Maya Angelou smiles as she greets guests at a garden party at her home Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, N.C. *Poet Maya Angelou threw a party in the backyard of her Winston-Salem, N.C. home on Thursday to celebrate her 82nd birthday, which included tributes from such celebrity attendees as filmmaker Lee Daniels and rapper-turned-actor […]

From ThinkCommon.com In anticipation of his new movie Just Wright, Common has been putting out mixtapes of music inspired by the movie. In this latest installment he culls the soul of Patrice Rushen, Roy Ayers Music Project and many more.

Erykah Badu sat down with Chelsea Handler to talk about her new album, her ‘controversial’ video for “Window Seat,” rappers falling in love with her, and her mother being obsessed with Outkast’s “Miss Jackson.” She was also reluctant to give the talk show host advice on how to bag black men.

Watch the brand new trailer for JUST WRIGHT, starring Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Laz Alonso, and Pam Grier. The film opens in theatres everywhere May 14th.

Com-sense got some voice-over work from Gatorade.