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20 Oct 13

59% Of Black Women Have Multiple Fathers. I’m One of T...

This little bit of go-kill-yourself news appeared on my Facebook feed this evening… Black Women: 59 Percent Have Multiple Babies’ Daddies, Study Shows In a study that could be classified as “How does this help America,” University of Michigan demographer Cassandra Dorius, the study’s author, states that 28 percent of American women with two…

Beauty

20 Oct 13

The Proof is in the Before and After: Thickness in 2012, Thi...

Last week I did a post on what hair vitamins I take for length and thickness but failed to show a before/after photos. Here they are. The proof is in ...

Engagements

20 Oct 13

Swirling and Marriage – Beautiful Blindian Engagement...

Fabulous Engagement Photos of Varun and Beth from Canada. They look so in love. All photos by Jensen Captures Photography. Beautiful Ring! Looks goo...

Pop Culture

18 Oct 13

Black Male Celebrities Are Dating and Marrying Interracially...

I was going through a recent slideshow on Huffington Post of all of the celebrity marriages so far in 2013 (watch the slide show because you will not...

Fashion

17 Oct 13

Vintage BoHo, My New Love, Free People...

I think I’ve found a style that I can wear well till I’m 80. I absolutely LOVE Free People, and I ADORE their sales. While I love the qual...

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17 Oct 13

Blogalicious 5 Gives Influencers of Color a Leg Up...

Meet Stacey Ferguson, (aka Justice Fergie), the founder of Blogalicious, a boutique convention aimed at bringing a little color and flavor to the most...

Black Women's Empowerment

17 Oct 13

Black Women Don’t Want to Be ‘The Help,’ T...

Dr. Danielle N. Lee, a biologist and a blogger for Scientific American, was called a “whore” for refusing an offer to work without pay. A ...

Health and Fitness

17 Oct 13

The Secret to My Bodacious ‘Fro Is…...

Well, it’s probably a combination of things. I’ve been taking a slew of hair vitamins that actually work, but I’ve recently added an...

Beauty

17 Oct 13

Seven Days of Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness: Look Good (A...

I wear this when I want just a hint of color and gloss. I picked it up when Sephora ran out of my all time favorite Urban Decay gloss, ‘Midnight...

News

17 Oct 13

Newsflash to The Entitled: Pastors Have the Right of Refusal...

Fox 2 News Headlines Before I get into the meat of this issue I want to present a scenario to you. Imagine if you will, a couple attending a strict ch...

Black Women's Empowerment

17 Oct 13

Black Women and Benefits, We Don’t Get None, Always Ch...

Question: How do you know when you are happy? Think about it for a minute. Do you smile more? Do you hum a tune? However and whenever you f...

BB&W Recipe Exchange

16 Oct 13

Chef Bob’s Bootleg Version of Gladys Knight’s Ch...

Gladys Knights Chicken & Waffles Copy Cat Recipe Ingredients: Chicken: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved & pounded to 1/2″ th...

Question of the Week

16 Oct 13

QOTW: On Hair…The ‘Kinky’ Discussion with ...

Got this question from a subscriber on my You Tube channel. She seemed pretty desperate so I moved her to the front of the queue… When do you th...

Beauty

16 Oct 13

Wear It Well Wednesday: Animal Prints and You….....

Now that we’ve got the hang of wearing clothing made to get you seen I think it’s high time to push the envelope a little bit. What’...

Beauty

15 Oct 13

Seven Days of Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness: This Pink...

Now that I’ve got your attention, I’d like to interrupt this post to announce that Mother has just completed her road to recovery today. T...

Thriving

15 Oct 13

Life Is Tough. Stop Telling Folks Not to Use Their Privilege...

Speaking of privilege… An interesting article caused a wave of indignation on The Root and Ebony this week when writer Asha French wrote an o...

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15 Oct 13

Cracking the Codes: Do You Benefit from Your Rainbeau’...

Many of us who are married or will be married interracially to white men will experience instances where white privilege comes into play. Although...

Swirling Singles

14 Oct 13

Sixty Days of (Mostly Sucky) Dating, By Guest, ‘Anissa...

60 Days of Dating By Ashley After a considerable hiatus, I decided to throw myself back into the dating world. Thanks to social media apps like Tinde...

Beauty

14 Oct 13

Seven Days of Pink: Hot Pink Tuesday!...

Day Two of my goal to wear a different shade of pink lipstick in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month… Today I’m wearing MAKE UP F...

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14 Oct 13

Introducing “Fables for Thrivers”: The Caged Bir...

The Caged Bird and the Free Bird Once upon a time, there was a caged bird who would get weekly visits from a free bird. The free bird would fly far an...