Beauty & The Beast Reminds Us Why Father Figures Are Important
The little girl in me will never cease to exist, so last weekend my friend and I decided to catch the Smurfs movie. As usual, something came up so our plans were canceled. She later suggested we...
View ArticleBest Gifts For A Friend Going Through A Breakup
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View Article4 Tips On Rocking Braids And Bundles This Summer From Stylist Brandan Combs
When the sun comes out, the hair goes up — at least for some of us who can’t be bothered with heat-induced frizz, sweaty strands, and having to two-strand twist our hair when we really just want to...
View Article5 Cardio Moves For When You Can’t Stand Jumping Jacks, Burpees And Mountain...
When people talk about a lot of bodyweight cardio moves, they reference the usual, tired suspects: jumping jacks, burpees, mountain climbers, butt kicks, fast feet and high knees. And while those are...
View ArticleIs There A Right And Wrong Way To Compliment The Opposite Sex When You’re In...
On Monday I wrote a piece on my personal site titled, “Sometimes a Compliment is Just a Compliment,” about the need for women — although men are not immune either — to learn not to read into every...
View ArticleHere’s Your First look At Season 5 Of Orange Is The New Black
We are just a little more than five weeks away from the debut of Season 5 of “Orange is the New Black” which may be the most impactful yet. At the end of Season four, we witnessed the emotional death...
View ArticleDeVon Franklin Says Women He Was Raised By Motivated Him To Be Best Husband...
While sitting with the ladies of Essence‘s podcast Yes. Girl! this week, DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good talked about, you guessed it, marriage. The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of...
View ArticleTeyana Taylor Set To Star In Honey 4
Ever since she danced up a storm and gave everyone fitness goals in Kanye West’s “Fade” video, nothing but good fortune has followed Teyana Taylor. She’s released more shoes with Reebok, was able to...
View ArticleNatalie Nunn Shares First Pictures Of Her Daughter Journey
Last week, we reported that Natlie Nunn had delivered her baby girl. And given the pregnancy photo shoot spread, we figured it was only a matter of time before we saw images of her daughter. And sure...
View ArticleHow Men Tell You They Feel Neglected
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View ArticleThis Is Your Road Trip Nutrition Survival Guide
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View ArticleOmari Hardwick And Meagan Good To Co-Star In Film About Finding Love On...
Love isn’t what was on most of our minds this past election night, but that’s the premise of a new indie film starring Omari Hardwick And Meagan Good. “A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love On Election Night”...
View ArticleThe First Image From The Bobbi Kristina Biopic Is A Dead Ringer For The Brown...
Towards the beginning of this year, we reported about a Bobbi Kristina biopic was in the works. As with most biopics, there were skeptics, myself being one of them. Then we learned that singer and...
View ArticleSexist Things Men Don’t Realize They Say
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View ArticleNiecy Nash On Changing The Conversation With Herself About Her C-Section...
Does anyone really love their body 100 percent? It would be nice if we all did, but most of us have our good days where we are absolutely feeling ourselves, and others where we pick ourselves apart....
View ArticleYvette Nicole Brown: I Reached Out To SheaMoisture To Promote Products For...
Though outrage over corporate PR disasters usually dwindles into disinterest a few days after a brand apologizes and people forget what they were mad about, it doesn’t look like the majority of Black...
View ArticleWe Can’t Deny The Comedy Behind These Beyoncé Menu Memes
Anything can become a meme these days, including mundane seemingly un-noteworthy activities like ordering off of a menu.Then again, the person in said meme either has to be making some hilarious or...
View ArticleIs This Petty? He Told Me He Couldn’t Go Down On Me Until I Got Rid Of My...
Does your relationship status play a part in how you maintain your pubic hair? I know some women who wax religiously every five weeks, not for a man, but because they’re more comfortable without hair...
View ArticleConfession: I’m Legit Afraid I’ll Look Like A Man If I Cut My Hair Off
Drama alert: I received some very disturbing news at the salon Saturday. My ends are splitting up the shaft of my strands and I’m going to have to cut off a significant chunk of my hair. At least...
View ArticleAs Rasheeda Frost Discusses Future Of Marriage, Kirk’s Former Mistress Offers...
Let’s not front, friends. I’m sure some of you have been watching this latest season of Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta. If you have, then you probably know good and well about the drama going on in Rasheeda...
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