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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

May 25, 2009

Are Black Designers Neglecting Middle Class Fashionistas?

Tracy Reese, Stephen Burrows and Gavin Douglas are synonymous with the term fashion designers of color. They have paved the…

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May 18, 2009

Spring & Summer Trend Report

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May 11, 2009

The Eco-Friendly Fashionista: Revamping Your Wardrobe into a Fabulous, Conscious Haven

If your garment has the label “Made in China” or some other developing country, there’s a great chance that it…

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May 4, 2009

Shree Moní Footwear

As an emerging footwear designer, Shäri Gray already understands so much of what we women desire in the ideal shoe.…

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April 6, 2009

Reinventing Your Style

So you hopped up out the bed, looking to turn your swag on and instead realized that your wardrobe has…

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March 16, 2009

Lifestyles of the Broke and Shameless: Fashion Divas Living Beyond Their Means

With the economy in a full-blown recession and our wallets in a full blown depression, many smart fashion mavens are…

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Accessory Attack

1. ASOS ‘Chic’ Metal Brooch l $9.91 l asos.com
2. ASOS Croc Tuck Lock Clutch l $29.31 l asos.com
3. Tattoo Etched…

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March 9, 2009

Poodle Pushers: Ladies in Dark

We are thrilled to introduce our new partners in style, Chichi and Ogo the swanky sister duo behind the DC based image…

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March 1, 2009

Babe, Get Out of the Mirror!

I think its safe to assume that most fashion-savvy females would love to find a significant other who, amongst other…

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Edwing D’Angelo

Endowed with exceptional talent, three distinct fashion lines and a bright vision for the future, designer Edwing D’Angelo is indeed…

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Simone Williams

Simone Williams is quite the melting pot of a designer. She knows how to effortlessly fuse together: sophistication, sensuality, femininity…

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February 15, 2009

When Size Really Matters

When Bernadette Brown goes shopping for a new outfit she usually finds herself in the same one or two stores.…

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February 1, 2009

Michelle Obama: First Lady of Fashion?

On January 20th, 2009 – arguably one of the single most important days in American History – the inquiring minds…

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Baby…What Do You Think?

Welcome to “Baby… What Do You Think?” where fashion faux pas are taken to task and sartorial excellence is championed! Clutch is…

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