I would have totally missed this stunning African inspired fashion spread in the New York Times style section were it not for one of my fave blogs, Fly. Liya Kebede is just so, so stunning. This photo took my breath away. Love the makeup, and I want those earrings! It takes a bold woman to…
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Flossy, Flossy
Just in case some of you are looking for an issue worthy of creating petitions and holding media circus events about — lay down your “Frenchie Davis Forever, Antonella Barba Never” and “Down With Norbit” placards for a minute and read this heartbreaking article from the Washington Post. This twelve-year-old Maryland boy died, basically of…
I Miss You
I’ve been thinking about Aaliyah a lot these days. First I saw that hot, hot new Ciara video for Like a Boy, and I love that song and have ’nuff admiration for Ciara, but when I see her dancing I inevitably wind up thinking about Baby Girl. And wondering what she’d be doing now. Hey,…
The Woman Behind the Icon
I have been meaning to write this post for weeks now, but I figure better late than never. Just because Black History Month is officially over doesn’t mean that we move back to the present day and forget all about honoring our predecessors for another year. Black History Month should be every month, in my…
Worth a Click
This year’s crop of Oscar dress knockoffs sadly won’t include my favorite of the evening. I thought Reese Witherspoon’s gown was beyond fabulous. But then again, I am a fool for purple. Who wore your favorite Oscar gown? And who do you think fugged up the red carpet? I haven’t yet been able to fully…
Bronzed Goddess
Bronzer is one of those cosmetic products that I eschewed in my tomboy days. “I’m black, I live in the Caribbean. My skin is baking in the sun all day. I don’t need bronzer or blush,” I’d scoff. What a fool I was. A little blush can take your look from a’ight to amazing with…
I Literally Screamed
Yay, Jennifer Hudson!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t care if they’re calling her her bolero a fashion don’t, watching her win made my night. She looked gorgeous, was succinct and eloquent, and I’m super glad she was able to get in an edgewise thank you to Jennifer Holliday. I know if she had time she would have shouted…
Missing Dynamite
When Ms. Dynamite hit the scene in 2002, there was such an atmosphere of hope in the air. A Little Deeper was an incredible album, chockablock with hard beats and powerful lyrics and coming out at a time when there was a distinct lack of smart female rap tracks on record store shelves. And on…
Dreamgirls is Sorry
Jennifer Holliday was pissed. So was Smokey Robinson. Mary Wilson was outraged, but unsurprised. Diana Ross vaguely threatened litigation, but when Mr. Berry Gordy spoke his piece, the producers of Dreamgirls actually listened. They’ve issued a public apology, that appeared in yesterday’s Variety. Well, I hope that the apology makes Diana Ross as happy as…
When Keeping it real goes wrong
MS NBC This may be an unpopular opinion, but I am really glad that Jessica Hall got off on probation. For those of you unfamiliar with the case, Hall was slogging through horrible traffic when she was cut off. Twice. MSNBC tells the story: “On a sticky day in July, Hall was driving north on…