Articles by: Lisa Bonner

In spite of Harold Camping's failed doomsday prophecy claiming the world was ending last Saturday, for many of us, life as we know it did end at 5 PM on May 25, 2011. That's the moment Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime, bade farewell to her viewers, retiring from her daily talk show after 25 years. This is one of those not-to-be-missed historical moments where you remember years later where you were when Lady O made her TV swan song...

There is so much well-deserved hoopla surrounding the Queen of Daytime's retirement from the "Oprah Winfrey Show." Everyone and everything that Oprah touched, endorsed or otherwise had a relationship with has come back into the spotlight. And that includes her friendship with her bestie, Gayle King...

Mother's Day holds a special place in my heart, just as I am sure it does for most people. I go back to St. Louis several times a year to visit with my family, and Mother's Day is one of those special days I try not to miss...

I have always been a sucker for two things; a good old-fashioned love story and pomp and circumstance! So when I heard about the royal engagement, I was over the moon. I watched Lady Di morph into Princess Diana and then watched Waity Katy, a "commoner," snag her prince. I watched Princess Di's wedding with my mother; I watched this wedding with Angelique and the people on Twitter. What a difference 30 years makes...

Sunday brunches are equivalent to work day sessions around the water cooler. It is a time where we girls, and often our gaggle of guy friends, convene to eat, drink and chat. It doesn't matter if the guys are with us or not, the conversations are never filtered and no topic is ever off limits.

Yesterday, when reading the trades, I was horrified when I read that Tyler Perry told a reporter "Spike can go straight to hell! You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him saying, 'this is a coon, this is a buffoon.' I am sick of him talking about Black people going to see movies." This happened, according to Box Office Magazine, at a press conference, in front of mainstream reporters at the premiere of Perry's new movie, "Madea's Big Happy Family." Since 2005, we have seen Perry, dressed in drag on the big screen...

Henry James said, "It's time to start living the life you've imagined." It's one of my favorite inspirational quotes. When I stumbled on that little piece of motivation on the cover of a notebook last week in a Parisian bookstore, I threw it in with the rest of my purchases, not realizing at the time how that bit of inspiration would start start to push me beyond my limits.

Yesterday, as I was browsing through my Twitter feed, I noticed something strange. I'd even call it a bit odd. I saw a few back-to-back comments posted by men about how good men abound and asking "how come we ladies don't have one?" I'm not saying the posts in and of themselves were strange, I'm only talking about the timing...

I've been wanting to write on this topic of men on the Down Low for a while. Before you go there, NO, I have not, to my knowledge, been involved with a man on the DL, so fortunately, I don't have a Terry McMillan story. But the very definition of "down low" is when a man secretly engages in sexual relationships with other men. As the key word here is secret, do we ever really know... Here's what you had to say: Andrea commented via Facebook: "[Down low] is a reality and it as to be discussed." Gitane wrote via Facebook: "It's a darn shame that men have to lie about what or whom they really want."

"To whom much is given, much is required." (Luke 12:48). This has always been one of my favorite passages in the Bible, because it constantly reminds me that I am blessed and that God expects me to give back. God doesn't care HOW you give back, only THAT you give back...

I seem to have struck something last week — whether it was a nerve or a cord, something resonated with people when they read my column, "Dating Outside My Race." I knew before writing it that I was onto something, because the topic of the lack of eligible Black men is, one way or another, a constant source of conversation. My point was and still is: If you want to expand your options, you have to expand your dating pool...

The wonderful thing about writing this column about my life and musings as a single/divorce/dating woman is that there is no shortage of ideas that women tell me they want to discuss. One such topic that women constantly ask me to write about is Black women dating outside of our race...

If you've been reading my columns, you know that life isn't always about the parties and fabulosity, even during Grammy week. While parties and networking are always fun, I often talk about the need for balance in our lives. We are bombarded with messages and lured by the life that we seem to want (or they seem to make you think you want) at whatever price. During Award season, it is easy to experience that disconnect when you fail to listen to God...

A weekend in Brussels has never been on my bucket list. However, I can relate to George Clooney's character in "Up in the Air" when he says he never does anything without it benefiting his miles. As a frequent traveler, and as financier of much of that travel, I know the importance of airline loyalty programs...

There's something about January that gets people's knickers in a bunch. I think it's the New Year's resolutions, goals and objectives that throw people off course. I've heard more people say that they are depressed, stressed or in some type of funk over the last few weeks than I've heard of in the last six months combined. I wanted to write about it last week, unfortunately, my cat's ridiculous behavior usurped that space and I needed to blow off some steam, but nonetheless, it has been heavy on my mind...

"Smart guys like dumb girls, dumb guys like dumb girls. What do smart girls get? CATS!" or so says Alex Dunphy on ABC's "Modern Family." I have had a cat, with the exception of college, for the last... well, let's say my high school boyfriend Ronnie gave me my first cat. Between the cat jokes and the lawyer jokes, I have probably heard them all...