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event recap: a night of royalty

Hey People!

This past weekend I had the pleasure and honor of serving as “official press” for Benevole’s ‘A Night of Royalty’ fundraising event benefiting one of my favorite organizations, N Street Village.

The event was held at The Dunes gallery and the theme of the night was to honor both Martin [...]

event: ‘a night of royalty’ benefiting n street village

Benevole, charity, fundraiser, N Street Village, Washington DC, event

Hey People!

If we’re connected via Twitter or Facebook, there’s no doubt that you’ve seen me mention (repeatedly) N Street Village, an organization based in Washington, DC, whose mission is to “empower homeless and low-income women to claim their highest quality of life by offering a broad spectrum of services and advocacy in [...]

I felt the earth move…and I tweeted it!

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The East coast (by some accounts as far north as Canada and as far south as South Carolina) experienced an earthquake yesterday. It was my first earthquake and let me tell you, even though it only lasted a few minutes, I don’t feel that I need to experience it again. Ever. Now [...]

event: an intimate night w/ Zo! & Sy Smith

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If you know me (or read this blog) you know that I love music. I was never really a big concert goer until the past few years though – another life change brought on by the sudden passing away of my mother. I figured, “life is short, why just listen to cds [...]

event: WEAVE 15th anniv. gala feat. carolyn malachi

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For 15 years, Washington (formerly Women) Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE) has engaged the Metropolitan Washington DC community in the elimination of intimate partner abuse and other forms of gender-based violence through empowering, innovative and holistic services. On September 22, 2011, WEAVE will be celebrating this milestone along with a new identity and [...]

event: uptown magazine fashion & beauty issue launch

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I wasn’t planning on doing another blog post this week, but I managed to hit up a mid-week event, and as usual, I like to share the fun stuff with you.

Last night, Uptown Magazine held a launch party for it’s Fashion & Beauty issue featuring the super gorgeous, super talented – did [...]

lost society. meet me on the rooftop!

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I’ve been hearing about relatively new DC hotspot, Lost Society, for several weeks but didn’t have the opportunity to visit until last night. Lost Society dubs itself a “boutique steak house” but I don’t eat beef, so that was of little concern to me. I’ve heard from others that the food is [...]

trying something new: video blog 1.01

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I decided to do a video blog post this time. It’s my very first one so please be gentle with your comments.

GIVEAWAY!! To qualify for a one year subscription to Upscale magazine, share with me your top favorite print magazines. As before, I’ll pick a winner at week’s end [...]

beauty, brunch & shopping. it was the weekend!

I had a great weekend enjoying some bonding time with my teen titans. On Saturday, I introduced them to the joys (and pains) of thrift shopping. They were wholly against it until they found some things that they liked. Typical. While out ‘thrifting,’ I ran into my homegirl, Hadiya. She introduced me to [...]

a soulful evening with Ife’, chris turner & lauren white

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If you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time, you probably know that I love music. I’ve made enough references to Talib Kweli, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to fill a book. Never let it be said; however, that I don’t appreciate a variety of music, especially soul music. There are [...]