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Our foreign neighbor Canada is known for producing unforgettable musical talent like R&B singer/songwriter/actress Deborah Cox, who swore to us…

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In the world of gossip, talk ain’t cheap…

What is it about gossip that draws us in? Better yet, how many…

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The value system that our society maintains ceases to amaze me. In this crazy world of ours people who deal…

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Sylvia Arthur sets out a few inspirational and enlightening facts to get your minds in gear to explore the big…

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Ever since Rodney Parker chased me round the playground of P.S.139, past the teeter totter, through the sandbox, all up…

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Imagine this…

You’re headed home after a long drawn out lecture in your evening college class. Cruising down the highway in…

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A celebrity is a famous person.
A famous person is one who has a widespread reputation usually of a favorable nature.
A…

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“No industry is black-owned. Actually, the (NBA) Player’s Association gets 49 percent of the revenue, since most players are black.…

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This issue of The Colorful Canvas Files is brought to you by a living legend whose contributions have led to a significant…

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Many of us set out to find that Mr. Right, but for some, he is always seemingly attached to some…

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My shrink said the strangest thing to me in therapy once. She said she was sorry she’d monopolized so much…

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Q: I am going back home for the holidays and want to wow my friends and family with a glamorous…

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With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…

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We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…

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Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…

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I remember exactly where I was that night that history was made. I was fast asleep in my bed and…

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It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…

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I vividly remember the day I got my first relaxer. I was 7 years old, and there I sat in…

Fashion

October 1, 2007

Plus-Size Diva: Monif C. Interview

Fly, affordable fashion options for plus-size style divas seem to range somewhere between limited and virtually non-existant. We are still…

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Reorganizing Your Wardrobe for the Winter

The leaves are changing colors and the weather is getting cooler, so you know what that means; It’s time to…

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Sui generis Boutique

Something old, something new, a splendid combination of the two! Sui generis Boutique is a gold mine for the stylish chica…

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September 1, 2007

10 Questions with Kara Saun

We all loved the strong, professional, and immensely talented Kara Saun from the time she took up residence at her workstation…

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Coup d’etat Brooklyn: Teaches The Babies

Coup d’etat Brooklyn is more that just another line of hoodies and tees. Look a little deeper and you’ll find a…

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B-Girls Will Be Girls: Über Designer Jules Kim Fills Us In on Her Bijules NYC Collection of Original Lifestyle Jewelry

Hip hop and ornate jewelry go together like a hand in glove. No wonder designer Jules Kim’s line of lifestyle…

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Style Cabinet – Clutch Staff Edition: Miss Brown

Name/Alias: Shantel, (Single Black Female Addicted to Retail)

Location: Ohio & Atlanta

Profession: Enrollment Marketing Specialist & Staff Writer for Clutch Magazine

What’s in…

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Lorraine West

If the quality of the star power attracted to Lorraine West’s jewelry is any indication of the excellence of her work,…

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Darryl Roberts – America the Beautiful Documentary

As Americans, we have spent millions of dollars on plastic surgery, in addition to cosmetic products that promise to lift,…

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Stylist Diaries: Frances Armand

Have you ever thought about what goes on behind the doors of a glossy and music video shoot? How do…

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Devotte

I am a firm believer that a woman can’t have too many pairs of shoes. I dismiss statements like, “You…

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Fashion Flash: The Ladies Love Christian Louboutin

What is it about the shoes with the little red soles that have turned the fashion and entertainment elite into…

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N Harlem

Smack dab in the middle of ‘80s inspired sneaker stores, ‘round-the-way jewelry outlets, and a mass-market Swedish retailer, is the…

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Jill Marie Jones

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