Michelle's Progenitor: Phyicia RashadClaire Huxtable

No black woman, not Esther Rolle, not Hattie McDaniel, not Halle Berry, not anyone, has shaped popular culture's portrayal of the successful black woman like Claire Huxtable.The power of "The Cosby Show" still lives on in the way Americans see First Lady Michelle Obama, a thoughtful mother and wife.Claire's professional style, her motherful gaze, defied the...

Amber Rose, Nicki Minaj Pow-Wow

Looks like rapper Nicki Minaj and Kanye West beau Amber Rose have finally hooked up.It all happened at the America's Most Wanted tour featuring Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and their cohorts.While this isn't the first time Minaj and Rose have met, this is blogworthy simply because of a pass Amber Rose made at Minaj via Twitter."YOOOO!!!!! @nickiminaj is f**kin stunning...

Lauren London shows off 'Baby Due' Look

You've heard of the Booty Do, but this is the Baby Due, as in the Baby Due Look. Pregnant celebrities Lauren "New New" London and Tisha Campbell were recently at events showing off their very pregnant selves.London, pregnant from rapper Lil Wayne, is getting big in the belly as shown from the above pick taken from Diddy's White Party a few weeks ago.Campbell,...

Wooden Cell Phones: Would'nt You?

As the newest and shiny gadgets continue to sell like hotcakes, there is an underground backlash for all things retro: Polyester clothes are resurfacing, polka dots are making a splash, and now, this, wooden cellphones.Now, it's true wooden cellphones have never existed, but you've got to admit, the creative flair is contagious.Let's hope pine-tree embedded...

Does He Just Have to Have It?

In Spike Lee's big-screen debut, "She's Got to Have It," Nola Darling was documented scoring three admirers with her trademark charm and sass.Along with the theme of the film -- the lengths people go to to find love -- was the very obvious subplot, that some people are simply sex maniacs.But how would you know today if someone was exhibiting signs of said sex...

Not so fast Amber Rose, Omahyra Mota's in the building

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Kelly Rowland to Do Miss Universe Pageant

In her first high-profile performance in the post-Matthew Knowles era, former Destiny's Child second fiddle Kelly Rowland is slated to perform at the Miss Universe pageant in August.Kelly will perform her No. 1 hit "When Love Takes Over," with DJ Dave Guetta. Also on the bill is professional wrestler-lookin' Flo Rida. Kelly has been busy with her Bravo TV show...

Lisa Wu Hartwell: My sister should be a top model

Lisa Wu Hartwell of the "Real Atlanta Housewives" keeps saying that her sister is the bomb. And we keep shoo-shooing her. "I have a sister who is drop dead gorgeous," Hartwell told Asiance Magazine. "She should be gracing every magazine. She's taller than I am."Well, now we see what she's talking about.Umm, she's right. Check out more pics ofher on myspac...

Are People Losing Their Minds ... Or What?

The daily news has become a comedy of the absurb these days. Just when you've thought you've seen it all something lowers the bar.I thought 2008 was bad but 2009 seems worse.It's no secret that with the economy, crime and the wars overseas that people are losing it.Downtown Atlanta has more people talking to themselves than there are people talking to people....

Have You Forgotten How to Dance?

If you've been in the club in the last 5 years, no doubt you've seen the army of wall flowers and the few brave movers and shakers out on the dancefloor. The most noticeable thing though is that people don't dance anymore. They grind, they hump but they don't dance.All the dances went away in the 1990s ( I ain't with the Stanky Leg, sorry). That's when it was...

If Amber Rose was a vampire ...

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Summerrrr X: 'Thinking of You'

This girl has a lot of potential. What she lacks in talent, she makes up in heart and sweetness. Will you one day be buying her album? She's competing in the UK's 1click2fame singing competition competition with a chance to win thousands of dollars. I'll be spotlighting a few of the singers gradually. So, think you got what it takes?Think you got talent?.1click2fame...

ItsMsSherbie: 'Brand New' (Drake)

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Solange Knowles Shaves it Off: Nightmare on Hadley St.?

A contagious infection is sweeping through the female celebrity world. Either that or a fairytale godmother with lawnmower in tow is making the rounds of all attention-seeking divas.Solange Knowles has pulled a Ciara, who pulled a Rihanna, who did a Cassie, who, evidently wasn't feeling well one day and ... well, you can see for yourself.The a href="http://www.popwife.com/2009/04/big-shave-off-would-you.html">summer...

The Unflappable Pam Oliver: TV Sports Maven

I've been at this long enough that the players know I'm serious about what I do," Tv sports reporter Pam Oliver once said in a magazine interview. "I've never once heard it said to my face, 'Oh, she's cute so I'll talk to her.' You prove that you know your stuff, and everything else falls into place."While many other female sportscasters may tolerate the gender-badgering...

Marriage in the Hood = Epic Win

As we all know, there is an epidemic of babies having babies in this country. Disproportionately these births are taking place in the cradle of high drug activity and street boisterousness: The hood.There are a plethora of "ghetto" pics and "ghetto weddings" pics on the Web, and while they may elicit a chuckle here and there, they show an underlining truth that...

Diddy's All White Room?

No, it's the latest assessories furnished by IKEA (I love that store). Just think, with this set you can have your own White Party like Diddy (but you won't be in the Hamptons though. Or will you?...

Do You tell your girl EVERYTHING?

Friends are hard to find, and harder to keep, says an old proverb. But it's especially true in these days of backbiting, double crossing, and Hatorade.Our close associates are a part of us: They know us and share common experiences that draw us closer to them. But is there a limit?Does your BBF know all your business?Many women will tell their friends how their...

Style: You can't teach it

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Should Beyonce Go After The Game?

The crowd rocked in anthemic fervor with Compton, California-bred rapper Game recently as he sprayed a venomous diatribe at mega-rapper Jay-Z. It took a surreal turn when he also directed shots at Jay-Z's wifey Beyonce, in what many people called crass and a cheap shot.Jay-Z, who has an album on the way, has not spoken about the diss but there's no doubt they've...

Nicki Minaj: Hotter Than July

It is turning into a very good month for rapper Nicki Minaj, the female emcee in Lil Wayne's Young Money outfit. She's been burning up hot spots around the South with intimate performances that speak to her lyrical prowess as well as her sex appeal. Lil Kim comparisons not withstanding, this is Nicki's time. But with the fall approaching, the hip-hop industry...

Celebrity Style: Desiree Rogers

At a Hawaiian-themed luau on the White House lawn recently, presidential social maven Desiree Rogers gets it in on the crackberry in a springy ensembl...

What's Up With Men and Deez NutsTight Pants?

Go to any major city, especially in the "chi chi," areas, and you'll inevitably see them: Tight pants. Excruciatingly tight pants. On men.And the interesting thing is, alot of these men aren't gay (I'm not saying all of them aren't but ...) from the anecdotal evidence that I have, which is not a lot, it seems that men are beginning to just go for the tight,...

CiCi's New Do: If I Were A Boy

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Keeping Up With Heather Hunter

Ah, the 1990s. Music was so fresh back then: No autotune, no police officers rapping, life was simple. Then came Heather Hunter, the first porn star turned rapper.She actually lived the life that those after her Lil Kim, Trina, Jackie-O, only rapped about.Rolling with none other than Tupac Shakur, Hunter became a fixture on the music scene on the West Coast....

Who Da Best: Tina or Bey?

We can't help but compare them: One had a voice like primed Chevy, the other like a rumbling Mustang. Both have long, bronze legs of golden velocity; moves to make you dizzy.If Beyonce was born in the 50s, could she hang with Tina?And if Tina was born in 1982, would she be all the rage right now?Who da bes...

Celebrity Style: Christina Milan

When you say the words "Christina Milian" your mind may automatically think of the Dream, the supermusic producer who is her fiance. But for many of us, the Dream may refer to Christina's brickhouse body shown here in a bikini. Or maybe it's her husband-to-be that is living the Dream? Either way, nobody wants to wake u...

London Fashion Show = Hot Mess?

It's been obvious for decades that in western Europe they like their golden calfs mixed with molten chocolate, but even this latest orgy of fashion, photography and chi-chi-ness is kinda out there.British stylist Simon Foxton gives us the exhibition “When You’re a Boy,” a look back at his fave work over the past 25 years. It very well could have been called...

Now Little Girls Everywhere Will Get it Skint

Bad Boy recording artist Cassie has her first major style biter: None other than RiRi herself. When Cassie debuted the "runaway lawnmower" look, people shrugged at it as a show of attention, but now that Rihanna has followed suit, we may have a bonafide hairstyle now (hair salons, get ready). The "skint" look that Rihanna recently displayed will no doubt be...

Why Isn't Mya Bigger Than She is?

Few female R&B artists can boast a platinum album, yet Washington D.C. native Mya Harrison has more than one.Believe it or not but it was 11 years ago when Mya first came on the scene. Her debut album produced a gold-certified top 10 single "It's All About Me" featuring Sisqo.She followed that up with another platinum album in 2000, "Fear of Flying." She...

'I Want to Be Like You'

Spurred on by nothing more than the slow wheels of progress, there has been a paradigm shift in the thinking of racial archtypes (note I didn't say stereo) in recent years.While as little as 10 years ago, many African-American women who looked a certain way, wore their hair a particular way were fashioned as trying to be "European," nowadays it's just as easy...

Wherefore is Kenya Moore?

In the early 1990s when hip-hop videos were gaining in sophistication and black models were starting to brand themselves, one of the most recognizable black women was Kenya Moore, who was Miss Michigan USA, then Miss USA 1993 (she competed in Miss Universe 1993 but lost).Moore had it all: brains, beauty and an unquenchable desire to have the media and Hollywood...

Short Men + Tall Women: Can it Work?

I'm sure you've heard it or said it before: "I want to look UP ... to my man."Men have been known to say: "I don't want a woman to be able to look at me eye to eye.A lot of men will tell you that they want a girl shorter than them.Many women will express their preference for a taller man.Ingrained in each desire is the need for superiority, domination associated...

The Difference Between Sex and Intimacy

Well, do you know?Do you know the difference between sex and intimacy?One can entail the other, but do you know when each -- and not the other -- is required?Do you rush into the brute, peripheral act without the gradual, learned process of teaching each other how to be intimate first?Before you learned big words like "intercourse," and "ejaculation," you --...

The Colossus: Chanel No. 5

When I first caught a whiff of a woman wearing Chanel No. 5, it took me by surprise: She flew by me -- we were passing through a duty-free shop in Toronto -- in such a hurry she didn't even notice she scarf whack me in the face.Upon further realization, it wasn't the scarf, but the Chanel.Debuting in 1921, Chanel No. 5 has been dubbed "the world's most legendary...

Did Ruth Madoff do anything to earn your vicious anger? Huh? Huh?

Now sure, her husband is Public Enemy Numbero Uno on the hottest hitlist this side of Bogota for swindling investors, but Mrs. Ruth?Was she in on it?Maybe, maybe not, but I don't think so.Men don't even tell their spouses the full monty when it comes to income, let's be real.If Ruth never asked (likely) ole Bernie probably never bothered to tell his significant...

For Chris Brown, At Least One Female Has His Back

The most infamous boyfriend since Anna Mae Bullock brought home Wister, C. Breezy has been mighty active on the social front recently: Appearing at basketball playoff games, Jet-Skiing in Miami, and doing YouTubes with the goons. But nothing has been as evident as his new jawn, Teyana Taylor. The 18-year-old has been riding with celebrities deep since Pharrell...

Are You Just Chillen Letting the Summer Pass You By?

As each day continues to swelter with anticipation with the promise of glorious possibilities, many of us, including me, have simply sat by, content to watch the tumultuous winds blow.While just chilling can be therapeutic, why haven't we gone on vacation? Why are we so stagnant in 2009? Did anything change?Is it the economy? More likely its our own personal...

White House Style: Mona Sutphen

As much as you might try, you simply can't knock the hustle of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Mona Sutphen. The Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts) and London School of Economics graduation reportedly has a weakness for Vera Wang but basically can look good in anything.While Michelle Obama has toned down her appearances, pundits say Sutphen is opening up...

Critics Trash Ashanti in 'The Wiz'

With the shows ending last week in the short-running stage production of "The Wiz," singer Ashanti has gotten mixed reviews as Dorothy.Actually if you replaced the word mixed with horrible, you'd be more on point.We all saw this coming, right? I bet Nelly saw it ("You need to stay right hurrrr," he prolly told her).It's not that she doesn't have the pipes of,...

Kelly Rowland 'Not Ready' to Find Real Dad

Former Destiny's Chillen Kelly Rowland says she's not ready to find her biological father, whom she hasn't seen since she was 7.Apparently she's got too much going on.The revelation sheds more light on the impact Matthew Knowles, whom she dumped four months ago as manager, had in her life.She told Britain's Heat Radio: "I feel like I'm not really ready for that...

Rihanna in GQ

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From 'General Hospital' to Wedding Bells

Victoria Rowell, the photogenic actress best known from her days on "General Hospital," just snagged an ATLien in visual artist Radcliffe Bailey, according to the New York Times.The couple married in New Hampshire and the bride was given away by Samuel L. Jackson, with celebrities in tow. Radcliffe, 10 years younger than Rowell, will have to subscribe to what...