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Amazing First Yield in the Summer Garden!...

We came back from a family vacation to the Poconos to find that our garden exploded. This was, by far, the biggest harvest I’ve gotten thus far. What you see are the following: Peaches Lemon Rhonde De Nice zucchini Yellow squash Cucumbers Tomatoes Eggplant Green beans Grapes Hot peppers Whew! And that’s not also counting…

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Challenge to the Hoteps: Celebrate This Woman! Make Videos A...

This woman right here. That black community STAYS telling us we ain’t worth sh%t. We are less than. Everything is our fault. This right here is ...

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My Response to Critics of the Charleston Video Counseling IR...

A race hustler used commentary I made on how interracial couples can communicate their feelings about racially-fueled tragedies without minimizing the...

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Open Thread: As you like it....

Don’t want to take up the Vintage Wedding thread with this. We need a thread to just post anything we want so here it is.  ...

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More BB&W Weddings: Vintage...

OK so I was inspired by this post from StephenPaula and the lovely photos that went along with it. StephenPaula 9 hours ago:  Hope you don’t m...

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Five Minute Jane Iredale Look for Beauty on the Go...

One of my favorite things to do is sit down in front of my make up mirror and do my makeup, and I really don’t mind how long  it takes, because...

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Marry Down Costs Educated Women $25K a Year. But Every Day, ...

Black Enterprise recently reported on a study that suggested that black women who marry down–unequally educationally and financially–are ...

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Humid Proof Updos on You East Coast and Southern Ladies!...

I recently vacationed with my family in the Pennsylvania mountains. And while it’s undeniably beautiful, the East Coast is humid as all heck! Si...

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Blast from the Past: How Has Black Women’s Outlook on ...

A fan found an article written in Essence magazine in 1999, exploring black women’s attitudes about interracial dating. You have to read. Then s...

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Surprise! Loving Day Video Recap is Full of Those!...

Last week, Beyond Black & White and InterracialDatingCentral.com celebrated Loving Day at the Mixed/Remixed festival in Downtown Los Angeles at th...

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Time to Stop ‘Hushing’ Mental Illness...

Time to discuss an oft-hushed topic, especially in the black community. Mental illness. We may be too dismissive about calling someone angry. A mental...

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Stuff You Should Know About Your Online Dating Profile That ...

  Before I go into this, I just have to give an FYI…I did the following profile critique to use as an example, so please…don’t ...

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Damn, She’s Fine, and She’s Mine!...

  I marvel at all my kids. I do. There’s something unique and wonderful and amazing about each of them. But…this one right here…...

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Even When I Do Garden Videos, I Can’t Win....

I push interracial relationships. I should just STFU about it. I hate black men. I’m desperate. I’m an inposter. I’m an enemy to BWE...

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Charleston church shooting victims: Who they were
~ fr...

Cynthia Hurd, 54 (Charleston County Library), Ethel Lance, 70 (retired, Gaillard Center), Susie Jackson, 87 (longtime member), Rev. DePayne Middleton-...

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Should the Charleston Hate Crime Keep Black Women From Datin...

  This morning, when I learned of the church shooting in Charleston, I observed several women make these comments: –“ You know with ...

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OPEN THREAD: In the news. South Carolina Tragedy...

Some of our readers would like to discuss the recent Church shooting that occurred yesterday in order to offer up their prayers and condolences.   We...

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Video: Al Jazeera Shows NBABM Women as Doomed to Stay Alone....

  Ugh…videos like these are so frustrating. The report is framing the low numbers of black women dating interracially with resistance to da...

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Another Reason to Grow Cucumbers…Pickles Curb Hunger P...

Yes…I know. I’ve been on a bit of a cucumber craze as of late. Just deal with it; I’ll move on to something else soon enough. We all...

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40+ Face and Body Appreciation Thread!...

First, let me apologize for the ageists who will have a problem with me showing our over 40 asses and boobs. You might just want to let the thread go ...

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Video: I Am…Unbothered....

Yesterday I listened to a pretty nasty video from a black woman in the U.K. who has a HUGE problem with me advocating black women dating interracially...

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Tutorial: My Version of the Faux-Hawk Bun!...

Gosh I am loving this look! It’s classy, easy, and keeps my ends tucked in so that I can retain more length. I was actually able to see this sty...

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Open Thread: What Do You Think About the Rachel Dolezal NAAC...

Rachel Dolezal, president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington, was force to resign not because she is white, but because she is white and impe...

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Nutritious, Thirst Quenching Mint and Cucumber Spritzer!...

I love to drink sparkling wine during the hot summer months. But if I start to early on the booze, I’ll be passed out by noon. I also like mojit...

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Leona’s Love Quest: High Standards-The Sequel...

As a companion to my previous article about high standards, I submitted this article to the New York Times series on Modern Love; alas, I just receive...

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Sad News: Our Very Own “Brown Betty” Passed Away...

It’s with a very heavy and sad heart that I’m reporting that my friend, “Brown Betty” (her name was Demita Usher) passed away ...

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#LovingMonth: So…Young, Hot White Guys Don’t Wan...

You never know who you’re going to meet when you set up camera equipment on Loving Weekend. I was just standing around networking and two GAAAUU...

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Video: Stop Telling Black Women We “Ain’t Sh*t&#...

Who really believes talking to people like trash will get a desirable result?...

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It’s Loving Day…Are You Allowing Yourself to Be ...

Today is a big day in the interracial dating community. It’s the day (and weekend) we celebrate the landmark Supreme Court decision, Lovings vs....

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Fan Says, “We Need to Be More Vocal of Our Love of Bla...

A fan asked me to share… Dear Christelyn, First of all, let me thank you for all the wonderful work you do. You have opened the eyes of many and...

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