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The Word 'Curvy' Is Dead to Me
Allow me to share a few words about the word "curvy." First, please know that I do get along with most words. I cozy up to the words I really like (take, for instance, my serious crush on the word...
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The Last Listening Party of the Notorious B.I.G.: A Pictorial Glimpse by His...
Filed under: Interviews, Hot Picks, Biographies Before his untimely death in 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. frequently made headlines for his bad boy antics. Through his music and personae, he carefully...
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Texas Lawmakers to Enact Voter ID Law for No Reason
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Texas, the home of Sheila Jackson-Lee, George W. Bush and Michael Irvin, never fails to disappoint. Silly me, I thought that all Americans older than...
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New Film Focuses on African-American Infant Mortality
Filed under: Around the Web From The Rockford Register Star: The University of Chicago's Office of Minority Health will host a free screening of "Crisis in the Crib: Saving Our Nation's Babies" from...
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Fraudulent Birther Controversy -- Trump's Only Presidential Trump
Filed under: Around the WebFrom The Huffington Post: Real estate tycoon Donald Trump's talk about a presidential bid is take your pick: a bad joke, a cheap publicity stunt, or the delusional raving of...
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26.2 Miles Is a Walk in the Park for These Women
Filed under: Around the Web Last weekend, the inspiring women over at Black Girls Run completed the Publix Geaorgia Marathon. Here's some of the recap from that momentous day: I don't remember exactly...
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Toccara: Sexy, Single and Ready to Find Her Perfect Man
Filed under: Television, Interviews, Celeb Updates Former 'America's Next Top Model' contestant Toccara Jones never ceases to entertain. The plus-size beauty shed pounds on VH1's 'Celebrity Fit Club,'...
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Census Data Presents Rise in Multiracial Population of Youths
From the New York Times: Among American children, the multiracial population has increased almost 50 percent, to 4.2 million, since 2000, making it the fastest growing youth group in the country. The...
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Internet Entrepreneur Bypasses High-Tech for Low-Priced With FreePhone2Phone
The numbers that fill Warner Johnson's head shake him from sleep most nights. There are phone numbers and area codes and long-distance calling rates to far-flung places like India, Slovenia and Hong...
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8 Signs the Relationship Is Over
Filed under: Love Analytix Who was the idiot who said, "If you really love someone, you never let them go, no matter how hard it is?" What?!? What's sad is this statement is not only untrue but, to...
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An Endless Love for Diana Ross Who Came. Saw. And Conquered
Filed under: Music In the seventies, my mother hated Diana Ross. Whenever the diva from Detroit, who turns sixty-seven today, appeared on television batting feathery false eyelashes and speaking in an...
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First Woman Vice Presidential Nominee, Geraldine Ferraro, dies at 75
Filed under: Around the WebFrom The LA Times: Geraldine A. Ferraro, the savvy New York Democrat who was embraced as a symbol of women's equality in 1984 when she became the first woman nominated for...
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Style Gallery: 42 Years of Mariah
If you're noticing an usually high number of members of the glitterati set donning bejeweled butterfly charms today, it's with good reason. Today, one of the best selling artists of our time turns 42....
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President Obama to Address the Nation on Libya Monday Evening
Filed under: News, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights President Obama will deliver an address on the Libyan military operation Monday night. The president will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the National...
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Anna Deavere Smith Gets Funny
Showtime's hit comedy series 'Nurse Jackie' starring Edie Falco returns for a third season this week, and brings with it Anna Deavere Smith, who comes back to play Gloria Akalitus, the old-guard,...
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How to Decorate With Throw Pillows
Filed under: Beautiful Home Whether you're looking for a seasonal change or a fresh vibrant pop of color, decorative throw pillows are a great way to update your home's existing look. One of my...
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When Should Celebrities Be Forgiven for Misbehaving?
The notion of the musician behaving badly is nothing new to our society. We've seen artists addicted to drugs, those who abuse women and even those who've been accused of getting naked with little...
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Hair Transformation: Oprah Winfrey
Filed under: Celeb Transformations The mega-billionaire that is Oprah Winfrey has been gracing our televisions for the last 25 years, and with each year came a more interesting hairstyle. As she says...
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Some Real Housewives We All Can Celebrate
Filed under: Commentary When I was younger, in moments of my most impertinent, most naive arrogance, I wondered why my extraordinarily intelligent mother decided to become a housewife. Why didn't she...
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The Battle for the Black Woman's Womb
Filed under: Women's Health, Health, Lifestyle/ Health Earlier this month a billboard was hoisted above the monied streets of Soho, N.Y., declaring that the most dangerous place for a black child was...
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