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HIV, AIDS, Black HIV awareness day, sex, sexuality, health, free, get tests, NHO, Amfar, urban, gay, bisexual, partners, status, preventable disease, national holiday, awareness,
07 Feb 14

National Black HIV Awareness Day: Have You Been Te...

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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society, culture, how to deal with haters, dating, life, empowerment, inspiration, media, online hate, abuse, video, youtube, celebrities, bullys, depression, crazy people, dysfunction, success, dissenters,
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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Nichelle Gainer, style, fashion, book, black women, history, inspiration, vintage black book
06 Feb 14

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

Beauty. Class. Style. Grace. Talent. Nichelle Gainer, writer and proprietor of the tumblr site Vintage Black Glamour, is set to publish a coffee table...
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law, politics, race, equality, crime, racial profiling, prison, suspect, stereotypes, University of Minnesota,
06 Feb 14

End Racial Descriptions in Crime Alerts – W...

(credit: CBS)   There has been a recent uproar at the University of Minnesota because a black student was misidentified as a burglary suspect. ...
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05 Feb 14

#Naughty: Massage your Rainbeau/Rainbeauette for V...

Massage your Rainbeau/Rainbeauette for Valentines Day By SirLoinDeBeef It’s a lot better than a card. Lasts longer than a box of chocolates (and...
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Apollo Nida, Phaedra Parks, Angela Stanton, book, work out video, Atlanta, lawyer, attorney, racketeering, Federal charges, arrest, rumors, indictment, marriage, felon, choices, black men, black women, swirling, RHOA, Real Housewives of Atlanta, reality show, arrest, felon, news,
05 Feb 14

Apollo Nida, Husband of RHOA Star Phaedra Parks, G...

This is foolishness at its finest. I’m not a Real Housewives of Atlanta Fan. In fact, I’ve never watched the show other than the occasiona...
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race, dating, marriage, conflict, insults, black men, black women, swirling, interracial, society, stigma,
04 Feb 14

A Sister Reacts to Accusation of Race Betrayal

I was given permission by L. B. Kelle to share a recent experience she had.  Now I know the loyal readers of BBW would have some choice words to say...
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Rocquelle Porch, red lipstick, insults, black woman, essence, blogger, dark skin, complexion, hatred, self esteem, comments, degradation, dreads, natural hair, hatred,
03 Feb 14

Does This Woman Offend You?

I’m making my rounds this morning to read all the news, rags and gossip and was struck by this woman.   Before I read the story, I took in ...
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black male privilege, white male privilege, society, power, culture, race, dating, black women, religion, laws, history, comparison,
02 Feb 14

That Awkward Privilege: The Mixed Power Status of ...

Ever wanted to demonstrate the paradox of Black Male [Mixed] Privilege by systematically illustrating how male privilege is fully analogous to White ...
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Jordan Harbinger, Christelyn Karazin, race, demographic, OOW, marriage, partnering, tolerance, premier, youtube, dating, relationships, singles, swirling, television, day time, series, show, media, marketing, Hollywood, California, black women, non black men, biracial, announcement, culture,
29 Jan 14

My Big Announcement…

I’ve been hinting about this for a while, and I guess I could tell you, but it’s probably better to just show you…   So what is it?...
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27 Jan 14

Monday-Punday #22

Monday-Punday #22   Well, it’s THAT time again, and SirLoin can serve up another set of groaners. Look at it this way … it keeps your...
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Omar Sheree Stevenson, Mademoiselle, black media, black blogs, urban, reading, news, victims, blaming, black women, black men, Blackistan, attack, street harassment, sexual abuse
26 Jan 14

Is There Any Group That Blames the Victims Worse?!

So I’m reading about this miscreant who threw a bowling ball at a woman’s HEAD for not accepting his offer to buy her a drink, and the aut...
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Michael Johnson, gay man, videotape, college, investigation, online dating, condom, safe sex, get tested, risk, awareness, Craig Lamar Davis, HIV, conviction, sex, married, minister, predator, jail, prison,
24 Jan 14

One Man Found Guilty of Not Disclosing HIV Status,...

Consider this post a friendly public service announcement about the importance of safe sex. It’s not just high schoolers who need this message. ...
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Bill Cosby, Marvin Miller , Guy Hanks, Fawn Stone, B.J. Rouse, Dr. Misee Harris, reality show, television, interracial, dating, mating, young women, B.J. Rouse,
23 Jan 14

“On The Rise” New Reality Show May Swi...

Special cross post from Swirling and Marriage On The Rise Reality Show Starring Dr. Misee Harris, Fawn Stone and LaKesha Walker We are in the age of r...
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