Los Angeles, CA -- With days left before voters go to the polls to determine who will finish out the unexpired 26th district state senate term of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, competition in the race is settling down between two main contenders with several others likely to make a strong showing and possibly even force a run-off in the heavily Democratic district.

Remember when Terry McMillan’s book, ‘Waiting To Exhale’ was No. 1 on the fiction bestseller book list, longer than any other book at that time? The next thing you knew, there was a flood of relationship books. Then, the film came out. That was a momentary exciting time for black folks who like to go to the movie theater. Seeing a quality black film was not always possible, especially about black male/female relationships.