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Prince Welcome 2 Chicago, Opening Night. Almost Purple Rain Perfection

Prince Welcome 2 Chicago, Opening Night. Almost Purple Rain Perfection

| September 25, 2012 | 12 Comments

It’s 12:34 pm on Tuesday, September 25. I’m still basking in the afterglow of last night’s musical experience. Last night I saw Prince live in concert for the first time. Prince gave me everything on that stage! But still, I left the concert with mixed emotions. Let me tell you why. And let this be [...]

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Absolutely Andy Allo — Afrobella Interviews Prince’s New Protégé

Absolutely Andy Allo — Afrobella Interviews Prince’s New Protégé

| September 14, 2012 | 13 Comments

She’s got a gorgeous face and a heavenly voice, and the kind of full, fluffy hair that inspires awe and admiration when you see her. And I can report from experience, when you meet her she is lovely, sweet, gracious and friendly. In a nutshell, Andy Allo is awesome. Who is Andy Allo? She’s a [...]

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Who Will Play Nina Simone? Who Could?

Who Will Play Nina Simone? Who Could?

| August 21, 2012 | 27 Comments

The stories rumbling around the internet about the upcoming Nina Simone biopic have been intriguing, confusing, and contradictory. Let me bring you up to speed, if you’re not yet caught up. The biopic was apparently supposed to feature Mary J. Blige as the star but now they’re saying Zoe Saldana is to play Nina Simone. [...]

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Lollapalooza 2012–The Music, The Fashion, The Food, The FUN

Lollapalooza 2012–The Music, The Fashion, The Food, The FUN

| August 8, 2012 | 7 Comments

I spent this past weekend with hundreds of thousands of music fans and festival lovers, tromping through the mud at Chicago’s own Grant Park. And it’s basically taken me two full days to recover. That was me on Saturday. My tee is by Detroit’s own, indie teeshirt label WordPlay. Check them out – they’re awesome! [...]

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My Personal Highlights of the Essence Music Festival Weekend

My Personal Highlights of the Essence Music Festival Weekend

| July 19, 2012 | 6 Comments

I promise you that this is my last Essence Music Festival recap for 2012. It was SUCH a big experience, I had to break it into three blog posts!  Like I told you, I had Nothing But FUN! There were SO many epic moments at EMF, photographer Chuck Olu-Alabi took more than 1500 photos. I [...]

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Top Five Favorite Moments of the BET Awards

Top Five Favorite Moments of the BET Awards

| July 5, 2012 | 5 Comments

I can’t hardly keep up with myself. The past four out of five weeks, I’ve been somewhere on a trip. I have SO much to write about for you! Expect a whole lotta catching up in the next few posts! First things first, last Sunday I was amongst the stars at The Shrine Auditorium in [...]

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Working Out Like The FLOTUS — What’s On Your Playlist?

Working Out Like The FLOTUS — What’s On Your Playlist?

| May 21, 2012 | 14 Comments

Michelle Obama inspires me on so many levels, bellas. She inspires me in terms of her poise, her grace, her accomplishments, her style, and in the way that she makes health and fitness a priority. I’m trying to do the same in my life, and the First Lady’s workout regimen inspires me. Check out this [...]

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