Designer Profile: Tunji Dada's Eco & Gender Friendly Line
Filed under: Interviews, DesignersImagine a shirt you can wear three different ways. Now imagine your boyfriend wearing that same shirt. This is the innovative concept behind designer Tunji Dada's new...
View Article'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Gives Obama Big Headaches
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights Military forces have existed for thousands of years. So have gay people. So why they haven't found a way to co-exist in this country...
View ArticleJessica Reedy: 'Sunday Best' Sweetheart Inks Deal For CD Debut
Filed under: Exclusives, Interviews, Music, Gospel From the moment Jessica Reedy walked into my preliminary judging room for 'Sunday Best' at the BET Studios in Washington, DC, I knew she had star...
View ArticleHair Debate: Packaged vs. Custom Hair Weave
Filed under: Weaves & Extensions, Product Reviews How many times have you encountered a woman with a bad hair weave? Whether it's on the street, at work, in the club or on TV, bad hair weaves can...
View ArticleRon Artest Reinvents Himself with Good Deeds
Ron Artest has come a long way from the venom he used to receive from basketball fans and media alike, after the infamous NBA brawl incident. Now he's a media darling serving as a guest editor for...
View ArticleFive Fashion Must-Haves Every Woman Should Own
Filed under: Fashion Files, Designers, Trends How does one stay current with the latest fashion trends without breaking the bank? Simple, just invest in classic pieces that will never go out of style....
View ArticleTommie Smith Is Selling Gold Medal
Forty-two years after Tommie Smith (pictured middle) protested racism, poverty and represented black pride with his Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, he is selling his symbolic...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Hits Campaign Trail
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama The old saying goes, "Behind every successful man there is a wise woman." In the case of Michelle Obama, the Democratic Party needs her wisdom front and...
View ArticleWhat To Watch: 'Hereafter,' 'Red,' and 'Sneaker Confidential'
Filed under: Previews, Trailers Coming out this week is the latest film from director Clint Eastwood, 'Hereafter.' The film tells the story of three people affected by death in different ways. Oscar...
View ArticleHip-Hop Executive Bryan Leach Arrested for Gun Possession
Filed under: News, Media RCA Music Group senior vice president Bryan Leach was arrested in New York City on Wednesday for criminal possession of a loaded weapon and reckless driving. Leach was spotted...
View ArticleAnita Baker Sued by House Painters
Soulful songstress Anita Baker may be singing the blues these days since a house-painting company has filed a lawsuit alleging that she owes them more than $15,000. Ray A. Smith Painting and...
View ArticleJudge Won't Protect Virginia Slave Burial Ground
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Sometimes you have to separate the message from the messenger to give a full and fair hearing to a subject. And that might be the case for the...
View ArticleSenegal Opens Hearts, Wallets for Haitian Students
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights When Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade (pictured above) pledged in January to help survivors of the Haitian earthquake that took more than 250,000...
View ArticleYears of Poor Bank Oversight Caused the Foreclosure Crisis
Filed under: Personal Finance, News, Housing, Mortgage Well, well, well. The truth is certainly coming to light. I have been having some back and forths (aka, fights) with a commenter on BV on Money on...
View ArticleAgent Accused of Paying College Athletes: I am in 100% Agreement
Filed under: Basketball, Football Josh Luchs is a sports agent who has admitted to paying college athletes in order to get access to them for later business deals. In exchange for a few hundred dollars...
View ArticleCandidate's Name Spelled 'Rich Whitey' on Election Ballot
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights The Green Party candidate for governor of the state of Illinois is a man by the name of Rich Whitney. Unfortunately, if you take one letter out of his...
View ArticleMSNBC's Tamron Hall Uses Sister's Murder to Speak Out Against Domestic Violence
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights The details surrounding the death of her sister are haunting. Renate, the sister of MSNBC "News Nation" host Tamron Hall, was found face down in the pool of her...
View ArticleWhoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar Storm Off 'The View' Set
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama Bill O' Reilly, known for incendiary remarks on his controversial Fox Network talk show "The O'Reilly Factor", ignited the simmering animosity of Joy Behar...
View ArticlePrince Announces New Concert Series with Janelle Monae, Cassandra Wilson
Filed under: Music, News, Celeb UpdatesToday, Prince headed to Harlem to the iconic Apollo Theater to announce he would be serving as Master of Ceremonies for a new concert series called 'Welcome To...
View ArticleRapper T.I. Says 'I'm Wore Out,' Offers Apology for Career 'Destruction'
Filed under: News Rapper T.I. vowed to stop what he called "this ongoing process of destruction" Thursday, a day before he goes before a federal judge who could send him back to prison for a probation...
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