8.1.10

Is My Black Beautiful?



Actress Gabrielle Union recently blogged about her self-esteem issues and being a dark skinned woman.


"We don’t generally share these stories. These are things that you generally take to the grave with you. You don’t want people to know that I hate my nose. You don’t want people to know that I have this fear a light-skinned woman walking into the room, ya’ know, you don’t want people to know that, so you take that your grave. "

-Gabrielle


Read the whole post here.



I admire her for sharing this. Its sad though, that at her age she is still coming to terms with her physical features and learning to accept and realize them as beautiful. Dwayne Wade, do better. These doubts should have been erased from her mind by now. :-P Atleast Gabrielle is loving herself more and helping others do the same along the way.



...She should take a lesson from Gabourey Sidibe on self confidence. no shots.


7.1.10

Like Momma Like Son

Monica singing with one of her little boys.



Too cute!

Say It Ain't So!



Apparently, one of my favorite clothing stores, le chic & coveted H&M, discards clothes that haven't been sold.



{and Wal-Mart too}



And by discard I mean shred them first, and then throw them in the trash.




What I want to know is WHY?!?! That's just...rude!...and selfish!...and all other things synonymous to those words... Hmph.



Read the full story here. A Clothing Clearance Where More Than Just the Pieces Have Been Slashed.



...lowkey...wish I could have gotten my hands on those trash bags...



*sigh* I <shake my head> at them.


**Update: H&M {and Wal-Mart too} apologizes...sort of...well, they say it won't happen again >> H&M Promises Not To Destroy and Throw Out Unused Clothing

[ 0.O .... Sure. ]

5.1.10

Her Damn Blog

Solange has a new blog. My Damn Blog









These party goers look like AUC folk...or Howard.



Solange betta go 'head!

29.12.09

Vacation All I Ever Wanted

Just got back from a marvelous vacation with the fam! We went to the small island of St. Maarten for a week. 'Twas tres fun and the island was muy bonita!

Here are pics of some lovely views:








Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and/or is enjoying Kwanzaa or Hanukkah!

16.12.09

I ♥ #theAUC

WE TAKIN OVA! one social networking site at a time :)

Make it known that on this day -- Wednedsay, December the 16th, in the year 2009, from about 5:00 pm til late in the evening -- the students of the prestigious schools in the Atlanta University Center took over Twitter and made #theAUC the #1 Trending Topic.

Missed the action? Don't you fret. Here are some tweets from this monumental occurence :


1. : only in #theAUC will you see beige people on campus and say, "oh we must be trying to raise some money"

2. : 12.16.2009 is offically AUC Day!!!! lmao #theAUC

3. : in #theAUC we visit the library two times, midterms and finals lol

4. : only in #theauc will find 12 ppl packed in a taxi van cuz they wanted to see american gangster at 1am #freshmenyear :)

5. #TheAUC ... where everyone and they momma has a freaking title

6. : only in #theAUC will the professors & the students be lookin 2 c if they car got towed cuz they dont have the parkin pass

7. : #theAUC #1 Trending Topic!!!!! ASK ABOUT US!!!

8. : only in #theAUC do we consider red lobster, rusans, and rocky mountain fine dining. sorry to all the people who were unable to participate in this movement #TheAUC

9. : *cheering* C-L-A-R-K-A-T-L-A-N-T-A... U.. University... CA... U! #theAUC

10. : only in #theAUC will there be a Twitter TT party at Dreamz (a real dreamz) if this becomes #1..Ladies free till 11 lmao

11. : #TheAUC is responsible for making EVERY dance a mainstream hit. #eastsidestomp #steppin #goindumb #superman #swagsurfin...

12. : I just became a celebrity on Twitter because of #TheAUC: Shout out to The Atlanta University Center being the #2 Trending Topic! What ya'll know about chillin on The Strip!?! #TheAUC

13. : Only in #theAUC will the only white ppl u find on campus b doing the gardening.well #Spelman @least

14. : #TheAUC is where i just may meet my future husband...and divorce lawyer

15. : #theauc where $5 of georgia dirt weed and $10 at the Checkers off Cascade was a great date for the bougiest of Spelmanites

16. : #theAUC <-- R.I.P. Jasmine Lynn<<< and lets NOT forget Yolanda Britton Cammon!! 17. : #theAUC get it poppin. . .period

18. : To put it simply: #theAUC is the shit

19. : when it's all said and done tho... I must say I love #theAUC

20. : #theAUC: your homecoming concert started two hours late, and you better have been grateful for it!

21. : students in #theAUC dont begin bragging about #theAUC until other schools try us..

22. : People came to homecoming, then transfered to #TheAUC in the spring.

23. : Ur school will never be better than #theAUC because that's where #Spelman, the #1 hbcu, is.. #fact can't argue with that

24. #TheAUC do you go from the club, waffle house, to church 3 hours later

25. : I wouldn't mind seeing True Life: #TheAUC <--that would pop!

26. : only in #theAUC is everyone waitin on a damn refund check in order to survive lol

27. : #theAUC is only a few exits from my house... -->> WTF? this dude really wanted to feel connected lol

28. : #theAUC where every girl from Spelman repeats New-New's line from ATL over and over even though Brenton wasn't a real school.: only in #theAUC do entire colleges n universities take bus trips to MIAMI for Spring Break, n have the whole beach jumpin lol

29. : you know that movie you love so much "School Daze" "Drumline" "Stom The Yard" yeah it was filmed on my campus, #theAUC

30. : #theAUC: Where every weekend in the cafeteria they serve chicken and rice. Or fish and rice. Or rice and rice.

31. : Only in #theAUC will your chapel become a multipurpose venue Monday - Saturday.

32. : #TheAUC the only colleges in America whose students are doing more to recruit new students on Twitter than the school's ad campaign could.

33. : honestly i ddnt realize how much i love #theAUC till readin the tweets on it. love you mofos

34. : Only in #TheAUC will you find some of the most beautiful intelligent women u have ever seen in your life!

35. : #backintheday in #theauc there was no cable in the dorms and we crowded in lower manley to watch Top Model!//Commuter lounge!

36. : I love how #theAUC took over twitter & once we reached our goal, we moved on... I wish our haters would too!

37. : #shoutout to all the #beige people who participated with #TheAUC today

38. : #TheAUC "Pop was a rollin stone, where eva he layed his hat was his home, but when he died.. All he lef us was the HOUSE, the HOUSE..." haha

39. : #theAUC is the only place where you can be an absolute pothead, and an absolute genius simultaneously...

40. : #theAUC where the guys didnt know Spelman freshman were only coming thru to the dorm for the air conditioning!! Lmao

41. : #TheAUC where the strip used to pop off till 5am.

42. : Oh dont you wish you were a Spelmanite like me cuz we're the Oh So Fine Divas Of #TheAUC


AUCers, what do you have to say about the AUC?

Other folk, what do you have to say about your respective schools?

It Just Ain't Christmas...

...Without these ablums and songs.



Mariah Carey-Merry Christmas



Destiny's Child-8 Days of Christmas



The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack



Christmas With the Chipmunks



Boys II Men-Let It Snow



Chris Brown-This Christmas



Christina Aguilera-Have Yourself A Merry Christmas



*N'Sync-Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays



Jackson 5-Someday At Christmas {& the B5 remake}



Stevie Wonder-The Christmas Song