John Mayer is suffering from a serious case of foot in mouth disease. After seeing a barrage of “calling him out of his name” remarks on Twitter yesterday, I soon found out that a Q & A had been published on Playboy.com that made him look all kinds of foolish, ignorant and possibly even...
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Tags: john mayer, pop musician, racism
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Has anyone ever heard of Jimi Izrael? Neither had I until this morning when he was a guest of Jacque Reid on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. After giving him a Google, it turns out that the dude has been on the scene for a while. He is a regular contributor to The Root,...
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Tags: commentary, good black men, Jimi Izrael, single black women
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All the effort that went into starting this blog and I’ve gone months without so much as lifting a finger to update. I feel bad. One could argue in my defense that I’ve had one of the worse cases of writers block known to man. I would sit at my computer excited about a...
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Tags: Blogging, confessions, Writer's Block
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Last night, VH1 aired its annual Hip Hop Honors paying homage to the 25th year of Def Jam Recordings. Since I have a discriminating fondness for old school, shows like this always get me excited because they remind me of a time when life was easy, breezy and worry free. I bobbed my head...
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Tags: Def Jam Recordings, Hip Hop Honors, VH1
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Ever find the perfect knee boot, try it on, and the zipper comes to a dead halt half way up your leg? Story of the Sparrow’s life. Ugh! If you have a “wider calf” as in 14” or above, shopping for cute knee length boots can be a search filled with angst and agitation....
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Tags: fashion, knee length boots, Style Watch
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Just shy of four months since his untimely death, new material from Michael Jackson has hit the airwaves. The song, entitled “This is it” was officially released this morning via the web and radio, and will be featured in the closing sequence of the upcoming documentary by the same name. Though the track is...
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Tags: Michael Jackson, This is it
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The Sparrow loves a sale! Ok product junkies, Naturallycurly.com is having a sale! Go on over for your chance to earn a 15% discount on your favorite products! Use coupon code CURLALL at checkout, or you can opt for free shipping on orders over $60 by using the code FREESHIP60. Only one coupon per...
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Tags: discounts, hair products, Naturally Curly, sale
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The Sparrow feels like giving y’all some scoop. Miss Patty never let’s me down and I know I’ve been waaaaaaay slack in keeping up with the reports. Life happens. Enjoy! TS
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Tags: Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrity Gossip, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston
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The sparrow is a naturally curly girl. Four years ago, I decided to stop relaxing after mass frustration from planning relaxers around holidays and special events, not being able to work out for days after a fresh do, and pain in the you know what routine maintenance had just broken a sista DOWN! A...
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Tags: Natural Hair, Naturally Curly, Relaxers, Transition
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