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#PrayForBoston

I don’t have much to say about the events that occurred a few days ago on Monday, April 15 during the Boston Marathon. I am still reeling from the day and I am in disbelief of the lives lost and lives changed forever. My aunt’s children play with the 8-year-old

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Style Me Friday: Pencil Skirt

One of my favorite daily reads, The Fashionista Next Door, does a weekly series named “Style Me Friday“. In this series, Eboni chooses a fashion inspiration and shares the love with her readers by posting her take on the chosen inspiration topic and also the readers’ pictures of how they

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Designer to Watch: Zadon Fashion

On Friday, March 29, I had the pleasure of attending an amazing fashion show featuring Boston-based fashion designer, Zonya Williams. She debuted her line, Zadon Fashion, during the 2nd Annual Infatuation Fashion show. Danger: Picture-heavy post. Zadon Fashion celebrates a woman’s curves with body-hugging dresses and flattering silhouettes. The cut-out

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Do You Believe Kenyatta?

The 2013 Kenyan Elections have passed and Uhuru Kenyatta was named the 4th President of the Republic of Kenya on March 2013. I am not one who is involved with politics at all but in reading on this year’s elections, I gained an opinion on the situation. Uhuru Kenyatta is

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I’ve Been Gone for a Minute…

… Now Am Back At the Jump Off! Lil Kim you are missed. But I digress. I went on a short but much-needed vacay last week to Cancun, Mexico and here are the highlights. I was fortunate enough to ride to coat-tails of my hard-working mother whose ever-working self earned

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A Lil Louder Cures

Last night I attended the A Lil Louder event at the Good Life Boston. If you’re unfamiliar with the event, please see this post. I have to say after getting home last night from a full work day and having class, (I take classes part time), I was not feeling

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Kenyan Boy Invents Lion Repellant

Making me crazy proud this 13-year-old Kenyan boy, Richard Turere, invented a device to safely scare away lions that were picking off his family’s livestock on the family ranch. He realized one day that the lions were afraid of moving flash lights at night. With this insight, he collected a

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Chicago

This American Life is a podcast that features stories from around the world. This week they aired a two-part story where they spent 5 months at Harper High School in Chicago. Last year at Harper High School, 29 current and recent students were shot. When school lets out the students

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5 Lessons Beyoncé Has Taught Me

I recently watched the Beyoncé’s interview with Oprah and her documentary where she self-documents her journey in motherhood, fame, family, friends and being true to herself as an artist. When watching the documentaries these are the lessons I learned from Queen Bey that I can relate to my life. Tell

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This Just In // Zara Vamp

Thanks to him, I received my first pair of Zara Vamp shoes with ankle straps via a Valentine’s Day gift. I gagged. They are quite comfortable and oh, so sex-xy. I can’t wait to pair them with boyfriend jeans, dresses, skirts, t-shirts, and everything this coming Spring. I hope to