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12 Feb 14

Health: Bad News for Diet Soda Drinkers–Study Says The...

You think you’re doing something better for yourself when you skip all the sugary stuff at the fountain drink station for a seemingly-better choice of sugar-free diet soda to sip with your triple cheeseburger and chili fries, but you aren’t, according to a research team led by Dr. Sara N. Bleich at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg…

Twitter, love, relationships, advice, questions, public forum, matchmaker, swirling, biracial, interracial, marriage, love, social media, expert,

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12 Feb 14

Relationship Tweet Chat Today, 4PM PST/7PM EST...

I get so many relationship questions that I often can’t get to them all. But today, I’m going to be part of a tweet chat with my fellow co...

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12 Feb 14

Blessed? Amazing?! Wonderful?!! How Is Your 2014 Looking So ...

Thus far, my year has been all of the above and more! How many of you made New Year’s Resolutions at the end of 2013? Well, now that one month h...

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Food

12 Feb 14

Treat Time: The Maxwell House International Green Smoothie...

I’m a sucker for green smoothies, and since my garden’s greenery is growing almost too fast for me to consume, I’ve taken to having ...

Question of the Week

11 Feb 14

QOTW: “I Have Five Kids. Is It Too Late for Me to Swir...

I get this question quite a bit, and I have to be very delicate how I answer. But it’s time to address it. Hi Christelyn, I’m a single b...

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Guests of the Inner Sanctum

11 Feb 14

“I Love You. So Before You Tell Me Why I Should Watch ...

That I think about slavery every day. And have for as long as I can remember. Every time I look into my eyes, big and brown like Harriet’s and Sojou...

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Beauty

11 Feb 14

Raise Your Hand if Your Elbows are Ashy...

Raise your hand if your skin is feeling a might tight during this long, dry winter. I don’t know about you, but I’m raising my hand and lo...

Editorial Staff

10 Feb 14

BBW’s First Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Him...

Women if you are like me, you are absolutely stumped about what to buy your beau for VDay. I personally think men are harder to shop for than women. S...

Sports

10 Feb 14

Parisian Figure Skating Pair Vanessa James and Morgan Cipris...

The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics are underway, which, for ice skating aficionado’s means multiple chances to watch lithe athletic women being hois...

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Gender Conflict

10 Feb 14

Listen white guys, you REALLY need to get over your fear of ...

I recently ran across a post from a “Pick Up Artist” site by an expert giving advice to non-black men on how to date black women. It was...

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Videos

10 Feb 14

Video: “Black Women Get a Special Kind of Shade,”...

Check out my interview with Nikki Woods, producer for Tom Joyner TV and Black America Web, and I get pretty real about the challenges that black women...

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Relationships

10 Feb 14

It’s Official: Tyra Banks Has a New Boo...

Tyra Banks, model and creator of the reality TV show for aspiring models America’s Next Top Model, was photographed getting her smooch on in a r...

Humor

10 Feb 14

Monday-Punday #24...

Monday-Punday #24 SirLoin thought you’d all enjoy this bit of wisdom … The Pink Gorilla A middle-aged man is on a business trip through Ro...

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09 Feb 14

Michonne…. The Magnificent (Or My Reason to Discuss Wa...

Yeah, baby!! I survived the season hiatus to tune in to watch the premier of The Walking Dead and so did Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. There was mu...

Beauty

09 Feb 14

Chile Bye: Black Women Are More Than the Length of Their Hai...

I’m trying to get my life together and work on things more compelling in this second month of the new year and, dammit, if Facebook doesn’...

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Beauty

09 Feb 14

Be Dramatic with a Gel Liner and Highlights...

I love playing up my eyes, and spent the majority of my primp time trying to get them just right. What I’ve noticed that really helps with givin...

Author Spotlight

08 Feb 14

Week-end Read “Blood to Blood” by Ifè Oshun...

“Blood to Blood“ by Ifè Oshun This is a young adult Fantasy Papa Grace Publishing Published December 28, 2013 Length 232 pages So what ...

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07 Feb 14

National Black HIV Awareness Day: Have You Been Tested?...

February 7th is National HIV Awareness Day. HIV/AIDS has claimed approximately 250,745 lives over the last five years. Though much less than the 80&#...

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Humor

07 Feb 14

LMAO Haters are Hilarious!...

Sometimes, when I read mean and crazy stuff by people who have an insane, mouth-frothing, over-the-top hatred for me, I get sad. And then I realize, I...

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Question of the Week

07 Feb 14

QOTW: “Am I Wrong If I Choose to Never Date a Black Ma...

I just got this note from a fan of the blog and fan page: I have a question for you Christelyn as well as the other group members who are doing the sw...

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Married Swirling

06 Feb 14

Monica: “I Thank God For My Husband”...

Monica L. In light of a recent post, I wanted to share a refreshing story of Monica L. This beautiful, scholarly sister would not let negative messa...

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06 Feb 14

Vintage Black Glamour Is Coming to a Coffee Table Near You...

Beauty. Class. Style. Grace. Talent. Nichelle Gainer, writer and proprietor of the tumblr site Vintage Black Glamour, is set to publish a coffee table...