Green Apple Smoothie Recipe Plus Giveaway!

The green apples on our tree have matured early this year due to the global-warming trend that only seems to be affecting California.  I’m lovi...
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QOTW: “Do Non-Black Men Like THICK Black Wom...

Got this question from a reader last week: Hi Chris, Thanks for all the great work you are doing in promoting and educating people about interracial d...
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Who Knew? Six International Folk Remedies for Comm...

See how different cultures tackle the most common ailments, naturally. Sore throats In the Ukraine, many people relive sore throats by gargling every ...
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(Bonus) Man Candy Monday: World Cup Hotties!!

Is it just me, but is there some special gene that footballers have in common that makes them smoking hot? I mean, I’m a soccer mom in name only...
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Eve Becomes “Mrs. Maximillion Cooper”

This from People magazine Rapper and actress Eve married her fiancé, Maximillion Cooper, on Saturday. The Barbershop star and the British designer an...
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Why I Said “Goodbye” to Disneyland, Fo...

Disneyland used to be the happiest place on earth for me. I have memories as early as 1979 when I was just five years old, my mom and dad packing me a...
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How Can You Be Sexy If You Believe in No Sex Befor...

Matthew Hussey takes on women who want to save themselves for marriage. He’s got an interesting perspective on sexually inactive women and how t...
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QOTW: “How Do I Protect My Girlfriend From R...

The question… “Here’s my dilemma: To make a long story short, one of my two sisters, my father, and I are the only three in my entir...
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The College Girl’s Guide To Getting Through ...

June is graduation season, and all the 18 and 19-year-old collegial hopefuls are soon to flood the halls of academia, full of hope and promise. Some m...
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Health Trivia: Why Every Cook Should Be Growing To...

Yesterday I was cooking my famous honey-lavender chicken, which calls for searing fat-filled chicken thighs in a cast iron skillet, and got a hot grea...
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Halle Ordered to Pay $16K a Month in Child Support...

Trending right now is the unusual court decision handed down that Halle Berry pay her daughter’s father, Gabriel Aubrey, $16,000 per month in ch...
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Does This Picture Offend You? Now, Ask Yourself, W...

Social media is up in arms because a recent graduate is proudly displaying both her cap and gown and a partial breast to feed her infant. Predictably ...
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Another You Tube Couple Shares Their Story: Val &#...

After our first feature of one of the fabulous You Tube couples that follow this blog, I got this note… “We are Val & Andrew. I’...
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Study Says Unexpected Cosmetic Really Does Make Wo...

You fluff your ‘fro, powder your nose, and put on that last layer of lip gloss before you give yourself a final once over. Add the earrings, sho...
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