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  • President Obama’s 1979 Prom Photos Published

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    Staff Contributor
    23 May 2013 | 7:47 am
    Tucked away in someone else’s shoe box of adolescent artifacts, there might be a picture of you in garish clothes and with an outdated ‘do, your arm around a high school squeeze. The President of the United States is no different. These previously unpublished photos, obtained exclusively by TIME from Obama’s schoolmate Kelli Allman (née McCormack), show a 17-year-old Barack Obama on the night of his senior prom. Barry spent his days at the Punahou School in Hawaii studying, shooting hoops and goofing off with his friends. Greg Orme, a fellow varsity basketball player, was Obama’s…

  • Movie Review: Hangover 3 – The Wolfpack Ventures to Back to Vegas

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    ibhmagazine
    23 May 2013 | 8:14 am
    When we last left the wolfpack, the boys were over in Thailand for the wedding of Stu (Ed Helms)  and Lauren (Jamie Chung).  Of course, before the bride and groom could tie the knot (Justin Bartha), the men found themselves separated from Doug and suffering from amnesia following a wild night of partying on the seedy side of Bangkok.  But that was two years ago.... But that was two years ago and now everybody has settled down safely into humdrum, uneventful lives in suburban Los Angeles. Everybody except Alan (Zach Galifiniakis), that is. He went off his meds recently which might explain…

  • Kevin Durant to donate 1 million to tornado victims.

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    glciii
    21 May 2013 | 5:03 pm
    Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home. That’s why he is donating 1 million dollars to help victims of the tornado that hit yesterday. Sometimes things other than winning championships makes you a champion. Read more here: http://aareports.com/2013/05/kevin-durant-to-donate-1-million-to.html

  • The New York Times and the Left’s Stockholm Syndrome

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    David von Ebers
    23 May 2013 | 9:07 am
    The story is so old the original now exists in digital form only behind Rolling Stone’s paywall, but I remember it well enough to recite the essential details by heart. Fortunately, I don’t have to do that, because Common Dreams reproduced the story for us. In any event, it involves a public relations firm known as the Rendon Group, which was hired by the Clinton Administration to create the fiction of an organized expatriate Iraqi resistance known as the Iraqi National Congress (“INC”). Whatever Clinton’s reasons were to create this fiction, history shows that he did not use it as…

  • Evening with Ella Curry: Lit News and Books - Mar 13,2014

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    Black Author Network
    12 Mar 2014 | 5:00 pm
    Join BAN Radio Show host Ella Curry, president of EDC Creations, as she celebrates Black Books with the most talented authors on the planet. We will learn more about the featured books and hear the authors read from their new releases. Share this #BANRadioDish with at least 10 of your friends! Give the Gift of Knowledge by purchasing multiple copies of the featured books. Authors, visit the EDC Creations website for more book promotion opportunities: http://www.edc-creations.com. Become a featured author on the BAN Radio show by visiting this link today:…
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  • The New York Times and the Left’s Stockholm Syndrome

    David von Ebers
    23 May 2013 | 9:07 am
    The story is so old the original now exists in digital form only behind Rolling Stone’s paywall, but I remember it well enough to recite the essential details by heart. Fortunately, I don’t have to do that, because Common Dreams reproduced the story for us. In any event, it involves a public relations firm known as the Rendon Group, which was hired by the Clinton Administration to create the fiction of an organized expatriate Iraqi resistance known as the Iraqi National Congress (“INC”). Whatever Clinton’s reasons were to create this fiction, history shows that he did not use it as…

  • The Xbox One: A Tale of Hubris

    Aaron Rand Freeman
    23 May 2013 | 8:41 am
    The Xbox One: Means More Than You Think. I thought it best to wait 48 hours before weighing in on the Xbox One. While there are some statistical benefits to being first, there is nothing personally satisfying about bellowing a knee-jerk reaction at the top of my lungs. Microsoft had effectively bought itself the benefit of the doubt. I use my Xbox 360 for such a variety of tasks that my assessment of its sequel must be measured and thoughtful. The Xbox 360 changed the way we use our game consoles forever. I appreciate that. After much research and consideration. One word stood tall. Hubris.

  • Hate Rising

    N'jaila Rhee
    22 May 2013 | 4:28 pm
    On Sunday May 19, Mark Carson was walking with a friend in NYC’s West Village, not too far from the site of the historic Stone Wall Inn, when Elliot Morales called them a gay slur and started an altercation would end in murder. Mr. Morales, who allegedly greeted them with a gay slur and then told them, “You look like gay wrestlers,” according to court records. In an interview with police, Mr. Carson’s friend said the two walked back to Mr. Morales and asked him what he meant by the remarks, a law-enforcement official said. The friend told police that Mr. Morales asked…

  • Who Decides What Is And Isn’t A Scandal

    David von Ebers
    22 May 2013 | 3:08 pm
    I suppose it’s not too surprising that journalists get upset when they become embroiled in criminal investigations. And, truth be told, I don’t blame them. I expect people to protect their own interests, especially when the government comes knocking on their door. Still, it’s interesting to see what gets the media’s goat and what doesn’t. By now, we’re all well aware of the Obama Administration’s recent actions against the Associated Press and Fox News’ James Rosen. The past few days the media has been equally up in arms about both, although in the case of the AP phone records…

  • UNITAID and the Revolution Behind the HIV Miracle Baby

    Cheryl Contee (Jill Tubman)
    22 May 2013 | 11:31 am
    “It’s a revolution in diagnosis which is leading to a revolution in treatment,” says Philippe Douste-Blazy of UNITAID. UNITAID, roughly translated from French, means helping together, and it’s a visionary approach to solving the global crisis in health where depending upon where you live and your circumstances, you may receive excellent healthcare, some healthcare, or none at all. Douste-Blazy is the former French Foreign Affairs Minister — equivalent to our Secretary of State — and is also a cardiologist by trade. He’s been successfully able to…
 
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  • Evening with Ella Curry: Lit News and Books - Mar 13,2014

    Black Author Network
    12 Mar 2014 | 5:00 pm
    Join BAN Radio Show host Ella Curry, president of EDC Creations, as she celebrates Black Books with the most talented authors on the planet. We will learn more about the featured books and hear the authors read from their new releases. Share this #BANRadioDish with at least 10 of your friends! Give the Gift of Knowledge by purchasing multiple copies of the featured books. Authors, visit the EDC Creations website for more book promotion opportunities: http://www.edc-creations.com. Become a featured author on the BAN Radio show by visiting this link today:…

  • Evening with Ella Curry: Lit News and Books - Mar 11,2014

    Black Author Network
    10 Mar 2014 | 5:00 pm
    Join BAN Radio Show host Ella Curry, president of EDC Creations, as she celebrates Black Books with the most talented authors on the planet. We will learn more about the featured books and hear the authors read from their new releases. Share this #BANRadioDish with at least 10 of your friends! Give the Gift of Knowledge by purchasing multiple copies of the featured books. Authors, visit the EDC Creations website for more book promotion opportunities: http://www.edc-creations.com. Become a featured author on the BAN Radio show by visiting this link today:…

  • Evening with Ella Curry: Lit News and Books - Mar 10,2014

    Black Author Network
    9 Mar 2014 | 5:00 pm
    Join BAN Radio Show host Ella Curry, president of EDC Creations, as she celebrates Black Books with the most talented authors on the planet. We will learn more about the featured books and hear the authors read from their new releases. Share this #BANRadioDish with at least 10 of your friends! Give the Gift of Knowledge by purchasing multiple copies of the featured books. Authors, visit the EDC Creations website for more book promotion opportunities: http://www.edc-creations.com. Become a featured author on the BAN Radio show by visiting this link today:…

  • Evening with Ella Curry: Lit News and Books - Mar 06,2014

    Black Author Network
    5 Mar 2014 | 5:00 pm
    Join BAN Radio Show host Ella Curry, president of EDC Creations, as she celebrates Black Books with the most talented authors on the planet. We will learn more about the featured books and hear the authors read from their new releases. Share this #BANRadioDish with at least 10 of your friends! Give the Gift of Knowledge by purchasing multiple copies of the featured books. Authors, visit the EDC Creations website for more book promotion opportunities: http://www.edc-creations.com. Become a featured author on the BAN Radio show by visiting this link today:…

  • Evening with Ella Curry: Lit News and Books - Mar 04,2014

    Black Author Network
    3 Mar 2014 | 5:00 pm
    Join BAN Radio Show host Ella Curry, president of EDC Creations, as she celebrates Black Books with the most talented authors on the planet. We will learn more about the featured books and hear the authors read from their new releases. Share this #BANRadioDish with at least 10 of your friends! Give the Gift of Knowledge by purchasing multiple copies of the featured books. Authors, visit the EDC Creations website for more book promotion opportunities: http://www.edc-creations.com. Become a featured author on the BAN Radio show by visiting this link today:…
 
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  • Behind-the-Scenes Obama's Chief-of-Staff, Denis McDonough, Manages Administration's Response to Scandal Crisis

    24 May 2013 | 5:37 am
    by Lloyd Grove"ONE TEAM, one fight!"It's hardly surprising that White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough likes to repeat this battle cry in his pep talks to colleagues: an aging athlete, like his boss President Obama, the 43-year-old McDonough played safety for the St. John's University "Fighting Johnnies" in his home state of Minnesota. And on Monday and Tuesday of this week, it was surely "one team, one fight" as McDonough and his staff orchestrated the White House response to the devastation in Oklahoma. But a week ago, as they coped with one political flap after another, McDonough's…

  • Israeli General Sees Increased Risk of Sudden Attack on Israel

    24 May 2013 | 5:29 am
    Middle East unrest increases the chance of a surprise attack on Israel, the head of its air force said on Wednesday, but added that he did not see an attack as imminent. Pictured: Israeli pilots pose for photographers before climbing into the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle fighter jet at an Israeli Air Force Base on November 19, 2012. 

  • Obama and Christie Together Again as President Visits Jersey Shore

    24 May 2013 | 5:25 am
    President Barack Obama plans to give the Jersey Shore a boost with a post-Memorial Day visit to showcase recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

  • The Challenge of Being a Role Model

    24 May 2013 | 5:24 am
    In this portion of our Beyond Linsanity series, Jeremy Lin talks about his joys of Houston, meeting Wat Misaka, and handling his position as a role model.

  • Egypt: Male Relatives Kill Mother and Two Daughters in 'Honor' Crime

    24 May 2013 | 5:23 am
    An Egyptian security official says 10 male relatives have killed a mother and her two daughters on suspicion of moral offenses -- so-called "honor killings."
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  • Blacks, Conservatives and Plantations

    The Admin
    23 May 2013 | 1:04 pm
    Why do Republicans keep endorsing the most extreme and hyperbolic African-American voices — those intent on comparing blacks who support the Democratic candidates to slaves? That idea, which only a black person could invoke without being castigated for the flagrant racial overtones, is a trope to which an increasingly homogeneous Republican Party seems to subscribe. [...]

  • Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying ‘colored’

    The Admin
    23 May 2013 | 12:57 pm
    The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term “colored” during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O’Grady said that “most of Sergio’s friends are colored athletes in the United States.” The word “colored” was [...]

  • Why is African-Americans’ Use of Twitter Outpacing Other Groups?

    The Admin
    23 May 2013 | 12:51 pm
    The accelerated growth of smartphone owners and the rise in mobile applications and mobile web usage reveals that more and more people desire instantaneous social and cultural connectivity to share ideas, opinions, experiences and information on a global platform. With social media now out of its infant stage, social networking sites are starting to see [...]

  • Black Democratic leaders voice dismay, outrage at rhetoric of GOP statewide candidate Jackson

    The Admin
    23 May 2013 | 12:36 pm
    Virginia Democrats continued focusing their fire in November’s bellwether statewide elections not at the top of the Republican ticket but in the middle, at the outspoken conservative black minister nominated by GOP delegates for lieutenant governor. Four elected African-American Democratic leaders, in a conference call with reporters, expressed dismay and outrage at comments by E.W. [...]

  • Garcia Fried Chicken Comments Should Bring Sponsor and PGA Consequences As A Deterrent And Business Strategy

    The Admin
    23 May 2013 | 12:23 pm
    Not so long ago, a 21-year old Tiger Woods became the youngest winner of The Masters. That accomplishment brought the following joking comment from celebrated former golf pro Fuzzy Zeller, “You pat him on the back and say congratulations…and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year….or collard greens or whatever the hell they [...]
 
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  • The Snob Among Hello Beautiful's 25 Women to Know 2013

    Danielle Belton
    17 May 2013 | 8:44 am
    Yup. Yours truly, along with Francesca Ramsey, Patrice Grell Yursik (aka Afrobella), Awesomely Luvvie, Angela Yee, Necole Bitchie and many more were all honored by sites Hello Beautiful and Black Planet for being among the 25 Women to Watch in 2013. Last year (and this year) have been quite the years for the ol' Snob as I wound up in all sorts of places: editor-at-large for Clutch Magazine Online, quoted in Ms. Magazine, head writer of a TV show (that sadly was cancelled, waaaaaaaah!), a regular on NPR (Happy Birthday, Michel Martin of Tell Me More!), I'm writing a book (as always), I'm…

  • TV on the Internet: An End to Awkward Black Girl, But A New Beginning For Issa Rae

    Danielle Belton
    14 May 2013 | 6:01 am
    The fourth in a series of stories on the people behind your favorite YouTube channels, new and old. Previous entries include Alison McDonald's "She Got Problems," Patti LaHelle's "Got 2 B Real," and  Tanjareen's "The Celibate Nympho Chronicles." This time we take a look at the uber popular series by Issa Rae that wrapped this year, "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl." Issa Rae, the writer and star of web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl went Hollywood as she wrapped season two of her show this February and continued to branch out…

  • The Snob Quoted This Month In Ms. Magazine

    Danielle Belton
    10 May 2013 | 4:42 am
    Guess which story I was interviewed for? Durr. Beyonce. It's always Beyonce. Point #1: I like how Ms. found one of the most conservative photos ever of King Bey. It's like a photo from the time she got bored and decided to enter and win the Miss America beauty pageant. Point #2: That headline is missing a question mark as in the interview with author Janell Hobson we were debating if Beyonce's actions and lyrics could be considered feminist. VERDICT IS STILL OUT! Check the magazine out on newsstands this spring and summer. I'm also quoted this week in an article about black people and mental…

  • The Snob Talks Danny Brown and Consent on NPR

    Danielle Belton
    10 May 2013 | 4:25 am
    Rapper Danny BrownThis Wednesday on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin, I was on discussing rapper Danny Brown being fellated by a fan from the audience as he was rapping on stage. Rapper Kitty Pryde, who is touring with Brown, condemned the act, calling it sexual assault. For me, this was about consent (which is the basis of sexual assault). Whether Brown enjoyed it or not is a non-factor as he had no way of consenting to anything if he was on stage performing. Despite popular belief, men (especially black men) are not sex automatons, ready to go at anytime incapable of being molested,…

  • Nobody's Mother on Mother's Day

    Danielle Belton
    8 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    My mother and her baby (my baby sister) who eventually went on to be the only one of us to have a baby."Happy Mother's Day!" He said, so happy and bright and full of expectation. In the past I used to say, "Oh, I'm not a mother" but that seemed to endlessly disappoint the black men who said this to me with all the vigor saying it to their own beloved mothers. So now, unless someone on Twitter or Facebook says it to me (aka, my friends who should know I ain't birthed nobody's baby), I just smile and nod and go on. But this happens because I'm in my mid-30s and, statistically, I should be…
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  • "Nooney Tunes" and "Witch Hunts".

    23 May 2013 | 3:12 pm
    A few years ago I co-founded the Afrosphere [spear]collective with a few like minded bloggers who wanted to push political thought and inspire critical thinking on the Internet.One of the people who came out of the Afrosphere movement and who writes very insightful and thought provoking articles is a brother from Texas by the name of Eddie Griffin.I recently got an e-mail from Eddie with a wonderful article about the recent happenings in Washington, which I think is worth reading:"I.R.S. Witch Hunt: First StopBy Eddie Griffin Witch hunts are always ugly.

  • Virginia is only for lovers if both lovers look the same.

    22 May 2013 | 4:22 pm
    Today my racism chase is taking me to Virginia. The thing about the big R is that it affects all of us both black and white.In this latest case its latest victim was a gentleman from the majority population. (h/t my twitter fam Robin for this story.) "A Virginia couple was shocked to find a police officer in front of their home when they returned from running errands, but they were even more surprised by the reason for the cop's visit-- to question whether or not they were in fact their children's parents. Joseph, a white man who didn't want his last name revealed, and his black wife…

  • The political truce is over.

    21 May 2013 | 5:32 pm
    "The reheated Benghazi "scandal" and other two aimless "scandals" are nothing but political junkie fodder. Neither will end in anything substantial. Collective yawns from the public as the tea party queens flog themselves with their laminated copies of the constitution that they can't read." ~Comment left on Mediaite~Ouch!I think we are far enough away from the tragedy in Oklahoma to declare an end to the cease fire when it comes to political s*** talking.Of course the wingnuts couldn't even wait until the wind stopped swirling to start with their political cheap shots."That’s exactly…

  • "This is like a war zone", and more ghetto tours.

    20 May 2013 | 4:32 pm
    I have to start this post by saying that my thoughts go out to the people of Oklahoma after those massive storms hit them today. Twisters, my friends, are no joke. They can do some serious damage.I am just hearing that several students who were trapped in an elementary school were pulled out alive. I can't imagine what the parents of the children who are still missing their children are going through. Some of those parents are trying hard to get to their children but are being held back. It is times like these that we realize we need the federal government.

  • Telling "black folks business."

    19 May 2013 | 4:22 pm
    President Obama was at Dr. King's alma mater today, and he had some strong words for the young men there.Some of you Negroes are saying that he was just having a Sistah Souljah moment at the expense of the Morehouse men, and that he is always airing black folk's dirty laundry when he speaks to a large black group.I have to respectfully disagree. That message the president sent today was on point and it needed to be delivered. "Obama spoke in very personal terms to the 500 young men as he urged them to not only become leaders in their community, but also good fathers and…
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  • Dead Giveaway - a teachable moment?

    9 May 2013 | 11:11 pm
    How can a song be so problematic yet so catchy? Also *dead* at the link to the cover song at the end.This story has been covered on various NPR stations over the last couple of days, not so much focused on the rescued women but the politics of presenting/ portraying the hero in the media has sparked discussions of race and class. So much to say about this. What are your thoughts on the coverage/ subsequent internet meme-ification?

  • Forgive Me If You've Seen This Before

    2 May 2013 | 4:18 pm
    My friend showed me this awesome article that made me laugh. It also made me think and remember all the stuff that has happened to me in life growing up in the town I live in where there were virtually no other people of color. People did say a lot of weird and awkward stuff to me.They still do actually. As a kid it hurt a lot. Now as an adult I laugh at it.These were designed to be funny but they actually do happen to people and not just black people. My friend Izzy who is half Chinese gets the same crap hurled at her all the…

  • Black women and uterine fibroids

    28 Apr 2013 | 12:50 am
    I'm about to be tested for this so I thought I'd post this in case some people have similar symptoms. African-American women are three times more likely than other ethnicities to have them.What are uterine fibroids?From the governmentAnd don't worry if you have your hair permed...But there is positive coorelation with child abuse before the age of 11

  • Foul Language on the Bus

    5 Apr 2013 | 4:10 pm
    I was riding the bus today and a bunch of young black guys (25 years old and younger, I believe) were ranting about life. That was fine, but their language was so horrendous. "Bitch" this and "Nigga" that and "shit" this. They went on and on, getting louder and louder, until the conversation turned to how they never wanted to "bang basic bitches" and instead, would turn to teachers and deans and school counselors. Yeah, that was an actual conversation.Normally I'm immune to this kind of language, but near the front of the bus, a little girl (maybe…

  • "Georgia, where have you been all this time?" said 1968

    4 Apr 2013 | 12:40 pm
    Georgia students want to hold first integrated prom in their high school's history via ThinkProgress.orgNote the date of the article. Discuss.
 
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  • Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is So Very Revealing as We Try to Make Sense of the Age of Obama: Do Share, in This Same Moment, What Art Speaks to You?

    24 May 2013 | 12:39 am
    On Fridays, we will be indulging ourselves from this point forward here on We Are Respectable Negroes. There may be a guest post, a video to discuss, some questions, random poetry, or prose. Why not? it is a Friday after all. Why limit ourselves?In discussing how hyper-conservatism/neo liberalism has corrupted men like Tom Coburn and James Inhofe from Oklahoma, a moral and ethical failing revealed in the aftermath of the tornadoes in that state, I referenced the great poet and philosopher John Donne.As I reflect upon the conspiracy mongering of the Tea Party GOP and the Right-wing…

  • Introducing E.W. Jackson, The Republican Party's Newest "Black Folks are on a Plantation" Political Race Minstrel

    23 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    The Republican Party has an obsession with black voters, slavery analogies, and plantations. As I have discussed many times, the Right's obsession with suggesting that black voters who choose to support the Democratic Party are slaves, and that Black Conservatives are "liberators" like Harriet Tubman is an abuse of a historical tragedy for cynical political ends.Moreover, no other group would have their political agency and legacy so stigmatized and mocked.To point. I have yet to hear the loyalty of Jewish-Americans to the Democratic Party caricaturized as something akin to people who would…

  • Game Recognizes Game in a World Where Politics is Professional Wrestling: Howard Stern Interviews Alex Jones

    22 May 2013 | 11:48 pm
    Howard Stern is one of the greatest interviewers and media personalities in American history. Alex Jones is also an amazing media personality who commands a large audience. Both are managers of, and ring leaders in, a human zoo.I admire both men for their hustle. As is my catch phrase and quotable, and based on some of the comments here on We Are Respectable Negroes from time to time, I do wonder how many in the conspiracy theory paranoid style in American politics community realize that Alex Jones is doing a "worked shoot" in the theater of "politics as professional wrestling?"Yes, there are…

  • Progress or Peril? The CIA Writes Black Slaves and Free People Back into the History of the National Security State

    22 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    Union officers got so many valuable pieces of intelligence from slaves that the reports were put in a special category: “Black Dispatches.” Runaway slaves, many of them conscripted to work on Confederate fortifications, gave the Union Army a continually flowing stream of intelligence. So did slaves who volunteered to be stay-in-place agents. Tens of thousands of ex-slaves fought and died for the Union in military units. Less known is the work of other African-Americans who risked their lives in secret, gathering intelligence or while entering enemy territory as scouts. Brigadier…

  • A Devastating Defeat Brings Out the Worst Moment of Poor Sportsmanship Ever

    22 May 2013 | 12:41 am
    A quick post for the ghetto nerd set.I was joking with my friend Gordon Gartrelle over Twitter about how he suggested that fans will describe whoever loses the Grizzlies vs. Spurs game as being "devastated."Maybe. For my dollar, one of the most devastating losses in the history of sports was Randy Pederson's defeat by (a much older and should have been retired) Ernie Schlegel in the 1995 PBA Touring Players Championship. Schlegel's celebration was also one of the most unsportsmanlike moments in televised sports history.His yelling, "For the old people!" is imminently quotable.I can't resist…
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  • Every Woman’s Worst Nightmare

    bella
    22 May 2013 | 9:40 am
      And now for something COMPLETELY different and a topic I don’t normally address…but this week I feel compelled to because of what I saw. Red calendar via Shutterstock   Picture this. I’m stuck at the back of a crowded bus headed down a busy downtown Chicago street. I look out the window and see two teenage boys make the ewww face at each other, and they seem like they’re in disbelief at what they’ve just seen. I look past them and they’re gawking at a 30-something year old woman. She is wearing a pastel colored mini skirt. She is slowly walking up the…

  • Natural Hair Confession – I Don’t Really Have A Hair Regimen

    bella
    21 May 2013 | 4:14 pm
      When I first went natural, it was all I thought about. I spent so much time in my first three or four years of natural hair, figuring it out. Creating a natural hair regimen can seem daunting at first. The products your hair responded to when it was relaxed, won’t have the same effects anymore. Your hair needs totally change. There are a million and one blogs, message boards, photos and YouTube video tutorials to check out, to try to answer your hair questions. But what it truly boils down to is trial and error. I think it took me maybe 4 years to FINALLY come to peace with my…

  • Experiencing A Different Side of Vegas. Inside The MLife Experience

    bella
    20 May 2013 | 9:10 am
      I’ll admit it, I had a pre-existing prejudice against Las Vegas. It was cemented by the reputation the city had built for itself, branding itself as a perpetual bachelor party that catered to those interested in gambling and indulging in extreme, excessive inebriation. A place for people with something to escape and something to hide. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. All of the negative cliches that go with that cast an impression in my mind. Even after numerous visits (my sister in law lives out there), I still was unable to shake the mental image of Vegas = The Hangover. And…

  • Ten Realizations About Being In Your Thirties

    bella
    14 May 2013 | 10:06 am
      Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of my friends freaking out about turning 30, or being 30. This year I turned 34, so I think I have a little perspective to share. Not a lot, just a little. Just enough to tell all of you to stop freaking out about turning 30, or being in your 30s. Just breathe. Enjoy the journey. Absorb the lessons you’re learning. Being in your 30’s can actually be pretty awesome. Traffic sign via Shutterstock. I think it isn’t fair or cool that so much of the pressure that we feel about turning 30, centers on women. Do you notice that men don’t…

  • 5 Reasons To Look Forward To Summer

    bella
    14 May 2013 | 8:25 am
      FINALLY. Finally it seems like the heavy grey veil has been lifted off Chicago. The trees are green again. Flowers are blooming. Every neighborhood café is bustling. This is the time of year that reminds me of why we moved here. Spring has sprung and you can already feel summer coming up around the corner. This is my favorite time of year. It’s a time of anticipation and celebration and FUN. There are so so many things I’m looking forward to over the next few months. Here are five reasons I’ve been looking forward to summer 2013! Blue skies and sunshine. I totally took these…
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  • Celebrating Life After Death

    Michael Partis
    21 May 2013 | 7:27 pm
    {liberatormagazine.com exclusive feature} For the past few days I have seen a lot of negativity about Notorious, the new movie about the life of rapper Notorious B.I.G. Most of the criticism seems to stem from anger over the film's "glorification" of the street hustler ambition Biggie personifies. Others complain that the film fails to deliver the gravitas of Wallace's life; instead of a complicated, probing, thorough compilation, we get a glossy, "made-for-industry" story which archetypes the stereotypical "Black male" narrative. You know like "Kick a few bars, so I can buy a few cars" Or "I…

  • El Hajj Malik El Shabazz

    ElectricLadyLike
    21 May 2013 | 5:31 am
    {liberatormagazine.com exclusive feature} Brother Malcolm was and is one of the most prolific and important beings to walk this earth. And I know that in theory all the things that are created have the potential to be important, to last and inspire generations. Still, I think there is power in the ability to name something, to be able to call on it and refer back to it. To say, "Malcolm X" and to know exactly what that means. As the late great scholar Dr. John Henrik Clarke put it in Malcolm X The Man, and His Times: "Prior to the arrival of Malcolm X on the scene, most of white America…

  • The Assassination of Malcolm X

    achali
    21 May 2013 | 12:54 am
    Originally Posted 3/15/2007

  • Malcolm X on a Canadian game show

    achali
    20 May 2013 | 11:37 pm
    The contestants on this CBC show have to guess what the story is. They do not know that the person they are asking their questions to is Malcolm. After they guess who he is the panel discussion begins. Originally Posted 3/10/2009

  • The greatest love song ever

    achali
    13 May 2013 | 5:15 pm
    {liberatormagazine.com exclusive feature} Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key of Life (check it) As (listen/download) Stevie Wonder’s Key of Life by Bryan Wilhite (The Liberator Magazine #21) Let me summarize in 1960s sci-fi terms: Stevie Wonder (Steveland Morris) set out on a “mission” like a “mad scientist” to “invent” the “greatest love song” ever. After the rise of the gangsta rap aesthetic, it should sound strange to a twenty-something in the year 2007 to imagine a time in pop music when self-described Black recording artists (with a capital B) would compete against each…
 
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    The Insanity Report

  • IC 395: Fuck This Shit

    Kriss
    12 May 2013 | 6:25 pm
    Kev is fed up Work sucks Running people who do good for others into the ground Kriss – sugar – alcohol = Asshole Kriss Marvel Studios being cheap with Avengers payouts Nerds are hypocrites Charles Ramsey is awesome The transgender issue Walkout music for Kriss Share with your friends:

  • IC 394: Fuck Your Religion

    Kriss
    5 May 2013 | 6:54 pm
    Rod from ‘The Black Guy Who Tips’ joins us Stereotyping tall people Fuck your religion Who decides which interpretation is correct? MPAA ratings for porn Torturing people works Gun control 30 comic book movies worse than Iron Man 2 Share with your friends:

  • IC 393: Fuck Newark

    Kriss
    28 Apr 2013 | 5:55 pm
    UFC 159 Live The Best Chinese Food Fuck Newark Why you don’t serve hard liquor at UFC events Cities aren’t that fun Mount Rushmore = Greatest ‘Fuck You’ example of White Privilege Upcoming movies: Iron Man 3, Man of Steel Thor 2 trailer Remembering bad childhood TV shows Share with your friends:

  • IC 392: Manly Shit

    Kriss
    21 Apr 2013 | 5:41 pm
    Good Sci-Fi The problem with Defiance Patt Oswalt’s awesome idea for Star Wars Episode VII White weddings are awesome Gender Roles can be fine Doing manly shit Some people deserve to die Pulling guns for chicken Share with your friends:

  • IC 391: Morning Wood Syndrome

    Kriss
    14 Apr 2013 | 6:25 pm
    Rod from The Black Guy Who Tips joins Kriss & Kev Laughing at mental illness….until its not funny Being offensive Rick Ross outrage revisted The difference between Eminem & Rick Ross Going all in with being offensive Bringing awareness to Morning Wood Syndrome Women’s MMA Baseball is boring Movie talk Share with your friends:
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    The Black Socialite

  • Friday's Fabulous Flick

    17 May 2013 | 12:58 pm
    This week's flick features Michaela DePrince, the youngest member of The Dance Theater of Harlem.She's captured here in all of her 18 yearold cuteness attending the American Ballet Theater' Spring Gala recently held in New York.If you're not familiar with her story, check this article out. I think you'll be impressed and inspired. Have a super weekend all!

  • How To Handle "Haters"

    13 May 2013 | 8:03 pm
    The downside of being successful at anything is that there will be human beings out there who will feel threatened, angry, hostile, jealous, and just plain nasty about your success..." Gwyn GillissThere seems to be an obsession with "haters" these days. Whether it's in music or fueled on social media, the hater discourse rages forward. But, I've found very few articles on strategies one can use to shield oneself from so called haters.This piece is a quick, straightforward read. The key takeaway: be happy and continue to be wonderfully you. Good things will come you way.I know this is true…

  • Happy Mother's Day To All Moms!

    10 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    I hope you have a super fabulous day!

  • Friday's Fabulous Flick

    10 May 2013 | 6:34 am
    This week's flick features fabulous designer B. Michael and Super Socialite Kathy Chenault attending  the "Posh Event" for Lighthouse International. The event was held in New York City and raised funds to assist individuals with various vision impediments.

  • BET Heiress Paige Johnson is Married!

    7 May 2013 | 9:08 am
    Congratulations to Paige Johnsonand Dudley Payne III who recently married at the fabulous Ocean Club in the Bahamas.The Washington Post is reporting that 200 guests traveled to the lush Caribbean locale for a four day celebration.I know this story may be heartbreaking for some because Paige is so gosh darn cute (andrich). But she's officially off the market. Congratulations!
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    Lovebabz: A Life in Transition

  • Yes. You Will Find Him Next To Me. (Emeli Sandé - Next To Me)

    22 May 2013 | 6:38 am
    You won't find him drinking at the tablesrolling dice and staying out til 3you won't ever find him being unfaithfulyou will find him, you'll find him next to meYou won't find him trying to chase the devilfor money, fame, for power, out of griefyou won't ever find him where the rest goyou will find him, you'll find him next to meNext to me oooohNext to me oooohNext to me oooohYou will find him, you'll find him next to meWhen the money's spent and all my friends have vanishedand I can't seem to find no help or love for freeI know there's no need for me to paniccause i'll find him, i'll find him…

  • Beyond Love Comtemplation

    20 May 2013 | 3:29 am
    I want the kind of love that endures, and uplifts.  I want the stuff legends are made of.  I cannot get that kind of love by wishing for it or simply daydreaming about it.  I have to be intentional and committed in my steps and actions.  I can't just pray it, I have to live it.Love is a verb.  Love is doing and being.  Love requires movement. Love of self, of life, of everything on the planet and perhaps beyond.  God loves me and there is noting I need to do but breathe.  The other part of God's love is my call to love as God loves me. …

  • HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: Motherhood as Ministry...

    11 May 2013 | 8:45 am
    Everything is becoming ministry in my life.  Thinking this way allows me to fully hold the things dear as sacred... like marriage... friendships and motherhood.I am a MOTHER, a mom, a Big Mama.  When any child calls mommy I respond.  That's just the deal.  I accept it and I actually dig it on a lot of levels.  There are days when I feel supremely equipped, and then there are days when I am overwhelmed and totally unprepared.  But never do I ever consider quitting.  Getting away, yes! Longer summer camp, Yes!  Being their Mom, that's my lifetime…

  • The Body of My Dreams.... Yes, It's a Woman Crush Alright

    6 May 2013 | 7:17 am
    Wendy Ida has my dream body.  And I am going to work hard to create that for myself.  She is my motivation.  She is 61 years old. I am not even going to nail myself to the cross about how good she looks at that age as opposed how not so great I look at 50.  I ain't never looked that good at any age.  So this is my muse... my inspiration... my holy grail.  No I don't want to be her.  I am inspired by her fitness.  I love the way her body looks.  This is is what I am striving for.

  • 2 Days into being 50 and I am Feeling FABULOUS!

    4 May 2013 | 12:33 pm
    What a great start to kicking off 50!  I am feeling pretty damn good!I feel so youthful and spirited.  I truly feel like the world is my pearl!  I am a Queen!Today I am celebrating with family and friends!  Turning 50 is a big deal and I am glad I chose to celebrate with  gusto!I don't know about tomorrow... right now I am feeling very blessed, very rich and very happy.Yes.  Very HAPPY!
 
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    Bossip

  • You Can’t Be Serious: Ethiopian Marketing Company Uses Condom Fashion Show To Promote Safe Sex! [Pics + Video]

    hiphopobama
    24 May 2013 | 4:48 am
    Your eyes are not deceiving you, that “suit” and “dress” are both made entirely of CONDOMS! Ethiopian Social Marketing Group Uses Condom Fashion Show To Promote Safe Sex This story is from 2010, but it was so damn crazy we HAD to bring it to you. Via IrinNews The whims of fashion collided with some of life’s harsher realities when, during a recent fashion show in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, condoms were the fabric of choice on the catwalk. At the Condom Clothes Fashion Show – held in January and organized by social marketing group DKT with the Zalef…

  • Forever Fine: Photo Gallery Of The Hottest Female Celebs Over 40

    alexbossip
    24 May 2013 | 4:27 am
    The secret to ageless beauty is one of life’s greatest mysteries only known to the timeless eye candy featured on this list (and few others). Whether immortal, blessed or plastic surgeon-preserved, these age-defying celebs grow more stunning with time. Here’s a photo gallery of the hottest female celebs over 40. Take a look.

  • Old Thing Back: 9 Beloved Music Groups That Should Reunite

    alexbossip
    24 May 2013 | 4:18 am
    Music heads rarely appreciate their favorite groups until they’re performing inside empty Bowling alleys on Tuesday nights. With fame comes unrealistic expectations and unfair scrutiny that never ends. Mostly broken beyond repair, we can only hope that these once beloved groups get it together and reunite. Here are nine beloved music groups that should reunite. Take a look.

  • Shook Ones: “Scary” Katy Perry Apologizes And Backpedals Off Of Chief Keef Comments After Being Threatened On Twitter!

    hiphopobama
    24 May 2013 | 3:45 am
    Nah, talk that gangsta isht you were talkin’ before… Yesterday, Katy Perry found herself under fire after lightning rod Chicago rapper Chief Keef tweeted threats of bodily harm toward the busty brunette. We’re not sure if Katy did any research about the teen rapper of the quick-to-shoot Chi-town thugs that he hangs with, but after catching wind of Keef’s beef Katy copped a plea faster than a muhfugga! LMFAO @ “Mr. Keef” Let this be a lesson to all you eThugs and iGangstas…isht can get real for you behind those 140 characters. Hit the flip side to read…

  • Amanda “I Wanna Be Black” Bynes Arrested In Her Apartment For Piff-Puffin’, Reckless Endangerment, And More!

    hiphopobama
    24 May 2013 | 3:29 am
    What the hell is wrong with this crazy beyotch?!?! Amanda Bynes Arrested For Mary Jane Possession And Evidence Tampering According to TMZ reports: Amanda Bynes was arrested in her NYC apartment tonight for Mary Jane possession … TMZ has learned. According to law enforcement sources … police found the kush when they responded to a call for a disorderly person at Bynes’ apartment building. A source close to Amanda tells us police were called because the troubled actress was behaving erratically … doing things like talking to herself. We’re told Amanda went…
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    The Young, Black, and Fabulous

  • "Billionaire" Janet Jackson, Selita Ebanks AND MORE ATTEND amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Event

    _YBF
    23 May 2013 | 4:30 pm
    Pop star Janet Jackson was spotted in Cannes, France at a benefit party for amFAR.  See pics of Janet, Selita Ebanks and more at the event inside and get the latest on why some folks have given Janet "billionaire" status. Janet Jackson displayed her world-famous smile while walking down the press line for the amfAR's 20th Cinema Against Aids Gala at Hotel du Cap in Cap D'Antibes, France today. A new article published in VARIETY, recently made claims that Ms. Jackson is a "billionaire".  But before you assume her wealth is solely based on her marriage to…

  • SPOTTED: Bow Wow & Angela Simmons OUT TO LUNCH In NYC

    _YBF
    23 May 2013 | 3:36 pm
    Bow Wow reunited with ex-girlfriend Angela Simmons for lunch in NYC earlier this week.  Find out where they went inside... "106 & Park" host Bow Wow reunited with his ex-girlfriend Angela Simmons for lunch at Bar Pitti earlier this week. Though they haven't been a "couple" for a very long time,  the twosome have remained great friends, often partying and going to day spas in NYC together. Their chemistry is so great, Angela even did a guest co-hosting stint on "106 & Park" with him earlier this year.    BET was obviously…

  • Ray J BRINGS His "Kim Kardashian Look-Alike" To "106 & Park" + Sevyn Streeter's "It Won't Stop" (SINGLE)

    _YBF
    23 May 2013 | 2:03 pm
      Singer Ray J dropped by "106 & Park" yesterday to discuss his "I Hit It First" single and to introduce the world to his "Kim Kardashian Look-Alike" co-star Luna.  See their clips inside and listen to Sevyn Streeter's "It Won't Stop" track...   Grammy-winning songwriter Sevyn Streeter joined Bow Wow to co-host the latest episode of "106 & Park".  The "I Like It" singer wore a Jeremy Scott jersey, Zara shorts and boots from Blumarine. During the show, Ray J appeared to discuss his hosting gig on…

  • PARTY ON DECK: Mel B LIVES IT UP In Cannes With Husband Stephen Belafonte

    _YBF
    23 May 2013 | 12:10 pm
    "America's Got Talent" judge Mel B was spotted partying aboard a yacht in Cannes, France with her husband Stephen Belafonte yesterday. See the fun pics inside... "AGT" judge Mel B and her husband Stephen Belafonte were spotted in Cannes, France yesterday.  The gorgeous couple looked very well-appointed in their "yacht" gear as Mel rocked a matching kaftan, bikini and heels set. The couple were seen boarding their private yacht where they sunbathed and relaxed. The playful couple spent the afternoon feasting on champagne and lite nibbles in between…

  • Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports SIGNS New York Jets BALLER Geno Smith + Foxy Brown DENIES Bashing Jay-Z & Beyonce

    _YBF
    23 May 2013 | 10:14 am
    New York Jets rookie Geno Smith is the latest high-profile athlete to join Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports.  Get the deets inside and read what Foxy Brown said about rumors she bashed Jay-Z and Beyonce in an alleged industry tell-all.   After signing Tulsa Shock star Skylar Diggins and NY Yankees baller Robinson Cano, Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports has added New York Jets rookie Geno Smith to its rooster of talent.  Roc Nation proudly tweeted the announcement earlier, "We would like to welcome @genosmith_12 to the #RocNationSports family!" During an…
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    SoulBounce

  • NYC Bouncers: Win Tickets To See Teedra Moses In Concert!

    soulbounceonline@gmail.com (SoulBounce)
    23 May 2013 | 7:56 pm
    Life as a Teedra Moses fan has been difficult at times as we await her proper sophomore album to surface, but rest assured that brighter days are ahead. She has an EP on the way in June, but prior... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • denitia and sene. Aim To Get You In 'the nude.'

    soulbounceonline@gmail.com (SoulBounce)
    23 May 2013 | 1:20 pm
    With the hot and hazy days of summer fast approaching, it's high time to get your summer soundtrack together. And while finding something to shake that thing to is usually at the top of the list, we... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • The Lonely Island & Solange Teach Us A Lesson About The 'Semicolon'

    soulbounceonline@gmail.com (SoulBounce)
    23 May 2013 | 1:14 pm
    Ah, the semicolon. The defiant minx of the punctuation family that loudly trumpets: "I can be a period and a comma. You got a problem with that?". Unless you're Kurt Vonnegut, grammar nerds know that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Turquoise Summers & I, Ced Have Us 'Shiftin' Back To The '80s

    soulbounceonline@gmail.com (SoulBounce)
    23 May 2013 | 1:09 pm
    Back in April, Cali-based producer Turquoise Summers dropped an instrumental opus called A Touch of Turquoise on the Omega Supreme imprint. Released in limited edition vinyl and cassette tape form... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Are Quadron 'Better Off' With Kendrick Lamar?

    soulbounceonline@gmail.com (SoulBounce)
    23 May 2013 | 9:22 am
    The wait for the follow up to Quadron's self-titled debut has been excruciating, but with Avalanche due to hit shelves/digital retailers on June 4th, that wait is almost over. "Hey Love" gave us a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
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    Gureala

  • This one time, at Brand Camp…

    Gureala
    21 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    Yesterday, I traveled to New York City to attend Brand Camp University–a national conference series centered around branding, technology and entrepreneurship. The conference is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur and personal branding strategist Hajj Flemings. I first learned about Hajj through his appearance on CNN’s “Black in America: The New Promised Land – Silicon Valley”, in which he was one of featured tech startup founders. As an aspiring tech entrepreneur, and someone who understands the critical role that branding, technology, and entrepreneurship can play in your…

  • Decisions, decisions

    Gureala
    9 Jul 2011 | 11:59 am
    Resurrect this spot, or chart a new path over on Tumblr? In the meantime, you can find me on Twitter: @Gureala.

  • Searching.

    Gureala
    12 Aug 2010 | 5:45 pm
    What is there to write about anymore? Why write here when I can, Tweet? Why Tweet, and limit my ideas to 140 characters when I can explore them without limits here? Who cares? On one hand, I feel like I’ve forgotten how to do this, why I do this. On the other hand, well, I’m not sure. I do know that I miss it, though. The lights have been out long enough around here. Proceed and continue, I shall.

  • Act Deux.

    Gureala
    9 Mar 2010 | 11:24 am
    Let’s try this again, shall we?

  • MJ

    Gureala
    26 Jun 2009 | 5:38 pm
    I hate to break my silence here on the blog on such a somber note, but as a fan, I’d be remiss if I didn’t take this moment to pay homage to the man, the legend, the greatest entertainer of my generation, The King of Pop, The King…Michael Jackson. Hours later, and the thought of his passing is still as shocking, numbing as it was the first second I heard it reported, and later confirmed across the media last evening. And today, as I look around and see manifestations of the undeniable impact that he had on our culture, on music, on people, I can only think that this may well be the most…
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    FUNKY BROWN CHICK® | Smart sex. Hotter relationships. | Twanna A. Hines

  • Terrorism’s Sex Appeal: “Cute” Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

    Twanna A. Hines
    23 May 2013 | 6:17 am
    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s tousled, jet black mane frames a sexy little face. It’s the hair. Figuratively drooling over heartthrob Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s dick, moms “feel sorry for that poor kid” and teen fangirls gush he’s “too beautiful to be a terrorist.” Everyone knows everything is bigger in Russia. Just in case anyone forgot, the guy Los Angeles Times calls the “ultimate ‘bad boy’“ allegedly bombed the shit out of Boston. As The New Yorker reminds us: When someone talks about the warm feelings she has for Tsarnaev…

  • More Than Just Sex: A Free Conference for Youth

    Twanna A. Hines
    16 May 2013 | 3:19 am
    Hey, New York! Tell your daughters, sons, nieces, nephews, or other young people about the Community Healthcare Network Teens P.A.C.T.‘s free 9th Annual Conference: More Than Just Sex. It takes place this Saturday, May 18th, from noon until 6:00 p.m. at Marymount Manhattan College. Image below shows visual summary and is a link to the conference. If you see this note, you're reading FUNKY BROWN CHICK on the go. If links, videos or photos don't load, visit and join the conversation at the link below:More Than Just Sex: A Free Conference for Youth

  • Dating: Outdated as Stagecoaches? [VIDEO]

    Twanna A. Hines
    15 May 2013 | 7:02 am
    TRANSCRIPT: ”Friendly Dating Advice” from Reverse Cowboys. FRIENDS HIM HER How was yoga, bitch?  A date?! No one still goes out on dates. What is this, 1985?! Yeah, let’s fire up the flux capacitor and go on a date, Zack Morris! DINNER?!?! He said it ironically, right? Yeah, uhhh, like we should go on a date to the olive garden. Bet?   Guys don’t take girls out to dinner anymore. They invite you to their apartment to watch … A movie on Netflix. Or bring you to see his friend’s band play. Or out shoplifting. Spot him while he lifts weights. Take…

  • Free Sex Advice: There’s Nothing Wrong with You

    Twanna A. Hines
    14 May 2013 | 5:50 am
    Whether it’s too much sex, too little sex or the gamut of relationships problems, if I take all the questions I’ve ever been asked, most boil down to this: “Is there something wrong with me?” The answer, of course, is no. Caveat: If something about your sex or relationships with consenting adults impaires everyday functioning, seek counseling because there may be identifiable tweaks you can make to function more effectively. That aside, because you aren’t “broken,” I can’t “fix” you. What I can do is help you frame issues a certain…

  • “How To Be A Grown A$$ Woman” [VIDEO]

    Twanna A. Hines
    13 May 2013 | 2:29 pm
    Description: Lovers, if you missed the New York City taping, How To Be A Grown A$$ Woman is available streaming on your laptop, iPad, or mobile screen. WNYC hosted the live event with me, Jezebel writer and “full-time moral scold” Lindy West, Gawker’s Ask a Clean Person Jolie Kerr, and TheBillfold co-editor Logan Sachon for a radio pilot at The Greene Space. Country: United States Broadcast: Live event at WNYC (New York Public Radio) The Greene Space, 44 Charlton St, New York, NY Program: How To Be A Grown A$$ Woman. Length: 01:01:46 If you see this note, you're…
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  • Old-School Tips for Better Finances

    Harriette Cole
    24 May 2013 | 9:57 am
    (The Root) -- I will never forget my father calling out to my sisters and me, "Turn off the lights," as we went from one room to another in our ranch-style Baltimore home, leaving on all the lights in our wake. His next line pretty consistently was, "Do you think I'm made of money?!" We would huff and puff and eventually retrace our steps and turn off the lights. But I distinctly remember being frustrated and thinking that my very strict father was simply too strict. "What difference did it make?" my child's smart-alecky mind wanted to know. Now, I didn't dare defy my father, either by not…

  • My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie

    Demetria L. Lucas
    22 May 2013 | 11:42 pm
    (The Root) -- "My best friend is a guy I have known for almost seven years. We're former co-workers, and he now lives in a nearby state with his girlfriend. We're both busy with work and our relationships and don't speak very often, maybe once every other week. Mostly we text and send emails sporadically to keep in touch. Our friendship is strictly platonic, but my boyfriend of almost three years has suddenly become irrational and insecure, saying that he is 'uncomfortable' with me having a male best friend, and he has asked me to end that relationship. I cherish my relationship and my…

  • Quote of the Day: Kimi Gray

    Henry Louis Gates Jr.
    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 am
    Learn more about Kimi Gray here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Read full article...

  • Chicago Approves Largest School Shutdown in US History

    Hillary Crosley
    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 am
    n/a Read full article...

  • The Curious Case of Rihanna

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 am
    (The Root) -- From her Instagram account, you can gather that Rihanna really loves strippers, smoking and making fun of people who come for her family. She also really likes nudity, both hers and other people's. On several occasions she has Instagrammed pictures containing nudity, though it is a violation of the site's terms of service. Maybe that's why she typically removes the images quickly after posting them -- to keep from having her account suspended. Read full article...
 
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    Nah Right

  • Fat Joe ft. Future – Love Me Long Time

    Mr. X
    23 May 2013 | 4:59 pm
    Fat Joe gets Future to do the hook on his latest single “Love Me Long Time” Previously: Fat Joe ft. Wiz Khalifa & Teyana Taylor – Ballin (Video)

  • r.O.b. – Crazy (Prod. by APSDR+)

    nation
    23 May 2013 | 4:58 pm
    Final leak from the Quiz Knows Another Mixtape, which features new music from G-Eazy, Sean Falyon, King Mez, Gilbere Forte, Kid Ink, Najee The 1, Harlem’s Cash, Denzil Porter and others. This mixtape drops next week via us, DJ Enuff & rappersiknow. Previously: Denzil Porter – No Relation | Najee The 1 – Side Chick (Prod. by Ski Beatz)

  • Video: Iamsu! ft. Juvenile, Problem & Kool John – 100 Grand (Remix)

    Mr. X
    23 May 2013 | 2:21 pm
    Iamsu! shoots a visual for the ’100 Grand (Remix)’ featuring Juvenile, Problem and Kool John. KILT 2 coming soon. Previously: Problem & IamSu! – Toca Tuesdays Freestyle (Video)

  • Giftz ft. Tree, Joey Purp, Kami de Chukwu, Brian Fresco, Dally Auston & Caleb James – Nino (Remix)

    eskay
    23 May 2013 | 1:35 pm
    Giftz and Tree reconnect and bring in some assistance for a remix to one of my favorite cuts from either artist, “Nino”. Look out for Giftz to drop the Position of Power project shortly and be sure to pick up Tree’s Sunday School II, which dropped last week and is ridiculous. Previously: Giftz & Tree Record the Nino (Remix)

  • Video: L.E.P. Bogus Boys ft. Ma$e & Lil Wayne – Commas

    Illy
    23 May 2013 | 1:13 pm
    L.E.P. Bogus Boys drop the official clip for their Ma$e and Tune-assisted “Commas.” Previously: L.E.P. Bogus Boys – Coroner Van | L.E.P. Bogus Boys ft. Ma$e & Lil Wayne – Commas (Viral)
 
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    Colorlines

  • Jennifer Lopez Calls New Verizon Deal to Court Latinos 'No Brainer'

    Jamilah King
    23 May 2013 | 8:45 am
    Jennifer Lopez is embarking on an ambitious new business venture. The entertainer, who has long reigned as one of the most popular Latinas in show business, has teamed up with Verizon Wireless to launch a new mobile brand aimed specifically at the country's fast-growing Latino population. The venture, Viva Movil, has already begun to sell smartphones, tablets, and Verizon Wireless plans on its website. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lopez revealed that while the products have already been selling online, she plans to open more than a dozen Viva Movil stores in cities with large…

  • Local Election Officials Show Bias Against Latino Voters, Especially on Voter ID

    Brentin Mock
    23 May 2013 | 8:15 am
    Three Harvard grad students experimented with whether there was ethnic prejudice in local election administration by emailing every local or county election official, commission and supervisor in 48 states with Latino-sounding and non-Latino-sounding names and examined the responses. What they found were that local election officials were three-and-a-half to four-times more likely to respond to the emails that came from the non-Latino name, Greg Walsh, than the Latino name, Luis Rodriguez. The gap in those responses grew three points wider when their emails contained questions about voter ID.

  • Zimmerman Attorneys Insist Jurors Should Hear About Trayvon Martin's Pot Use

    Jorge Rivas
    23 May 2013 | 8:12 am
    An attorney for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is pressing a Florida judge to allow autopsy blood results be presented to jurors because they show the teenager tested positive for marijuana use. Defense attorney Don West argued in his written response filed Tuesday that the marijuana use is relevant because Zimmerman told a police dispatcher shortly before shooting Trayvon that he believed the Miami Gardens teenager was suspicious and may have been on drugs. The Orlando Sentinel points out West's response comes two…

  • Senate Accepts Deal to Kick Formerly Incarcerated Off Food Benefits

    Brentin Mock
    23 May 2013 | 7:13 am
    Yesterday, Sen. Vitter of Louisiana offered up an amendment to permanently drop anyone ever convicted of a violent crime from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to Robert Greenstein, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Democrats in the Senate obliged him. The amendment is for a farm bill, which is currently being debated in the Senate. Says Greenstein: The amendment would bar from SNAP (food stamps), for life, anyone who was ever convicted of one of a specified list of violent crimes at any time -- even if they committed the crime decades ago…

  • Voter Suppression Group Sues IRS For Delaying Their Voter Suppression

    Brentin Mock
    22 May 2013 | 10:04 am
    When IRS officials publicly apologized last week for sorting out tax-exemption applications from tea party groups, one tea party network seized the moment to claim victimization by the federal government. True the Vote, a conglomerate of conservative tea party and "Patriot" groups across the nation seeking restrictive voting laws, claimed that their application for 501(c)3 status was wrongfully put through rigorous review by the IRS. Now they are suing the IRS claiming that due to their "perceived conservative policy positions and affiliation with Tea Party organizations" they were…
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  • Kevin Durant to donate 1 million to tornado victims.

    glciii
    21 May 2013 | 5:03 pm
    Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home. That’s why he is donating 1 million dollars to help victims of the tornado that hit yesterday. Sometimes things other than winning championships makes you a champion. Read more here: http://aareports.com/2013/05/kevin-durant-to-donate-1-million-to.html

  • DWYANE WADE SURPRISES TEEN AT SENIOR PROM

    glciii
    18 May 2013 | 5:16 am
    Dwyane Wade surprises teen at senior prom Nicole Muxo, the South Florida teen who created a YouTube video asking Dwyane Wade to her high school prom, had her wish come true. The NBA superstar surprised her by showing up at her prom. Way to go Mr. Wade. Watch the video here: http://aareports.com/2013/05/dwyane-wade-surprises-teen-at-senior.html

  • Charles Ramsey: Any Reward Money In Ohio Kidnappings Should Go To Victims

    glciii
    8 May 2013 | 1:23 pm
    Charles Ramsey: Any Reward Money In Ohio Kidnappings Should Go To Victims Charles Ramsey, the neighbor who helped to free three women from the Cleveland-area home where police said they were held for more than a decade, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that any reward money tied to the case should go to the victims. Watch that interview here: http://aareports.com/2013/05/charles-ramsey-any-reward-money-in-ohio.html

  • I don’t often fight zombies but when I do…

    glciii
    28 Apr 2013 | 2:22 pm

  • President Obama’s full speech at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

    glciii
    28 Apr 2013 | 7:56 am
    President Obama’s full speech at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Check out President Obama’s entire speech from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Watch the full video here: http://aareports.com/2013/04/president-obamas-full-speech-at-2013.html
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    Black Women in Europe (™) Blog

  • Win a pair of tickets to the Afro Hair & Beauty Live Show in London this weekend

    B.W.I.E (™)
    24 May 2013 | 4:50 am
    Visit the Afro Hair & Beauty Show in London this week courtesy of the Black Women in Europe Blog! The deadline to enter is 8pm CET on 25 May (tomorrow) so don’t delay! Simply leave a comment on this post, and email it to contact@blackwomenineurope.com, about why you love your Afro hair. Here are the details about the show, and good luck! The lucky winner

  • Gisele in Amsterdam has been running She Sells for 8 years. Celebrate with her!

    B.W.I.E (™)
    22 May 2013 | 7:16 am
    She Sells turned 8 on May 20th 2013. Therefore you’ll  receive a discount of 10% on hair products, cosmetics, jewelry and gifts in the online shop www.shesells.eu.   The discount is valid until May 25th. Please use discount code Birthday when placing your order website. Use Facebook to Comment on this Post

  • Loreen’s reign Eurovision “Queen” comes to an end

    B.W.I.E (™)
    19 May 2013 | 3:05 pm
    Winning last year with Europhoria, Loreen is part of the Eurovision 2013 opening sequence. And as the reigning “Queen” Loreen performed a second number before the close of Eurovision previwing her new song and her 2011 melodiefestivalen entry. Use Facebook to Comment on this Post

  • Kiki Terrell’s “Getting Some” released by Tamarind Tree Publishing

    B.W.I.E (™)
    15 May 2013 | 2:07 am
    Kiki Terrell is a mother of three, writer and businesswoman, born in Barbados but currently resident in England. ‘Getting Some‘ is her first novel. She is presently pursuing an MA in Creative Writing. Tamarind Tree Publishing is her company. The novel is about three women from America and the Caribbean, pursuing life and love in the UK. What do you do when getting what you want

  • Sisay International launches new products for black hair care

    B.W.I.E (™)
    10 May 2013 | 2:48 am
    Pure Keratin Therapy Mask – Restores visibly damaged without slack to make. Hair Ideal for smooth and shiny hair. Click on the product photo above for more information. And just who is the brains behind this hair business? The beautiful Janine in the Netherlands. Click on Janine’s photo above to learn her hair story and the inspiration behind her company. If you don’t read Dutch
 
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    Adrienne's House

  • Plans For Saturday?

    Adrienne Van Houten
    15 May 2013 | 10:36 pm
    I will be at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, laughing at and with Billy Crystal and John Goodman of Monsters University. Marisa and her family will be at the Strawberry Festival in Ventura, Ca. But you?  You have no plans?  I have something for you to do! Saturday, May 18 at 1 PM Macy’s South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA Macy’s will take to the highways and back roads of America for a national food truck tour making its way across the country, serving up the best of America’s cuisine created by icons of the Macy’s Culinary Council and featuring hot dogs…

  • Macy’s Celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month

    Adrienne Van Houten
    15 May 2013 | 12:21 pm
    Another great event at Macy’s that I want to tell you about.  Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend so I will have to rely on you to tell me how great it was. Wednesday, May 22 at 6 PM Macy’s South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA RSVP: http://apahmOC.eventbrite.com Far East Movement, the phenomenon that exploded on the pop music scene and broke barriers is coming to Macy’s! Come be a part of the movement and hear FEM talk about how their culture has influenced their musical style. Then, experience FEM in our very own Macy’s listening party where they will perform…

  • Piece of Cake

    Adrienne Van Houten
    11 May 2013 | 4:51 pm
    This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Private Selection for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love to bake.  Cookies, cakes, puddings, whatever your pleasure I enjoy making it.  Thankfully, I rarely eat what I bake. But sometimes there isn’t enough time to bake something from scratch.  Sometimes you want instant gratification.  That’s where the sponsor of this post comes in. Private Selection is a premium private label brand carried exclusively at the Kroger stores (Ralphs out here on the west coast, Smith’s Fred Meyer elsewhere).  I’ve told…

  • Treasure Trove Indeed

    Adrienne Van Houten
    11 May 2013 | 4:40 pm
    Caitlyn and I attended the DIsney on Ice Treasure Trove performance last week and I can’t begin to explain how much she loved it.  All of her favorite characters, especially the “handsome princes” were in attendance and at one point Prince Charming pointed and waved to her.  Swoon! We sang along, we danced in the aisle and we had an amazing time. Thank you Feld Entertainment for the complimentary tickets. Caity looks just a teensy bit happy. The post Treasure Trove Indeed appeared first on Adrienne's House.

  • Signazon Scholarship

    Adrienne Van Houten
    10 May 2013 | 11:13 pm
    Image via CrunchBase Signazon is an innovative leader in the printing industry, specializing in quality, printing technology, and customer satisfaction. Since all their products are custom-created by you, they take the time to make sure that each order is made correctly. They even go the extra mile to make sure everything they print satisfies your needs. Signazon not only sells quality printing solutions, but also great a great service package. Their designers make sure every order is printed in high resolution and in full color, and review every proof that is submitted for printing. Also,…
 
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    Clutch Magazine

  • Grieving Daughters Kicked Out of King of Prussia Mall For ‘F— Cancer’ Hats

    Clutch
    23 May 2013 | 3:41 pm
    Three young women faced every daughter’s nightmare when their mother passed away from cancer. Before her passing, her children, Makia Underwood, 32, Zakia Clark, 29, and Tasha Clark, 27, began to wear hats and shirts that read “F— Cancer.” The “C” in “F—” is replaced by a breast cancer awareness ribbon. It was their way of addressing a disease that they watched steal their mother from them. “That’s how we feel,” Zakia Clark told Philly.com. “It took our mom away. It’s a demon. It’s the devil. There are…

  • UK Soldier Killed in Horrifying Terrorist Attack

    Clutch
    23 May 2013 | 2:30 pm
    A London soldier was brutally killed in the U.K. last night as part of a harrowing terrorist attack. Lee Rigby, the 25 year-old drummer and father of a 2 year-old, was on active duty when he was reportedly attacked by two assailants at the gate of the Royal Artillery Barracks (location shown above). The men allegedly hit Rigby with a car before beheading him with meat cleavers and machetes in front of a shellshocked crowd of dozens of civilians. After the beheading, the attackers shouted “Allahu Akbar” and demanded that passerbys take video of them. In front of the camera, one of…

  • Ghetto Tours To “The Bronx” Make a Spectacle Out Of Poor People

    Clutch
    23 May 2013 | 1:46 pm
    A New York City tour company is drawing ire for promising to stop by the Bronx ghetto as part of their excursion. For $45, Real Bronx Tours took tourists from Manhattan past a housing project, a “pickpocket hangout” according to a tour guide and food-pantry lines. The tour participants, who are mainly European, were encouraged to take in the sights of the South Bronx that became known for “drugs, gangs, crime and murders” in the ’70s and ’80s “from a safe distance.” Bronx President Ruben Diaz Jr. and City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito were…

  • It Happened To Me: I Became Homeless On Purpose To Overcome My Fear of Failure

    XOJane
    23 May 2013 | 1:19 pm
    What happens when your life starts falling apart? Do you try desperately to hold it together so you won’t feel like a failure or would you do the unthinkable, allow your whole world to crumble and alow the chips to fall where they may? For me it happened in late 2010. I was a busy grad student working as a waitress and a customer service representative. I was nearing my final semester of grad school and I was over extended with bills, life, my sons and basically everything. I was also in counseling trying to sort things out when out of the blue, one fateful weekend, my car was taken away…

  • Ready, Set, Pitch Clutch!

    Clutch
    23 May 2013 | 1:14 pm
    As Clutch continually elevates we have crafted a pitching site to streamline the process by which we feature fresh, original voices – such as yours. Your creative and insightful contributions are exactly what we need to help keep Clutch the cutting-edge, premier resource for the hip, all-around savvy sista. We’re excited to welcome to you to the Clutch community. For more information on submitting a pitch to Clutch, please visit www.pitchclutch.com. The post Ready, Set, Pitch Clutch! appeared first on Clutch Magazine.
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  • Seed of the Day: Isaiah 55 *-http://bg4.me/18NP6BN

    16 May 2013 | 10:13 am
    Every Seed Has The Divine Expectation of Much Fruit  ISBN 0595262260 1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Seed of the Day: Deuteronomy 4:37 *-http://bg4.me/17Oco98

    9 May 2013 | 6:50 am
    Every Seed Has The Divine Expectation of Much Fruit #164 ISBN 0595262260 Deuteronomy 4:37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Seed of the Day: Deuteronomy 3:19 *-http://bg4.me/11bbtka

    6 May 2013 | 6:30 am
    Every Seed Has The Divine Expectation of Much Fruit #163 ISBN 0595262260 Deuteronomy 3:19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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    24 Apr 2013 | 8:10 am
    Every Seed Has The Divine Expectation of Much Fruit #162 ISBN 0595262260 Deuteronomy 2:5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Seed of the Day: Deuteronomy 1:25 *-http://bg4.me/17IyDeW

    22 Apr 2013 | 6:21 am
    Every Seed Has The Divine Expectation of Much Fruit #160 ISBN 0595262260 Deuteronomy 1:25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    Everyone's Blog Posts - Black Author Showcase

  • Unite and Take a Stance

    Dominick Quarles
    23 May 2013 | 11:23 am
    Peace be unto you reader. This week I would like to dedicate this article to 22 year old Julian Dawkins of Alexandria, Virgina; who was murdered by an off-duty Virgina sheriff deputy. As of yet, no charges has been filed in this case, where an off duty, so-called, officer of the peace shot and killed an unarmed man in the street. My heart and prayers go out to his family, and may they find peace and justice in this matter.  Is it me, but does it seems it's almost like the badge stands lawlessness? Everyday I hear of news reports about a police officer, on and off duty, murdering someone, but…

  • Advice on Exploring Erotica in Your Writing

    Diane
    15 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    MediaBistro's Morning Media Menu had a conversation with author Jamie Brenner about advice for writers looking to explore this newly crowded genre.  An excerpt from Brenner:  My first erotic novel came out two years ago. The landscape feels completely different. There is not just the hope to reach a mainstream audience with erotic novel, but the expectation that success is reaching everyone, not just the genre readers. Fifty Shades of Grey really raised the bar for that. At the same time, working with and against this tide, with the explosion of self-publishing. Suddenly, it’s like…

  • Short Excerpt from "Like Litter in the Wind" By L. M. Ross

    Lin Ross
    14 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    “Essentially, we dream because there are songs inside our souls, though we sometimes forget their melody. We dream because our hearts are whispering singers, inspiring us to chorus. We dream because without their light and color, life would be a dreary and prosaic mistake. Each day of our existence on Earth, whether carefully or carelessly, we compose the curious Opus of Our Selves. We draw and plan and etch our dreams, we compose the lyrics upon this parchment of the soul. And yet, unexpectedly, a strong breeze can come and blow havoc upon the thin tethers of our dreams. Dreams, they have…

  • Free Preview of Books From BEA 2013

    Diane
    13 May 2013 | 7:21 pm
    Publisher's Marketplace announced the trade edition of BUZZ BOOKS 2013 FALL/WINTER is available for download. Start reading exclusive pre-publication excerpts right now from 40 top fall and winter titles, including many featured on stage and on the show floor at Book Expo America. Last year we featured over 15 bestsellers and books that went on to acclaim as "Best of 2012" picks. The samples are available on Net Galley, and also as epub though Adobe Digital Editions or Kindle files. Click on the Kindle or Net Galley logos below to download.

  • THIS AIN'T NO PLACE FOR A HERO.

    Enoch Mubarak
    13 May 2013 | 2:11 pm
    The game board is Planet Earth. The year is 2005 and beyond. Intellectual rights has replaced civil rights. The Chinese Players are the new world order. The European players are in a Custer's last stand to survive as they fend off a five pronged assault from the Chinese, Iraqis, Afghan, North Koreans and Spanish players. Without support from the European players the Congressional Black Caucus collapses into ineffectiveness. Black minister/leaders turn, run, flee and desert the front-line. In response to the desertion by black minister/leaders the Spanish players launch a massive all-out…
 
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    Crunk + Disorderly

  • When Instagram Ain’t Enough: Toya And Memphitz Tease New Reality Series

    CD Intern
    23 May 2013 | 2:32 pm
    All it takes is a family member following you around with a flip-cam and a few poorly-lit confessionals on your sofa and you too can have your own reality series. Just ask Mickey “Memphitz” Wright and his wife Toya Wright. It has been speculated by your cousins living outside I-285 for a while now that the couple has been filming a reality show showcasing their life as a blended family, and now a sneak peek at the forthcoming series, tentatively titled ‘Toya & Memphitz: Crazy In Love’, has surfaced. Will the show prove that The Harrises aren’t the only family…

  • How Dreadful: Anna Pierre Says She Was Endorsed By Jesus And Still Finished Last In North Miami Mayoral Race

    Fresh
    23 May 2013 | 12:11 pm
    In a post-election statement on her Facebook page, defeated North Miami mayoral candidate Anna Pierre said that the city chose the Devil over Jesus earlier this month. Divine backing or not, the registered nurse finished last among the seven candidates with 56 votes, or just 0.83 percent. Deaaaaaad giveaway. “My Jesus has control over my life & the title of mayor doesn’t define who I am as a person,” Pierre wrote. “North Miami chose ‘Luciefer’ (sic) over Jesus. Thank you for your trust and support, your financial contribution, and most importantly…

  • Promo Trail: K. Michelle Hits 106 & Park And The Breakfast Club

    CD Intern
    21 May 2013 | 5:33 pm
    K. Michelle strikes a pose alongside Bow Wow and French Montana while making an appearance to promote her new single “V.S.O.P.” on BET’s 106 & Park at BET Studios on Monday (May 20) in New York City. This morning, everyone’s other favorite pitbull in a skirt breezed through Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club this morning to discuss everything from jumping ship over to ‘Love & Hip Hop New York’ to dating a woman for three months. No worries, well-meaning Facebook baby mamas. She also managed to plug her music career somewhere in between shading…

  • Alicia Keys Brings ‘Set The World On Fire’ Tour To The UK, Tweets Prayers To Oklahoma Tornado Victims

    Fresh
    21 May 2013 | 3:53 pm
    Alicia Keys braced herself for an invisible golden shower as she kicked off the UK leg of her ‘Set The World On Fire’ world tour at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England last week. Alicia recently tweeted her sympathy to those devastated by the horrific tornado that blasted through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. “So much going on in the world. I’m saddened by the devastating news,” she tweeted. “My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected #PrayForOklahoma” Damage assessments show the tornado was packing winds, at times, between 200 and 210…

  • Hoodrat Tracks: Georgia Reign – “Fuck My Ex”

    CD Intern
    21 May 2013 | 3:52 pm
    As the days to summer’s arrival draw near, those who signed up to be cuffed in an effort to gain Instagram likes during the colder months will soon find themselves single. Not every couple will have an amicable split. “Fuck My Ex” is the type of song you would expect Keyshia Cole and K. Michelle to write together over a bag of hot fries if they both never hit the reset button on their teeth. My only wish is that we would’ve received this gem in time for Dope Girl Appreciation Day. You can never have too many “niggas ain’t shit” anthems in your iTunes…
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    The Black Gospel Blog

  • Alvin Darling - Waiting Right Here

    23 May 2013 | 6:57 pm
    Alvin DarlingWaiting Right HereEmtro Gospel (2013)www.emtro.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogStellar and Dove-nominated artist Alvin Darling takes listeners by the hand and leads them back to the old landmark on Waiting Right Here.These days it is difficult to find a gospel project that does more than pay lip service to the traditional gospel sound.  Waiting Right Here, on the other hand, contains so much hand clapping, joyous music, at fast and slow tempos, that even the odd contemporary selection does not stray too far, in lyric and arrangement, from the old school…

  • A Piece of My Soul Celebrates Gospel's Deep Roots

    22 May 2013 | 6:00 pm
    By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe joyous musical, A Piece of My Soul (The Anthology of Gospel), returns to Chicago, the city where it debuted, for one weekend, Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25, at ChristUniversal Temple, 11901 South Ashland.  Gospel superstar Vickie Winans will be part of the cast for these performances.  Show time is 7:30 p.m. both evenings.TBGB spoke with Rodney Lewis, writer/producer/director of the musical, and Faith Howard, one of the show’s stars and a gospel vocalist who was the first recipient of the Albertina Walker Foundation for the…

  • Various Artists: Top 25 Gospel Songs - 2013 Edition

    21 May 2013 | 7:50 pm
    Various ArtistsTop 25 Gospel Songs – 2013 EditionMaranatha Music/EMI Music CMG Distributionwww.maranathamusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIf it were not for a couple of traditional-leaning selections, Maranatha Music’s Top 25 Gospel Songs – 2013 Edition could easily be titled Top 25 Praise and Worship Songs – 2013 Edition.Whether or not P&W is your cup of tea, there’s no denying that the amalgam of gospel and CCM has, along with smooth contemporary gospel, claimed a significant space on the gospel charts.  Top 25 Gospel Songs highlights this reality by…

  • TBGB Pick of the Week: May 20, 2013

    20 May 2013 | 6:15 pm
    “Just What He Said”Joel BrileyClark Music Group (2013)www.cdbaby.com/cd/joelbrileyTwenty-two-year-old Joel Briley may be a praise and worship singer for The Love Center Church in Dunn, North Carolina, but on “Just What He Said,” he demonstrates the vocal prowess of a hard quartet lead. This single about God making a way out of the darkness is radio perfect, a joyous traditional-style hand-clapper with a purring B3 in the musician pit.  Melisma rolls from Briley’s high tenor as if he was a male member of the Clark Sisters.  Then, during the vamp, Briley charges ahead like a…

  • Pastor Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago: Inspiring People

    20 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Much has happened since TBGB last checked in with Pastor Charles Jenkins of Fellowship Chicago a year ago.  Along with the choir’s performance at the 2013 Stellar Gospel Music Awards last January, the group was one of the two most honored artists at the Stellar Awards, with five wins for its album, The Best of Both Worlds, and its smash single, “Awesome.” TBGB caught up with Pastor Jenkins earlier this week.TBGB: I’m sure it has been quite an amazing adventure for you since the Stellar Awards.  How has life changed after the…
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    Vyne World

  • Multifunction Dresses: Because Every Girl Needs Them!

    thevyne
    19 May 2013 | 4:00 pm
    There’s nothing less fun than finding out you have an event to attend, shopping your closet and coming up with diddly squat. Whether it’s a work event, attending a wedding, dinner with the girls, an outing to see a play, a bridal shower, a date, you name it, having the perfect “no fuss, go-to outfit” can make getting ready for the occasion way less stressful. If you’re “way so over” shopping your closet every time you have a function to go to and coming up with nothing that you like, try these figure flatterers and see if you can’t find your…

  • Vyne Rewynd: May 8 – May 17

    thevyne
    19 May 2013 | 10:48 am
    In case you missed these headlines over the past week: 1. Kelly Rowland Admits Beyonce’s Success is “Bittersweet” in New Single, “Dirty Laundry” 2. Wendy Williams Goes in on Kim-Ye 3. First Look at The Best Man Holiday Trailer 4. Zoe Saldana talks androgyny, raising kids with a woman  5. Beyonce, Jay-Z Expecting Second Child 6. Network TV is Broken. So How Does Shonda Rhimes Keep Making Hits 7. ‘Scandal’: Preposterous, Unmissable, Important 8. Mo’Nique Talks 80-Pound Weight Loss, Encourages “Big Women” to Avoid Surgery and Diet…

  • New Vacation Trend: Luxury + Nature Getaways

    thevyne
    17 May 2013 | 5:25 pm
    By Kailei R. Over the past few years I have enjoyed vacationing in places that may not be your typical places — places help you get in touch with nature, have plenty of relaxation activities and also give you some of those luxurious amenities that we all love. Believe me, I’ve had my fair share of Miami, San Juan and Mexico getaways (along with everyone else) and love me some beach and sun, but I have also enjoyed my vacations in some off-the-beaten-path locales. I recently had lunch with a few of my Chicago girlfriends and found out that I am not alone! A few of my fellow…

  • The Girlfriend Tribunal: Necessary or Nosey?

    thevyne
    17 May 2013 | 1:33 pm
    By Keesha B. Think back to when you were in college. The good ol’ days when we lived in the moment, thought about the future with endless possibilities and had ridiculous email addresses like “cuteandsassy@xxxmail.com”. Now think back to your relationships at that time. Those sometimes fun, part time controversial, always emotional, roller coaster ride relationships that seemed to be the most important thing in your AND your friends lives. You’d spend hours with your girls pouring over your latest relationship drama. Whether that drama was the letter you found in his…

  • First Look at The Best Man Holiday Sequel Trailer

    thevyne
    13 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    It is official: The Best Man sequel is coming this November! The teaser trailer is out and we cannot wait! Which character are you most excited to see again?  
 
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    theGrio

  • Will Anthony Weiner win over black voters in New York City?

    Errol Louis
    24 May 2013 | 5:30 am
    The morning after announcing his run for mayor via video, Anthony Weiner’s very first campaign stop was in Harlem, shaking hands with commuters at a subway stop on the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue.  Weiner’s choice of kickoff location reveals a great deal about New York’s minefield of racial and ethnic politics – and serves as a reminder of Weiner’s past missteps. The crush of reporters who swarmed around Weiner focused, almost without exception, on the juicy story of how Weiner resigned from Congress in disgrace two years ago, shortly after a conservative website…

  • Calling all grill masters! Healthy Memorial Day cooking

    Constance Brown-Riggs
    24 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and the beginning of the grilling season for men across the nation. Grilling is one of the simplest and healthiest ways to prepare a meal. In a matter of minutes you can grill up a culinary delight. Most men think ribs are synonymous with the grill, but pork tenderloin is one of the grill’s best-kept secrets. When feeding hungry guest you’ll be happy to know pork tenderloin requires less cooking time than ribs.  Pork tenderloin is the leanest cut of pork with only 2.98 grams of fat per 3-ounce serving, making it as lean as skinless…

  • Phil Jackson would pick Bill Russell to start a team with

    NBC Sports
    23 May 2013 | 2:45 pm

  • Mary J. Blige faces $3.4M federal tax lien in NJ

    Associated Press
    23 May 2013 | 2:25 pm
    HACKENSACK, New Jersey (AP) — Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey. Court documents show the Internal Revenue Service filed a notice of a lien on the nine-time Grammy Award winner Feb. 7. That was two days before the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was honored at a pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles. Blige and husband Martin Isaacs have a home in Cresskill, New Jersey, north of New York City. Court documents show as of the date of the IRS notice Blige owed more than $574,000 for the 2009 tax year, more than $2.2 million for 2010 and more than $647,000…

  • Mother has son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts

    Carrie Healey
    23 May 2013 | 2:04 pm
    A Charlotte, N.C. woman reportedly had her teen son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts. Earlier this week, the mother called investigators to report her Pop-Tarts stolen and told officials her son was the thief. The police report said her son was  placed under juvenile arrest and was charged with larceny/misdemeanor, according to WCNC. Fred Patrick, a neighbor of the family, told WCNC that the son “seems real nice to me. I mean, he is real respectful.” Fellow neighbor, Tiffany Covington, said kids will be kids. “If would be nice if they asked, but they don’t,”…
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    This Week in Blackness

  • The New York Times and the Left’s Stockholm Syndrome

    David von Ebers
    23 May 2013 | 9:07 am
    The story is so old the original now exists in digital form only behind Rolling Stone’s paywall, but I remember it well enough to recite the essential details by heart. Fortunately, I don’t have to do that, because Common Dreams reproduced the story for us. In any event, it involves a public relations firm known as the Rendon Group, which was hired by the Clinton Administration to create the fiction of an organized expatriate Iraqi resistance known as the Iraqi National Congress (“INC”). Whatever Clinton’s reasons were to create this fiction, history shows that he did not use it as…

  • The Xbox One: A Tale of Hubris

    Aaron Rand Freeman
    23 May 2013 | 8:41 am
    The Xbox One: Means More Than You Think. I thought it best to wait 48 hours before weighing in on the Xbox One. While there are some statistical benefits to being first, there is nothing personally satisfying about bellowing a knee-jerk reaction at the top of my lungs. Microsoft had effectively bought itself the benefit of the doubt. I use my Xbox 360 for such a variety of tasks that my assessment of its sequel must be measured and thoughtful. The Xbox 360 changed the way we use our game consoles forever. I appreciate that. After much research and consideration. One word stood tall. Hubris.

  • Hate Rising

    N'jaila Rhee
    22 May 2013 | 4:28 pm
    On Sunday May 19, Mark Carson was walking with a friend in NYC’s West Village, not too far from the site of the historic Stone Wall Inn, when Elliot Morales called them a gay slur and started an altercation would end in murder. Mr. Morales, who allegedly greeted them with a gay slur and then told them, “You look like gay wrestlers,” according to court records. In an interview with police, Mr. Carson’s friend said the two walked back to Mr. Morales and asked him what he meant by the remarks, a law-enforcement official said. The friend told police that Mr. Morales asked…

  • Who Decides What Is And Isn’t A Scandal

    David von Ebers
    22 May 2013 | 3:08 pm
    I suppose it’s not too surprising that journalists get upset when they become embroiled in criminal investigations. And, truth be told, I don’t blame them. I expect people to protect their own interests, especially when the government comes knocking on their door. Still, it’s interesting to see what gets the media’s goat and what doesn’t. By now, we’re all well aware of the Obama Administration’s recent actions against the Associated Press and Fox News’ James Rosen. The past few days the media has been equally up in arms about both, although in the case of the AP phone records…

  • UNITAID and the Revolution Behind the HIV Miracle Baby

    Cheryl Contee (Jill Tubman)
    22 May 2013 | 11:31 am
    “It’s a revolution in diagnosis which is leading to a revolution in treatment,” says Philippe Douste-Blazy of UNITAID. UNITAID, roughly translated from French, means helping together, and it’s a visionary approach to solving the global crisis in health where depending upon where you live and your circumstances, you may receive excellent healthcare, some healthcare, or none at all. Douste-Blazy is the former French Foreign Affairs Minister — equivalent to our Secretary of State — and is also a cardiologist by trade. He’s been successfully able to…
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    INSIDE BLACK HOLLYWOOD

  • Movie Review: Hangover 3 – The Wolfpack Ventures to Back to Vegas

    ibhmagazine
    23 May 2013 | 8:14 am
    When we last left the wolfpack, the boys were over in Thailand for the wedding of Stu (Ed Helms)  and Lauren (Jamie Chung).  Of course, before the bride and groom could tie the knot (Justin Bartha), the men found themselves separated from Doug and suffering from amnesia following a wild night of partying on the seedy side of Bangkok.  But that was two years ago.... But that was two years ago and now everybody has settled down safely into humdrum, uneventful lives in suburban Los Angeles. Everybody except Alan (Zach Galifiniakis), that is. He went off his meds recently which might explain…

  • Fashion: Kate Spade Hot Pink Statement Earrings

    ibhmagazine
    23 May 2013 | 8:05 am
    Check out these bright crystals with light-catching facets that make these kate spade new york earrings the statement piece you've been searching for. They are the perfect accessory to any summer outfit. These fun Kate Spade Hot Pink Statement Earrings will add a pop of color to even the simplest look and retail for $98.00 but your pockets can't take the financial hit you can opt to rent them over at Rent The Runway

  • Toya and MempHitz Wright Still Shopping Their Reality TV Show

    ibhmagazine
    23 May 2013 | 7:36 am
    Semi-celebs Antonia “Toya” Wright and her husband Mickey “MempHitz” Wright have been shopping their reality TV show to all the major networks with not near a bit.  I don't know about you but I've hit my celebrity couples show limit with T.I. and Tiny...are we really ready or interested Toya and Mickey... Toya and Mickey have shopped their show titled “Mickey and Toya: Crazy In Love” to everyone from BET, MTV, FUSE and OXYGEN without any offers.  MempHitz even went back to his government name, Mickey, in order to appeal to a broader national TV audience.  These two need to…

  • Halle & Hanks Play Multiple Characters in Cloud Atlas

    ibhmagazine
    20 May 2013 | 10:50 am
    Based on David Mitchell’s groundbreaking novel of the same name, Cloud Atlas offers an intriguing and visually-captivating cinematic experience that’s well worth the investment for its unorthodox narrative alone. But be forewarned... that you would be well advised to arrive at the theater already familiar with the cryptic best seller’s inscrutable plot structure, if you hope to have a decent idea about what’s going on. Since I hadn’t read the British Book Award-winner, I initially found myself quite baffled by the surrealistic saga’s elliptical storyline. Still, I was able to…

  • Chad Johnson Arrested AGAIN! Violates Probation…

    ibhmagazine
    20 May 2013 | 10:25 am
    Chad Johnson was arrested in Florida -- after a Broward County judge determined the ex-NFL star violated his probation stemming from his 2012 domestic violence bust with then wife Evelyn Lozada ... A warrant was issued for Johnson's arrest after he failed to report to his probation officer on 2 occasions. Also as a part of his probation obligations Johnson suppose to  enroll in a domestic violence education class. Johnson's probation stemmed from his domestic violence conviction involving ex-wife Evelyn Lozada last year. 35-year-old Johnson appeared in a Broward County courtroom over his…
 
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    MyBrownBaby

  • Blended Families: How Couples Can Face Down Baby Mama/Daddy Drama—Together

    Denene@MyBrownBaby
    23 May 2013 | 10:02 pm
    By ERIC LEGETTE The statistics don’t lie: Over 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Many of these unions produce children and once parents “go their separate ways,” many become involved in a new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • What We Need To Teach Black Children In the New Millenium

    Denene@MyBrownBaby
    22 May 2013 | 9:01 pm
    By SHAWN TAYLOR I am blessed to have received a great education. Maybe it was a time in U.S. history when educating our nation’s children was a priority, but I don’t feel anything was lacking in what... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Black Children and Disability: When Race and Stigma Collide, A Black Mom Goes Hard For Her Baby

    Denene@MyBrownBaby
    21 May 2013 | 9:01 pm
    By TARICE L.S. GRAY I entered parenthood fully embracing the idealism that can be associated with uncertainty. I believed my daughter would be different in the exceptional kind of way. Before she... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Beyonce’s Second Pregnancy: Advice For Dealing With Baby No. 2, From A Mom Who’s Been There

    Denene@MyBrownBaby
    20 May 2013 | 9:14 pm
    Before I hip Beyonce to the second baby game, I need my second baby, my little Lila, to know this one true thing: she was wanted, made from love and the product of lots of plotting and planning and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • President Obama’s Morehouse Speech: Encouraging Class Of 2013 To Be Great Black Men, Fathers

    Denene@MyBrownBaby
    20 May 2013 | 6:51 am
    I have to be honest: as much as I adore President Obama, I tend to watch his speeches in front of African Americans with baited breath, waiting for the moment when the beautiful words I expect him to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    Mommys Hangout- Atlanta Georgia Mommy Blogger (Jen Williams)

  • Make sure to check out Seventh Generation Diapers: Au Naturel

    Jen Williams
    22 May 2013 | 4:59 pm
    Let’s face it parents have a lot of choices and decisions to make!  I often laugh when my niece, who is a first time mommy text me questions.  However, I totally understand and am glad to help or give her advice anytime she needs it.   We have all been there!  As parents we just want [...]

  • Red Tricycle Atlanta Edition, plus awsome giveaway now live!

    Jen Williams
    21 May 2013 | 5:25 pm
    Ok Atlanta parents, school is ending for summer break! That means as parents we will be trying to find things to do with the kids over summer!  I don’t know about you but my kids seem to always have me on the go!  Luckily we are blessed with so many things to do in our [...]

  • Arnicare Gel by Boiron,Simple, Natural Solution for Summer Sports Injuries

    Jen Williams
    21 May 2013 | 2:45 pm
    Yay this is the last week of school here! So you know what that means!  My kids will be spending a lot of time outdoors swimming, playing and of course sports! However that means they are also at risk for Injuries. It never fails someone always gets hurt or a sprain during summer break around [...]

  • Sweeping Saturday 5/18/2013

    Jen Williams
    17 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
      Do you Have Giveaways? Please Share them here! Every Saturday there is new post with a Mr. Linky for you to list your giveaways. So Please Check weekly To Add yours!!

  • What Do You Treasure Under Your Roof?

    Jen Williams
    16 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    As many of you know I love fun giveaways! Especially when it has great prizes so I am happy to share with you the new “Share What You Treasure” campaign sponsored by GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer.  GAF is asking you to “Share What You Treasure” under your roof. Simply for uploading images or [...]
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    Suite 411

  • Mike Epps jokes about Kanye, Obama during show

    allison
    17 May 2013 | 5:09 am
        No one was safe from comedian Mike Epps, who joked about Chicago natives Kanye West, President Barack Obama and even his own family spat played out on TMZ, during his hilarious performance Thursday night at The Venue at the Horseshoe Casino.     The Indianapolis, Ind. native told the crowd he was happy to be back in the Midwest.   “It’s the only place in the country where you can drive down the block and see the next street over because they tore down two houses,” Epps joked.   The comedian joked about being back home and dealing with family members,…

  • Paula Patton stars alongside ensemble cast in ‘Baggage Claim’

    allison
    10 May 2013 | 5:35 am
        Paula Patton will star in an ensemble cast, which includes Taye Diggs and Boris Kodjoe, in the upcoming David Talbert movie,”Baggage Claim.”   Patton plays a flight attendant spurred by her younger sister’s upcoming wedding to find a husband in 30 days. Lauren London plays the younger sister and Jennifer Lewis is cast as her mother.   The film features a ton of celebrities including: Jill Scott, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Derek Luke, Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou, Christina Milian, LaLa Anthony, Affion Crockett and Trey Songz.   Check out the movie trailer…

  • Kem overcomes drug addiction to become Grammy nominated artist

    allison
    14 Feb 2013 | 4:41 am
          Kem is a survivor.   The R&B singer battled back from years of drug addiction and homelessness to become a two-time Grammy nominated artist.   Kem, who begin playing the keyboard at five years old and writing songs in middle school, credits his faith in God for his success.   “Music has always been a part of my life throughout my addiction,” the singer said.  “My faith is my foundation and I look at my music as a ministry.”   “People hear about my struggle and what they are witnessing is a miracle,” he said.  “I don’t take it…

  • Tony, Toni, Tone bring the swing to ‘Valentine Jam’

    allison
    13 Feb 2013 | 12:41 am
        Couples can celebrate the holiday by dancing up a sweat at the New Jack Swing Valentine Jam Thursday night at the Arie Crown Theater.   The concert includes R&B performers from the ‘80s and ‘90s Guy; Tony, Toni, Tone; SWV; Dru Hill; and Al B. Sure.   Dwayne Wiggins of Tony, Toni, Tone said he is looking forward to performing on his birthday, which falls on Valentine’s Day.   This year also marks the group’s 25th anniversary in the music business, Wiggins said.   “Expect us to celebrate like it‘s our anniversary, no pun intended,” said…

  • Sinbad finds new comedic road in ‘funkedy’

    allison
    8 Feb 2013 | 4:37 am
        Sinbad didn’t begin his career as a clean comic but one night while performing he decided to try something different.   “Everybody was being so dirty,” Sinbad said of the other comedians performing that night. “Everybody was sounding the same and trying to be super hip. So I just switched it up and found that I was able to talk about more things clean,” said Sinbad, who has been performing since 1983. “I could still talk about sex, drugs, or anything. I just changed the words that I used.”   Click here for more.
 
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    Natural Hair and Skin Care Blog for Brown Beauty

  • Key Ways to Smooth Uneven Skin Tone

    Michelle
    22 May 2013 | 7:12 am
    True beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps but beautiful skin is in how clear you can make it. I know I know.  Blemishes give you character. That’s what I said in this post. I’m not contradicting that but every woman would love to enjoy even skin tone. Here’s some key ways to get the job done. Quick Fast and in a Hurry Concealer is your best friend. If you have uneven skin tone, applying a concealer that’s a slight shade lighter than your skin tone, blended in will smooth out uneven skin tone fast. It’s a cover up but when you have a hot date and want…

  • Twists Challenge: Week 1 Recap

    Michelle
    20 May 2013 | 4:11 am
    On Mother’s Day I kicked off a 30 Day Twists Challenge. Touching base with ladies over on the Facebook Group, It’s All About The Curls. This challenge was birthed to help us busy moms to tuck our hair away and go about the regular business or busy-ness of life without worrying about our hair. Here’s how I styled my twists for most of the week: So easy and low manipulation. I didn’t capture every single style because I mostly just stuffed my twists into a ponytail. On Friday night, I released my twists to pre-poo and lightly finger detangle my hair. On Saturday morning,…

  • Review: Curls Lavish Curls Moisturizer and Blissful Lengths Kukinut Oil Elixir

    Michelle
    17 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    OMG I am going to get right to it. I freaking LOVE (L-O-V-E) these Curls products! I received them for no cost at the Let Down Your Hair Expo that took place in Brooklyn several weeks ago. The scent of these hair products by Curls is intoxicating. They smell SO good. Even better than the scent, these two products play nicely with my natural hair. It is such a pleasant surprise for me to be pleased with the products I received because a couple of years ago I purchased Curls Creme Brulee from Target and gave it away at a swap meet. It left my hair so tangled I never thought I’d use…

  • Necessary: Aubrey Organics Green Tea & Clay Facial Mask

    Michelle
    15 May 2013 | 4:13 am
    My skin has gone through some changes over the years. I used to have very clear skin when I was younger. Then, when I hit my early 30s, I caught an awful case of acne.  I think it was hormones but I digress. Fast forward to today and I’m back to almost having perfectly clear skin again (minus some old blemishing).  What I’ve discovered is never under estimate the power of a good facial mask. Having skin that’s prone to being oily in the summer and dry in the winter, I had to discover a product that would tone and tighten my skin while also removing impurities. I think I…

  • How I Refresh My Wash ‘n Go

    Michelle
    13 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    In this video I share how I refresh my wash ‘n go and get rid of mullet head: Every wash ‘n go comes out looking differently. Depending on the product used, I get more or less shrinkage. It’s the nature of natural hair. No matter how I do my wash ‘n go, I have to put some effort into reviving it each morning. Thanks for watching
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    Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life

  • Why you should wait to Introduce Your Children to Your New Dating Partner..

    Quentin McCall
    21 May 2013 | 5:46 am
    Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaAccording to Newsone.com , “72% of African-American households are headed by a single parent.” This means for men or women, the odds that you have a child or will meet someone with a child is quite high. Of course these chances go up as we age. So, people over 40 will no doubt meet someone who has a child. So, the question becomes, when should we introduce kids to the new dating partner? I’ve always been of the opinion that, unless…

  • 5 Reasons Men Avoid Being Your Friend

    Quentin McCall
    30 Apr 2013 | 4:51 am
    Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaMost of you reading this right now read my articles on a regular basis and are aware of my philosophy of becoming friends before lovers. If you aren’t aware of my stance on friendship, here are two articles to read that will give you the foundation “The One Relationship Mistake You Don’t Know You’re Making” . In many cases, if a man can’t be a friend to a woman he certainly can’t be anything romantic. For…

  • How to Love the Job You Hate

    Quentin McCall
    26 Mar 2013 | 3:15 am
    Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaHave you ever heard someone say, “I hate my job?” Perhaps you have been guilty of speaking those words yourself. I want to caution you to be mindful of the words you speak and understand the power behind what you say. The dictionary defines “hate” as an intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility. However, there is a spiritual element to it as well. Hatred allows a seed of bitterness to be sown in you and affects your ability…

  • 5 Ways to Know if Nagging is Killing your Relationship

    Quentin McCall
    12 Mar 2013 | 6:01 am
    Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaNo man enjoys being nagged by a woman. No woman ever wants to be called a nag. However, in spite of the best attempts by some of the most mature men and women, many relationships end up having to deal with this ineffective cycle of communication! Why does it happen? What does she really want? Why does it drive him absolutely insane? How is he contributing to the problem? The Bible says: “It is better to live in a desert land than with…

  • 6 Things Everyone Should Understand About Love

    Quentin McCall
    5 Mar 2013 | 4:14 am
    Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaLove is the reason we are all here on earth. God sent his son, Jesus, to restore fellowship between God and man. The fact that He sent His only son was an example of His great love for us and His desire to restore us. God birthed us all with a love tank that needs to be filled by Him and a tank that needs to be filled by people we interact with on earth. Through His love, we are able to love unconditionally. If we attempt to love…
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    Chicago Fabulous Blog

  • WATCH: R&B Divas – So So Diva (Season 2 Episode 4)

    mzchifab
    23 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    The drama continues as LaTocha takes center stage and Syleena gets a house guest. Watch the full episode below:

  • Kim Kardashian On Pregnacy: How The F%&K Did I Get Like This!

    mzchifab
    23 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” is back with a whole lotta drama, fights–and babies! Catch the season premiere Sunday June 2 at 9|8c. For now check out Kim’s pregnancy drama in the clip below.

  • Paris Hilton Inks Record Deal w/ Cash Money!

    mzchifab
    23 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Paris has signed a record deal with Cash Money Records for her new album. The starlet had to say this about her newest business venture: “This is a lot different than my first album. It’s really going to be house music.”

  • YUCK! Ke$ha Urines In A Bottle & Drinks It! (Video Inside)

    mzchifab
    23 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    In the newest episode of “Ke$ha: My Crazy, Beautiful Life,” the singer urinates in a bottle then drinks it. I can’t with this chick, watch the video below.

  • Chicago Bears Urlacher Announces Retirement!

    mzchifab
    23 May 2013 | 7:28 am
    After playing football with the Chicago Bears for 13 years Brian Urlacher has announced his retirement. The NFL player took to his twitter account to make his official statement. In his statement he says “Although I could keep playing, I’m not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that’s up to my standards”. (Source: Twitter/AP)
 
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    Celebrating Ndi-Igbo

  • Robert Nkemdiche

    20 May 2013 | 1:02 am
    One To WatchRobert Nkemdiche born September 19, 1994 is an American football defensive end. He currently attends Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia in his senior year.Nkemdiche has been named High School Junior of the Year by Rivals.com,and was selected to the 2011 USA Today All-American team. He has been regarded as the "Southeast's best [high school football] prospect since the early 1980s" by ESPN. Nkemdiche committed to Ole Miss, making him the highest touted Rebels recruit since Eli Manning in 1999.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, His father is a cardiologist while his mother is a…

  • Justus Nwaoga

    13 May 2013 | 6:41 am
    Justus Nwaoga is among ten 2013 African innovators who were nominated for developing practical solutions to some of the continent’s most intractable problems. They were chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries.  The finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa, IPA, 2013 provided practical examples of Africa’s investment potentials.Nwaoga was nominated for developing a new way to collect renewable solar energy by using the mimosa pudica weed, an organic African medicinal plant.  With this breakthrough, it was possible to construct a functional mimosa solar panel…

  • Ijeoma Emesowum

    29 Apr 2013 | 8:18 am
    One to WatchIjeoma Emesowum returns for her fifth season at the Shaw Festival as Sarah Undershaft in Major Barbara and Vernon in Guys and Dolls. Last season, she appeared in Ragtime and A Man and Some Woman. Previous Shaw credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Admirable Crichton, The Women, Serious Money, Born Yesterday, Half an Hour and The Devil’s Disciple.After making the jump to Toronto in May 2008, Ijeoma began the quest to enrich herself. She began with the help of b currents rAiz’n ensemble, then with Canadian Stage Company’s GYM and by getting out in the big city, whose…

  • Please join our Google+ community

    22 Apr 2013 | 5:24 am
     We can be found @ Igbo People Google+ Community.  This is an addition, the blog still runs. We aim to gather Ndi-Igbo together, to share our interests. We hope to have rich conversations, to post beautiful photos and videos of our people. We also will post events, organise hangouts, discuss social affairs and anything Igbo. From culture to science, communities bring people together around passions. Exchange your news and make new connections, please spread the word. Make this social, keep it real.Thanks

  • Francisca Okeke

    14 Apr 2013 | 11:56 pm
    Francisca Okeke is a Professor of Physics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She recently received the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award for her significant contributions to the understanding of daily variations of the ion currents in the upper atmosphere which may further our understanding of climate change. In a statement, UNESCO said Okeke has made the study of the ionosphere her lifetime work. The ionosphere lies between 50km and 1000km above the earth surface. “A very thick layer of charged particles, the ionosphere produces changes in the magnetic field on earth’s…
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    Urbanmecca.com | African American News | Covering African American News, Black News, Black Entertainment, Urban Entertainment, Hip Hop

  • Beyonce Makes Top 20 on Forbes ’100 Most Powerful Women’ List

    D'Mani Devoe
    23 May 2013 | 2:08 pm
    What could Beyonce and first lady Michelle Obama have in common, you ask? Well, besides being the wives of two of today’s most influential men, and having a fashion sense that is adorned by many, they’ve both made the top 20 of Forbes Magazine’s ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ list. Aside from Oprah, Beyonce is the only entertainer to rank amongst the list’s top 20 women. It’s only been a year since Mrs. Carter was ranked #32 on the list, but she’s moved up to #17.  With a sold out tour and a $50 million endorsement deal with Pepsi, her ranking on the list is no surprise!

  • President Obama’s 1979 Prom Photos Published

    Staff Contributor
    23 May 2013 | 7:47 am
    Tucked away in someone else’s shoe box of adolescent artifacts, there might be a picture of you in garish clothes and with an outdated ‘do, your arm around a high school squeeze. The President of the United States is no different. These previously unpublished photos, obtained exclusively by TIME from Obama’s schoolmate Kelli Allman (née McCormack), show a 17-year-old Barack Obama on the night of his senior prom. Barry spent his days at the Punahou School in Hawaii studying, shooting hoops and goofing off with his friends. Greg Orme, a fellow varsity basketball player, was Obama’s…

  • Family’s ‘Exorcist’ Dance Performance on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

    D'Mani Devoe
    22 May 2013 | 1:37 pm
    Former ‘So You Think You Can Dance‘ contestant Hampton ‘Xcercist’ Williams might have been booted off last season’s competition, but he made a momentous return last night along with his family! “I can take your pain and your fear and I can interpret it, and you won’t have it anymore”, proclaimed dancer Hampton “Xcercist” Williams at last season’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ auditions. After making this eerie statement he proceeded to perform a dance piece that brought the crowd to tears. With each beat his limbs…

  • Janae Hornsby, 9, Among Fatalities Of Oklahoma Tornado

    D'Mani Devoe
    22 May 2013 | 1:35 pm
    Among the many tragic stories of the Oklahoma’s tornado is the story of nine-year-old Janae Hornsby. On Tuesday morning, Joshua Hornsby received the shattering news that his daughter Janae was one of the victims of the Plaza Towers Elementary School destruction from the tornado.Janae was reportedly in the basement of the school when the tornado struck. Joshua Hornsby describes his daughter as “a ball of energy, a ball of love.” Of the 24 fatalities from Monday’s tornado, Janae’s name was the first to be announced to the public. “There is no other kid like her,” says…

  • Robin Roberts to Release Memoir in 2014

    Staff Contributor
    22 May 2013 | 10:31 am
    Robin Roberts certainly has a lot to reflect back on these days. In the wake of her highly publicized battle with myelodysplastic syndrome, the Good Morning America co-host has sealed a deal with Grand Central Publishing to release a memoir in spring 2014. The 52-year-old Roberts will write about her struggle with the rare blood disorder—which resulted in a medical leave of absence from GMA while she underwent a successful bone marrow transplant eight months ago—as well as her inspiring return to the anchor desk. “I am humbled that many have an interest, and draw strength from my…
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