Truth is—often times we see or hear the word trigger and instantly think negative. Have you ever considered that there is a balance of triggers in your life? Think about it anger is a triggered, but so is love. Why…
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Have you ever overheard your family talk about all the mistakes you’ve made while learning? I have heard everything I’ve ever done wrong, plus some added things. I think it would have pleased me to listen to my mother praise…
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Oh yes yall, it’s that time of the year again. And if you’re like me, you’re ready to whip out your crock-pot/slow cooker and cook up an easy meal full of warmth and love. Growing up, I could not wait…
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Starting a business is more than just having something to sale. There are a lot of components that are needed to start a business. One of the most important aspects of starting a business is the people you surround yourself…
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I remember the first time I heard Sade sing. I was around 10-years-old and my mother had the radio on Quiet Storm. Is It A Crime played throughout the car speakers and I was mesmerized by how calming the song…
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DELUX Magazine in association with Paramount Pictures would like to send you and your family to and advance screening of Instant Family starring Mark Walhberg, Rose Byrne and our home girl Octavia Spencer. Are you ready for the laughs…
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Let’s be honest, the truth is—women lie about a lot of things. We lie about our age, size, weight, and number of sexual partners. We often pretend that we are fulfilled sexually when we are not. We avoid telling our…
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Friday night, the game show—Battle of the Sexes made its way to Lowe’s CafĂ© to give St. Louis a live preview of the show that originated in Atlanta.  The show was created by Tashara Earl of Fusion Entertainment Management (FEM),…
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Lasagna has to be one of the best and easiest meals to cook up when you need food to stretch for the entire week. It’s also one of those unlimited possibilities dishes that you can literally throw everything but the…
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After what seemed like a never-ending cycle of candidate commercials, radio ads, door knockers and countless mail ads—we are finally free of the electoral campaign season. Unfortunately, we are not free of White America’s acceptance and content with racism. I’m…
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This year has been a rather exciting year with a lot of brands penetrating the beauty and hair industry. Many of these new generation of creators /designers are of African and Caribbean descent—some with little formal training—yet they have the…
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Our favorite time of year is quickly approaching and it’s the time of year that some of us do the most spending. If you’re like me, you were waiting on the holiday season to decorate your home and shop for…
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Truth is……The use of social media can be a tough platform to balance for small businesses. At some point, you will be tested by someone on one level or another. I know I have struggled personally—and I admit—at times didn’t…
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Tyler Perry released his first Rated R movie—Nobody’s Fool over the weekend—and I decided to check it out. Mainly because Tiffany Haddish is the best female comedian out right now. The movie is about Danica (played by Tika Sumpter) dating…
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NOIR is the follow up album to Blk Swn from St. Louis’ own Smino. I don’t have much else to say other than that it is simply time to hop on the wave. There is so much soul and funk packed…
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Just in time for the holidays Knox Entertainment l.l.c., is on the way to help persons in need this Christmas Holiday season with Marquise Knox’s 1st Annual Blue Christmas Toy Drive and Christmas Holiday Blues Concert. On November 1st the…
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