Archive for September, 2007
Weekend Love
I’d love this to just be a relaxing weekend where I sleep in till the double digits, but I’ve got places to go and things to do. I’m super, super excited for tomorrow — yours truly will be attending O You!, an all-day event where Oprah magazines’ top experts will be hosting seminars on beauty, [...]
Your Jena 6 Update
Yesterday, Mychael Bell was released from jail, after finally being allowed to post $45,000 bail. I see Bell’s release and upcoming trial in juvenile court as a positive sign — in my opinion the whole issue of the Jena 6 was not that these boys were in the right — a beating DID occur, and [...]
Full Figured Fall
I think my most regular readers realize Wednesday is my roughest day, but let me just explain why I didn’t post anything yesterday with this: work deadline + root canal = suckiest Wednesday ever. Seriously, I was at the dentist until after 7:00 p.m. So not fun. I’ve been fighting this summer-never-dies fight for too [...]
Ask Afrobella: Turn Around, Bright Eyes
Just because I don’t also share a specific beauty concern with you, doesn’t mean that I don’t have your back. You can write in any kind of Ask Afrobella question under the sun! Recently I got a good one. Hey Hey Bella, I’m a light skinded black woman with an ongoing beauty problem. I have [...]
Afrobella of the Week — Ayo
My appetite for new music is as insatiable as my appetite for makeup and hair products. Which is to say, I’m always on the lookout for the next big thing. I especially love female singers with spunk and sass and indisputable talent. Personality counts for a lot, and I admire a musician with style. But [...]
Jena 6 Worth a Click
Finally! The Jena 6 gets the kind of front page coverage it deserves. Essence featured voices from yesterday’s protest, the New York Times said the protest echoed the Civil Rights Era. (I got the photo at the top of the page from this NY Times update). There have been major stories in MTV News and [...]
The Men (and women) in Black
As I write this (and you read this) — thousands of black men and women have descended upon Jena, Louisiana. CNN just reported that numbers could well be in the tens of thousands. CNN also reports that most of Jena’s residents have left. The town’s businesses have closed. But the crowd is enormous and the [...]
Stylin’ Little Afrobellas
I already expressed my adoration of little Zahara Jolie-Pitt, so when I spotted this adorable photo over at DListed, I had to share. Yay, Zahara! What a little cutie. So expressive and bright, and she just lights up when she smiles. And lil mama is growing up fierce — check out her mom-and-me matching Valentino [...]
Afrobella of the Week — Afeni Shakur
No parent should have to bury their child. But on September 13th, 1996, Afeni Shakur had to do just that. Her son Tupac Amaru was at the height of his career. That year he’d released All Eyez on Me, a Diamond status double album phenomenon that spawned easily a dozen influential hip hop classics. An [...]
Notice Anything Different?
I’m proud to announce that I’m the newest member of the Glam Network! The decision came after a lot of deliberation, and patient-question-answering by the peeps at Glam. I didn’t want to sign a contract with just anyone, and it’s important to me that the advertising on this site goes with the Afrobella aesthetic and [...]
A Business Proposition
This is almost totally off Afrobella topic, but I saw this video on CNN and it blew my mind. Excuse the clicking throughout the video, and excuse the cop’s salty NSFW language. Be forewarned — if you’ve ever had a nasty encounter with the po-po, this might make your blood pressure rise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8033SPavXEc For those [...]
The Laziest Gal in Town
** Sorry I missed you yesterday, bellas! Wednesdays are always terrible, because of my deadline for the jobby job. But then finally after deadline, I had a dentist’s appointment. Remember my Superbowl tooth situation? I finally got my permanent crown yesterday. Woo hoo! I can chew gum again! OK, back to your daily dose. One [...]
Afrobella of the Week — Alek Wek
I’m a sucker for a great biography. Give me any kind. I love the sex-drugs-rock-n-roll kind, (Anthony Kiedis’ Scar Tissue is enjoyable, I’m thumbing my way through Motley Crue’s The Dirt, and Lesley Arfin’s Dear Diary was one of the quickest, craziest, most addicting reads I’ve enjoyed in a while). My favorite kinds of biographies [...]
We Remember
Where were you six years ago? What were you doing when time seemed to stand still? I remember it as clear as day, even though at the time, it felt like a horrible dream. Tuesday morning, September 11 2001 — I was sleeping over at my then boyfriend’s (now husband’s) place, a college party house [...]
Fun-In-The-Sun tips from Sunscreen Giveaway Winners!
I got some great tips and chose ten winners. I’m definitely going to use these next summer, or heck — I might start using some of ‘em later this week when Miami’s less overcast! Lots of you agree with me and adore aloe vera gel. Imla says, “Lily of the Desert Aloe Vera Gelly not [...]
