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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – The Ba...

  I stumbled across this video of the fabulous Barbara Hillary a couple years back and revisited it today.  As a relationship coach, I meet man...
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Time to Reactivate the Friday Funny: “Who Wo...

It’s been a loooong time since we’ve done, “Who Would You Boink,” and we haven’t done it since Livefyre allowed for comm...
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Kurt, Quintana, dating, Youtube, romance, series, Swirlr, Jordan, mixed marriage, black women, date non black men, interracial, advice, experts,

It’s Here! The First Episode of “Swirl...

Sorry for the delay, but worry not, lovelies…here’s the first episode. I had a lot of fun with Kurt and Quintana. Both are young, and both...
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Sh!t Haters Say to Discourage Black Women From Dat...

Attention haters, I have a confession. I only engage you in conversation in order to do the following: To demonstrate how much of an idiot you are, to...
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culture, music, art, oscars, black man, entertainment, Oscars, Pharrell, Happy, positivity, people, Billboard, hit music, producer, black women, urban music, inspiration,

Dear Black People, Can We Support More Songs Like ...

Okay I’m loving Pharrel right now. He killed it at the Oscars last night, and I loved how Lupita jumped in to get her grove on! Yes; Pharrel loo...
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Monday Punday # 26

Monday-Punday #26   Ah, the limerick – 5 lines of delightful nonsense (often ‘unclean’) – thus:   And now for the &#...
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culture, race, ethnic, names, children, blended families, racism, discrimination, privilege, society, employment, stigma, dating, relationships, insight, black men, options,white men, black women, dating, interracial marriage, blended families, relationships, romance, flirting, advice, reader question, looking for love,

What’s In A Name?

From time to time we discuss names black Americans give their children.  I have seen some pretty outlandish names encroached upon innocent children ...
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A Rose by any other name: Pastel Pink Beauty Trend...

This is my ode to pink. A color, that if I were put into as a child, I’d scream bloody murder. I hated the feminine soft color, so Barbie, so gi...
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Swirling In History: Vintage News Clippings of Cou...

We don’t need Black History Month to know about swirling black women throughout history.  But since it is February, and I like history I though...
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3 Off the Runway Beauty Trends for SS 2014

I don’t know if you can feel it, but Spring is in the air. And hopefully like me you have already started to scour the net to find the upcoming ...
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Andrea Walker, Paula Johnson, society, crime, motherhood, domestic violence, murder, children, culture, abuse, violence, news,

Legion of Doom Mothers on Steroids — What th...

This one is breaking my heart. I am very sympathetic to victims of domestic violence to a point. I have seen a lot of crimes and issued lots of arrest...
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Roseanne Barr is Running for President, and She Th...

Some say that the more natural of political alliances are between the black man and the white woman. The theory is because both of them have the same ...
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QOTW: “Why Can’t I Just Be a Baby Mama...

One reader asked us to discuss the potential option of black women opting to co-parent over having a partner full time. Here’s my take....
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society, culture, religion, interracial, hate speech, video, blended families, mixed marriage, Brother Danny Reagan, racist, damages, crazy, Bible, ignorant, hate filled, black and white marriage, heaven, prophet, Youtube, nut job, hateful, preacher, Christianity, tolerance, Jesus Christ,

…And This Man Calls Himself a “Prophet...

In the new media age, where ratchetry can be disseminated globally in a matter of seconds, I’m starting to wonder just how many preachers and se...
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