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18 Sep 17

CeCe Winan’s Daughter Getting Hitched to a Rainbeau!...

Ashley Love, daughter of CeCe Winans is getting married! Obviously finding love outside of blackness isn’t a problem for her family! It’s refreshing, because the church has historically been instrumental in keeping white men and black women apart–on BOTH sides. In an article she wrote about her experience finding her husband, she said a lot…

Question of the Week

17 Sep 17

QOTW: Do You Think You Feel Entitled to More Than What You G...

Multiple kids, but wants a hot single guy. Overweight with man boobs, but wants a Playboy model. Never finished college, wants someone who makes eleve...

What the Cuss?

16 Sep 17

Turns Out ‘Hot Cop’ Micheal Hamill Hates Jews!...

Last week we reported on a selfie of three good looking Gainesville, FL police officers who were out on the streets assisting with hurricane relief. T...

Entertainment

15 Sep 17

Pros & Cons Star, Aaron Groben Stars in Sweet IR Romant...

How could we ever forget adorable Thor-lookalike, Aaron Groben, one of the men featured on our best-selling Pros & Cons: Dating White Men series? ...

Beauty

15 Sep 17

Will Fenty Beauty Make Me Reconsider ‘Green Beauty?...

You basically need to be hiding under a rock to not have heard about Rhianna’s new cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty. My Facebook timeline is full of...

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14 Sep 17

Unpaid Writer Invoices at Ebony Tell an Uncomfortable Truth...

An an article titled, I’m a Black Writer Suing Ebony for Unpaid Work. It’s Doesn’t Feel Good, a well-understood and uncomfortable tr...

Relationships

14 Sep 17

Serena and Alex Ohanian’s Baby Girl is the Cutest!...

First picture of Alexis Olympia Ohanian with glowing mother, Serena Williams is breaking the internet, and it’s not mystery why. Check out this ...

Humor

12 Sep 17

“As If Florida Wasn’t Wet Enough..” Hilari...

So I’m pursuing our Dating Darwinism page and this comes up… The caption: Officers Nordman, Hamill and Rengering…part of the night c...

Engagements

12 Sep 17

The Struggles Newly Engaged Interracial Couples Face...

Shopping for an Engagement Ring Shopping for an engagement ring should be easy. You and your partner walk into a shop, view their collection, try stuf...

Black Women's Empowerment

11 Sep 17

Do You Know Who This Little Girl Is? Most of Us Don’t....

This is Claudette Colvin. A 15-year-old girl who refused to give up her seat to a white person during the Jim Crow segregation era. She did that nine ...

Relationships

10 Sep 17

Sociologist Says “Cheap Sex” is Causing Marriage...

Ever wonder what effect easy, virtually instant sex has on society? Apparently it makes men not want to get married. Because they don’t have to,...

Beauty

08 Sep 17

Taspen’s: Ugly Packaging, Amazing Product...

After the Swirl Around the World, Toronto tour ended and I flew back home, I had a layover in Denver. It wasn’t long enough to leave the airport...

Thriving

07 Sep 17

Bullied for “Acting Like a White Girl?”...

When a fan sent me this article from The Blaze about the parents of a young black girl suing the school over relentless bullying by other black people...

Relationships

05 Sep 17

Five Things Black Women Want You to Know Before Dating Them...

It’s amazing what happens when you simply ask a question. Today I asked the women who are part of the 47,000-strong Beyond Black & White fa...

Relationships

05 Sep 17

Author Karyn Folan “Don’t Bring Home a White Boy...

I’m super excited to let you know that Karyn Langhorne Folan, author of Don’t Bring Home a White Boy, and Other Notion That Keep Black Wom...

Relationships

05 Sep 17

How Much Stock Do You Put Into Astrology and Your Love Life?...

When I was in high school, astrology was still very much a thing. Not quite with the verve from the 70’s, but grocery store shelves were stocked...

Thriving

03 Sep 17

As the Left Worries About Dreamers, Trump May Nix Harriett T...

Meanwhile as the Huffington Post frets about the Dreamer program, which allows children of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States, the Trea...

Relationships

03 Sep 17

OMG…Aaron…Gorgeous…”God Fearing,R...

…Totally into black women. We interviewed Aaron Groban, who agreed to tell their stories privately, about his preferences for dating black women...

Relationships

02 Sep 17

bell hooks: “All White Men Are Eager to Rape Black Wom...

Frequently, the best things that come our Google hangouts are the comments. One such comment below: veronicajade20 1 hour ago I’ll just contribu...

Relationships

31 Aug 17

Why are So Many Black Women Suspicious About White Men?...

In my near-decade career blogging about black women in interracial relationships, by far, the group of men black women are the MOST suspicious of are ...

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31 Aug 17

5 Simple Ways To Save Money During A Move...

It is expensive to move, but it doesn’t have to be as expensive as you might think. Whether you’re moving across town or out of the state or count...

Relationships

31 Aug 17

Troubling “Incel” Reddit Community Poses New Dan...

If you haven’t heard of an “Incel,” you’re not alone. I just discovered it myself. It means “involuntarily celibate,R...

Relationships

30 Aug 17

Feeling Totally Invisible? Three Tips to Get You Seen Online...

With all the negative stereotypes we have to overcome, bad news about our dating prospects, some of you are really down about online dating. Many of y...

Thriving

28 Aug 17

An Open Letter to Light Skinned “Sisters” Who Ba...

Dear Light-Skinned-Pro-Black-Nothing-Butta-Brotha-For-Me Women, I need to ask you a favor. I’ve noticed lately in social media a lot of posts an...

BB&W Exclusive

28 Aug 17

Whoa…@The Reviews for Online Dating: Decoded ?...

We had our first telephone seminar on Sunday and to say it was amazing would be an understatement. Nearly three hours packed with information, expert ...