Once Again, Main Stream Media Awards Black Dysfunction, and ...
Blackish, a comedy about prosperous black people who are relatively normal gets three million viewers. Empire, a show displaying black dysfunction, greed, and all around ratchetry gets 11 million viewers a week, and is celebrated in major black media outlets across the internet. Take a GOOD look at the two families represented in the photos…
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Video: New Technology in Hair Care...
So I have to admit I’ve been having a lot of good hair days…so I thought it might be a good time to discuss advances in hair care that wor...
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Cute Cheschleigh Video Explains Privilege Like You’re ...
This is probably the cutest and least irritating explanation of privilege ever. Kudos to Chescaleigh and animator, Kat Blaque. That’s what I&#...
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History: Swirling for the Sake of the Children (and Yourselv...
By Stanley Solomillo African, Asian and multiracial adults with monoracial, biracial, and multiracial children standing in front of an unidentified ...
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Carrie: “The Fling That Turned Into A Thing?”...
“The Fling That Turned Into A Thing?” By Carrie Thompson For perspective on this story, make sure you first read this. He is deserving of my vag...
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Why Are “Struggle Discussions” Always More Impor...
We’ve all heard it before. Black women swearing they won’t date interracially because they’ve bought into the notion that only a bla...
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Has Feminism Killed Our Marriage Prospects? Controversial Au...
Since I’ve started blogging, I’ve heard lots of rumblings from young women that guys today are just…different. Dates have become ...
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Jim and Allie – Timing Is Everything...
Allie, 46, and Jim, 44, met 23 years ago, when she was a recently-graduated student at the Coast Guard training center where Jim taught. At the time, ...
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Click, Date, Love: Getting the Most Out of Online Dating...
A few weeks ago, we announced my participation in Laurie Davis’ Click Date Love group coaching series. Since then, we’ve had three sessions, and y...
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Corsets and Waist Training…So It’s Really a Thin...
Ah the corset…once an essential undergarment in the days of old has now seemed to have made a comeback. Women all over Intagram and Tumblr are s...
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Gluten-Free Squash Blossoms…a MUST Try if You’ll...
Last December, amongst wrapping presents and essentially going broke, I planted a few seeds in anticipation of the upcoming spring. One plant I was re...
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Totally Awkward Conversation with Jay Smooth Challenges Who ...
OMG…if you haven’t yet seen this conversation between Jay Smooth, host of “Underground Railroad,” a popular radio show in New ...
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What? Starbucks Wants Baristas to Talk About Racism?...
By: ZacofBothSides Some of my best friends are Carmel Macchiatos. This is really happening. No not Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather , I mean, ...
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LaToya: Steps to Take TODAY to Kick Start Your Fitness Journ...
I got a chance to speak with LaToya, the official BB&W ‘Best You’ trainer, to discuss how those of us who have signed up for the ̵...
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Kesha: “My Husband Was Not the Man of My Dreams”...
By: Kesha Fisher He was a single man and two daughters made up my world. We set off on a quixotic journey, bumping into love and marriage along th...
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Check Us Out: Alex Barnett and I Have Hilarious Convo About ...
If you haven’t yet heard of comedian, Alex Barnett, I feel sorry for all the laughs you’re missing. Alex, a lawyer by trade and a f...
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QOTW: “Should I Continue Dating Someone Who Might Be R...
From Alexa: Christelyn, I’ve been following your page for quite some time and I was wondering if you could give me some insight on how to overco...
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Bobbi Brown Does Mauve Like a Boss, Plus #ThePaintedLipsProj...
By now you all know I’m a sucker for a good pink. The weekend, after taking the little princess to see Cinderella… …We went to Sepho...
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How to Date an Alpha Male…Do You Have What It Takes?...
*Due to the politically correct climate we live in, the author of this piece has opted to remain anonymous. First, if you’ve turned the head of ...
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Calling All Expats!...
We have so many BW here who have worked, taught or studied abroad. On travel posts, a wealth of information often comes out in the comments section. S...
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‘Best You’ in a Bikini! BB&W Lands Personal...
It’s nearly mid-March and soon the snow will begin to thaw and you’ll want to trade your sweaters and long johns for short shorts and biki...
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Maybe Next Lifetime (My intercultural dating experience)...
By Shannon Rodgers Many of the ladies here in the BB&W community, have expressed concerns about dating men of certain cultural, and ethnic back gr...
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Carrie Rebounds After False Start with the ‘Emotional ...
Editor’s Note: This post was created shortly after Carrie’s abrupt ending with you-know-who. “Ricochet Rebound” By Carrie Thompson Y...
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Pinks and Blues…Get the Look!...
Colored eyeliner can be daunting, right? You’re not sure if you’re daring enough to divert from basic black, and you’re worried it&#...
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On Vetting: Beware of “I Can’t Find a Black Woma...
I’ve written about this before, but recent events make it necessary to revisit the con game men play to illicit pity and activate the nurturing ...
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New Study Points to Parent’s “Over Praise”...
Who could forget this scene from the Nutty Professor? Turns out that sort of blind praise (telling your kids their better than everyone else an...
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Serious Question: Would You Date You?...
Black women are in a unique crossroads when it comes to dating these days. Often, the openness to expand our dating pool comes as a result of some ha...
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Chris’ Top Beauty Pics from Expo West 2015!...
If you’re committed to keeping your beauty options natural, you definitely need to take a look at what’s coming up for 2015 with my favori...
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The Latest Film and TV Projects Featuring Black Women...
There’s been a ton of news over the past week about film/television projects featuring black women. We’re everywhere! From developing horror films...
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From the Travel Desk: Las Vegas Bucket List...
!!!!!!!!Update: We now have 10 reserved rooms and growing for our Vegas trip with 15 people currently planning on attending Jeff and Toni’s...
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