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you look good to be dark-skinned
the following vid just BREAKS my heart! reminds me of being told (more than once): “you look good to be dark-skinned” what are we teaching our babies?!?! why are we using someone else’s standards of beauty to define ourselves? when do we start LOVING ourselves and stop beating ourselves? i am too appalled right now
Detailsnot so black & white: mom jailed for trying to give her children a better future
oh this hurts my heart so… a woman, a mother, was put in prison for trying to give her children a better education: http://newsone.com/nation/boycewatkins/kelly-bolar-jailed-akron-white-school-district-black-student/ the lengths people will go through to give their children something better than what they have. and now, to be charged $30K in education costs? seriously?? i am sure in the
Detailspraying for gold: tyler perry’s for colored girls
[media id=1 width=570 height=400] i was introduced to ntozake’s “for colored girls” at the age of 17 – when i thought i knew it all, and knew nothing. i have colored myself crimson and scarlet adorned with aqua butterflies. beau willie has killed my child in three different productions. i have re-mixed the women, enjoining
DetailsEarGasm: Will & Jada’s daughter whips her hair
Oh to be part of the Smith family! Will & Jada’s nine-year old daughter Willow debuted her single “Whip My Hair” worldwide to rave reviews yesterday. and the song is comercially hot. really. the inner mom in me feels like she sounds too grown, but hot is hot. and Jay-Z has officially co-signed by signing
DetailsEarGasm: Lauryn Hill’s (unreleased) Repercussions
You know we Lauryn lovers jump at the sound of any new (or old) music coming from this queen! Check out the newly leaked song “Repercussions” –> [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Detailsdebut single Drive Me now available!!!
Woohoo!!! the first single off my upcoming debut album Amazingly Random is officially here! “Drive Me” is a rock-driven, spoken soul-charged call to go crazy (the good kind) in love and life. Listen below or download on iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp and more! drive me by (i am) isis
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We Are the World 3 | funnies from last weekend’s SNL
yeah, i’m late…but i’m not a big tv watcher…sure wish, though, that i had been part of THIS remake! sorry all…we are the world 2 was definitely a slap in the face to MJ’s legacy…seriously… but, while we’re clowning we are the world, don’t forget to donate to Haiti or one of the many nations
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