Blog | Beyond Black & White

29 Sep 13

Of Gold-Diggers, Womb-Guardians, And Why Black Women Got The...

If you never in your life want to hear a black woman either go off about why “she don’t need a man” or why it’s perfectly reasonable to settle for a broke felon going nowhere in life, perhaps we should retire the word GOLD DIGGER. Just let it die. Because many people have no idea…

Beauty

29 Sep 13

Check Out My New Beauty Finds, Courtesy of Birchbox...

For only $10 a month Birchbox, a monthly subscription service, sends you samples of beauty products every month. August 2013 was my first month as a s...

Relationships

29 Sep 13

Pimps Up! Hoes Down…. Breaking Down The Trickery of Po...

A mind can be a terrible thing to waste and I’m aware that not everybody’s mind is built for social combat. I’m fortunate to have had a ...

News

27 Sep 13

News Items This Week We Didn’t Cover (But Should Have)...

Sometimes you have those weeks where there’s just so much WTF news you can’t cover it all. Or sometimes you’re just overbooked with ...

Relationships

26 Sep 13

A Traditionally Feminine Black Woman Under Attack!...

Have any of you heard about Stephanie Smith? Well she’s a Black woman who is dating a White man. Well one day she made him a sandwich and he jok...

Food

26 Sep 13

Have You Checked Out Campbell’s “Wisest Kid in t...

You gotta love have companies have really embraced social media to interact with their customers. And one of the most creative I seen so far is the Ca...

Question of the Week

25 Sep 13

QOTW: Guy’s First Serious IRR, But Wonders Why His Gir...

Here’s the letter: Hi my name is Christopher im 28 years old from Miami florida now living in Detroit michigan. I have watched your videos on th...

Beauty

25 Sep 13

How to Like (And Keep) Liking WEN Hair and Body Care by Chaz...

This is a style using 100% WEN products. The folks at WEN sent me a good chunk of their line to review and I was super excited because I’ve hear...

Pop Culture

25 Sep 13

Sexy New IR Video By Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd…HAW...

Chile… Ya’ll we’re everywhere....

Gender Conflict

25 Sep 13

Everyone Loves The Strong Independent Black Woman!...

Dear wonderful Black community, Interacting with Black women has been such a pleasure and I have learned so much! One thing I never realized was how m...

Decadent Cooking

24 Sep 13

City Chicken (It’s not what you think is!)...

City Chicken (It’s not what you think is!) City chicken is an entrée consisting of cubes of meat (usually pork), which have been pl...

Thriving

24 Sep 13

“You Must Hate Them All!” Actually…It̵...

I have a confession: Unless someone has done something absolutely terrible or is consistent in their questionable behavior, I have a tendency to forge...

Pop Culture

24 Sep 13

Swirling Couple on the Cover of “Los Angeles” Ma...

When I got this image from a fan, I was intrigued. After all, it seems like couples that look like us are popping up all over magazines, television an...

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23 Sep 13

Why We Wear Blue? September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Mo...

Why We Wear Blue? Husbands. Fathers. Brothers. Uncles. Partners. Friends. Co-Workers. Sons. They are the reasons we Wear BLUE. September is Pro...

Relationships

23 Sep 13

The Verdict is In: All Black Women MUST Consider Swirling....

Longtime Newsweek writer, Ellis Cose might just have stepped in a big old pile of doo-doo. Finally, an educated BLACK MAN has joined the chorus with R...

Black Women's Empowerment

22 Sep 13

Just Move On: Why Validation-Seeking In Black Women Is Harmf...

I’ve become aware of recent kerfuffles where someone said/did something that could be construed as giving a negative impression of black women (...

Beauty

22 Sep 13

Be Breath Taking This Fall, Urban Decay “Shattered Fac...

I’m an Urban Decay stan for good reason: They have some of the BEST formulas for eyes shadows, eye pencils, primers, and on and on. This holiday...

International Traveling

22 Sep 13

Eating in Dublin and Swirling...

I spent a wonderful four days in Dublin, after 14 months teaching English in S. Korea. So far almost 2 weeks after leaving Mumbai, India and a ...

Entertainment

22 Sep 13

BB&W Hits Pay-dirt, Discovers Where Aging 1980’s ...

I just love it when I just happen to be at the right place at the right time. Lucky me just so happened to be staying at the SLS Hotel to celebrate Th...

Relationships

22 Sep 13

EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part 12 – Random M...

So… time for just some random musings of a wonderful relationship that just keeps rolling along… Bee and I went to a drive-in mo...

Black Women's Empowerment

20 Sep 13

This Letter Right Here…...

…Is why I do what I do, and endure what I endure. I don’t know how this little angel knew I needed this, but boy, did she make my week. DE...

Beauty

19 Sep 13

Never Spend $800 on Make Up Brushes AGAIN!!...

I know how tempting it can be, going into shops like MAC or Sephora, desperate to get that perfect makeup look you saw your favorite You Tuber did, an...