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Looks Not Cooks Win Romance! (and other hilarious ads)
By: NewNaturalista The wonderful folks from Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities featured these black beauty ads from the 1939 Negro Industrial Fair in NYC. This gives us an interesting look at a time when...
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A Chance to Win Free Your Mane!
CONTEST CLOSED! WINNER ANNOUNCED MONDAY, DECEMBER 20TH By: NewNaturalista The best ideas are often born out of frustration. For Israel Segal, his light bulb moment came after adopting African-American...
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The Land of Nod – Land of Diversity?
By: NewNaturalista I noticed something this weekend while visiting The Land of Nod children’s furniture store in the University Village (Seattle). All of the dolls on display were brown! Even the wall...
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U.S. Tap Water – Unsafe?
From: Environmental Working Group Laboratory tests have detected hexavalent chromium, the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,” in tap water from 31 of 35 American cities. The highest levels were...
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Lavender Love!
1. Hugo Naturals French Lavender Body Wash $8. Pleasant and mostly natural with jojoba, vitamin E and coconut oil. Sold @ Whole Foods, Amazon 2. Simplers Organic Lavender Essential Oil 5ml $11. I use...
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The Business of Bread
Ever wonder the difference between multigrain and whole wheat? We wondered too! Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle recently tackled this question for the San Francisco Chronicle: “Bread...
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VIDEO: “B-Style” In Japan?
Here’s the YouTube description: “Pale skin resembles beauty in Japan, but that no longer counts for everyone. Hina lives her life according to the ‘B-style’, or the ‘black lifestyle’. This includes...
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Who Says You Can’t Go Home Again?
It’s been almost two months since I left my “glamorous” career as a television reporter. The day I walked out of the station I had a big smile on my face – excited about the new world of National...
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The Modern Day Matchmaker – a conversation about love
Paul Carrick Brunson’s book “It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have To Be): A Modern Guide To Finding and Keeping Love” is now available on Amazon! Also Brunson’s show “LoveTown USA” can be seen on the...
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Fired For Responding To an FB Post?
Black female meteorologist Rhonda Lee has been fired from the ABC affiliate in Shreveport, La., she told Journal-isms, because she responded to a racial remark posted by a viewer on the station’s...
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