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FCC Chairman Mignon L. Clyburn Announced as Keynote Speaker at FOCUS100 October 4-6

Who: digitalundivided (DID), a social enterprise that builds forward thinking initiatives that fundamentally change the digital space by increasing the number of urban woman digital entrepreneurs. W…

Short Indie Film: 'Premature' W/ link to film

One thing I love the most about movies are the independent films. I fell in love with them while in high school and I make it my business to watch as many as I can on different subject matters. Indie…

Indie Throwback: New York Lately

Loosely connected characters living in New York City trying to find out who they are. Yes, the genre has been done a number of times, but somehow New York Lately makes us realize that each obstacle a…

Harlem Hosts Its First Black Comic Book Festival

Caution:  My personal rant begins now... I am a creature of social media, and I get most of my news from social networking sites.  Twitter is the ultimate platform for information and quite often wit…

We Can Totally Be On TV Too...

I  read an article  published today on a website called The Voice that provides social commentary on pop culture.  This particular article struck me because it was about the lack of diversity in tele…

The Republican Candidate Nobody Is Talking About

In case you're living under a rock, 2012 is an election year and a very important one I might add.  This year will determine whether or not our incumbent President Barack Obama will remain in off…

Three Degrees To Nowhere: The Miseducation of Jamie Broadnax

Time to get personal again.  I'm 32 and I work full time working as a credit analyst for a wireless phone company.  My income could be a lot better for someone of my age, experience, and educatio…

NYC: A City I Still Long For...

It was the evening of March 2, 2006.  I made a split-second decision to move to a city I never lived in, visited only once, and had no family ties to whatsoever.  I graduated from college the summer …

An Open Letter To Readers: What Does Love Feel Like?

What does love feel like? I'm not seeking sympathy or even posing this rhetorical question to elicit a response from readers who actually know what love is and how it feels.  I simply want to kno…

High Heels Hurt

When I was six years old, I remember walking into my Mother's bedroom closet and seeing this gargantuan array of high heel shoes that came in a variety of colors and styles.  She had everything f…

My Awkward Celebrity Run-Ins

I've met more than a few celebrities in my lifetime.  I once lived in a city where I would easily run into a famous person here or there at random.  Like the time I ran into Carson Kressley (Quee…

Former Party Girl: Desperately Trying To Fit In

I'm a former party girl.  I moved to New York City in 2006 and lived in one of the most popular hotspots in  Manhattan a little town called the East Village.  I lived with three other roommates a…

Review: NYC Blushable Creme Sticks

When I mentioned the NYC blushable creme stick in my top 5 spring blushes a few of you were interested in the blushable sticks and how well they worked. Since I have 4 of the 6 colors available I tho…

Spring blushes: Top 5 "drugstore" colors

I did my top 5 Spring nails here , so I thought I would move on to my other favorite beauty item for Spring, blushes. Here are my top 5 "drugstore" Spring blushes. All of these blushes are …

My Favorite City

I just found out today that I will be attending a press event in New York City in April.  Any opportunity to go back to my favorite city in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD is always one I look forward to.  New …
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