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Dec 18

Why The Suspcicion Around Brandy’s Weight Gain Is Symbolic of Our “Body Goals” Obsession

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Brandy's interview with True Exclusives By Brenda Alexander Brandy has always been thin. Like no curves, straight up and down, pencil thin. So when pictures of a relatively thicker Brandy started surfacing, people speculated she was pregnant. She denied she was with child but the rumors persisted, as if her added pounds couldn’t be voluntary, or something more serious like…

Dec 18

The 6 Most ‘Colorful’ Moments from the Royal Wedding

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Meghan Markle & her mom Doria By Brenda Alexander Thanks to Meghan Markle, the new Duchess of Sussex, we have now #SecuredTheCastle (whoever created this hashtag is a complete genius)! But seriously, how amazing is it to know that a woman of color will be sipping afternoon tea on the regular at Buckingham Palace?! Aside from the storybook romance of…

Dec 18

Taraji’s Engagement at 47 & What it Teaches Us About Not Settling

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Taraji P. Henson By Brenda Alexander In a 2015 interview with Steve Harvey, when asked about the status of her dating life, Taraji P. Henson declared: “I’m a grown woman...if there’s nothing on this (ring) finger, no one gets claimed. You don’t get claimed until you claim me.” Well her beau Kelvin Hayden must have taken note because 3 years…

Dec 18

The Miseducation of Azealia Banks: 5 Takeaways from her The Breakfast Club Interview.

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Azealia Banks on the Breakfast Club By Brenda Alexander Azealia Banks has been hard for me to figure out. One minute, she's professing the most thought-provoking, incense lighting ceremony worthy opinions and the next, what’s uttered from her tongue makes you eager to refer her to the closest clinical psychiatrist for an immediate diagnosis and treatment- or hire a crisis…

Dec 18

From Hip Hop Artist to Activist: The Changing Face of Meek Mill

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Meek Mill today & from a 2007 mug shot By Brenda Alexander When the #FreeMeekMill campaign began, I was unbothered and uninterested. Considering the protests took place near my job, I was irritated at the inconvenience it would cause with traveling to and from work. Furthermore, I was perplexed as to why the entire city of Philly was in an…