Kerry Washington Stars in Shonda Rhimes' 'Scandal'
Filed under: Television, Video, Entertainment Kerry Washington is set to take on the starring role in 'Grey's Anatomy' creator Shonda Rhimes upcoming new show, 'Scandal'.Share Tweet The Washington...
View ArticleI Was Born a Boy
Filed under: Lifestyle/ Health By Kierna Mayo for Marie Claire: The flight to Bangkok's Don Muang Airport felt far longer than I'd imagined. It was Christmas break during my freshman year at the...
View ArticleHerman Cain Enters 2012 GOP Presidential Race
Filed under: Politics From USA Today: Herman Cain has run a pizza chain, hosted a talk radio show and sparred with Bill Clinton over health care. He's never held elected office. Now the tea party...
View ArticleA British Love Letter to Michelle Obama
Filed under: President Obama From The Guardian UK: Welcome back to this side of the Atlantic! I'm so glad you're here, and not just because it means the Queen might get another hug. No, I'm excited...
View ArticleBlacks on Twitter: Are We Really Still Talking About This?
From The Root: Apparently black folks are terribly interesting.Share Tweet I mean, everything we do is fascinating. The way we vote. The way we dance. The way we apparently don't say "muthaf---er"...
View ArticleQueen Latifah Designs for HSN
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Designers, Curvy Girl's Guide Queen Latifah has evolved from Afrocentric rapper to A-list actor and now she can add fashion designer to her evolutionary reaches, as the...
View ArticleKeyshia Cole & Daniel 'Boobie' Gibson Tie the Knot
Filed under: Music, News Following the birth of their first child, Daniel Hiram Gibson, Jr., on March 2, Keyshia Cole and Cleveland Cavaliers player, Daniel Gibson have tied the knot. The couple...
View Article10 People We Wouldn't Know Without Oprah Winfrey
Filed under: Television From the CNN: For 25 years, Oprah Winfrey has had a plethora of people on her show for makeovers, intense interviews, surprise visits and encouraging stories. We have gotten to...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Makes a Surprise Visit Home
Filed under: News From the Root: Times Live is reporting that former South African President Nelson "Madiba" Mandela made a surprise visit to his home in Transkei on Sunday. Mandela, who usually...
View Article10 Reasons Your Hair Isn't Growing
Filed under: Hair Care, Hair and Beauty From Coco & Creme We've all heard the saying "Long hair, don't care," but if you really want your healthiest, longest locks, they need a little TLC. Read on...
View ArticleSpike Lee Calls Out George W. Bush for Katrina Response
Filed under: Gossip From the Huffington: The national media's focus, rightly, heads now to Joplin, Missouri, to survey and dispatch from the scene of a devastating killer tornado. It's already been...
View ArticleIrish and African Americans Changed US history
Filed under: News From the Irish Times: As diverse cultures, we struggled as migrants. That struggle led us both to the White House, writes Martin O'Malley. Share Tweet As Barack Obama visits Ireland...
View ArticleUsing Chalkboard Paint
Filed under: Beautiful Home Time to repaint those tired walls? Consider doing a little more than just picking a new shade of neutrals. Chalkboard paint is in, and it's fun. A wall with purpose can...
View Article9 Stereotypes Of Black Men That Aren't Always True
Filed under: Dating, Relationships, love and sex From HelloBeautiful.com: Black stereotypes. They plague both the men and women of our community. We've already covered 9 Stereotypes Of Black Women That...
View ArticleBrand Oprah Has Some Marketing Lessons
Filed under: Careers From Bloomberg Businessweek: In 1988, Oprah Winfrey made a decision that would change her life-and eventually the future of television. Her talk show was already getting better...
View ArticleHouse of Hope in Harlem
HARLEM - When Sandy Perez* was 9 years old, her mother's brother raped her. Afterwards she ran down to a local bar to tell her mother and instead of opening her arms her mother closed her fists and...
View ArticleThe Future Looks Brown
Filed under: News A recently released time-lapse map produced by PolicyLink, a national research agency dedicated to social equity, shows the decade-by-decade browning of America. The so-called Map of...
View ArticleBlack-White Life Expectancy Gap Expands, Recession May Be To Blame
Filed under: News From the Huffington Post: For nearly two decades, the expected life spans of black and white Americans steadily narrowed, offering a hopeful indication of both racial progress and...
View ArticleTrend Alert: Florals
Filed under: Fashion Files, Trends Fear you'll look like a bouquet if you follow the new floral trend? Fret not. Just go with it and try on the next floral item that catches your eye. You'll see - it...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey's Fashion Transformation
Filed under: Fashion Files Consistently ranked as one of the richest and most powerful women in the world - even credited with giving President Obama over one million votes - Oprah Winfrey has indeed...
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