June 19, 2013

Love Adviser Demetria Lucas Turns to Career Coaching

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*Demetria Lucas, author of A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life (Atria Books), is known for her savvy in the realm of romance. Now, the enterprising journalist and relationship coach is tapping into an additional need among her audience, with many women not only wanting counsel on [...]




9 Myths About Men Debunked

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*When women think you are a typical male and all the stereotypes of men are true, they tend to label you with them. But as we all know, while stereotypes may be based in some truth, that doesn’t mean they can’t be false. For instance … Men Think About Sex All Day False. The statistic [...]




8 Celebrity Interracial Relationships You Didn’t Know About

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*Did you know there are way more celebrity interracial relationships that you know about? Well, MadameNoire does and they’ve created a list of them. Check out the first one below: Essence Atkins & Jamie Mendez Best known for her roles as Yvette Henderson on “Smart Guy,” Dee Dee Thorne on “Half & Half” and Suzanne [...]




You Loved Them Then, Where are They Now?!

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*Time flies when you’re having fun– and you’re famous! Check out our gallery of your favorite stars and their transitions through Hollywood! Check out Pebbles close to 30 years after she was a big star. 1987: Perri “Pebbles” Reid releases her self-titled debut album. 2012: Pebbles attends the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Atlanta Legends Mixer [...]




President Obama Loves the Kids! 9 Heart Hugging Moments

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*We have seen so many great pictures of President Obama speaking and smiling. But what about all those great pictures we have seen of him with children? Check out the excerpt talking about the above picture at Uptown: Eight-year-old Janiya Penny was overwhelmed with emotions last month when her dreams of meeting President Barack Obama [...]




Is Googling a Potential Mate a Good Idea?

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*Did you ever meet someone you like and immediately wanted to find out more about him or her? Well a lot of people go to the practice of “Googling” to finding out about a potential mate. But should you? Here’s an excerpt from a recent Essence article: Modern technology has done wonders to advance business [...]




Lauryn Hill And 5 Other Surprising Celebrity Mugshots

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*Celebrity mugshots are never the prettiest thing in the world. Whether it’s looking drunk, high, having red eyes or just plain tired, they never show celebrities in their best light under the bright light. Here’s the first person on our list of celebrity mugshots: Lauryn “L-Boogie” Hill posed for her latest photo-op in June when [...]




Socialites Aim to Diversify Segregated Chicago Social Scene

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*When you head into the city of Chicago and spend a night there, you notice how segregated the nightclub scene is. Here’s a column from Black Voices where the writer talks about changing this sad fact. As Chicago faces tough challenges — from the teachers strikes to an alarming crime rate — one aspect of [...]




7 Judgements of Chris Brown’s ‘Don’t Judge Me’ Video

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*Chris Brown is one of the most polarizing figures in contemporary music. His new video is one of the most interesting videos you will see. Here are 7 judgements of this video: 1. With the military look and feel this whole video looks like he snuck onto the set of Battleship looking for Rihanna. 2. [...]




A Girl Learning how to Love Football

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*The NFL season is one month in and men are huddling together to root for their favorite teams. But what about the ladies? Where do they stand in this conversation? Here’s an excerpt from the column: Unless I’m unceremoniously caught in the crosshairs of a conversation about, say, the evolution of neuroscience or the results [...]




5 Athletes Whose Love Lives Ruined Their Brands

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*With the recent divorce filing by Evelyn Lozada against Chad Johnson, we decided to take a look at some athletes whose love lives eventually ruined their brands. Some of those athletes are Tiki Barber, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods to name a few. We all know about their incidents. Here’s the first one [...]




Secrets Behind the Making of ‘Baby Boy’

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*One of the cult classics in the new century of black film making is the movie “Baby Boy.” But did you know the backstory of the movie? MadameNoire does and they take you through the making of the movie. Tupac was supposed to play the role of Jody Though anyone can see why Tupac would [...]




Dear Chris Brown & Chad Ochocinco: Say no to Tattoos

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*We never took Chris Brown and Chad Ochocinco for brain surgeons. But we never thought one of them would tat a picture of a battered woman on his neck, while the other did the same on his leg. Check out the opinion piece below from Mr. Mecc slamming these two “geniuses”: Haven’t these guys proven [...]




Wearing Dreads in Corporate America: Acceptable or Not?

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*Do you have dreadlocks? If so, this article’s for you. Have you ever encountered the decision of cutting your dreadlocks off for your work environment? Check out an excerpt of the piece on this topic from Black Enterprise: For many African Americans with dreadlocks, the pressures of cutting your hair to fit the mold of [...]




10 Questions for Love & Hip-Hop’s K.Michelle

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*It’s been a life-changing summer for Memphis, Tenn.’s own K. Michelle. The soul singer-turned-reality star burst onto the mainstream scene this June when the hit show “Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta” premiered on VH1, and she hasn’t looked back since. Although the road to fame had been a bumpy one, with cruel rumors, lawsuits (former Jive [...]