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Sources Confirm Beyoncé And Jay-Z Are Expecting Baby #2
According to E! News, super celebs Beyoncé and Jay-Z are expecting their second child. The confirmation comes after several weeks of the singer openly speaking about her interest in having another child by her husband. The couple just celebrated five years of marriage and had a controversial anniversary celebration in Cuba. E! Reports: “Superstar supermom Beyoncé is expecting [...]
CEO of Largest Caribbean African-American Bank In the US Talks Black Banking
Carver Bancorp is the U.S.’s largest publicly traded African-American operated bank, with locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. The company’s CEO, Deborah Wright, sat down with OneWire.com, a career site for finance professionals, to discuss her life and how segregation played a role in her upbringing. Wright’s most commendable achievement at Carver Bancorp has been her ability to increase the stock prices from .45 cents/share to $3.50/share [...]
Research Shows Quality of Life for Black Mothers Is Extremely Low
Many are questioning whether or not African-American mothers feel as if they have reason to celebrate Mother’s Day this year following information from an infographic created by FinanceOnline.com. Information collected for the infographic, titled “Will Black American Moms Be Celebrating This Mother’s Day?,” suggests that African American mothers have less education, have more uninsured kids, are [...]
New York’s Highest Court Confirms First African-American Female
As previously reported, Supreme Court Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam was nominated in April by NY governor Andrew Cuomo to serve on New York’s highest court, New York State Court of Appeals. On Monday, a unanimous confirmation by the state Senate confirmed Aba-Salaam’s appointment. “Today we see history in the making,” said R. Nadine Fontaine, president of the [...]
Caribbean Novelist Jamaica Kincaid Speaks About Being an ‘Angry Black Woman’
A number of African-American women in positions of power have spoken out about being labeled an ‘angry black woman.’ Even First Lady Michelle Obama addressed allegations about her rocky relationship with her husband’s advisors that was illustrated by New York Times reporter Jody Kantor. The FLOTUS told Gayle King of CBS News that she is [...]
Sacrifices In a Relationship On a Bad Day Are Not Good
Sacrifice in a relationship is critically important to maintain and keep peace. While most couples report feeling more committed when they make a sacrifice in the relationship, a study conducted by Casey Totenhagen, a research scientist in the University of Arizona’s John & Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, shows that making a sacrifice [...]
Oprah and Tyler Perry Talk Friendship and Business
Although they cater to separate audiences, Oprah and Tyler Perry are two powerful African-American media moguls. The two, who are also known for being best pals, have decided to join forces in business with Oprah’s OWN Network in which Tyler is giving the network exclusive rights to every show written, directed, and produced by himself. [...]
Kim and Kanye Ask Friends to Donate to Chicago Hospital Instead of Buying Baby Gifts
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have asked their friends and family to donate to Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago as opposed to purchasing gifts for their unborn child, TMZ reports. The couple appears to be following the footsteps of Kanye’s peers Jay-Z and Beyoncé, who reportedly donated Blue Ivy Carter’s expensive gifts to a women’s [...]
Check Out Ray-J’s Kim Kardashian Look-Alike for “I Hit It First”
Ray-J’s highly anticipated “I Hit It First” music video finally debuted this week. Although Ray-J has been playing coy about the nature of the song and continues to say ‘we’re doing music,’ one can’t help but acknowledge that the song was written to slam Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. With lyrics like: “I had her [...]
Celibacy: Is That What’s Hot In The Streets?
by Maria Lloyd Although many people attribute their religious and/or spiritual beliefs to the decision to practice celibacy, a global study has proven that it works in attracting men. The study, reported in the European Journal of Personality, researched the impact of “playing hard to get” tactics on 1,500 men and women to see which ones work [...]