Most of you probably saw this photo of the current case of Mo’Nique’s F.A.T Chance making its way around the gossip blogosphere in July. From the second I saw that photo pop up on sites like Perez Hilton and TMZ, I steeled myself for horrible comments. If you’re at all sensitive about weight issues, those…
Issues
It’s That Time Again
A little announcement about the logo contest — I’m pushing the deciding date back to August 14, in the hopes of receiving a few more entries. So far I’ve gotten some incredibly beautiful entries from people as far away as Poland! I’ll make an announcement on my site on August 14, so stay tuned for…
BET, You Got To Do Better
Black Exploitation Television. Barely Entertaining Television. Black Embarrassment Television. Whatever you want to call it, BET’s been under fire these days. The protests about Hot Ghetto Mess grew so loud, that the news of the upcoming show and the petition against it got airtime on MSNBC, CNN, CBS, and the BBC. There was a pretty…
Hooray for Kiri!
I know all of you remember the big Cosmo GIRL controversy over Kiri Davis’s film A Girl Like Me. Well after all of that drama, the winner of the contest has finally been announced. Kiri won the Take Action Hollywood Film Contest! Thanks to regular reader Kezia for letting me know. Kiri Davis will walk…
Still Searching for Stepha
A story gets old. A case gets cold. Another missing person goes forgotten. I hope and pray that won’t be the case for Stepha Henry. The vivacious graduate student disappeared during this year’s Memorial Day festivities here in South Florida. The search continues, and her family and friends continue to pray for her safe return….
Don’t Forget — the Afrobella Logo Design Contest!
Heyo! Since my original logo design announcement, I’ve gotten some beautiful submissions. So far I’ve gotten five, and some really thoughtful questions. Forgive me if my lack of graphic design experience made the rules unclear. I am looking for a brand new logo to go at the top of the site. I’m visualizing a symbolic…
The Wild, Wacky World of Weight Loss
When I was in high school, I tried just about everything (except the most obvious thing, exercise) to lose weight. One of the worst things I did, all stemmed from a visit to a renowned (but totally weirdo) old-timey Trini doctor, who prescribed a drug to “treat my overweight condition.” (I will never forget that…
Natural Attitudes — Taking the Plunge
How old am I in this photo? It looks like it was taken at our old house in Belmont, so I couldn’t have been older than four. And already my little face is drawn and my eyes are troubled at having to wear rollers and get my hair done. Our hair issues start so early….
My Kinda Town
Normally, right now you’d be reading Afrobella of the Week. This week is a bit different. I don’t have an Afrobella of the Week, because I just got back from Chicago last night. No, my arms aren’t tired. But my feet are KILLING me! Some of you might remember my shoe post, in which I…
It’s the Afrobella Logo Contest!
Cast your eyes to the top of the screen, and you’ll see my current banner. It holds a very special place in my heart, and it was designed by my friend E-Fresh when we came up with the idea of my creating a website. On August 14, Afrobella will be a year old. I swore…