“Extreme Weight Loss” Episode Highlights Black W...
If you got a chance to catch ABC’s “Extreme Weight Loss” on Tuesday, then you got to meet the intelligent, beautiful, bubbly, ambitious and morbidly obese Chantell. At only 25 years-old, she weighed in at 327 pounds. But according to her family, she looks “just fine.” This, coming from a family plagued with diabetes and other obesity-related health problems.
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Time for Another Off-Topic Thread!...
Wait until the new site is up and our forum gets popping. You guys won't know what to do with yourselves....
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DUPLICATE POST with fresh comment thread ~ comments abou...
I'm gonna go ahead and ask....what's the worst thing about being the rare flower in the garden?...
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Another Rich and Powerful Man Grabs a Sistah–Former Ch...
The entire city of Chicago is abuzz with the news that former Richard Daley is dating again. And take a look at who she is....
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How Can Black Women Thrive in a Racist Society?...
I read some articles over the weekend that left me shocked, angry, and speechless. The first was about a high school principal accused of racist verba...
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A Black Car and a Black Woman, the Two Loves of Mickey Donov...
Are you watching?...
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QOTW: Dealing with Racist Friends and Family Members…...
Got this note from a young girl the same week as they guy who wrote in with the skinhead brother. Time to address how to properly deal with bigots....
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“Swirling” Sizzle Reel…Can You Find the BB...
Take a look at the footage from my Brooklyn event. Guess who I'm kissing toward the end? HINT: Her name starts with a "B" and ends with "55." Thought ...
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BB&W Beauty Tips Exchange: What’s On Your Bathroo...
One of our readers made a great suggestion last week about all of us coming together and sharing our favorite beauty, fashion and health tips. And bec...
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What Happens When Family Refuses Kumbya: One Reader Recounts...
Some of the best content on this site is not always found among the articles but among the comments that we receive from readers like you. Many of you...
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Newtons: The Fruit Cookie My Kids Eat Nuts and Berries For....
What can I say? They like what they like......
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QOTW Audience Feedback Edition: “How Can I Convince Th...
I got this letter a couple days ago but just got around to reading it. Take a look, dearies--this one is all you. I'm super busy with admin stuff toda...
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Yes Virginia, Black Women DO BENEFIT from Interracial Marria...
This is an article I wrote for AfroCaribe magazine to be published in their August 2013 issue. I want to share it here because it pretty much encapsul...
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The Marissa Alexander Story: This Is What Could Happen When ...
What can black women learn from Marissa's choices?...
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What I Learned From My Almost $230-Dollar La Perla Bra Purch...
As I continue my quest to find the world's most perfect bra, I could not resist going to La Perla, located on Chicago's swanky Magnificent Mile (aka S...
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4 Year Old Genius Invited to Mensa: But Are Her Parents Plan...
Anala Beevers is just four years old, but she already knows the location and capital of every US state. She learned the alphabet at four months of age...
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Los Angeles Meet and Greet: Getrude Matshe and Dr. Misee Ha...
Attention Los Angeles BB&W folks!...
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Accepting Black Women Just As They Are...
July 19, 2013 Dearest Black Community, Darlings, I have been thinking about the way that I view Black women and Black people in general ...
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ORIGINAL POST with restored comment thread ~ Black women...
I'm gonna go ahead and ask....what's the worst thing about being the rare flower in the garden?...
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This is one of the Reasons So Many White Guys Think Black Wo...
I get so exhausted of these shout-in-from-the-rooftop black women who use media platforms to announce they would rather give a cat a blow job than to ...
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“After I Met Your Mother”: Rainbeaus, Tell Us Yo...
You have lurked long enough now. Any rainbeaus with dating, courting, marrying, or family creation stories, time to spill it. We know you got 'em. The...
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Getting Familiar with His Familia: Meeting His Family For th...
The word family can either cause the average person to break out in a huge smile while feeling those warm and tingly reminders of all things safe and ...
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10 Mentoring Activities That Urban Kids Can Use……...
I'm so stoked to see that roaring interest in actually inquiring into the needs of the po' innah city youfs. After all, one can't be expected to achie...
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My New Obsession…Expensive Lingerie...
Who knew how different quality underwear could feel compared to the cheap Wal*Mart kind?...
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Question of the Week: “Am I Wrong for Wanting My Daugh...
One anonymous writer tells me she doesn't want her baby daughter to ever date black men....
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Why Do Some Black Women Consider Marriage “The Enemy&#...
I wrote the first part in response to the negative attitudes I'd seen from single black women regarding marriage. Specifically people who have never b...
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Thinking of Going Vegan? A Q & A with Authors, “V...
I have one friend who is a vegan, and unlike my presuppositions about meatless wonders wasting away with black hollows under their eyes and thinning h...
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Leona’s Love Quest Part XXIV- Blurred Lines...
Some people sure know how to spoil a good time. To be honest, I was really unconcerned over the Blurred Lines controversy. The song has become part of...
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Skepticism about Mentoring...
I just read a comment on a blog that basically said, if these middle-class educated people have such a problem with underclass Black people people, th...
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