The Unfair ‘Options’ Media Message: What Do Thes...
As a former public relations executive, I can tell you without any doubt that the media sends us messages–messages that we expect, messages that reinforce, and messages that influence. So when I saw a magazine cover show up on my Facebook timeline, complete with a message from Kola Boof, I began to really try and…
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Man Candy Monday: Wrestling with the Remarkable that is Roma...
Oh, you kids are so, so spoiled. I feed you Man Candy each and every Monday, yet you scream for more various and different kinds. It’s like your...
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Willow Smith Snags the Cover of Teen Vogue...
Regardless of whether or not you agree with Will and Jada’s liberal parenting skills you can’t deny that Willow Smith is one awesome young...
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SavageTango tells all: Getting his attention...
SavageTango Let me say right off I’ve been down this road on numerous occasions. I’m no stranger to the issues you’ve raised and und...
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(Bonus) QOTW: Black Women, Multiple Children, and Interracia...
Writer: Hey my name is “Sue” I’m a black female live in St.Louis Mo I have had bad relationship with black men so I decided to date ...
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Open Thread: Does Being a Natural Make You Feel Like a Diffe...
I have a confession. I don’t think I’ll ever where my hair straight again for any length of time. Why? Because I feel like straightening m...
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QOTW: White Guy, 51, Ready to Get His Swirl On…...
The question: Just wanted to say thank you for your advice on fyooz for non-black men on dating or even just letting a black woman know that I’m...
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Hey, Did You Know Hollywood Grades Black Women Just Like Col...
Since I can only take one post per day of people attacking me on my opinions on whether the sky is blue or not, I’m going to simply report the n...
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TBT: The Beautifulness of Duran Duran Then and Now...
Children!! I’ve got a confession to make. When I was but a wee babe, there was no such thing as (c)rap music!! There wasn’t much R&B (...
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Unspeakable! New Jersey Reporter Fired for Telling the DAMN ...
We live in such a crazy time in America, when saying the obvious will literally get you fired and physically and socially ruin you. I know back in 201...
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Open Thread: Reader Questions Her Commitment to ‘Black...
Some people wonder why this blog continues to talk about black men in reference to black women dating interracially. It would seem at the surface, tha...
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Got to Give Credit Where It’s Due…Some Real Knig...
I have to admit I was among the folks who cringed with Rachel Jeantel took the stand in the Trayvon Martin murder trail. She was a walking, talking st...
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Hilarious Weird Al “Tacky” Has Aisha Tyler and J...
Weird Al’s still got it! Jack Black is a twerking fool, and Aisha looks adorable even when she’s trying to look tacky. On an aside, what p...
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Watermelon in a Pot? Yaaaaaeeessss…....
Nothing says summer like a ripe, juicy watermelon. That’s why I’d decided to grow some despite my extremely limited garden space. Watermel...
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It Started with Just a Few Voices, and Now a Cocophany: The ...
When you’ve been blogging for nearly five years, you begin to notice some trends. For instance, I remember when I first came on the scene and th...
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Man Candy Monday: Farewell True Blood Edition...
Did you shed a tear when you found out this is the final season of the True Blood franchise? I know I am not the only one exceptionally in love with t...
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More Black Women Taking Up the Fight to Tackle Obesity...
It’s no secret that some black women have a complicated relationship with food. For some of us, food means love, comfort, safety. When you’...
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“Im a Negro Bed Wench,” and Other Things I Learn...
Written by The Peacock Bride I’m a sell out. I’m a Negro Bed Wench. I’m an Uncle Tom. Yup…How did I find this out? Like most t...
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New Interracial Relationship Fiction: “The Wrong Man&#...
Review of The Wrong Man by Karla Fears What is a woman to do when temperatures soar into the triple digits? The best solution is to turn up the...
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Two Non-Bandwagon Products I’m Using to Keep My Locks ...
Summer in Southern California means dry heat that can shrivel everything…from the plants in my garden, to my skin and hair. Where my hair is con...
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In Season in the “Beauty Garden,” Sweet Peppers ...
I’m so excited that I’ve FINALLY gotten good yields from my bell peppers! There’s nothing quite like a ripe, juicy sweet pepper pluc...
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Why “Marriage at First Sight” Is the Worst Thing...
Have any of you seen the promos for the new reality-show pablum being shoved down our throats called, Marriage at First Sight? The general idea is...
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TBT: The Dukes of Hazzard...
Growing up in the 80’s was quite an experience. Television shows revolved around likeable charecters that weren’t too bad on the eyes. It ...
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Our Favorite Interracial Romance Authors Made History This W...
Some of your favorite IR novelists got catapulted to main stream a few days ago when they were featured on USA Today. The line up for the Scandalous ...
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RHOA Demonstrates How Some Black Women Waste Their Potential...
We already knew that Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Apollo Nida was facing Fed time based on some banking trickery he was implicated in a few year...
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“A Beautiful Burden” One Man’s Commentary ...
By “Zac Onbothsides” Ok. We’ve established that there’s an attraction, we’ve even talked about the awkwardness of expressing ...
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That Awkward Moment When Numbskulls Assume Your Biracial Bab...
Last night, my husband Sean was holding our 16-month-old daughter Maya as we were boarding a flight from BWI to MCO. As we stepped onto the plane, one...
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In Season in the “Beauty Garden”…Eggplant...
Hot summer months means eggplants…and lots of them. You’re probably noticing that these are on sale at your local market, so nows your cha...
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Ladies, Do NOT Date Interracially if You’re Too Suspic...
A non-black man just sent me the email below regarding an exchange he had with a black woman on OKCupid that he found attractive. This woman is so def...
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Man Candy Monday: Hollywood Hotties Then, and Now...
What’s the saying again, “Something old, something new. Something Man Candy, just for you?” Age ain’t nothing but a number whe...
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