Leona’s Love Quest Part IX- What’s Luck Got to Do with ...

We’ve all heard the stories before. Someone receives an e-mail from their future spouse on the very last day before their online dating subscription is set to expire. Another finally tries online dating after years of reluctance and meets their soul mate within the first week. A friend who was late for an appointment, missed their train, or was dragged kicking and screaming to a party meets the love of their life through a chance encounter. It’s true that Cupid often decides to strike his arrow at some of the most fortuitous moments. It makes me wonder, when it comes to finding that special someone, what’s luck got to do with it?

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Racy JC: Old Men Dig Black Chics!...

This might explain why so many older white dudes hit on you....

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Move away from the bull’s-eye part 3: Taking a bullet for ...

Picking up where I left off in part 2, I want to speak to why so many black women, no matter how intelligent, successful and yes, interracial relation...

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Ask a Stylist– Floral Skirt Sent in by Ms. Kay...

I am finally getting your requests for ask a stylist and I received two this week that I will be covering. The first was sent in by BB&W's very ow...

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Black Women Are Kicking Butt, Taking Names, and Getting Hire...

Black women are working it. Literally....

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Gone “Swirling” Today!...

Artist rendering by Adam Reid Janusz (this was ALMOST the book cover for SWIRLING). I kept it because I just love looking that that hot black chick ab...

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Keeping the Race Together or Keeping You Under Control?...

Christelyn's new book is on the threshold of release as I'm typing this. And with that news comes the necessary promotion and word spreading you expec...

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Black Women, Fibroids, and Heavy Periods...

They can cause pain and heavy periods. What might help to get you through your worst week of the month....

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Marissa Alexander Gets 20 Years: Has Justice Been Served?...

"Stand Your Ground" law works for one, but not for all. ...

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Good call, ABC: Scandal gets renewed for a second s...

The news I had been waiting for has finally arrived: ABC has officially decided to renew Scandal. Shonda Rhimes, producer and creator of Scandal annou...

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Take a Look and Listen: Book Review and Podcast with ‘...

did this interview after my bedtime, so I'm pretty proud that I remained conscious. ...

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Hair Update: Me, RAW, Before the Book....

I’ve been (mostly) bunning my hair and twisting, all protective styles for a couple of months so I could baby my hair so I could fry it for the ...

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The Day I Stopped Listening to Rap Music...

Do you listen to mainstream rap music? And if you don't still listen to this music, what made you finally stop? ...

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This Feels So Dang Good…...

Think fast, which one of those girls is me?...

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Friday Funny: Who’s On Your ‘Short List?’...

This conversation came up when Janice Littlejohn, my writing partner, were driving home from the "Los Angeles Times" book fair. We were driving down L...

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What finally made me give HBO’s new show “Girls&...

It happened by accident. I was lying on the reclining chair, covered by a blanket, flicking through the channels on cable TV when I came across HBO's ...

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Move away from the Bull’s-eye Part 2.5: Realizing you are ...

(First and second parts are here)   Before I move on to part three (indoctrination), I wanted to mention that sometimes I observe behaviors from ...

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Lonnie’s Friday Funny Comics: “The BrazilianR...

What would an image-conscious cactus say?...

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Mitt Romney Bullied Gay People in High School. Does it Matte...

How seriously should we take this?...

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Being Fashionable is not just about aesthetics but about hea...

As everyone know I am the resident fashion and beauty queen here at BB&W and although I love everything beauty and fashion, I want to address anot...

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Sociopath Alert: Beware of “Love Bombing”...

Better learn sooner than later what this is......

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You Majored in What?! Jamila Ponders Her Goal to Be a Perpet...

Whenever I tell someone that I'm in school and soon to finish my degree, the very next question is "Oh, so what are you majoring in?" I've become accu...

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Of black women and totem poles…...

Once upon a time, someone somewhere decided that there was a "totem pole" and that black women are at the bottom of it....

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Beauty Trends from the Met–Film Noir Femme...

The stars aligned and converged on NYC for the annual Met Gala Event. Bedecked in sparkling jewels and fabulous frocks, none went unnoticed and many m...

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If You See It Then You Can Achieve it–Create a Vision ...

"Change you thinking, change your life." I once dated--and I'm using that word loosely here--a guy who used that phrase as the tagline signature on al...

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FINALLY! The Maclean’s SWIRLING Feature in Readable Fo...

Okay, you can put Grandpa's monocle away....

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