Finding Love After Divorce: Can You Find Your Soulmate After a Breakup?

By Andre Ash

It was a cheating scandal which played out for weeks involving Ime Udoka, suspended NBA head coach of the Boston Celtics and husband to actress Nia Long. Udoka’s affair reportedly involved an NBA staffer.

A few short months following the cheating scandal, the actress and coach split from each other.

Most recently, Long was spotted on the red carpet for the movie premiere of her latest project on Netflix, “You People.” And on that carpet, she wasn’t alone as she arrived with R&B singer Omarion where both posed for pictures together.

Following reports of the popular 90’s actress and singer dating or being part of a new couple, Long was quick to hit social media and tell the world she’s, “Single AF.”

On the hunt or exploring an idea of Finding Love After Divorce, we wanted to know can one find their soulmate after a breakup?

“Life is supposed to be lived, so just because something failed, if you’re still living you still have opportunity,” said Dr. Sabrina Jackson, author and moti-

Dr. Sabrina Jacskon, (The People Expert) Author and Motivational Speaker

vational speaker affectionally known as ‘The People Expert!’

“We all change and just because you’re with someone doesn’t mean you know all about a person. One has to really learn the nuisances of change, because who I am at 20, isn’t who I am at the age of 50.”

Dr. Rose Moten, Clinical Psychologist

Jackson also doesn’t align with the idea of someone having a soulmate or some idea that their right person is waiting out there in the wings.

“You choose who you love. Something about a soulmate makes it mystical, makes it magical and takes it out of your

Soundbites: Vinyl Tasting Pop-Up Honors Dilla, Detroit, Donuts and More!

By Sherri Kolade

What’s better than food and music in Detroit, a city known for its soulful music and for its delicious cuisine?

Nothing really.

With the taste and sound of Motown being legendary in their own right as chefs and musicians carefully master their craft locally – with culture infused into every bite and sound -- it is easy to see why mixing the two brings things to another level.

An upcoming private dinner, Vinyl Tasting, hopes to do just that. Curated by Chef Jermond Booze and Chef Amber Beckhem, inspired by J-Dilla’s Donuts, is on tap for Sunday, February 19 at Freya, 2929 East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.

Attendees can listen to the classic album Donuts via a live DJ alongside a five-course plated dinner with each course accompanied by a wine pairing inspired by their favorite songs. Each course is explained by the chefs as to how it was inspired by the song selection in addition to a resident sommelier breaking down the wine selections.

The interactive experience is for the foodie and music lover and will be a special night for Detroit as attendees celebrate the late J-Dilla, a legendary hip-hop producer, during his birthday month.

Tickets are $80, and $65 without the wine pairing. Seating is limited. Note, this is not a BYOB event.

Born James DeWitt Yancey, J-Dilla, who passed in 2006 at 32 years old, rose to become a Grammy-nominated hiphop producer and founding member of Slum Village.

Dilla started playing the violin when he was 4, began composing orchestral music at 10, and took up the viola at 12. The first musician he truly loved was Bach. Jay D died on February 10, 2006. His custom-made Minimoog Voyager synthesizer was used to create his famous and distinctive beats, and his Akai MIDI Production Center 3000 is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History Culture in D.C.

Booze, a native of Little Rock Arkansas, told the Michigan Chronicle that Dilla’s music partially inspired him to move to Michigan for college, and he sees a lot of intersections between his life and Dilla’s.

“It’s only right we bring y’all Detroit’s own beat master/music producer J Dilla Donuts for Black history and his birthday month,” Booze said in an Instagram post. “

The long-awaited pop-up event is part of the programming from Taste the Diaspora’s recognition of “Black Food As Resistance” For Black History Month 2023.

Taste the Diaspora, now in its third year, is an initiative that celebrates the food, culture, and contributions of the African diaspora by bringing awareness to how African Americans, for decades, have utilized food to resist historic and ongoing oppression.

This year’s theme of Black Food as Resistance will foster a consciousness around food and its critical role in the fight for Black liberation.

Taste the Diaspora Detroit was founded by Raphael Wright, founder of Urban Plug L3C and Neighborhood Grocery; Ederique Goudia, chef, and founder of In the Business of Food; and Booze, chef, and founder of June Consulting, and classroom facilitator for Detroit Food Academy.

Booze said that as a self-proclaimed “hip hop head” he knows the impact that Dilla has made and is proud to recognize that while honoring him, and his fans, in the process.

“This is a full-circle moment in my life,” Booze said adding that helping curate the menu is a whole moment for him, too because it evokes memories for him and something more. “I’m known for being a chef but this music is the thing that drives me. Music is the beat of my life. …This has touched me in a spot and makes me feel whole almost.”

Beckhem told the Michigan Chronicle that working with Booze on this project is a one-of-a-kind experience.

“This is a very special album to me,” Beckhem said of Dilla’s music. “We’re