Sesame street is taking off on it’s 45th season with a bang! First Janelle Monae sings “The Power of Yet” and now we have a deliciously radiant Lupita Nyong’o talking about the ubiquity and purpose of skin with Elmo. Lupita is visually a delight to see and sonically you just want to hear her keep […]
Category Archives: Culture/Politics
Lupita Nyong’o Covers Vogue Magazine
Lupita Nyong’o covers the July 2014 issue of Vogue Magazine! The 12 Years of Slave, Oscar winning actress, who also recently secured the rights to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah, is riding the wave of being the it girl and we’re sure she has many more Vogue covers to come. In the article she talks about […]
First Look: Kandi Burruss Wedding Dress
This past weekend Kandi Burruss, singer, songwriter and cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, married Todd Tucker in a $20,000 wedding dress by Reco Chapple. Ostrich feathers fill out the bottom as the sheer top is bejeweled up to it’s high collar. Tiny, Fantasia, Phaedra and Kandi’s best friend Carmen, made up the […]
Kim Kardashian Covers Vogue w/ Kanye West & North
Well look at Gawd. Our favorite Queen to be, Kanye West, has won after a series of public rants about the lack of his bae’s recognition as a fashion icon. There were a series of reports that Kanye had confronted the original ice queen, Ms. Wintour, about the selection of Lena Dunham on a recent […]
Would You Consider A Change In . . .
It’s so easy to get locked into one way of doing, seeing, thinking, and even being because we believe there exists no viable reason to fix that which is not broken since the current way continues to serve us and has done so for so long for so many. Too often the common responses offered […]
There’s a Subscription Service for Everything: Including Your Period.
This has to be one of the funniest ads ever.”The red badge of courage” at Camp Gyno is simply hilarious as it features a young girl talking very candidly about that special time of the month. No blue liquid tests, flouncy dresses or a beach volleyball are featured. It’s all tampons, a Dora with a […]
Juror B29 Speaks Out on George Zimmerman & the ‘Not Guilty’ Verdict
Allow me to interject some personal opinion in here. I have not an ounce of sympathy for juror B29 and the loss of sleep she is claiming on her interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts. What law was she reading that she could not convict George Zimmerman of manslaughter? Was it not “the killing of […]
Angela Bassett Inducted as Honorary Member of Delta Sigma Theta
Last week was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.’s Centennial Convention. The sorority celebrated 100 years of sisterhood, scholarship and service by welcoming over 47,000 women to Washington DC for a week of celebrations. This was the 51st National Convention for the sorority, which was founded on January 13th, 1913. Traditionally select women who have notably […]
Beyonce Cancels Show! Is She Pregnant?
After the second coming of the gold rush, that was trying to legitimately purchase Beyonce tickets via Ticketmaster and many of us walking away with the ultimate sad face and right into the arms of the overpriced re-sale tickets, we might not be getting the full Mrs. Carter Show experience anyways. Beyonce has postponed her […]
[Pics] MET Gala 2013: Chaos to Couture
Last night was the annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with this years theme being PUNK: Chaos to Couture. There were tons of head turning looks, some raised an eyebrow, others were just uhhhhh…no works and some were just pulled off immaculately. Plenty of gaudy risks were taken, so browse the gallery below to […]