RESPECT

After the whole Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz drama I kind of lost a lot of respect for A. Keys. However, after seeing this ensemble she rocked at the Knicks game the other night I think she gained some points in my book lol! Check out the Christian Louboutin's and the oh so cute studded leather jacket she wore...FLYYYY! Now Swizz Beatz on the other hand...he still gets NO love from me smh!

WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER...

Did you know that heart disease and stroke are the number 1 and number 3 killers of blacks? That's scary! According to the American Heart Association cardiovascular diseases account for 33% of all deaths among African Americans. These numbers are too large to me so I thought it would be a good idea if I took the time to talk about this topic for a brief moment!

There's a few things that increases the chances of these two killers that we can't change such as age, gender (unfortunately men are at a greater risk) and of course heredity but.... there are many everyday behaviors that we engage in that are increasing our risk of heart disease and stroke that we can change.

WE CAN DECREASE OUR CHANCES BY CONTROLLING THESE FEW THINGS!!!

• Cigarette smoking (Smokers are 2-4 times more likely to develop coronary heart disease.)


• High blood pressure (More than 40% of blacks have high blood pressure...stop smoking, lay off the salt, stay active and reduce stress)


• High cholesterol (Again control weight, and cut back on fatty foods, cheese, and butter...EAT HEALTHY)


• Physical inactivity (Simple stay active...dance, run, walk, etc.)


• Obesity and overweight (77% of black women are overweight and 63% of black men...so we need to EXERCISE)


• Diabetes (2 out of 3 people with diabetes usually die from cardiovascular diseases...SCARY!)

This is a very big deal and we all need to take control of our lives to reduce our chances of being a statistic!

TAKE CONTROL

SNAKES...

Why is this the cutest bracelet ever?! Not to mention how unique it is. It's a snake wrap bracelet from BEBE and it's only $24.00! This is definitely a must have...well in my opinion!

FABULOUS FIND OF THE DAY

IF THIS ISN'T THE CUTEST WEDGE BOOTIE FOR SPRING 2011 THEN IDK WHAT IS...

BY...ASH 

$225.00 Shopbop.com

THIS CANVAS PEEP TOE WEDGE BOOTIE WITH THE BUCKLES IS JUST TOO CUTE...A MUST HAVE! 

$225 Shopbop.com

Browsing and found the black pair for $168.75 @ Endless.com

GIVING BACK IN THE COMMUNITY!

Last year Home Depot launched a great program called "Retool Your School Campus Improvement Program." The grant program is only for HBCU's and it was put in place to provide campus renovations and improvements to HBCU's throughout the United States. In the programs first year 57 school's submitted a major and minor project they wanted done and 11 were chosen. The #1 winning project received $50,000 for their major project and the other ten schools chosen received $10,000 each for their minor project. Some of the winning projects were Elizabeth City State University in first place (baseball field installation) and Florida A&M Universty (rainwater collections system installation.) The program is back for it's second year and ready to kick off in full swing. HBCU'S are near and dear to my heart so this is something big to me that Home Depot is so committed to helping HBCU's and African American communites in general. 

They also joined forces with Honda to sponsor the 2011 Honda Battle of the Bands which will take place later on today in Atlanta, Georgia at 3:00 (oh how I wish I was there although, FAMU isn't a part of it this year lol)... Each year over $200,000 in grants are given away throughout this competition. I must say Home Depot is really doing their part in our communities...such a good look!

BET HONORS 2011

In a little less than a month the 2011 BET Honors will air on February 21 at 9:00 PM. 


Honorees this year will be Cicely Tyson in the theatrical arts category; Academy 


Award-winning actor/musician/comedian, Jamie Foxx for entertainer; Iman for 


service; publishing mogul,Linda Johnson Rice for media;  Herbie Hancock in the 


musical arts category; and historian/educator, Lonnie G. Bunch for education. 


Taping of the show was held on January 15 and pic of the hottest looks (and not so hot)


 of the night are out! Let's take a look because if you're anything like me I couldn't


 wait until February 21, I had to see NOW!

HOST GABRIELLE UNION LOOKED STUNNING ALL NIGHT!

ON THE RED CARPET

I'm not loving her hair with the dress but.. the dress is absolutely amazing!

ANOTHER LOOK OUT OF HER EIGHT OF THE NIGHT

This is my favorite out of her eight outfits!



TREY SONGZ DEFINITELY CAME A LONNNNGGG WAY

Looking Good Looking Good!

IMAN IN A J. MENDEL DRESS FROM THE SPRING 2011 COLLECTION...LOOKING LOVELY AT 55! 

BEAUTIFUL COUPLE... 
NICOLE ARI PARKER and BORIS KODJOE

ALTHOUGH I'M NOT A FAN OF HER LOOK FOR THE EVENING (TOO CASUAL FOR THE EVENT) I STILL HAD TO PUT A PIC OF HER ON THE POST BECAUSE I'M A HUGE FAN...


KEYSHIA COLE

RACHEL ROY OF COURSE IN RACHEL ROY...

IT'S ONLY RIGHT LOL

I LOVE CICELY TYSON BUT I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS DRESS...

JAMIE FOXX (and Britt Loren)

ANIKA NONI ROSE LOOKED FAB! PROBABLY MY FAVE LOOK OF THE NIGHT IN A DEOLA SAGOE GOWN...

FABULOUS FIND OF THE DAY

As I was doing my daily browsing on the web I came across the cutest necklace and of course it's just in time for Valentine's Day! It's from the David Yurman Valentine's Day Collection. You can find it at department stores such at Neiman Marcus and Saks. Nothing too fancy just cute and simple! Rhodonite (the stone of love) and Diamonds (a girls best friend).......

$950.00