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The Fibroids Project

Four years ago, Renee Brown, at the age of 28 was diagnosed with uterine fibroids. During her diagnosis and discussing treatment options with several doctors, before finding one she could trust, she took it upon herself to do more research. During this research she discovered outdated information which was sometimes contradictory. In a quest to have a place where women can share their stories, along with Nnamdi G. Osuagwu, she founded The Fibroids Project.

According to the National Uterine Fibroids Foundation:
Every 10 minutes, 12 hysterectomies are performed in the United States. According to a report published by Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9 of them probably didn’t meet the guidelines Read more [...]

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Takers, Rock The Bells & Lauryn Hill

My weekend in a nutshell:

Takers:

I only went to see the movie because Idris Elba was in a pair of underwear.
The movie was like Tyler Perry’s version of Heat. Chris Brown and T.I. should stick to music.
Idris Elba should stick to walking around movies in his underwear, preferably with his British accent.

Rock The Bells:

Women, when you’re attending a concert at an outdoor venue, do yourself a favor and leave the wedge heels, stilettos & platforms at home, when you fall, people will laugh. Never mind, go ahead and wear them comedy relief is always good.

Last year I attended RTB and I did notice the drastic changes this year in regards to the access the “press” was Read more [...]

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White Meat Chasers: The Extremes of Interracial Dating

Once upon a time, there was a black woman who was fed up with the treatment she received from some black men she dated. For whatever reason, her relationships with these men never panned out. One day she reached her breaking point & vowed never to date black men again. She was on the hunt for her White knight in shining armor. She searched every interracial internet dating site like Afro-Romance.com, but also sites like J-Date (Jewish Date) because she was guaranteed that it would only be comprised of white (Jewish) men. There was no stopping her on her quest to find a white man. It didn’t matter that some of these men were just looking to experiment and have their antebellum experience. Read more [...]

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Breaking News: Men, You Are Not God’s Gift To Women

Men, some of you have some shit going on with yall, which makes me believe that most single women should appreciate the fact that they are indeed single and don’t have to put up with it.  Sometimes I sit back and think about the type of parents (often times mainly women) who could have possibly raised some of the men that are out there.  Recently, some of the misogynistic views that I’ve heard from men, if I didn’t know any better, would lead me to believe that there is a generation of men out there who were raised by cave men.

Ironically, these are the same men who consider themselves to be a “prize” to women.  They are delusional enough to believe that any woman would/should be grateful Read more [...]

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Maybe I Partied A Little Too Much

…because my body feels like it’s been on autopilot for the past several days…

A few weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to have a small get-together to celebrate my birthday and since one of my closest friends in the area is a whole day older than me (I always make it a point to remind her), I figured why not celebrate it together.  Bassey & I already had the Basseyworld Live NYC event, it seemed only right to have something back at home in the DC area. What would that be? I had no idea.  In all actuality, I didn’t want to do anything big or the typical party.  With the help of Kenneth Hessler, with his handsome self we came up with the idea of hosting a Sunday brunch for a Read more [...]

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Happy 34th Birthday To Me

I’m 34 years old today and I thank god every day when I look in the mirror, that I don’t look life beaten, used and worn out like some of the funky smelling chicks out there in the world.  ”Black don’t crack”, well neither does brown, beige, taupe, or whatever color some people have referred to me as and I’m thankful for the genes that I’ve inherited.

I’m pretty much looking forward to my 34th year. The Black Snob and myself are working on some big things over the next few months and hopefully I’ll be able to talk about them more as time goes along. She’s truly been a huge motivation and I’m glad to call her a friend. Unlike a lot of back biting “black” woman bloggers out there, I have Read more [...]

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JCPenney Has Bieber Bang & Interracial Advertising Fever

While I’m working, I’m usually either doing one of three things: K5

Chatting on Google Talk
Shopping
Shopping

Today included all three. Go figure.  As I’m looking for a dress to wear for my birthday party Friday night at Lounge 310 in NYC (for all the stalkers out there), I stumbled across JCPenney’s website.  The first thing I thought to myself was, “Wow they have Justin Bieber modeling for them”, then as I looked closer, I realized it wasn’t Justin Bieber, just a doppelganger with Bieber bangs.  I clicked through the site and actually found a cute dress that I’m picking up after work.  Somehow I clicked back to the homepage and it was only then that I noticed the little black Read more [...]

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Friday Randomness

My 33rd year on this planet is evolving into my 34th year later on next week.  Where most people like to make New Years Resolutions, I tend to make those around my birthday, even though I don’t exactly think of them as resolutions.  More often I use the end of one year and the beginning of another to ‘clean house’. Those people who didn’t add value, or attempted to take away value from my life space don’t get the opportunity to do the same coming into a new year of life.  Severing ties has never felt so good. It’s even better when people beat me to the punch, and remove themselves first, less work for me.

Kanye West got a twitter account. Big fucking deal. I’d be happier if he got Read more [...]

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Nicki Minaj: The Raymond Babbitt of Hip-Hop

Shawty Imma only tell you this once, you the illest (dat for dat dat dude)
And for your lovin’ Imma Die Hard like Bruce Willis
(bah ba dah dah oh)
You got spark, you, you got spunk
You, you got something all the girls want
You’re like a candy store
And I’m a toddler.
You got me wantin’ more and ma ma more of
~Nicki Minaj, Your Love

One of my favorite movies of all time is Rain Man. I’m sure you know the story of Charlie Babbitt having to take responsibility of his brother, Raymond Babbitt, who was portrayed in the movie as being autistic?  Charlie Babbitt (played by Tom Cruise- pre-crazy scientology eye) learns that Raymond had an uncanny ability to count cards and used it to his Read more [...]

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I Know Adults Who Need Sex Education, Not Only Kids in Helena Montana

….god forbid your child, who wasn’t properly educated about sex from you, heads to the internet. Imagine them coming across some of these  ’so-called’ sex blogging websites, and mistaking it for something out of Animal Kingdom hot muskrat monkey sex on a platter? Yeah, I’m sure that’ll be an even harder conversation to have.

Last week on Google chat, I had a short discussion with my buddy Jenee (aka JaneGoldenArms) about the Helena Montana Public School System proposed Sex education curriculum (jump to page 45-50 on the pdf file) and whether or not I agreed with the human sexuality curriculum. It seems as though a lot of people are up in arms because the curriculum starts at the kindergarten Read more [...]

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Dear Lil Kim’s Face:

Dear Lil Kim:
I’m really not sure where to begin, but recently I came across a photo online and needless to say, I was taken aback  a bit a lot. To say that a lot has changed about your face is an understatement.
You went from looking like this:

To looking like this:

Sure, you started out as the quintessential black girl lost story and hip-hop was an outlet for you. Granted, no one is still sure if you’ve actually written any of your own rhymes, but that’s besides the point. Your face has been on the cover of countless magazines, and every time it appears some where, you’re gradually turning into a geisha looking prostitute that was attacked by an over zealous cosmetic surgeon and Read more [...]

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Apparently Black Women Are Not Only Single, But Also Could Use A Good Douche

I have an email address that I pretty much  never check because it seems to only receive product press releases from public relation firms. Every once in a while I’ll come across a Press Release that piques my interest, but most of the time it’s a lot of garbage. Needless to say, I received a little bit of both this morning.
Here are a few lines from the email:
I’m hoping you can share Candace’s story to help empower other African-Americans who might have an embarrassing health condition so they can seek medical attention early. Candace is still not sure what is wrong so perhaps getting this story out might help her find the solution.
Heart disease?
Diabetes?
Obesity?
Hell, I figured I Read more [...]

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