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Lost Ones

Say It Ain’t So, El

August 29, 2007 by afrobella 18 Comments

This might seem a bit off topic and random, but I gotta get into some sadness I read on the celebrity blogs today. Apparently my childhood crush, Eldra “El” DeBarge, has been arrested. And the dude is now 5’9″ and 130 pounds. He was always lean, but that’s extra lean. The mugshot is heartbreaking. Oh,…

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Filed Under: Jams Tagged With: Lost Ones, Not a Good Look, Randomness

Friday Teaser

July 20, 2007 by afrobella 14 Comments

OK, I had a very long and very controversial post in the works, but I need more time to craft my words carefully, and also I gotta confess… last night I wound up going to a crazy party in Miami’s Design District. I must say, it really sets the tone for the evening when you…

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Filed Under: Jams Tagged With: Lost Ones, Randomness

Lost Ones: Marvin Gaye

June 29, 2007 by afrobella 31 Comments

He was so handsome, so incredibly talented. He had so much potential left, and a career that could have continued on for so much longer — if only. Who did it bigger or better than Marvin Gaye? I have a hard time thinking of any contemporary artist that’s even in his league. Marvin Pentz Gay…

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: Lost Ones

Lost Ones: Donyale Luna

April 27, 2007 by afrobella 146 Comments

She was born into a turbulent Detroit household, with an abusive father who was murdered when she was 18. Her mother encouraged her to become a nurse. A relative once described her as being “a very weird child, even from birth, living in a wonderland, a dream.” Donyale Luna created her own dream. She made…

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Filed Under: Pop Culture Tagged With: Lost Ones, Makeup Muses

Lost Ones

March 30, 2007 by afrobella 27 Comments

This is the beginning of a new mini-series, dedicated to afrobellas who we’ve lost along the way. So many of our celebrities have had tragic lives. So many of them have struggled to shoulder the weight of fame and come up against an industry that doesn’t seem designed to truly support and celebrate black artists….

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: Lost Ones

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