Five Reasons to Grow Berries this Summer...
If you’ve never gotten a chance to taste a berry fresh off the vine still pulsing with life and full of flavor, I’d venture to say you’ve never really tasted one. Even when you can get them fresh from the farmer’s market or flash frozen from the supermarket, the sheer pleasure of plucking a ripe…
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#YesAllWomen: Why Do People Feel So Entitled to Women’...
By Pella Another day, another mass killing in America. At least that’s what the headlines seem to say to me. It’s almost what is expected ...
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White Hot: Minimalistic Beauty Trend SS 2014...
As a former makeup artist extraordinaire, I always obsess over the new beauty trends each season, but to be honest, once I stop being an artist, I kin...
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Could V. Stivano Be Another Yellow Rose Or Silly Rabbit?...
Perhaps much to NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s dismay, V. Stiviano is not going anywhere any time soon. The woman at the center of the ...
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Dr. Phillygirl Pens a Book to Help Get You To “Doctor&...
Beyond Black and White would like to throw some shine on one or our own, Phillgirl, who not only recently successfully challenged her PhD dissertation...
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Man Candy Monday: You Nasty Boy, You Nasty……...
They say, “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” but who wants to involve thoughts of the Pearly Gates at this leg of the race? Gym rats, athl...
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What’s the Message Here? He’ll Marry His Baby...
Okay so we all know that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian FINALLY tied the knot this weekend in Florence, Italy. I for one am glad the whole fiasco is ov...
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NYC Flagship Loving Day Event on June 14! Primo Opportunity ...
If you East Coast people haven’t get gone to the Loving Day flagship event in New York city, you absolutely do not know what you’re missin...
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Yummy Paleo Brownies for Weekend Barbecue!...
When I decided to give paleo the old college try, I thought my beloved Kitchenaid mixer was doomed to go into early retirement. I’d made so many...
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In Defense of Funky Brown Chick’s “Tips for Pick...
I see there’s some outrage about a recent article Twanna Hines (aka Funky Brown Chick) wrote to advise non-black men on how to date black women....
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Photo of the Day: It’s a Wonderful World....
I’m one of the room mom’s for my son’s second grade class, and this grade has a patriotic performance around Memorial Day time. I...
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Message to the Men: Sometimes Nothing You Do Will Be Good En...
Oy vey….. What comes part and parcel of being a friend of mankind is being privy to information that other women aren’t. In addition to th...
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Pre-Workout ‘Beauty’ Smoothie Also Helps with Ha...
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with carbohydrates for the last couple of years, trying to figure out the “magic combination” that...
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She’s Beautiful. She’s Successful. She’s C...
Take one look at Misee Harris, a sweet, soft-spoken southern belle from Tennessee (and a doctor and inventor for lawd’s sakes at only 29) you&#...
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Some May Have Scoffed, But 300-Sandwiches Lady Just Got Enga...
Three-hundred sandwich lady made headlines last year (and sparked outrage to both militant feminists and the pro-black, anti-interracial relationship ...
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#Trending: Bright White...
I find it quite interesting that each season has a staple color every single season. For example, Winter’s staple color is black. Fall’s s...
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Why Do Some Black Women Think I’m Trying to “For...
So…I’ve made it my business to really cease and desist addressing folks that take cheap shots at me, my work, and this site. They can stea...
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DeBlasio Gives Lessons On How to Protect a Woman. Take Notes...
The media is so hard on mothers. If you’re Michelle Obama, militant feminists complain that you shame the movement because you’re happy wi...
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The Great Debate Between Me and Matthew Hussey: Should You D...
Subjects for the Question of the Week often come in themes. Lately I’ve gotten a lot of questions for men and women conflicted about starting wo...
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Baked Chicken with Rosemary, Fig and Mushroom Sauce...
I’ve always liked figs. It’s like the perfect combo of sweet, squishy and crunchy. One day I was eating my once-daily ration and thought, ...
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Man Candy Monday: XXL Big Daddy’s and Taco Meat For Al...
Are you the type of woman who likes things in large doses? I’ll be the first to admit it, I like to indulge in my vices, men included. So for al...
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What? Interracial Romance Novels are on Time.com’s Rad...
Before I start, I just want to give a shout out to all my folks who bring stories they know I like to cover. You make my life tremendously easier. XO ...
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Big Mistake: When Slavery Makes Your Romanticize “The ...
I recently had a radio interview with a well-know African American host. While I was invited to talk about swirling, it seems that it’s almost i...
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Ratchet Roundup: News We Didn’t Cover this Week and Ar...
So…yes I saw the unfortunate video clip of Solange Knowles taking out 400 years of slavery on Jay Z’s already unfortunate-looking face. Be...
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Six Things You Can Do TODAY to Keep Yourself Looking (and Fe...
On July 17, I’ll be 41 years old. Yet I still get carded for alcohol purchases, get mistaken as a student when I’m in the vicinity of a co...
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Long Time BB&W Fan, Shaun Brown Marries His Beloved!...
You might remember Shaun Brown, a big fan of the blog who is also a staunch Christian and conservative. I only mention that because there’s ofte...
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The Breast Cancer Diagnosis of a Loved One...
My mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. We’ve subsequently learned that her type of cancer is “triple negative,” which can be aggre...
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How to Grow Bigger, Better Tasting Plants with High Yields&#...
When you’re an urban gardener like me, you might be trying to figure out how how to maximize the limited space while producing high yields. Whil...
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BB&W Partners with Black Girl Travel To Bring Up-Close-...
Beyond Black & White is the first blog to feature the wandering escapades in Europe chronicled from Fleace Weaver, founder of Black Girl Travel (...
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Ann Coulter Belittles the #BringBackOurGirls Hash Tag and Ge...
She thought she was gonna be a snarky, irreverent biotch, making fun of REAL HUMAN BEINGS who have been kidnapped, raped repeatedly, beaten, and sold...
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