Link Love Roundup: What We’re Reading…

Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 – By Clutch

We are so lucky to have so many friends and extended Clutch family members around the web and that’s why we have decided to bring back our Link Love feature. Check out some of our reads today.

FLY: Our girl Andrea over at Fly has lots of great stuff to check out!
Fly Girl of the Week: Ahyana (GO)
Stuff Going On: Andrea looks adorable as ever on her new “about us” page! (GO)
Dapper Ladies: The “Dapper Ladies” of BKC – we see you Ganeka! (GO)

Soul Bounce
Why ‘I Am’ Loving The Month Of Mary: Gotta love MJB! (GO)
What I Learned While Standing On ‘The Bridge’ With Melanie Fiona: Check Melanie out on Clutch next week! (GO)

Black and Married with Kids
Usher’s New Single, “Papers,” Rubs Me The Wrong Way: HA! – (GO)
Is Monogamy Realistic?: We hope so! (GO)

Black Web 2.0
BlackVoices Diversifies with Domains (GO)
Black Media, Instead of Mimicking Blogs Why not just Acquire? – Good Idea. (GO)

Racialicious
Of Push, Precious, Percival, and “My Pafology” – Another great read by our girl Latoya (GO)

Parlour Magazine
To Bow or Not To Bow (GO)

OKP
Video: Murs x 9th Wonder – The Fornever Movie Part 1 (GO)

Bossip
*This Just In:* Shaunie Serves Shaq Separation Papers and Moves Back to LA with the Kids (GO)

Sandra Rose
Did Alicia Keys Design Her CD Cover to Throw Shade On Rihanna’s ‘Illuminati’ Cover? (GO)

YMIB
The Creative Guide to Women of Color: Bloggers Edition – FAB list! (GO)

Jezebel
Princeton To Teach Class On Books Written By Models (GO)

Brown Sista
Beyonce, Pack The Body Suits Up For The Winter (GO)

05girl says:

November 10, 2009 at 5:16 pm

Why are you linking to Sandra Rose of all sites? Sandra Rose throws around negativity all over her site. Everyone has the right to free speech; I just expect you all to reinforce the positive blogs out there… the blogs about black love rather than black hate….

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Jasmine says:

November 10, 2009 at 5:30 pm

The people at Clutch are human. Stop trying to make them non-human. They can read gossip sites. Oh lord!

Look at the other links too!

November 11, 2009 at 11:21 am

@Jasmine. I don’t have a problem with gossip sites. It’s the fact that they are basically supporting (by linking) Sandra Rose. I kind of think in the blogosphere, who you link to is kind of like who your friends are; your friends reflect you and so do your links…

Dede Sutton says:

November 11, 2009 at 12:26 pm

This is Dede (the founder) from Clutch and I made the list. I have to agree with Jasmine. I am (just turned) 30 years old and I read a lot of stuff online. Also, I live in Atlanta and I read Sandra Rose daily. I am very complex and I like a little bit of everything to keep me in the loop. I don’t find any issue with linking to her — as the topic of the column is what we are reading and I was reading Sandra Rose yesterday.

I really hope people know we are young, diverse here and have the right to like or read or link to whatever. I for one hate it when people try to put me and Clutch in a box and try to say we shouldn’t or why we do this and that, because we have done nothing but try to present positive content and images to our audience.

Also know just because I read Sandra Rose and Bossip – does not make me a negative person or has anything to do with what we present or believe on Clutch.

I would hope you would concentrate/consider all the rest of the great links I posted instead of one link.

FYI: We will be linking to all types of sites and some you may and may not like – but it is what we are reading.

Virgina says:

November 11, 2009 at 12:32 pm

Because you linked to one article on SR she is getting mad and questioning your mission? Clutch read and link to what you want! You are grown! You do nothing but be positive and be real reps for young black women.

lish says:

November 11, 2009 at 1:53 pm

Yes 05girl I haven’t seen you commenting on some of the more serious topics on this site. Dede made a good point many worthwhile articles go without notice on this site. Clutch provides us with it all. Keep up the good work Clutch I will always have love for you guys!

Arlice Nichole says:

November 11, 2009 at 2:59 pm

Just to add to the conversation, I first learned of quite a of the hottest, most diverse blogs on the blogosphere through Clutch’s Blog Index. Clutch, do what you do!

Loquacious_ says:

November 11, 2009 at 9:45 pm

Loves Racialicious. Clutch, you should check out Rhymeswithsnitch, Afrobella and CurlyNikki. NecoleBitchie has been slipping lately, but she is entertaining at times too. Can’t get down with Sandra Rose, she is too negative for me. But, I like the list all the same.

On another note- I LOVE THAT MODEL’S HAIR! Thanks for using that picture. She and her hair are FABULOUS!

Clutch says:

November 11, 2009 at 9:50 pm

Hi Loquacious – she’s not a model that’s our girl Andrea from Fly! Check her out! Thanks for the recommendations – we frequent (and love) all the sites you mentioned :)

Lish says:

November 11, 2009 at 11:47 pm

honestly I must confess I was staring at her hair for a min before reading the list lol. I want my hair to look like that…BEAUTIFUL!