World AIDS Day

Today, I encourage all you lovelies to spread the awareness, get educated/educate each other, know your status and continue doing your part after December 1st. I was once told when it comes to certain things the numbers are twice as much for the Black Community [i.e. unemployment]. HIV/AIDS is something that is an epidemic especially within our community. So, if I leave you with nothing else, be positive that you're negative!

Here's a couple places where you can find information:

Official World AIDS Day Website

World AIDS Campaign

Avert International AIDS Charity

Black AIDS Institute

Department of Health

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Rated B-, Sorry Stans

Most of you lovelies know I don't like to make judgements without seeing, hearing and experiencing for myself. And with all the hoopla surrounding Rihanna's latest addition to her discography, I had to sit down and listen to it from beginning to end.

Rihanna's PR people and Def Jam have been trying their darnedest to push this Rated R album; giving it away with pizza, selling it for $0.99 on Amazon. I mean they are literally giving this thing away. Yet, I seen tweets and other reviews saying how great the album is. Guess it was just really bad projections.

Now, I don't want to get jumped by any Rihanna stans out there. This is just my one little opinion and overall I like her manufactured style and most of her music. So, just take this with a grain of salt.

I will admit she has been taking a couple vocal lessons and just recording tracks that really suit her voice, which I'm really happy about. My favorites are definitely Stupid in Love, Russian Roulette and Photographs. In between like street & blah avenue are Cold Case Love[could be a fave on a good day], G4L, Hard and just making it is The Last Song. There's some really great writing on this album. Most tracks are really settled into the anti-love/revenge theme, which I definitely dig.

On to the least favorites/I could care less abouts/Why is this on the album; Hole in My Head, Rude Boy and Wait Your Turn. I don't really know how I feel about these tracks, but I'm sure the fans are enjoying it. Well, that's all lovelies!

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Precious

All the hype was absolutely worth it. The Lee Daniels film Precious is a story beautifully composed exposing a reality; young, unloved and abused living in NYC during the late 80s. Completely compelling.

This movie is humorous, heart wrenching and frank. I never read the book Push, which the film is based on, so this only tells me the book is ten times better. Gabourey Sidibe portrays this broken spirit that finally breaks through in such a triumphant way. You can't help but root for Precious. But besides the main character you get a glimpse into the lives of many of the supporting characters and begin to understand why people are the way they are.

Mo'nique does such a flawless job in playing a heartbroken mother that   lets her anguish turn into hate for her own child. I hated her, pitied her and understood her all at the same time. The woman is so complex, suffering from a lot of deep emotional hang ups. And there's already Oscar buzz! I respected her as an actress in this role because she had to have pull the character from such a deep place. I believed her!!

Grab a friend, a loved one and go see Precious. You will leave theater hopeful, grateful and with a joke or two. I'd definitely see it again. Could be this generations The Color Purple and I do not say that lightly. Take a glance at the trailer, lovelies!

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So, I Chopped All My Hair Off. Now, What?

Hey lovelies. I want to apologize to you all. I was going to give up on writing this blog and I thought about writing again and again and finally got the gall to continue. J'adore Miss.Emme will be continuing. No more major hiatuses! Promise!

So, back to the story!! As you know I've been transitioning on this quest to natural hair. Anyone who knows me also knows that I'm a little bit of a control freak and a bit on the impatient side [hey! everyone has their flaws, right?].

With this desperation to be free of permed ends, I strolled into my bathroom and commenced in cutting off my own hair. I made the first few snips and thought "what the hell am I doing!?!?" Yet, I couldn't stop and the further I got I realized there was no turning back.

When I was done I was scared, I was shocked at myself and I honestly thought I made a huge mistake. I kept a hat on for a few days only sent pictures and warnings to certain people lol. But I slowly and surely grew to love it more and more.

It's healthy, strong, soft and really cute. Oh, I can't forget well taken care of. Plus, I can wear a lot more cool hair accessories. I'm proud to be natural and loving my big chop more and more everyday!

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I Heart the Obamas

Just had to post this one flick of the Barack & Michelle Obama attending the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner. They are an absolutely stunning couple. [sigh]

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Fall in Love with Autumn

With autumn literally being around the corner, we're pretty much overdue for a Top Ten Back to School Necessities list. So, here we go lovelies, my personal list of what's hot for the fall season.

1. Oversized Cardigans
2. Natural Hair & Healthy Hair
3. Boyfriend/Weekend Jeans
4. Loafers & Mocassins
5. The Blueprint 3 on iTunes
6. Boyfriend Blazers
7. Books Dedicated to Women by Male Authors [i.e. Letters to a Young Sister]
8. Working Out/ Healthy Living
9. Leather Jackets
10. Community Service

And a bonus item flat boots are a timeless staple in any fall wardrobe, whether cognac colored, western inspired or in a luxurious suede.

This hot pair is the Sheriff from Nine West. Defintely a great look!

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Live for It!

All you lovelies who grew up in the '90s remember Auntie Whit as the QUEEN of R&B crossover. You just wanted to dance with somebody and find endless love. And when she married Bobby, you thought it's not right, but it's okay! She was our queen of the night, our preacher's wife and we all waited for her to exhale. She finally did.

The diva herself, Whitney Houston, has risen from the ashes [no pun intended] and is finally making her highly anticipated comeback. If you've seen the Oprah interview, you can sense the change in her energy and I love it. I Look to You was released just in time to be considered for the Grammys and the official first single "Million Dollar Bill" finally has a video. I LIVE for this Swizz Beatz produced, A.Keys written track. And she looks great!

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Who's Hot

Let's get right into it, lovelies!!

The Queen of Hip Hop Soul is just doing the most right now! Mary J. Blige is starring in the newest Tyler Perry film, I Can Do Bad All By Myself. I was going to give it to Taraji, but then I remembered Mary's gorgeous Essence cover for the October issue. Here she is at the movies premiere donning all white with her ever-glowing skin.

He's featured on The Blueprint 3 and has his own album, Man on the Moon, dropping on September 15th. Scott Mescudi, known to us as Kid Cudi is doing his promotional thing headed to the Late Show taping. I love his I-stay-up-all-night, but-I'm-good look and he's a Twitterhead, so you gotta love him. Added an extra flick just because I think it's cute. : ]

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