Brown Sista

As many of you know by now, Usher caved in to the pressure of the Black blogsphere and after less than two years of marriage has decided to divorce his wife and mother of his two young children. Since deciding to dump his Black wife, who has often been called ugly by our people, Usher has been seen in the company of what some would consider a more suitable woman- a Latina sista who herself is reportedly still a married woman. As in most cases like this, both parties (Usher & Tameka) have decided to stay quiet. However, their friends are not doing the same. First up to bat is Tameka’s good friend of over twenty years, Nyeisha DeWitt, who spoke exclusively to Essence Magazine about how her friend is handling the situation.
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Beyonce and her alter-ego Sasha Fierce had several very special guests at their DC concert last night. The First Lady, Michelle Obama, as well as several White House staffers and hordes of security, were spotted taking in the singer’s sold out show at the Verizon Center. However, according to ABC News, it was the sight of little Sasha and Malia Obama in the audience, that really got the crowd excited. The First Lady has often cited Beyonce as a role model for her daughters and freely admits that she and The President are both fans of the pop diva as well.
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I have a question for the young and older women out there. Would you ever consider donating your eggs? You would do this knowing that you would never know if a child came to be. If a child did come to be you would never see the child. I ask because I often see the ads online asking for women to donate their eggs and that they will be well compensated for it. I never truly considered seriously doing it. However, I have wondered would I be able to. I consider it similar to adoption and I don’t knock adoption. My mother was adopted by a family that I call my own. I don’t know what I would do without my Grandparents.

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Beyonce is co-sponsoring food drives along her U.S. tour itinerary as part of the Show Your Helping Hand initiative, a national hunger relief campaign created by General Mills Hamburger Helper in partnership with Beyonce and her Survivor Foundation. The campaign goal is to help Feeding America deliver more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks. Fans can see Beyonce make the first food donation and talk about the Show Your Helping Hand campaign at 5:00 p.m. near the Traveling Beyonce Experience tents outside of Madison Square Garden.
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“Thank You Your Honor”. Those four words are the only words that came out of Rihanna’s mouth yesterday afternoon as she appeared in court for the hearing of Chris Brown. The press, and most of the public, were expecting to finally hear the singer tell the world exactly what went on between her and Brown on Grammy night of this year. Instead Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, stunned everyone with the news that the case had been plea-bargained. In other words, Rihanna’s version of what Brown did to her that night would never be told in a court of law and Chris would never spend one day behind bars. All partied seemed pleased as both Chris and Rihanna left the courtroom (separately) with smiles on their faces.
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Kelly Rowland has once again found chart success in the UK. “When Love Takes Over”, a collaboration between Kelly and French DJ, David Guetta, has climbed to the top of the UK singles chart. It becomes the first #1 for Guetta but the third for Kelly, as she went to the top with two Destiny’s Child singles- “Independent Women” and “Survivor”. Several singles from Kelly’s “Miss Kelly” CD also charted well on the UK charts- showing once again that the British are far more open to Kelly and her sound than the United States is. Word is Kelly is still working on her third solo CD and has enlisted Guetta to help cultivate her new sound.
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When you think you have been through something…someone else has been through worse.” Those are the words found on one of the pages of “Drowning in a Mother’s Womb,” a true story that chronicles the life of a young woman name Ciara L. Anderson. As a child, Ciara was verbally and physically abused. She was raped, and at age 18, Ciara attempted to end it all. Despite the fact that “Drowning in a Mother’s Womb focuses on some of the darkest days in Ciara’s life; Ciara’s life today can be an inspiration to others. Go on the journey with me as I have a word with author and Ceo of Loyal Publishing, Ciara L. Anderson.
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