, I want
$150,000, but we can settle out of court right now for twenty bucks.

4. Now, you listen to me. I MADE you. You were nothing before
you met me, and you’ll be nothing without me.

5. You know, maybe if I had the luxury of getting my
a** whooped, I could be calm right now. But I have been drinking
tequila shots, my hormones are raging out of control, I’m emotional,
I’m horny, and I don’t wanna hear about no g**da** peas!

6. You’re the one that’s guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians,
the Columbian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs
legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You’re the
one who’s guilty. I mean, c’mon, let’s kick the ballistics here: Ain’t no
Uzi’s made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field.

7. I give you 11 f****** years of my life and you’re telling me
you’re leaving me for a white woman?

8. Who you goin to the dance with anyway? Spalding?

9. Love should have brought your a** home last night.

10. Who am I? Well, they call me Brother to the night.

Here are the results from last weeks question: Should you marry for love or money?

Love – 86%
Money – 0%
It Doesn’t Matter – 7%
Other – 7%

I was watching the M & J show earlier this week and the founder for this online site called OnlineBootyCall.com was on there discussing the benefits of the site. Of course it’s self explanatory what the main benefit is–if you’re on the site, you already know what time it is.

 People will come up with anything these days. According to the founder and one of the women who has a profile on the site, just because you’re a member of the site, it doesn’t mean you’re on their looking for someone to knock boots with. Yeah right. I have land in the Atlantic Ocean if you buy that bull they were talking.

I’ve been busy this week so I just got a chance to check out the site. I didn’t sign in as a member. I glanced through their terms of service and it was clever how they got themselves out of any legal obligations–for instance if you happen to meet someone on there and decide you don’t want to have sex with them after you meet them in person and the other person gets violent with you; the site is not responsible so don’t try to sue them. If you get a disease from sleeping with someone you met from the site, don’t try to sue them; they are not responsible. Of course those were my interpretations of the fine print; if you read them, I’m sure you’ll come up with your own.

I need to come up with a website SingleBlackWomanLookingForASingleBlackManWorkingWhoIsNotAHo.

 Note: This is dedicated to the guy who must have forgotten my name and calls me baby, the sales clerk baby, and the nosy neighbor down the street baby. 

I never thought 20 years later, I would be singing lyrics to an old Janet Jackson song, “No, my first name ain’t baby,” but I am.

Why do men take it upon themselves to call women, “baby” during the course of a conversation?

Is it used as a term of endearment or does it go deeper than that?

Several years ago, a male friend, who we’ll call “John,” did something that surprised me. I observed him speak with several women over a span of a few hours. Each time they called, instead of saying their name, his initial greeting was “Hi Baby.”

After the umpteenth call, I decided to ask him, “Why do you call those women Baby instead of using their names?”

His response surprised me. “It gives me time to either pick up on their voice or have them tell me who they are,” he responded.

All I could say was, “Oh I see.”

John taught me that evening to pay close attention to when a man uses the word “baby.”

When I hear it now, I don’t take the man too seriously. I find myself crinkling up whenever I hear it.

Does the word “baby” irritate you like it irritates me? Some men use the term so much that it becomes a habit. I’ve heard so many men use it out of habit that they probably aren’t aware of how annoying it can be.

I tried to get over the annoyance when I met this new guy and he used it. Well that is, until I heard him use it when talking to a cashier, a mutual stranger, at the store. Afterwards, hearing him call me “baby” didn’t hold that same warm fuzzy feeling it once did.

Men, please beware and don’t use the word to every Sue, Jill, and Jane you come across. And women the next time a man says it to you, why not let him know that, “No my first name ain’t baby, it’s…”

By Guest Blogger Monica Carter Tagore

Seeing yourself already successful is a powerful way to move you to your success. One way to do that is through visualization. That’s because visualization is a way to program the subconscious mind into doing what we want.

      When you already see yourself having met your goal: having lost the 10 pounds or running the successful company or lounging around on the vacation, then you are telling your subconscious mind that this thing is reality.

      Scientists tell us we think tens of thousands of thoughts a day, yet most of them are negative. We fill our minds with thoughts of what we can’t do, haven’t done, won’t do. It’s no wonder most people end up not doing anything! If that’s what you’ve told yourself will happen, how can you be surprised when that’s exactly what takes place?

      Instead, replace those negative thoughts with positive ones, starting with visualizing your success.

      I remember my first marathon. As the miles got harder and harder, one of the things that kept me going was being able to visualize myself crossing that finish line. Enthusiasm got me started, but sheer mental toughness kept me going.

      What about you? What goal are you running to reach? Could a bit of visualization help you along the way?

      Many people may be skeptical about the effectiveness of visualization. If so, that’s understandable. But just try it anyway. Think about a goal you want to reach. Now close your eyes. Envision yourself already having reached the goal. Take in the full scene. What does your success feel like? Who is with you? What are you doing? How do you look?

      Revel in that visual picture.

      Hold onto that picture as you go about your day.

      What happens with visualization is that your subconscious mind will start to move you toward that goal. You will begin to see new opportunities in the day to move you closer to your goal. You will find new information to further your goal. You become aware of things related to your goal that you were not aware of before.

      Visualization also helps to build your confidence because you have completed the action in your mind before go to complete it in reality. And so by the time you do it in reality, you have the confidence of having already been to that place of successful completion. This is a technique many athletes use. They visualize themselves making the game-saving play, the perfect pass, the perfect free throw, etc. And they find it works.

      Another way to program your mind is to repeat affirmations. Affirmations are positive notions you state as fact. For instance, your affirmation may be, “I am successful and smart.” Your affirmation is a statement that helps you see yourself as already having attained that which you desire.

      In my book, Zoom Power: Your Key to Hitting Your Personal, Business and Financial Targets, I talk about the importance of guarding your mind against negative influences. While you may not be able to control the random thoughts that enter your mind, you can control the ones you choose to embrace. And the thoughts you choose to embrace will determine your outcome.

      What thoughts will you embrace?

      Affirmations and visualization are two powerful tools you can use to program you for success. 

Monica Carter Tagore speaks and writes on success, goal achievement and entrepreneurship. She is the author of Zoom Power: Your Key to Hitting Your Personal, Business and Financial Targets. Learn more at www.knowledgewealthseries.com.

Thank you Monica for guest blogging this week. Readers be sure to check out more information on Monica Carter Tagore and the Knowledge Wealth series by visiting her site: www.knowledgewealthseries.com.