Soprano's Is Back!

The new season of HBO's Soprano's begins this Sunday, March 12 at 9pm. Anybody as excited as me to see what's going to happen? I mean my damn, we have waited almost two years haven't we?

Click on picture to watch the trailer of the new season

CHLOE DAO IS THE WINNER!!!

Chloe Dao is the winner of Bravo's Project Runway. Homegirl rocked it for real and here are some of the photos from her fashion week show:



And here are some from the others...

Santino Rice:


Daniel V.:


Kara Janx (yes Kara) even showed up at fashion week:

Congrats again to Chloe!

Confessions of a Video Vixen

Here is the Hot 97 Interview Karrine "Superhead" Steffans gave back in July 05'. Pretty much wraps up the book in a nutshell.

I just think this is cute

Watch Out Men

Here's what happens when you piss a woman off. This is just damn hilarious, but is she wrong for this?

Protect Yourself

Some reminders on why to protect yourself:

*AIDS is the leading cause of death for Black women between the ages of 24-45.

*Every day, more than 20 African American women get infected with HIV.

*Black women are 23 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV then white women.

*Black women accounted for 68 percent of new HIV infections between 2001 and 2004; Those infections are overwhelmingly happening through unprotected heterosexual sex – 78 percent of Black female infections between 2001 and 2004 were through sex with men.

*The first annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is March 10.

Visit the Black Aids Institute for more information

Some STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) Facts...

*More than half of all people will have an STI at some point in their lifetime. The estimated total number of people living in the US with a viral STI is over 65 million.

*Less than half of adults ages 18 to 44 have ever been tested for an STI other than HIV/AIDS. One in two sexually active persons will contact an STI by age 25.

*One out of 20 people in the United States will get infected with hepatitis B (HBV) some time during their lives. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B are the only two vaccine-preventable STIs.

*It is estimated that as many as one in four Americans have HSV (herpes), yet up to 90 percent of those with HSV are unaware they have it. There is no difference between Type I and Type II except location. With more than 50 million adults in the US with HSV and up to 1.6 million new infections each year, some estimates suggest that by 2025 up to 40% of all men and half of all women could be infected.

*Over 6 million people acquire HPV each year, and by age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. Most people with HPV do not develop symptoms. Some researchers believe that HPV infections may self-resolve and may not be lifelong like herpes.

*Each year, there are almost 3 million new cases of chlamydia, many of which are in adolescents and young adults. The CDC recommends that sexually active females 25 and under should be screened at least once a year for chlamydia, even if no symptoms are present.

*Consistent condom use provides substantial protection against the acquisition of many STIs, including statistically significant reduction of risk against HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and syphilis.

Visit ASHA and Black Health Care for more information

Self Love

Someone forwarded this to me. I've dealt with all of theses issues myself I thought I'd share it. Sometimes as women we forget we need to put ourselves first. For all the queens out there...

*If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. Stop making excuses for a man and his behaviour.

*Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache. STOP trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be. Slower is better.

*Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends". A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend. DON'T SETTLE.

*If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is. Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better. The only person you can control in a relationship is you.

*Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?

*Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you, speak up. Never let a man know everything; He will use it against you later.

*You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within. Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

*Never let a man define who you are. Never borrow someone else's man. If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.

*A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you. All men are NOT dogs. You should not be the one doing all the bending... compromise is two way street. Deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.

*You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...

*A relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...

*Look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.

*Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and you're always readily available to him - he takes it for granted.

*Never co-sign for a man. Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need. Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

*Share this with other women and men (just so they know)... You'll make someone smile, another rethink her choices, and another woman prepare.

Elmo is BLACK!!!

For those of us who always knew Elmo had a little soul in his dance moves, here's a look at the man behind the voice...



Oprah revealed to us the face that we never expected last week on her show. He is a 45 year old man by the name of Kevin Clash, and I am just ecstatic! It brings me joy to see that this black man has been bringing happiness to children all over the world for YEARS, and no one has anything negative to say about him. Kudos and keep doin' ya thing brutha man!

Shar Jackson Needs a Damn Life

Why won't this heffa just stop? Go here to listen to her cover of Britney's song "Toxic." She REALLY needs to move on, don't ya think? You tell me...

I'm so tired

I'm so tired of my life. What is happiness? How do you make it happen when so much is going wrong? How do you look for love when you know you will be singled out for your faults? The past 3 and 1/2 years of my life have been the MOST trying times for me, and I'm not sure how long I can keep up this front or fool myself into believing happiness will come. It's hard when you have no one to talk to, no one understands why, and no one ever really will unless they experience it for themselves. Its an alienation and pain I feel that most people never will know, and I would never wish it on my worst enemy. I'm such a loving person, and my heart yearns to feel that from someone else. It hurts that there's this huge barrier between me and my possible connection. It eliminates most of the population off the bat. Now people can speculate that I'm just being dramatic. If you do, so be it, but things aren't always what they appear. I know I'm a strong woman-I wouldn't have lasted this long between the pains of my internal problems, stress at work, and the feeling of overall failure, it can be overwhelming-but how much longer will it last? I know what I deal with is so much smaller than some peoples problems, but so much bigger from a lot of people I know. My friends criticize me all the time and have no idea they're doing it because they just don't know the whole story. Is it time for me to open up or move on? I couldn't remove myself from the world, but I can't leave myself open for so much judgement and lying (don't tell me its okay). Just know what I feel and respect it, and know that when I say I will need to work for love, I REALLY WILL. It's not as simple as you think. I don't mean just from the opposite sex, but from anybody. Its hard to believe people will accept you for who you are when they don't for everyone else. Maybe they're just a reflection of me, but I feel that I try to accept all that makes people happy. It's when people are unhappy and want to spread it that I have to move on, and if this post makes you think the same for me, then so be it. If I bring any type of negativity to your life, I apologize, but I would NEVER want to bring anyone else down, so please, move on. I'll be ok...