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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…

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Brilliance is defined as: having or showing great intelligence, talent, and quality. Well, if you’ve ever had the privilege of watching…

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Once upon a time (i.e. this past spring), Spike Lee put Tyler Perry on blast:

“Each artist should be allowed to…

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I remember way back when… Reminisce with me. Life was less complicated for a youngster. My Huffy Bike was valet’d in the driveway, Saturday morning cartoons were in heavy rotation, Puma wasn’t just an animal at the zoo…

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Who can take out a housemaid with a single Smackberry? Who can rock community service hours in New York City’s…

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Who sold this idea to women that it is the sole responsibility of a man to always have condoms at…

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It seems like every week a new skin care cream hits the shelf. Products for frown lines, laugh lines, crows…

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Talent aside (ahem), there have been very few celebrities who warrant as much media coverage as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Sure,…

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You can kill the revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution. – Fred Hampton, Nov. 3, 1969

This week I came across…

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The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of…

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I remember when I was in high school. When it came to fitting in with all the different peer groups…

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Have you ever come across a group of juveniles whose fundraising practices consist of canvassing commercial hubs, or expressway entry…

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So you spent a lot of the governments change (not the free kind) getting your education, you haven’t gotten into…

Fashion

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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William Tempest

Much can be said about a designer who, at the ripe age of 22, has already been deemed one to…

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January 15, 2009

Where Have All The Black Models and Designers Gone?

I’m not going to take the, “It’s 2009, we have a Black President route,” because the color infractions that have…

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