The Trouble With Spikol (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
There have been technical difficulties with this blog of late, so I haven’t been able to write about poor Maia Campbell, daughter of influential writer and mental health advocate Bebe Moore Campbell, who passed away a few years ago. I paid tribute to her here. The deal with Maia is that, after years of erratic behavior, [...]
HicktownPress (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Below is a note that appeared in Essence magazine’s website. BeBe Moore Campbell worked for Essence for a time and I’m happy that they are doing what they can to watch out for BeBe’s very mentally ill daughter. The note was written by Maia’s step-father and grandmother. Not sure where her biological [...]
Charlotte Observer: Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
(By Leonard Pitts) “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Your blues, author BeBe Moore Campbell famously wrote, ain't like mine.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Your blues, author BeBe Moore Campbell famously wrote, ain't like mine. I've occasionally borrowed that phrase to explain how bigotry as experienced by majority and minority is not the same. But there are times that observation is simultaneously true and irrelevant.
Where the Hell Am I? (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
I'm so behind the curve on this one. I've got to admit it's because I'm doing what people do in a new situation. I'm adjusting to life in my new big city and trying to figure out where I fit. What that means, however, is that I completely missed a story about Maia Campbell, daughter of the writer Bebe Moore Campbell. She's all grown up. She is a famous beauty and, thus, is a target for people who want...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. " — Martin Luther King Jr. Your blues, author BeBe Moore Campbell famously...
Black Web 2.0 (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
First of all, thank you for your support and kindness in regard to Maia (My-ee-ah) Campbell. Last night I received a wonderful email from a friend of her late mother, Bebe Moore Campbell. Nancy Carter, executive director of NAMI Urban Los Angeles (NAMI Urban Los Angeles (NULA) is the urban affiliate of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness), thanking BlackWeb20.com for the coverage and... Visit...
ColoredGirlSpeak (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Maia Campbell, best known for her portrayal as Tiffany Warren on the now defunct sitcom, In The House (starring LL Cool J & Debbie Allen), has fallen on hard times! Maia, whose mother was the late author Bebe Moore Campbell, is rumored to not only be suffering from mental illness (her mother’s book, 72-hr Hold, was [...]
Cavite Philippines (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Maia Campbell Crack Video Surfaces On The Net Maia Campbell is back in the news with a loud bang!. Unfortunately, not for good reason. An undated video has surfaced, showing Maia Campbell on crack , apparently selling herself somewhere in California. Maia Campbell is the daughter of the great writer/novelist Bebe Moore Campbell . I don't know what will be the reaction of the fans and those who idolized...
Pop Culture Fix | Yes We Did! (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
I remember posting about her singing, naked for crack [VIDEO] and then she was reported missing and stealing a car… now she is back again caught on tape, looking sad and run down. I really don’t know what to say. Known to suffer from schizophrenia, she is also the daughter of notable author BeBe Moore Campbell, [...]
Rhapsodyinbooks's Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
Yesterday I posted a review of a memoir by Bebe Moore Campbell in which I wrote that I enjoyed it because we seemed to share so many memories. I didn’t find worth mentioning that Bebe Moore Campbell was black and I am white. Here is why. So much of what she wrote was about [...]
Rhapsodyinbooks's Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Bebe Moore Campbell, who suffered an untimely death from brain cancer in 2005, was from my same generation. Thus in reading her heart-warming memoir, I found that many of her memories of growing up were similar to mine. This made the book very fun for me to read. She also had an [...]
White Readers Meet Black Authors (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
Newsweek printed a list of 50 books they suggest you read now as a way to understand the current state of affairs in our world. It's a good list, and includes Walking With the Wind , Cotton Comes to Harlem and Things Fall Apart . But seriously a list of books that shed light on our times and no Invisible Man or The Fire Next Time ? So I asked my friends on Twitter and Facebook to help me develop a...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reminds Americans that July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time for public education about serious mental illness in diverse communities. In 2008, the U.S.
TheCelebrityCafe.com (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
"72 Hour Hold" is a journey in the lives affected by a mental illness
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