Archive for January, 2012

I Love my FLOTUS! Michelle Puts Women Half Her Age to Shame!

I Love my FLOTUS! Michelle Puts Women Half Her Age to Shame!

| January 26, 2012 | 2 Comments

I saw this picture in my Facebook feed and for a good 90 seconds I couldn’t figure out who it was. I said to myself  “Wow, what a beautiful young woman! This looks like a really good Instagram picture”. Then it hit me…thats my First Lady Michelle! She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!  I can only imagine the [...]

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The Season Finale of Love & Hip Hop: Whats In Store for Emily & Fab? Will Yandy & Chrissy Make-up? Mama Jones the Super Star!

The Season Finale of Love & Hip Hop: Whats In Store for Emily & Fab? Will Yandy & Chrissy Make-up? Mama Jones the Super Star!

| January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

I was mostly underwhelmed with last nights season finale of Love & Hip Hop. The last three or four episodes were full of so much drama, hair pulling, and name calling that I expected the finale to be explosive. Or if nothing else…to at least leave us wanting and waiting for season 3. To be [...]

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Where Are the Black Women? My Thoughts on Red Tails, George Lucas and Why I Won’t Be Supporting the Film

Where Are the Black Women? My Thoughts on Red Tails, George Lucas and Why I Won’t Be Supporting the Film

| January 20, 2012 | 15 Comments

Warning – unlady like langauge ahead. During his appearance on The Daily Show, producer George Lucas revealed that getting funding for his movie “Red Tails” (based on the story of the Tuskegee Airmen) because of it’s all black cast was extremely challenging due to the fact that there are  no “major white roles” in it. According to Lucas, [...]

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Happy Birthday to the Flyest First Lady – Michelle Obama

Happy Birthday to the Flyest First Lady – Michelle Obama

| January 17, 2012 | 3 Comments

From her relationship with her husband aka the President of the United States to how role as First Lady and mother, Michelle Obama has been an inspiration to me for several years now. Michelle is the definition of class, elegance and style – she is also my big sister in my head (lol) .  An [...]

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Loyalty, Love & Hip Hop: More on the Beef Between Yandy Smith and Chrissy Lampkin

Loyalty, Love & Hip Hop: More on the Beef Between Yandy Smith and Chrissy Lampkin

| January 17, 2012 | 8 Comments

I’ve waited a week for last nights episode of Love & Hip Hop, like most others – I NEEDED some type of understanding on what was really going on between Yandy Smith and Chrissy Lampkin. Last week we all pretty much agreed that there was way too much intensity from both parties for it to be [...]

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Life With Jordan: We’re almost 10 years In!

Life With Jordan: We’re almost 10 years In!

| January 16, 2012 | 3 Comments

Before my own dot com, and “Life With Ava” posts – I blogged on another platform where I was very candid  and shared a lot about my life as a (then) single mother and raising a son. I talked about my insecurities, shortcomings, successes and a ha! moments as they related to being a new [...]

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