From The Grio – The dark, long-trodden path to freedom and equality comes at a very high cost. And it seems African-Americans have become masters of the trade: life for death, wisdom for suffering and patience for accomplishment. But innocence is no longer something for which we can afford to pay. Naiveté, in particular, was removed…
After months of speculation, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon finally shared the names of their newborn twins—Moroccan and Monroe. (Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too.) Although I love Mimi, I admit, these names made me be raise an eyebrow. Previously Nick let it slip that the names would be “unique” but not anything insane,…
As part of her promotional tour for “Jumping the Broom,” the actress stopped by Chelsea Handler’s show and dished with the comedienne host. After chatting a little about her relationship with R&B crooner Robin Thicke, Patton expressed that she was waiting for the time when her son would start to look like her. “He’s blond,…
I was flipping through this month’s issue of Ebony Magazine when I ran across an article about a former news anchor, Julia Yarbough, who gave up her successful job, left her home and her family and friends behind to find love. According to Ebony, after over 20 years and an Emmy award later, Yarbough left…
Dances on the pole apparently weren’t enough for the owners of the Penthouse Club on Detroit’s 8 Mile Road. According to Erica Tucker, a stripper at the club, her bosses wanted her to not only strip but prostitute her body as well. “I went in there to get a job that I wasn’t proud…
While we were busy cooing over Serena’s arrival to the MET Gala in an Oscar de la Renta creation, police were putting handcuffs on her stalker hundreds of miles away. According to sources, Patenema Ouedraogo was caught on the grounds of Williams’ Florida home and arrested. Security on the tennis stars’ estate say Ouedraogo, 40,…
This morning I’ve been using a cup of peppermint tea to drown out the noise of street sweepers. But maybe it’s more than that- I rarely have tea with myself. Today, I find myself hitting a wall, one that seems to loom over my head and drop from the sky. It’s my inevitable. For me…
I’ve probably watched a cumulative total of three hours of ABC’s reality dating show “The Bachelor.” The 15th season with Bachelor Brad just finished strong, and the seventh season of spin-off, “The Bachelorette,” (the show that picks up popular castoffs from the curb and puts them in the driver’s seat) is shooting now. It spawned…
From C+C — As black women we are often put into a box of either vixen, Mamie, diva or soul sister. However, in our global world, what it means to be a black girl is becoming less and less concrete. From fashion to music, black women are stepping outside the box and breaking down genres…
Note to every other country in the world: No disrespect, but Michelle Obama is the coolest First Lady on the planet! The Obamas are officially having the best week ever. First President Obama sonned the birthers and Donald Trump by reminding the country that we have better things to do than worrying about his birth…
