Happy Birthday Patrick Aloysius Ewing! Born August 5, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica – this Basketball Player was a beast on the court. Check out his TOP 10 CAREER PLAYS!
Happy Birthday Patrick Ewing! Watch His Top 10 Career Plays
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How Safe Are Your Beauty & Household Products? Find Out on EWG.Org
Since 2013, I have been utilizing the website (now also a handy app) EWG.Org to find how toxic my everyday products are. Now, why would one want to do that? Well, I am no healthcare professional – but, believe that…
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It’s #NationalLipstickDay! Here Are 5 (Vegan) Lipsticks From Black-Owned Brands
Today is #NationalLipStickDay and yes, it seems like everyday is 10 new holidays for something or another, but at least this is a bit fun! Here are 5, Cruelty-Free, Vegan Lipsticks Owned by Black Brands that you can buy right…
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6 Trendy Sunglasses for Under $25
We recently posted 5 TRENDY SUNGLASSES UNDER $215 and a few of you replied saying that the price point was too high. Of course, I checked out the readers who replied (via their socials) and saw them decked out in…
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Wellness: 11 Ways to Support Someone During Mania via IBPF.Org
Whether you like him or not, the recent Twitter events from one of our most beloved artists has left us all feeling a bit enraged, infuriated, ambivalent, concerned or maybe even apathetic. The biggest take-away I’ve had from it all…
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Throwback: 5 Of Our Favorite Jodeci Jams (Happy Birthday Mr. Dalvin)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jodeci (@jodecimusic) on Apr 10, 2015 at 3:27pm PDT Wikipedia defines Jodeci as… “Jodeci (/ˈdʒoʊdəsi/ JOH-də-see) is an American R&B quartet with members DeVanté Swing, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci, and JoJo. Formed in 1989 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jodeci’s members began…
5 Trendy Sunglasses for Summer Under 215$
*Image from the RetroSuperFuture x BornxRaised Collaboration. Summer 2020 may be partially quarantined, but you still need to protect your gazers from the sun. Here are 5 trendy frames to keep you styling and profiling, if only for the ‘gram!…
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Culture: Trace Magazine & “Their Annual Black Girls Rule” Issue
Growing up in the 90’s/2000’s, before we had social media and the internet to give us the cheat codes, we only had first hand experience, word of mouth and (if those things were still out of reach for you) magazines.…
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Recipe: Kimchi Pancakes (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
Thanks to the pandemic we are all flexing our Guy Fieri day dreams in real life, including me! I saw someone eating Kimchi Pancakes on Instagram and it inspired me to find a simple (vegan, gluten-free) recipe that I could…
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I Got Tested (Fast & Free) for Covid-19…How You Can Too!
About a week ago, The ? and I got tested for Covid-19. It was so easy!!! I highly recommend it. In New York State, where we live, you can go to various locations and quickly get tested. We chose City…
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