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Come With Me to the Harlem Fine Arts Show, Courtesy of COUNTRY Financial!

November 15, 2017 by afrobella

Come With Me to the Harlem Fine Arts Show, Courtesy of COUNTRY Financial!

This post and giveaway is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial November in Chicago means crisp air, falling leaves and a return to glamorous indoor events. It’s the time of year for evening gowns and fabulous coats, suits and shiny shoes, arts and culture. This Thursday evening in Chicago I’ll be there at the Harlem Fine Arts…

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Filed Under: Events, Pop Culture Tagged With: Art, culture, Events, Sponsored Post

Happy Birthday, Bob Marley.

February 6, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

Happy Birthday, Bob Marley.

I was born in Trinidad and raised on Bob Marley’s music. Back in 2010, I wrote this homage that still is so true: When I was a toddler, my dad spent time in Jamaica studying for a master’s degree. When he returned, he brought what seemed like Bob Marley’s entire record collection with him.Uprising. Natty Dread.Burnin’. Survival. Rastaman…

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Filed Under: Jams, Life, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, bob marley, bob marley day, culture, jams, Life, music, reggae

RIP Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian Renaissance Man.

October 10, 2014 by afrobella 5 Comments

RIP Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian Renaissance Man.

The world lost Geoffrey Holder at the beginning of this week. The great man was 84 years old. It’s been fascinating seeing the various ways that the media has covered his passing. CNN described him as “famed dancer, 7-Up pitchman.” Deadline said “RIP Un-Cola Man, Bountiful Artist.” The New York Times recognized him as a…

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Filed Under: Life, Pop Culture Tagged With: culture, Geoffrey Holder, Pop Culture, RIP, Trinidad and Tobago

This Is The Final Issue of JET Magazine

June 9, 2014 by afrobella 10 Comments

This Is The Final Issue of JET Magazine

If you’re looking to cop a piece of black history for your archives, keep an eye out for the final print issue of JET Magazine, which hit newsstands today, Monday June 9th. This final issue is a tribute to the past 63 years of publication, a dedication to the years that JET was the publication…

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Filed Under: Issues, Life, Randomness Tagged With: african american culture, culture, Ebony Magazine, issues, JET Magazine, magazines, print magazines

Beauty Brand History–Blue Magic. Still Blue. Still Magical.

June 3, 2014 by afrobella 26 Comments

Beauty Brand History–Blue Magic. Still Blue. Still Magical.

Beauty Brand History is a new regular series here on Afrobella. We all have the brands we’ve grown up using, the brands we’ve known our whole lives. Here are memories and the true stories behind the beauty brands we love. Think back to the first time you remember having your hair combed. What do you…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Hair Tagged With: Beauty Brand History, culture, Hair, hair products

Does the Diva Dishwashing Sponge Make You Mad?

April 30, 2012 by afrobella 24 Comments

Does the Diva Dishwashing Sponge Make You Mad?

I’ll admit it, I can be really sensitive about anything hair related. I’m not a fan of afro wigs on Halloween or unsolicited touching of natural hair or insensitive remarks about hair texture or type. I am all about celebrating what I’ve been blessed with. Because I love my own hair, I sometimes collect natural…

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Filed Under: Featured, Hair, Issues, Randomness Tagged With: afro, controversy, culture, drama, Featured, full-pic, issues, natural hair

The Genius of Marley, The Man and The Movie

April 20, 2012 by afrobella 11 Comments

The Genius of Marley, The Man and The Movie

When I think back on the earliest songs I knew and my earliest childhood memories, Bob Marley is there as the soundtrack. In my mind’s eye, I can remember seeing news footage of his funeral on Panorama, Trinidad’s national news program when I was a kid. Of course, I was only three. This may be…

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture, Randomness, Reviews Tagged With: bob marley, bob marley movie, culture, Featured, full-image, Life, movies, music, Pop Culture, Reviews

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