Alicia Keys has made some changes to her sound and her look and she wants the world to know it. On Thursday morning the Grammy-award winning singer unveiled the art work for the album cover of her fifth studio album, ‘Girl on Fire’. Keys posted a video on her website detailing the process of evolving [...]
Oprah Confirms Jennifer Hudson as ‘Next Chapter’ Guest
August 23, 2012 | Posted by
Count in Oscar and Grammy-Award winner Jennifer Hudson to Oprah’s list of celebrity guest on OWN’s “Oprah Next Chapter”. Last week Oprah scored her second highest ratings with an emotional interview with singer Rihanna. Next up for the media mogul is Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas. According to a press release issued this week by [...]
Ayoka Chenzira Joins Pearl Cleage For Film Project
August 23, 2012 | Posted by
New York Times bestselling author Pearl Cleage may soon see one of her beloved novels adapted into a screenplay. It’s kind of hard to believe that no one in Hollywood has ever made a film adaptation based on the books of local author Pearl Cleage. You’d think a movie industry that seems so starved for [...]
Married Women More Apt To Drink Than Single Women
August 22, 2012 | Posted by
Women in long-term marriages drink slightly more than their single peers. Why? According to Corinne Reczek, lead author on this not-yet-published study, it’s not because marriage makes women unhappy, which prompts them to drown their sorrows in booze. It’s because men, on average, drink more than women, and once they’re hitched their drinking habits dovetail. [...]
‘R&B Divas’ Star Nicci Gilbert Talks Expanding Her Brand
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
Singer Nicci Gilbert once ruled the R&B era as the lead singer of ’90s girl group Brownstone, who were the first act signed to Michael Jackson’s MJJ Music label. But when the spotlight dimmed, Gilbert struggled to get out of the bubble that was Brownstone. Now, as the star and co-executive producer of TV One’s [...]
Katherine Jackson ‘Disappointed’ With Daughter Janet Jackson
August 14, 2012 | Posted by
In the latest Jackson family drama update matriarch Katherine Jackson is reportedly refusing to speak with Janet, Rebbie, Randy and Jermaine Jackson. Katherine felt betrayed after returning from Arizona to learn her children were behind her week long hiatus that shut out communication with her grandchildren for a week. “[Katherine] is just heartbroken that they [...]
NBC Olympic Coverage Does A Disservice To Women
July 29, 2012 | Posted by
When it comes to gender-neutral coverage, NBC’s prime-time Olympics telecast is no medalist. That’s the conclusion of two newly published studies looking at the American television network’s prime-time coverage of the most recent summer and winter Olympics. One reported female athletes were marginalized during the 2010 winter Olympics, receiving only 37.8 percent of prime-time coverage. [...]
Survive A Breakup By Avoiding These 10 Pitfalls
July 25, 2012 | Posted by
Every woman has been through one: a bad breakup. Every woman also has the same potential of overcoming a bad breakup and looking forward to love again. To keep from wallowing in your pity for too long avoid these major pitfalls so love can find you again sooner than later. In my new novel The [...]
Mayer’s Appointment to Yahoo CEO Sparks Debate of Women Having It All
July 21, 2012 | Posted by
Yahoo’s newly appointed CEO, Marissa Mayers is pregnant and starting a revolution. Will Mayer’s be held as the symbol for women having it all? Depending who you ask, Yahoo’s decision to hire Marissa Mayer several months into her pregnancy is either a boon to all working mothers or a misstep for the ailing tech company. [...]
Stressful Jobs Put Women At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Disease
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
Study finds women working in stressful and active jobs are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease. Women who have a lot of stress at work appear to have a greater cardiovascular risk than those with lower-stress jobs, an analysis of the Women’s Health Study showed. Both active jobs and those with a high level [...]
