Do You Support Marriage for All?...

I associate the word marriage with religion and since I also support a separation of church and state, I see nothing wrong with allowing religious institutions to retain final authority over the word marriage while the state only officially recognizes civil unions. But…

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Alan Eschenburg Answers Questions About “Simply Straig...

Since I did a demonstration on Belegenza's Simply Straight on Maxi-Me's hair, there's been a lot of questions that we've been getting. This latest one...

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Entertainment: “The Help” Takes it Away and Sag ...

Viola Davis is the best-looking mammy/maid EVER! But is that a good thing, really? Plus, aspiring actress, Deena Jacobs sits down with me to talk abou...

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Exercise of the Week: Pilates Magic Circle + Countdown to Bi...

Yep. I went there. I've got this chick's bum pinned to my refrigerator. ...

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That Awkward Umbrage: The Potential Role of White People in ...

A Black woman activist recently emailed a concise opinion piece she found, on Jay-Z’s new-found reluctance to use the word “bitch”, ...

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New Video Series: Maximize Your Dating Options in College!...

BB&W goes on location at UC Riverside to find out how today's youth are using (or not using) college as a vehicle to refine their search for a mate....

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Would You Date a Man with Kids?...

Is his ex a nutcase? Say, "Hello BabyMama Drama!" if you choose to get involved with him....

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Ratchet Reality Television: Donkey Doo?!...

Nope. That's not beer and a vanilla shake you're looking at......

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Brenda Thompson: “I Am Not a Cougar!”...

"Little boys need not apply."...

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Don’t Allow Facebook (or Any Other Ssocial Media Site)...

If you are currently looking for a job, will be looking for a job soon, or think there might ever come a day when you will be looking for a job, you m...

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BB&W’s First Healthy Hair Growth Challenge!...

I need moral support. And yes; I'm using peer pressure. Please don't judge me....

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Kevin Purcell on Yoga, Relationships, and Self-Help Lists...

"Sometimes people can just not like you. I can follow every HTML-coded line of advice and be all the things I listed in Paragraph 1 and it would still...

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Friday Funny: Welp, I Got Nothing....

Can't really laugh when I feel like crying, can I?...

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Why Do Some Black Men Hate Black Women?...

If you were at the bottom of the totem pole among men, would you feel the need to pick on someone else in order to feel better about yourself?...

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Coffee Bean Butter for Yummy, Healthy Hair!...

Yet another reason to love coffee......

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Millicent Hunter: “Being Raised Outside of the U.S. Ga...

So what are the benefits of growing up in the majority and being surrounded by black people from all walks of life?...

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You Want to Get with Me? Show Me Your College Degree!...

I don't graduate until May and, if you ask some people, I'm already thinking in a bourgeois fashion: I would hesitate to date a man without a college...

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Oneika the Traveler: How I Afford to Travel...

I get a lot of people asking me how I manage to do it; no, I'm not rich, and yes, I fund my own travel. So how do I do it? The answer is multi-faceted...

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“It Happened When…” Rainbeaus Dish About W...

Rainbeaus dish about when they fell hard and fast....

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Question of the Week: “I’m Totally Demoralized w...

I'm thoroughly demoralized with dating both (IR and otherwise). I have never meet a normal, quality person online. I think you're better off meeti...

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Slideshow: Grey Villet’s Photos of the Lovings...

Be sure to tune in on Valentine's Day when "The Loving Story" debuts on HBO. If you don't have cable, rent it for a day. It's just that important....

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Swirl Love in the Netherlands: Meet This Newly-Engaged Coupl...

"I love my milky way, because he brings out the best in me."...

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Is Your Career Leading You to a Man Mecca or a Mirage?...

Every so often one of the ladies here says they are not meeting non-black men who are interested in dating them. Now those ladies have a hint as to wh...

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JQAbroad: Working and Living it Up in Korea, and Why You Sho...

To all the black women out there, instead of wasting your time reading on the latest statistic of why “we are not marriageable” (lies on t...

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Survey Says: Majority of Black Women Interested in Interraci...

The Washington Post just published a very in-ter-est-ing feature based on a survey just released by the Kaiser Foundation dedicated to the study of yo...

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