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Continuing the Convo: Ari Lennox and Black Feature...

Written by Saran Lawson Keeping the conversation going with Ari Lennox’s Instagram rant from a few weeks ago, I have a question. Why are black f...
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3 of the Cutest Holiday Date Ideas

Written by: Saran Lawson   The holidays are upon us. Mistletoes are hanging in every place imaginable, and cuffing (relationship) season is in f...
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dating, relationships, Steve Harvey, black men, advice, money, demographic, stereotypes, culture, society, marriage, Black People Meet, OKCupid, Tinder, Match.com, Sam Yagan, Paula Dean, mentoring,

Steve Harvey Has a New Dating Websites Aimed at &#...

Steve Harvey, comedian and talk show pulpit extraordinaire is launching a dating website aimed at those looking for love in all the wrong places. And ...
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black women, black men, society, culture, perception, stereotypes, tropes, discussion, self hatred, deflection, conversation,

From a Black Man’s Mouth: About All That Hat...

Greetings BB&W, As a strong supporter of your work and what it stands for, I’d like to say something to all the naysaying black men on this ...
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beauty, acceptance, race, complexion, unique, self esteem, culture, society, dating, attraction, Youtube, video, advice,

Video: Black Women, Capitalize On Your Unique Asse...

by Christelyn Karazin Ladies, it’s time you stop looking at your shade as a liability. Every group of women has their own unique “brand of...
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patrice rushen, black women, icon, style, hair, throw back thursday, TBT, throwback thursday, black beauty, history, culture, african, hair, braids, hairstyles of the 70s, hair care, brown girls, brown children, girl's hairstyles, hairstyles for little girls,

TBT: Brown Girls Rocking Beads on Braids

I’m sorry, White folks land wants to claim each and every awesome thing about Blackness and turn it into a consumable item attributed to THEIR b...
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racism, police brutality, celebrities, news, culture, society, violence against women, black women, mixed marriages, interracial relationships, CBS, network, Danielle Watts, interview, video, exclusive

Update on Danielle Watts: BB&W Exclusive Inte...

Tonight I had the opportunity to speak with Danielle Watts’ boyfriend regarding the incident that transpired that resulted in Danielle being han...
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Broadway, entertainment, New York, Keke Palmer, actress, society, culture, race, Hollywood, actress, Cinderella, leading lady, New York,

First Photos of Keke Palmer Playing Cinderella on ...

First, it was Tiana in Disney’s Princess and the Frog. Now, it’s Keke Palmer in Cinderella. Yes ladies, I think there’s a message be...
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Daniele Watts, Studio city, police, brutality, society, race, culture, corruption, mixed marriages, blended families, lawsuit, racism,

Celebrity Interracial Couple, Daniele Watts and Pa...

This has got to be about the stupidest thing I’ve heard a West Coast police department do in a sea of people who mate and marry interracially mo...
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Diana Ross, Billie Dee Williams, Billie Holiday, singer, jazz, history, throw back Thursday, movies, history, Motown, music, biopic, biography, drug abuse, movie, Richard Pryor, pop culture,

TBT: Lady Sings the Blues

In 1972 Diana Ross took on the role of the magnificent and tragic life of Billie Holiday. As she she withers in a strait jacket in a prison cell, wait...
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advice from guys, for the guys, dating, relationship, intercultural relationships, diversity, culture, society, conditioning,

To the Guys Ready to Swirl, ” I’m rooting ...

By ‘Zac OnBothSides‘ I’m rooting for you, I really am.  But we need to talk. You’re a white guy like myself and you’ve decided that...
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video, culture, abuse, Blackistan, foolish behavior, reciprocity, pop culture, society, stupid sh*t black people say, talking back, rebuttal , get behind me Devil, rebuking satan, youtube, misogyny,

Video: Sh$t Black People Say to Black Women to Kee...

With a business to run, a house to keep clean, kids with homework and a garden to tend, you might not think I have a lot of time to act a fool. You wo...
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black girls, violence towards black women, abuse, society, culture, rape culture, racism, media, stereotypes, technology, awareness,

Where Did 64,000 Black Women and Girls Go?

A person doesn’t just disappear into thin air but you would think they do when you learn that 64,000 Black women and girls are currently missing...
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blended families, children, swirling, mixed children, biracial, society, culture, racism, insensitivity, stereotypes,

That Awkward Moment When Numbskulls Assume Your Bi...

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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