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While President Obama took his daughters Sasha and Malia to a ballgame last week, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a girls’ night out with a dozen of her friends and her mother, Marian Robinson, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. What does the First Lady of the free world do on a night out […]
From Black Voice News: NEW YORK (NNPA) – Black Civil Rights leaders are furious that they will not be able to organize a march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the historic March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King’s famed “I Have A Dream” speech at the location where it happened this year because […]
White bags can come off a lot like white pants – more times than not, it just looks wrong. But the luxe hardware and cool detailing on these clutches, totes, and hobos certainly up their chic-factor. Check them out: SOURCE RELATED: GALLERY: 12 Ways To Wear Stripes This Summer GALLERY: 6 Ways To Upgrade Your […]
Summertime is here! Were you focused the weeks before with your workout routine? Did you get your body ready for your “summer” clothes? How disciplined were you? If you weren’t as intense as you should have been to get in your favorite summer outfits, don’t fret, there’s still hope. Fitness experts suggest the morning time […]
Happy Summer Solstice! Sharing this post from Shirley Johnson. Today, Monday June 21, marks the annual Summer Solstice. The word Solstice, comes from the Latin; Sol = Sun, and Stice, from the verb sistere = to stand still. The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, where we have […]
From Shine.com: Keep your skin looking younger—for the rest of your life—with these 4 foods: Strawberries: Eating more vitamin C-rich foods, such as strawberries, may help to ward off wrinkles and age-related dryness, suggests research from 2007 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vitamin C’s skin-smoothing effects may be due to its ability to […]
BeBe & CeCe Winans will receive stars on The Hollywood Walk Of fame in 2011. The brother and sister duo of BeBe (Benjamin) and CeCe (Priscilla) Winans are the seventh and eighth of “Mom” and “Pop” Winans’ ten children, most of whom have had successful Gospel music careers. While BeBe and CeCe were in high […]
Summer hues is all about bright blues. Punch up your summer wardrobe with sheer flowing top layers, shades of blue and a lovely floral print. RELATED: GALLERY: 12 Ways To Wear Stripes This Summer GALLERY: 6 Ways To Upgrade Your Flip-Flops For Under $40
From CNN: The music of New Orleans, Louisiana, is more than just Dixieland jazz, Professor Longhair and Pete Fountain. It’s hip-hop and zydeco. It’s funk and folk. It’s hard rock and new wave, blues and metal, Lil Wayne and the Radiators and Fats Domino and Galactic. If food is the soul of the city, then […]
From USA Today: President Obama has just issued the traditional presidential proclamation in honor of Father’s Day, which — for those of you who haven’t yet scored any cards, golf tees or ties — is Sunday. The first Dad will have his own family on hand to pay him homage: First lady Michelle Obama and […]
From the AJC.com: A new security plan, coupled with a much smaller than usual crowd, made for a peaceful resumption of Piedmont Park’s summer film series Thursday night. Atlanta police reported no arrests and no major disruptions, said Atlanta Police Department spokesman Carlos Campos. “From a public safety standpoint, the new plan was a success,” […]
From CNN.com: Gary Coleman’s remains were cremated Thursday and his ashes will be locked away until a court decides who should get them, the special administrator of his estate said. “The proceeding was conducted in accordance with Mr. Coleman’s desires as expressed in his will, that no funeral service, wake, or other ceremony memorialize his […]