By Gigi on
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
What the f**k?! If you are a HuffPost troll-er like I am, you may have seen this study on the front page of the popular news website yesterday. In case you didn't, here is the article. We all know the hyperbole that HuffPost is famous for so I will not even go there, but HONESTLY speaking, can we trust the results of this study?Studies on ecstasy had been done prior to the one mentioned in the article, but the results that were obtained were considered to...
By Gigi on
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
When someone talks about Islam, exotic images of women clad in body concealing garments and men riding camels atop knobbly kneed camels through the dessert come to mind for most of the Western World. Islam and the Arabic culture have become one and the same in popular images and not many of us delve any deeper than that to discover the truth or examine our own feelings about it.Since 9/11, when a few rouge jihadists hijacked planes and completed the most devastating...
By Gigi on
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
(from blackchristiannews.com)We all remember how Melinda Doolittle, the demure, petite woman with the power house voice, became a huge sensation on American Idol in 2007. Her singing brought tears to my eyes, made me jump out of my seat and clap along or brought goosebumps to my skin. It has been a while since American Idol has had the same kind of singing sensation on the show.Even though America (wink wink) did not think her worthy of the Title of American Idol, Melinda...
By Gigi on
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Aside from the very obvious interpretation of the phrase, Happy Middle of the Week!Now back to being serious. Wednesday features are meant to focus on our sexual health which covers many aspects since sexuality is such a wide topic including physical, mental and emotional attributes.from cocoacure.comPopular media has been awash with black women and statistics that continue to make us the most hypersexualized group of people that ever existed. ApparentlyWe can't find...
By Gigi on
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Watching American Idol one would think that black women fall into three categories:1. Girl who thinks she can sing but can't2. Girl who screams at the microphone but can't sing3. Good but not quite as good otherwise she'd have more time on camera.Well, I think it is time to debunk those theories. I know the general American public was a little tired of hearing black women with gorgeous gospel choir voices taking up the stage on American Idol (coz someone dun stole the...
By Gigi on
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Happy Monday to you all!I believe that music is something that is born in your soul. Sure it can be taught and expertise with an instrument can be carefully bred, but the little extra something that makes a few notes into a melody that makes you close your eyes in order to enjoy it is something that cannot be trained into a body.I found a video in my inbox of a girl singing Anthony Dodson's now famous "Hide Your Kids" song. While her voice was certainly lovely it kinda...
By Gigi on
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
"You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello"Welcome back to the RECAP! I'm glad y'all are here!Episode 7 (or 8 if you consult wikipedia) starts of with Kelly trying to explain what it was like being Mrs. Pitts and she was using the whiny voice of a spoiled teenager and this face!In walks Jason talking everyone down and a very embarrassed Brittany. Kelly learns that Jason didn't spend time with BrittBrat and just pawned her off to his parents.He also tells Kelly she can't...
By Gigi on
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
I'm learning Arabic! There is something fascinating about learning a language that can take the shape of different animals and is read in the opposite direction.Why Arabic? I've always been somewhat linguistically talented. I always thought "surely it must be harder than this" and then complicated things. But when I've had a good teacher it has been a breeze.Arabic is the official language of 22 countries and was widely used in Africa in the large universities that...
By Gigi on
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
from WikipediaThe desire for freedom and self determination is very strong in every human being and very evident especially during black history month.Click here to go to jackandjillpolitics.com for the story of Henry Box Brown.Also, from Today in Black HistoryToday in Black History for February 22ndSelected Black Facts for February 221.1989 - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince win the first rap Grammy for the hit single "DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince win the first...
By Gigi on
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
As part of your daily Entertainment, we will bring you the day's hottest online radio shows to enjoy while you work or afterwards! Enjoy! Show: Josi's InspirationDate/Time: Feb 22, 2011 11:00 AM ESTListen: Click to listen.. ...
By Gigi on
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
The threat of unemployment has many of us stuck in jobs that we dread going to and employers we loathe. How many times have we sat, backs aching in those hard office chairs not made for our ample bottom, wondering what excuse we're going to use to get out of working on Friday?But what is the solution? Is there one? How will bills get paid?Very valid questions, however consider this, if you walked in this morning and found a variation of "the pink slip" in your inbox,...
By Gigi on
Monday, 21 February 2011
As part of your daily Entertainment, we will bring you the day's hottest online radio shows to enjoy while you work or afterwards!Enjoy! Show: Men Don't Understand RomanceDate/Time: Feb 20, 2011 5:30 PM PSTListen: Click to listen. Show: Why ChIlli and women like her will be single FOREVERDate/Time: Feb 20, 2011 9:00 PM ESTListen: Click to listen. Show: THE BLOCK 63 "ONE DROP" of...
By Gigi on
Monday, 21 February 2011
The mother of missing Phylicia Barnes is criticizing the response since the initial call for help to police in Baltimore.Janice Sallis told CNN said pleas for help during the first 48 hours of the case were ignored, though she wouldn’t say who was to blame. She made the remarks during an interview with the network news program, which were also reported in a story in the girl’s hometown newspaper, the Charlotte ObserverClick here to read the rest of the sto...
By Gigi on
Monday, 21 February 2011
When I was younger, Sundays, not Mondays, were the worst days of the week. We spent most of the morning in Church, rushed home for lunch, raced around getting hair done, homework completed, uniforms ironed and weekly snacks made (my mom made lots of cupcakes) in preparation for the school week.As an adult I schedule the madness for the week so nothing takes up my weekend and yet I cannot shake that feeling of dread every time the weekend comes to a close and Monday...
By Gigi on
Sunday, 20 February 2011
So... a few years ago, after a bout with a polluted city and stress a crop of resilient white hair began to emerge from my scalp. While it seemed spread all over my head, it congregated at the front of my scalp to announce to the entire world that I was no longer a teenager (shut it!). I did something about it. L'Oreal and Clairol were staples in my hair routine. It seemed that I had to get my hair done every two weeks and the chemicals in the products started to weaken...
By Gigi on
Sunday, 20 February 2011
I am a fan of good literature. Grand language and advanced vocabulary always get me drooling over and author. When a black woman can successfully combine the two, she will have my money each and every time.From time to time you can find me trolling various black authors blogs looking for tidbits and deals on their latest work, so imagine my surprise when I found THIS!There has not been enough coming out of the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, save a poorly marketed...
By Gigi on
Sunday, 20 February 2011
There was a time in my life when I thought health fanatics should be locked up in a cupboard until they agreed to sign a document swearing they'd SHUT UP about health issues.It can be annoying when that one person in your group of friends always comes down on everybody about their eating habits, exercise routine, food supplements and lifestyle choices. I'm beginning to agree with them.Aside from the recent flurry of news articles about the evil doings of Monsanto (a...
By Gigi on
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Black History Month is a wonderful time in our household. It is a celebration and we do everything we can to process our history as people of African Descent, delving into the suggested history of our ancestors from even before slavery.It is not only during February that we choose to focus on our history, we study it all year, including recent history. One of the subjects we found most difficult was slavery itself. While it is easy to focus on the achievements of black...
By Gigi on
Saturday, 19 February 2011
One of the links in our Blogroll is The Brown Bookshelf.Making books available to our children that has the themes and personality that are integral to the African American community is difficult. At the Brown Bookshelf, various Authors and books are featured as part of a collection of books written with characters and themes that we can recognize.Today we bring you a link directly from The Brown Bookshelf that features Author and Inspirational Speaker Joyce Carol Thomas...
By Gigi on
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Forgiveness is often tied up with feelings and that is why it becomes hard to do. Hurt and betrayal which often break relationships, challenge people at the level of feelings. Often one who has been hurt finds it easy to forgive if the person who caused the hurt comes forward and apologizes. But this does not happen as much as one would like to have it and as a result many people are walking with hurt from this and from that person who caused the hurt. Many times the...
By Gigi on
Saturday, 19 February 2011
The quest for beautiful skin can be as elusive as the quest for the Holy Grail. Unlike Indiana Jones, I'm not one to go seeking solutions in hot deserts or have an unlimited cache of money set to achieve that goal alone. Sometimes I gotta eat too!Searching the internet for products that cater specially to black skin is cumbersome, and although there are many companies and businesses out there that promise the goodness we all expect, how do we sort out the chaff from...
By Gigi on
Thursday, 17 February 2011
The stuff that makes our bones and teeth strong (evanswholesale.net)Before you fall over laughing at the freebie deal for Friday, please take some time to speak to your inner sister gurl so she can remind you of the putrid scent your body seems to give off every time you have a glass of milk or something with milk in it.According to a study conducted by reputable institutions (University of Maryland), up to 75% of the African American population is lactose intolerant....
By Gigi on
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
"Didn't You Know Who I Was?"Welcome back me mateys!!! I guess saying that with an Irish accent is not really the way to go with this intro to a series about black people (no matter what they say about black Irish), but I figured I hadn't used it before so why not now!Back to the show (and less of me if I can help it!).Malik in rehab. Now you knew how this was going to go down, even with the look of remorse he tried to pander, we know he's just saving his job. He's clearly...
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Slavery is funny?
