Natural vs. Acrylic: My Love/Hate Relationship with my Nails When I was younger my mother got her nails done every two weeks. It was a ritual of going to the nail salon and I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to sit in the chair and get my nails done. When I did finally reach…
It’s been a tumultuous week for women of color in the media, but we’ve survived the third week of May Clutchettes! It may have been a rough working week for some of us, but these accomplishments from phenomenal Black women (and colleges dedicated to the empowerment of women of color) should chase away the possible…
If you’re hooked into the fashion blogging world you’ve heard of plus-size fashion blogger Gabi Gregg. If not, Gabi is a popular fashion blogger (formerly of Young, Fat & Fabulous) who has been featured everywhere, InStyle, xoJane, MTV and notably The Today Show, where she discussed body acceptance, being plus-size and her notable post where…
MTV is attempting to diversify its programming lineup and Girl, Get Your Mind Right! is a new show on its roster for the young female market. Tionna T. Smalls is an author, blogger, and relationship expert who is on a mission to help young girls build healthy relationships and manage their dating issues. Recently the star of…
Many women have been conditioned to believe: Female eros is, innately, much less promiscuous — much more dependent on commitment and trust, much more sparked by closeness, much better suited to constancy — than male sexuality. It has surely been comforting to anyone concerned with the preservation of social order to think that, a few…
The faith-filled fitness lover has remained pretty quiet since her highly publicized divorce with Deion Sanders. Pilar plans to release a tell-all book about her marriage to the former NFL player. The book, Saving Sanders: Pilar Sanders Untold Story, is no surprise for Pilar’s fans. Shortly after the couple’s split, Pilar stated that she would be…
My beloved hometown of Detroit stays in the press for tomfoolery and this tidbit is unfortunately no different. Judge Wade McCree made news a while ago when he proclaimed that there was “no shame in his game” after being confronted with semi-nude pictures he sent to a female bailiff. Well, now the embattled judge is facing…
Clutchettes, we’re declaring it Give Your Sis A Hug Day!
The rapper Common recently got checked on Twitter about Chicago politics. Common, mostly known as a “conscious” rapper, tweeted an inspirational quote from John Dewey. “Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another,” Common said via Twitter. Cute. Too bad he name checked someone whose name is on a school that is slated…
Abercrombie & Fitch has been feeling the heat from consumers after a 2006 statement made by the company’s CEO Mike Jeffries resurfaced in a viral protest. “In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids,” Jeffries said to Salon.com. “Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We…
