Helena Sharp

Writer, Wordsmith, Aspiring Author, Mother, Dog Lover, revolutionary-in-training, fashionista, home chef: turning lemons into chocolate cake since 1991. I can be reached on Twitter and InstaGram @lenaaubrey.

Oscar snubs ‘Selma’ actors, and proves Hollywood not ashamed of its racism

January 16, 2015

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” He was flawed and human. And sometimes scared. And perhaps, occasionally weak. And

Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea. Hip-hop or not?

Will the real hip-hop artists please stand up?

January 10, 2015

The game is the game. Whether you were a fledgling Marlo Stanfield, sitting in a steel visitor’s room seat, responding to a question about the state of affairs on the drug permeated streets of West Baltimore, delivering the line to Avon Barksdale