Aspiring NBA groupies have a new anthem via the Gold Diggin’ Divas, who have released a remake of Webbie’s 2007 hit “Independent”. According to their YouTube page: ‘”Codependent” is the first single from the New Orleans raised Gold Diggin Divas. Now living in Los Angeles, the Cox sisters rap about everything from blingin and spending…
Father’s Day is just around the corner and it has me feeling a bit nostalgic about my childhood. Growing up, I was equal parts mama and daddy’s girl, not straying too far from either of them. For a while, my mom won out. I clung to her coattails, trying to mimic her every move, but…
Bria Murphy attends the 2011 Dark and Lovely Fashionista Model Search kick-off at the Metropolitan Pavilion on June 15, 2011 in New York City.
Full-Figured Fashion Week (FFFW) really knows how to show a girl a good time! The introductory Full Figured Fashion Week’s Fashion Crawl with Marie Denee from The Curvy Fashionista will escort women by bus to the boutiques and showrooms of who cater to full figures. According to the FFFW website, this is what you can…
Thursday kicked off this year’s Full-Figured Fashion Week (FFFW). It’s the third year of the three day presentation that celebrates women’s fashion for those over a size 12. The brainchild of Gwen Devoe, Full-Figured Fashion Week was a huge success last year and if the sold out events this year are any indication, the popularity of…
Growing up, I remember the impact of black girl films on my budding personhood. There was: Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992), Crooklyn (1994), Our Song (2000), What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away (2002), amongst a few others. While it did feel rare to see our faces on film, the lack didn’t instill a…
As an American, I operate from a distinct position of privilege compared to the majority of girls across the globe. While I grew up in a culture that grappled with race, sexual orientation and gender relations, I also had access to a plethora of opportunities to receive a dynamic education and strengthen my capacity as…
Many will argue that college isn’t for everyone, and that a piece of paper doesn’t make a man. On the contrary, however, some will justify that having a college degree certainly aids in a man’s earning potential, or rather, paper potential. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that those with higher degrees earn more…
Check out the latest video for Frank Ocean’s smash hit, “Novacane.” What say you? Love it or leave it alone?
These days, many of us are spending countless hours on the internet…probably more time than we even realize (yes, mobile e-mailing, Tweeting and Facebook count, Debbie N’Denial). And though much of our time is spent interacting with friends, family and people from work, a lot of us are communicating constantly with others we’ve never actually…
Dame Vivienne Westwood is the veritable queen of British fashion. Her career has spanned from 1970′s punk to modern day and through it all, she has remained authentic and true to her own eclectic sense of style. She is a design powerhouse worldwide and the industry looks to her to create unique and powerful collections…
The Beyonce train is running full steam ahead. As the songstress prepares for the release of her latest LP 4 and graces covers of almost every magazine on the newsstand, she found time to announce the launch of her latest fragrance, Pulse. Beyonce markets the new fragrance as unique since the bottle is upside down…
We’ve loved Malinda Williams’ natural, unconventional beauty since she first appeared on The Cosby Show in the late ’80s. Since then, the 5’2″ stunner has blossomed before our eyes, filling our TV screens with her bubbly personality and undeniable good looks. After her memorable stint as “Bird” in Showtime’s Soul Food series came to an…
This afternoon, the scandal following the accidental public tweeting of a crotch shot has concluded with Anthony D. Weiner resigning his seat in the House. The New York Times reports that Weiner, who was believed to be a strong candidate for the next NYC mayoral election, returned to the Brooklyn senior center where he announced…
Fifteen years after his untimely death, many are still talking about Tupac Amaru Shakur. Today, June 16, would have been his 40th birthday had he survived the wounds he suffered that ill-fated Las Vegas night. It’s hard to imagine a 40-year-old Pac. The bravado, the swagger, the self-reflective, sometimes contradictory rhymes seemed born of a…
