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All hail to the First Lady, Michelle Obama! Not since Jackie O has a nation been so enamored with the wife of a sitting President. Aside from the obvious, Michelle catches and keeps our attention not because she’s black, but because she represents the epitome of class and sophistication. While Michelle’s fashion sense is celebrated, emulated and documented, there are still people […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-As part of her campaign for better health, First Lady, Michelle Obama has been promoting breastfeeding. Politics Daily Reports: Looking ahead to what she will do in the second year of “Let’s Move,” Mrs. Obama said: “We also want to focus on the important touch points in a child’s life. And what we’re learning […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (CNN)-Demarry Love, an 8-year-old from Oklahoma helped his mother, Kimberly Tennyson give birth to his brother. CNN reports: While Kimberly’s grandmother walked her through labor over the phone, and 8-year-old Demarry Love would help deliver his baby brother. “He did everything, he didn’t panic,” Tennyson said. “In a time of need, that type […]
Washington D.C.– The Chocolate City may be no more as an analyst is predicting that Washington D.C. will not be a majority Black city come 2014. The nation’s capital is becoming wealthier and whiter. According to the Brookings Institution research, the city’s proportion of black residents dropped from 59.4 percent to 52.7 percent, while the […]
Each year on February 14 we peruse the store shelves for the perfect gift or card for a loved one. According to Hallmark, more than 163 million cards—not including packaged kids’ valentines—are exchanged. And it’s not just an American phenomenon. Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Italy and Denmark. […]
2011 Grammy Awards are finally here!! Just in case you missed ANYTHING from tonight’s show, we’ve got you covered! Check out the pictures from the show below! Also, check out our live Twitter updates, @hellobeautiful, and let us know what you think of the show! 2011 Grammy Awards Performances [VIDEOS] Grammy Flashback: Celeb Red Carpet […]
Houston — HIV prevention is one step closer as microbicide researchers have created a prevention method that women can use on their own terms. For close to 15 years, scientists have tried out different forms of microbicides. These tests have failed to stop HIV transmission. But at last summer’s International AIDS Conference, South African researchers […]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Fire officials say three people died and two remain missing after a natural gas explosion rocked a downtown neighborhood in eastern Pennsylvania last night.
Texas — As the snow piles higher around the country and the roads get messier, many couples find comfort and warmth in each other’s arms. It could mean a baby boom come fall. Bianca doesn’t remember what the weather was like when either of her two children were conceived, but she remembers what she was […]
Denver’s KMGH-TV, are reporting that a Colorado woman who is carrying a baby, was mistakenly given an abortion pill, instead of antibiotics from a pharmacist. Horribly, doctors say that Mareena Silva could miscarry her baby within days. And if that isn’t bad enough, the error is being blamed on pharmacist negligence. Apparently, the pharmacist didn’t […]
LOS ANGELES-The Church Of Scientology is being investigated by the FBI for several illegal practices, according to blockbuster article in the New Yorker, that focuses on former Scientologist, Paul Haggis, who directed “Crash.” The article claims that Scientology members were forced to abandon their family, pay the Church, play high stakes games of musical chairs, […]
New York — As smartphone platforms battle each other for dominance, a new study may provide some insight into which groups of people are buying different phones. Recent data released by Nielsen shows that at least among Asians (which includes Pacific Islanders) and African-Americans, certain platforms reign supreme. Thirty-six percent of Asians with smartphones have […]