How Ayurvedic Powders and Oils Saved My Hair...
For pretty much my whole life, I thought that the secret to a healthy head of gorgeous long hair would be in a bottle or tub I bought from a store. One of the ingredients or formulations would be the “secret sauce” to gorgeous locks that would be the envy of all the YouTube hair…
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Serena Graces Vogue and Gives Us All #SwirlingGoals...
Serena has never looked, well…so Serene. Looks like little Olympia (aka Junior) is having an amazing effect on the tennis star, and giving us al...
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Oprah for President…Really?...
Aside from the 24-hour news cycle dominated by WTF Trump said/did/tweeted, I’ve observed a flurry of stories about whether or not Oprah Winfrey ...
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The Romantic Upside to All the Awful Cold Weather...
Last week I observed this entire east coast freeze into an ice cube. People were bemoaning the weather, calling in to miss work, and staying inside in...
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Your Waistline, Money, and How Hot You Can Attract a Mate...
Recently a white male fan who asked me what he needed to do to attract a beautiful black woman. I check out his Facebook page–he could stand to ...
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It’s 2018! Time to Up Your Makeup Game!...
By Kenna Christopherson The world makeup can be both exciting and confusing for those of you may be new to it. I’ve learned a great deal about makeu...
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Ladies, STOP Squawking About Black Actors Having White Wive...
It happened with Red Tails, Birth of a Nation, and now Black Panther. Black women PUBLICLY complaining that black male actors are not living in real l...
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Upcoming “Wrinkle In Time” Movie Wonderfully Mul...
I remember the first time I read A Wrinkle In Time as a kid. The writing was so vivid, so compelling, that I actually could picture the characters and...
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Carrie: My 48-Hour Date...
By: Carrie Thompson Was he, afraid, to touch me? I can make him. It is time. When *Trevor laid eyes on me, he always maintained a safe, gentl...
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Happy New Year!! What Are Your Plans?...
Can’t let 2017 pass without telling all of you how much you mean to me, and how precious your support, encouragement, and participation in this ...
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New Dating App Uses Your DNA to Match You with a Mate...
If you think you’ve seen it all, then you probably don’t want to know about Pheramor, a dating app that uses your DNA to get you a romant...
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QOTW: Addressing Black Women’s Insecurities in Interra...
I received this letter from a white man who has dated interracially for decades. He’s noticed something unfortunate with the women he’s da...
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Do You Deal with Guilt About Leaving the ‘Black Collec...
It’s been a long time since my black card was withdrawn, and honestly I mostly could care less. But because of the work I do, I have to have som...
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Jessica Chastain Highlights What’s Wrong with ‘W...
Actress Jessica Chastain is on a mission to let you know that she isn’t too happy with how women are being portrayed in movies. And when she say...
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Henrik: “Submissive Men are STILL Men...
To jump straight into the middle, I for one, hate to even think of controlling a woman as it is against the freedom of an individual. I love and adore...
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If You Still Like R Kelly, We Can’t Be Friends....
I happened passed a conversation on Facebook from a black woman asking if there were any R Kelly fans in the house. Some women replied with delight, n...
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On Dating and Mating: What Our Mothers Taught Us Was Not Eno...
Black women have been encouraged to “go to school and don’t get pregnant,” with little to no other life skills taught to us. We are advised to d...
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When They Really Don’t Want You Doing Better…...
What if the gaggle of people who were committed to perpetuating the idea that black women weren’t desirable suddenly had a LOT less to talk abou...
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Harassment? THIS is Harassment!!...
The #MeToo movement is in full effect, costing people their jobs, fame, and in one instance, their reason to live. But until you get SHOT TO DEATH bec...
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How I Unwittingly Discovered a Nigerian Hacking Cartel, and ...
It all started when I began actively seeking men for our secret group, Beyond Black & White Singles. I went to financial and investment pages and ...
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Jamele Hill and How Black Women Police and Shame Other Black...
Let me first open by saying that I am no fan of Stacy Dash. Frankly, she confuses me. She seems a bit…”off.” But I have to jump in t...
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Another Wedding! Loving Day Retreats!...
How ADORABLE is this?! It’s a wedding! Loving Day Retreats, a supporter of this blog and organizer for an amazing couple’s retreat to Sout...
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SMASHBOX Is a SMASH...
I have been on a nomadic search for the perfect purple lipstick that doesn’t make me look ridiculous. My search is over, and hellooooo SMASH BOX...
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Black Media Swoops In to Remind Us Meaghan Markle Is Marryin...
Did you see the article published in The Grio today, about their “concern” over the idea that a mixed race woman of African American decen...
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QOTW: “How Can I Help My Mother Get Over Her Heartbrea...
Got this note from a 24 year old concerned daughter… Hi Christelyn, I am currently in Las Vegas with my mom and last night while we were watchin...
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Libya: Black People Only Care About Slavery When White Peopl...
I heard about the slave trade happening in Libya a couple weeks ago, when my Sudanese hair braider alerted me to the news channel she watches from her...
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Executing The Perfect Progressive Renovation...
Every so often, our homes need a facelift. You could be newlyweds putting a personal spin on your first shared place, or you could be redoing the...
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Saucy IR Reading…”Back to Life” by Wendy C...
It’s a very rare occasion that I can read for pleasure. Because this was work related, I felt less guilty about devouring Back to Life, a spicy ...
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Can We PLEASE Move On From the FEAR of the Black Man’...
Oh my God. If I get another note like this, I just might scream. I have a date with a black girl who came to me at the gym and asked for my number, i ...
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Prince Harry Engaged to Meghan Markle: “I Fell In Love...
Wow…when you know you know! Prince Harry, grandson of Queen Elizabeth, and Meghan Markle, daughter of a black woman from Compton, are set to be ...
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