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tech

Fists Up for FaceCash

The Smartphone just got smarter with FaceCash, a mobile payment application for iPhone and other mobile devices, that enables you to buy anything from the next hot MAC lip smack to mac & cheese. With an upload of your picture for identification purposes and a connection to your bank account, much like PayPal, you’re ready…

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Business is Blooming: August Bloom Haute Floral Designs

Like any girly-girl, Chi-Town’s Malaika Martin and Ruckiya Ross are wild about flowers. And, the idea to grow a business came after simply taking a floral design class together. Malaika’s background in event planning, and Ruckiya’s fab experience in designing florals for her own wedding were the seeds that were needed to grow an elegant…

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‘Booty Pop Panties’ Are Not What’s Poppin’

From The BVX — Like any red-blooded man, I appreciate a woman with a nice rump. She doesn’t need a Serena Williams-like donk to catch my eye, but like André 3000 said, “she just needs something well proportioned to her body.” Oh, and unlike the Booty Pop, the butt must be real. You’d think a…

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Fashion

A New Era in Shapewear

WWD recently reported sales for shapewear went through the roof last year. A credit to the popular resurgence of body suits– the new couture-spin on 80′s “let’s get physical” leotards embraced by Beyonce, Rihanna and Lady Gaga. The craze for shapewear companies like Spanx and the rising Body Magic brand takes women back to 40s…

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Immigration Fight Could Pit Black Against Brown

From The Grio — Sometimes you find the greatest wisdom from the most unlikely sources. Years ago, I was getting my hair cut by a barber who considered himself to be the expert on all things socio-political. His sensitivity to the issues became especially heightened when I came in for a visit, since he knew…

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Did Kimora Steal Another Model’s Body?

Buzz sent Web talk blazing when Kimora Lee Simmon’s “Dare Me” fragrance ad surfaced. Clearly photo-shopped, the mother of three seemed to magically drop several dress sizes. The magnifying glass continues.  Oh No They Didn’t appears to decrypt the photo-shop mystery claiming Kimora stole the body of another model. Say it ain’t so! The blog…