31Oct/12

Who Run the World, Beyonce? Girls? Amber Thinks Not.

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Remember that great song by Beyoncé that hit the charts last year and quickly became our favorite girl power anthem? “Who run the world? Girls? Who run this mutha? Girls…” Well, Amber recorded

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03Jun/11

Dove Body Wash Will Turn Brown Women White!

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So, several bloggers around the web have been commenting on this Dove VisibleCare body wash advertisement, saying it appears to them to be (unintentionally) racist. *Blink* Um. I don’t think I’m gonna

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30May/11

Disrespect Us? No They Won’t. (Yes. They Will.)

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Okay. So. It is pretty much universally recognized that Beyoncé is THE ISH when it comes to demonstrating how it is done (“it” being how to use your talent, looks, brains and

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09Apr/11

The Darker the Berry…The More Invisible?

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Los Angeles Times Magazine celebrated the “50 Most Beautiful Women in Film” in their February, 2011 edition. Someone at the magazine was given the task of deciding what beautiful looks like and

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24Dec/10

An intimate Christmas gift from L. Boogie

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When rap legend Rakim was asked by MTV News who he most wanted to see on stage at Rock The Bells in San Bernardino this summer, he had a quick answer. “Lauryn

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