Posted on August 13th, 2010 by bonita lee penn
Soul Pitt’s own Bonita sat down with local artists Jonathan “Jon Quest” Brown, Gene Stovall, Beedie, Shade Cobain and Kid A to get their feel on being one of the opening acts for national recording artists Method Man and Redman of the Wu Tang Clan, who will be appearing Tuesday, August 17th at the Altar Bar in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Read more »
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Posted on July 19th, 2010 by bonita lee penn
SILENT ECHOES
(TIP OF MY PEN COLLECTION) Read more »
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Posted on July 15th, 2010 by bonita lee penn
at The Bird Cage
Friday nights 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: Innertainment Live! (David T. Jones and KL)
Host: Rev. Leroy Hicks
$5.00 at the Door
Location: Amani International Coffee House & Café
507 Foreland Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Read more »
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Posted on July 5th, 2010 by bonita lee penn

Does my child have allergies?
-by TaTanisha Smith, MD
As the weather heats up and the plants begin to bloom, many children begin to develop the watery eyes, sneezing, and a nose that seems to run forever. Welcome to allergy season. Pittsburgh is notorious for its horrible allergy seasons, thanks to all the green space that we are know for. But how can you really tell if it’s an allergy versus our 27th cold virus. Some allergies are easy to identify by the pattern of symptoms that invariably follows exposure to a particular substance. But others are more subtle, and may masquerade as other conditions. Here are some common clues that could lead you to suspect your child may have an allergy. Read more »
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Posted on July 5th, 2010 by bonita lee penn

National best selling author will be holding a book signing at the Joseph-Beth Booksellers, South Side Works at 7:00Pm on Wednesday, July 7th.
ReShonda is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, and recently voted a Top 25 Woman of Houston by Rolling Out Magazine.
She is the national bestselling author of 20 titles (Eight adult novels, seven teen novels, one non-fiction, three anthologies and one poetry book). Her sophomore novel, Let the Church Say Amen, is being made into a movie of which she is Executive Producer and actress Regina King is the Director. Read more »
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Posted on July 4th, 2010 by bonita lee penn
Ten years ago, I wrote a movie called Infatuation. It was about my life experience as a player turned one-lady man within a month or so. Sadly, my ass was the one who got played for a sucker when I found out the lady I loved had left me for another man with more money and prestige. I guess it’s true what they say about love: ‘Love doesn’t love any damn body’. Too bad I found that shit out the hard way. I’ve been trying to get the so-called movie studio productions to see my way, but they declined. Hence, I’ve decided to own a movie company called Capitol Productions. I came up with that name because I like money and tons of it. Read more »
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