April 2011
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My American (Chicago) Culture: Chi-Town Steppin’ The video taped at Taste Entertainment Center on Chicago’s South Side, features its regular friday night eveen, stepping in Chicago.  And if you don’t at least know what stepping is, you AIN’T from Chicago. Picture courtesy Chicago Public Radio featured in the video above, Poet Lamar Jordan, 22, who grew up in the hip-hop...
Apr 30th
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For Your Self-Esteem: There is Always More Than...
Not every pretty girl in shorts is a slut. Not every fat girl isn’t trying to lose weight. Not every girl who listens to screamo wants to kill herself. Not every girl who self harms does it for attention. Not every girl with glasses is a complete nerd. Not every girl who is unattractive is single. Not every girl is what you think of her. Look deeper before you judge.
Apr 30th
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Apr 30th
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The News: Twister deaths now at 318, worst since...
‘Never seen devastation like this,’ Obama says; body bag shortage in one Ala. town Stay updated on the twister here. Picture courtesy of Politico
Apr 29th
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For Your Health: 5 High Sodium Foods That Will...
Hypertension in (my) the African American community is no joke. I know people love their salt, but it is time to cut back! You can cut back on sprinkling salt on your food, but sometimes salt is hidden in the most surprising places. Shape magazine online listed 5 foods surprisingly have a high amount of sodium! 1. Cottage cheese.  Sure, cottage cheese is a great source of calcium and protein, but...
Apr 29th
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Happy Friday: Start Your Weekend Right With Raheem...
Ever since I attended my first Raheem DeVaughn concert a couple of years ago, I was hooked. His music represents one of my favorite cities in America, Washington, DC. On top of that his voice is sensual without being overbearing. He is like The Roots, still maintaining that underground feeling while still cranking out popular music. I would have blogged about his most recent complation,...
Apr 29th
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For Your Self-Esteem: The Mystic Sisterhood of...
“As black American women, we are born into a mystic sisterhood, and we live our lives within a magic circle, a realm of shared language, reference, and allusion within the veil of our blackness and our femaleness. We have been as invisible to the dominant culture as rain; we have been knowers, but we have not been known.” Braxton, Joanne M. Picture courtesy
Apr 29th
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Healthy Glows Travel Guide: Cheap/Free Things To...
I hail from Chicago. Sure, I have lived there intermitinetally over the past decade, but if someone asks me where I am from, I always say Chicago. It always feels like home when I am there. Things have changed, streets aren’t the same, and some of the places I used to know are gone. One thing of the great attributes of Chi-city (that I am sure will never change) are the amount of fun...
Apr 29th
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For Your Intellectual Stimulation: WAITED FOR, Documentary interweaves Stories of South African Lesbians who Adopt Accross Racial Lines WAITED FOR is a work-in-progress documentary that interweaves three stories of South African lesbians who adopt across racial lines. The film explores the ways in which these queer families challenge and are challenged by the traditional hierarchies of race and...
Apr 28th
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For Your Intellectual Stimulation: (No Surprise...
ABC News reports: In Monday’s study, researchers focused on the extent to which unconscious racial biases may affect explicit preferences when we make decisions about whom to trust. Researchers measured implicit and explicit racial bias among 50 racially diverse participants using an Implicit Association Test (IAT) and questionnaires assessing self-reported racism. Using these results as...
Apr 28th
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For Your Educational Stimulation: GoWhereHipHop Sits Down With Common & Dr. Maya Angelou in Chicago for the Common Ground Foundation. Interview By: Jeff Baraka ‘Camovement’ for Gowhere Hip Hop, experience two humanitarian legends speak about the seeds of transformation, and the importance of setting an example by holding a courageous individual presence. Picture courtesy
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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“I couldn’t give a shit about a royal wedding.”
– Odd Future’s Tyler, The Creator, whose hip hop ‘collective’ is playing London’s Village Underground on the day of the royal wedding. (via newsweek) #dead #flatlined
Apr 27th
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For Your Entertainment (Maybe Yes, Maybe No): MTV...
MTV is currently filming, “Clifton Shores,” a reality TV series about a group of young people (four Americans and three South Africans “serving as their tour guides to life in South Africa”) predictably working for an events company and “having fun” in Clifton, a wealthy district of Cape Town on the other side of Table Mountain. The producers promise that Cape Town, “… a new and exotic location...
Apr 27th
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For Your Health: Always Hungry?
Most people in my experience always equate eating healthy with starvation. If you are eating a healthy nutrious diet (80% healthy and 20% fun foods), based on your correct Basil Metabolic Rate (calculate it here) then you should never be hungry again! Your Basil Metabolic Rate is the number of calories you should consume based on your height, weight, age, and activity level. However, if you are...
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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For Your Self-Esteem: NYT's One Size Fits Nobody,...
Picture courtesy In my experience most women pride themselves on being able to fit in the smallest size available of any clothing, even me. Yes, I believe that eating healthy and exercising are crucial to having a long and disease free life, but there is nothing like losing a dress size. Recently, I went from a size 12-14 in pants to a size 8. I also went from a size 12-14 in dresses to a size...
Apr 26th
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For Your Entertainment: Lollapalooza 2011 Line Up...
picture courtesy The Lollapalooza 2011 lineup is out! Some of the big names include: Foo Fighters Eminem Coldplay Muse My Morning Jacket Nas Cee Lo Green Bright Eyes Arctic Monkeys deadmau5 Lollapalooza is almost of drinking age, the festival turns 20 this year. The two day festival will be held August 5-7 in Chicago. For more information, go here.
Apr 26th
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For Your Health: Short and Sweet Ways to Get More...
I used to be that girl who made excuses of why I could not fit working out into my schedule. I’m too busy; the gym is too full; I get bored easily; I need a challenge; I need a workout partner to hold myself accountable; I don’t want to walk around in gym clothes all day…. Blah, blah, blah. Well, I have been working out consistently 3-6 times per week for two years and I...
Apr 26th
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For Your Health (Maybe, Maybe Not): How to go a...
During Lent, I did not eat meat for 40 days. Even though Lent is over, I decided to keep me non-eating meat lifestyle going. Some readers may think, ” You are crazy Katherine! I can not live without eating meat!” (Eunice, I am talking to you.) It is actually not as hard as one might think. One of my favorite blogs, The Soup Stone, shared some tips and recipes for people who are...
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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Daily Food Log: It is a Celebration!
Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. I started out my day with a hearty breakfast. 14 strawberries (so cheap at Sunflower Market in Denver, CO) 3/4 cup Kashi Sunrise cereal (yum!) 1/8 cup Bob Mill’s Museli (so cheap and filling!) 1/2 cup Special K low fat Granola (sweet and delicious!) One of my snacks included a Natural Grocer Vitamin Cottage Organic Chunks of Energy with...
Apr 25th
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My Everyday Fashion: Do You Want Some Wine With...
This Easter afternoon I head to a friend’s place to a impromptu Wine and Cheese get together. Of course, I have too many outfits and not enough places to wear them. Oh the life of a graduate student…  Earrings: Ann Taylor Loft Dress: ASOS Drapey Oversized Kaftan Dress in Midnight Iris Bracelet: From a bead market in Accra that my sister bought for me Ring: Forever 21 Cocktail...
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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Fashion Attack! Kanye West Designing Upcoming...
Rapper Kanye West, a dabbler in fashion who recently completed a design internship at Fendi, is launching a collection of scarves incorporating artwork inspired by his album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” The limited-edition pieces will be sold exclusively at the Colette boutique in Paris and online at M/M (Paris). [Telegraph]  Would you purchase a scarf designed by Kanye...
Apr 24th
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Daily Food Log: Recent Eats!
Since I restarted my blogging, after Lent, I have been forgetting to take pictures of my eats! But I did remember some food! Dinner the other day had to be quick because I had a paper due at 7pm! Featuring a Safeway cheddar bagel (I am so addicted to bagels right now) Cedar’s Garlic Lovers Hummus (my breath smells so horrible after I eat it, but I don’t even care!) Alfalfa...
Apr 24th
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My African Culture: PBS Presents Black in Latin America, Haiti & the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided Even though I am student of international affairs, I have always considered myself more of a anthropologist. I am always looking for new information, studies, and documentaries to statisfy my anthropology urge. Earlier this week, I was browsing the PBS website and stumbled upon a new...
Apr 23rd
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Fashion Attack! Obsessed with US ASOS.com
Get your fingers and debit cards  the ready, ladies and gentlemen because the Asos mid-season sale has officially started with up to 50%-70% off their all season 2011 must-haves. But you’d better be quick if you want to nab the best bargains, because everything is going fast! Below is what I purchased: PU Duffle Hooded Bomber Jacket in Brown Drapey Oversized Kaftan Dress in Midnight...
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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For Your Health (Easter Edition): 5 Easter Candies...
Picture courtesy of Mojo Savings I am all about indulging in GOOD food. However, I realize that I have a serious addiction to sugar. One sugary treat is never enough. I thought I would share what Fat Bottom Girls Blog say are the treats to avoid. If you don’t want to avoid these sweet treats, share them with a friend! Sweet Treats to Avoid This Easter 1. Hershey’s Hollow Milk...
Apr 23rd
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wendyapua asked: I see that you have been to DR Congo... How did you find it? What was it like? Where abouts did you go!

Sorry for al the questions, I'm just so curious :)

(And, love the blog :) )
Apr 23rd
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For Your Entertainment: “Tha Carter IV” – June...
Young Money president let XXL Magazine know that Weezy’s follow up hits shelves on June 21. Check out the official cover art for the disc. XXL Mag
Apr 22nd
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What I Wore: Goal of Getting in High School Prom...
Yes, graduate students still have prom (aka spring formal). One of my fitness goals was to fit in my high school prom dress that I wore 8 years ago before my graduate school prom. I did it! I was obviously feeling myself.
Apr 22nd
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What I Wore: A Midwest Night on the Town
Earrings: Forever 21  Dress: LaVia purchased on a recent trip to Sax 5th Ave.  Shoes: Forever 21 Strappy Leatherette Stilettos (5-inches or bigger is always better!) 
Apr 22nd
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What I Wore: Dinner with my Brother
Dress: H&M Necklace: DC Pearl Lady Earrings: My Auntie’s shop in Ghana Bag: Dooney & Bourke Large Lulu Bag Shoes: Forever 21 Strappy Leatherette Stilettos (5-inches or bigger is always better!)  I had such a great time with him!
Apr 22nd
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Happy Friday: Ghana Mixtapes, Chicago's Own DJ...
I am finally back from my abstinance from social media. Since today is GOOD FRIDAY and I wanted to come back bearing gifts for all my readers (especially the readers who are fond of Ghanaian music). Chicago’s own DJ Bonsu put together a hip-life mix containing the latestest and hottest tunes circulating around Ghana right now. To listen and download to the mixtape click here.   My...
Apr 22nd
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