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Celebrities always have the best hair – perfect waves and perfect weaves – but we caught up with some of television’s hottest stars at the recent Emmy Awards after-party and asked which products they just couldn’t live without. Here’s what Garcelle Beauvais (of TNT’s “Franklin & Bash”), Tamala Jones (of ABC’s “Castle”) and Alfre Woodard […]

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Wondering what trends Fall 2011 will bring? From retro bombshell hair to metallic lids and lips, this season beautifully blends classic and modern. Elle teaches you how to master the season’s hottest hair and makeup. Metallic Touches with Matte Skin Dab cream shadow onto the inner corner of eyes for a brightening effect, or pat […]

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The 2012 One Love Gospel Cruise will take place March 18th – March 23rd aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines “Star” departing from Tampa, Florida. We will be traveling to the Grand Cayman Islands and Cozumel, Mexico!!! Call to get your early bird discount for a limited time. Text CRUISE to 73906 to get One Love Gospel […]

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Celebrities always have the best hair but we caught up with some of television's hottest stars at the Emmys and asked which products they just couldn't live without.

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Just when we were starting to accept that pretty people made all the money, we get hit with yet another study. First, we were told that attractive people are paid $230,000 more over a lifetime based solely upon appearance and not experience. If that wasn’t depressing enough, a more recently published study is saying that […]

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Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren will star in a reality show, the family announced today. According to carltonjordan.com, Swati Dlamini, granddaughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela told reporters: “The show will be about their lives as young, black women…we’re not wearing ‘I’m a Mandela’ T-shirts.” Her cousin Dorothy Adjoa Amuah, who is the granddaughter of the late Evelyn Mandela […]

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The musical film centers on two women who must work together when a small-town gospel choir is threatened after the death of the group’s director. Latifah, portraying a mother of two teenagers, and Parton, who plays the director’s wife, lead a cast that includes Keke Palmer and Courtney B. Vance. The trailer reveals nearly the […]

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Legendary hip-hop music executive Sylvia Robinson, co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, has died. In addition to her work on the business side of music, she was also a singer, musician, music producer. Sugar Hill Records was the label home to many of early hip-hop’s most successful artists, like the Sugar Hill Gang and Grandmaster Flash […]

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On CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain claimed that African American voters have been brainwashed into not being open minded about voting for the GOP. Limbaugh Says Herman Cain Would Be First Black President Due To Slavery Shocker! Herman Cain Upsets Frontrunners, Wins Florida Straw Poll Despite these claims, Cain says one […]

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35 states were given an “F” grade for their lack of teaching about the civil rights movement by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The SPLC’s study, “Teaching the Movement: The State of Civil Rights Education 2011,” covers curricula and requirements for the civil rights movement. Education Problem In America Compared to Civil Rights Mississippi […]

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Ovarian cancer, which affect 21,000 women a year and kills 15,000 affects white women more but African American women have a much lower survival rate. Dr. Therese Dolecek of University of Illinois at Chicago, had conducted a study of the disease and its affect on African American women. Educate Yourself! National Black Breast Cancer Conference […]