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They rescue people from burning buildings, laugh in the face of danger, and risk their lives to save people they don’t even know. Firefighters are a fantasy for many women. In these days of metrosexuality and man pedicures, manly men are becoming a dying breed, and firefighters represent traditional masculinity. This doesn’t mean women want a […]

Although T.I. could not be with his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle-Harris on Valentines day, that did not stop him from professing his love for her in the March 2011 issue of XXL Magazine. Check out what the King of The South had to say about his ride or die chick below. Can’t say enough about how […]

via: sandra rose Of all the photos I’ve seen of the NBA All-Star festivities in Los Angeles, this photo sums it all up the most. NBA All-Star is more than just a showcase of the most talented NBA players. It’s an overblown, overhyped, over-exaggerated spectacle of obscene proportions — just like the women in this […]

By Leanne Phillips (Legalzoom.com) You did the right thing when your girlfriend came to you with the news she was pregnant—you signed an admission of paternity (conveniently provided to you by your local district attorney) and started making the obligatory monthly child support payments. Now, your girlfriend wants to break up and wants nothing to […]

“I am very, very blessed,” says Jazz Ison Sinkfield, a mother and grandmother with a story to tell. “One day, I want to meet Oprah,” she says. “And a lot of more celebrities. And I just want them to hear my story.”The southwest Atlanta woman expects her story to make her famous, allowing her to […]

Halle Berry has been crowned the tabloid covergirl of the week, thanks to her brewing custody drama with model Gabriel Aubry, the father of her 2-year-old daughter Nahla. It’s another strike in her less-than-perfect public record of relationships and love. Her split from Aubry was impressively amicable at first — the two had seemingly agreed to co-parent equally since […]

One of the most difficult, stunning and defining experiences of my entire life was when I went through the child support system. My daughter was born when I was an 18-year old freshman in college, and although I didn’t want her mother to leave me for another man, I still knew that I had a […]

The buzzword is definitely natural hair as of late. From the weekly #NaturalHair Day on Twitter to actress and comedian, Kim Coles, unveiling her transition to natural hair onAfrobella, “going natural” is all the rage, so much so that it’s referred to as the “new black.” During  #NaturalHair Day, I viewed countless tweets and pictures […]

(www.blackamericaweb.com) Baltimore police say they are still “at square one” in a widening investigation into the disappearance of Phylicia Barnes, the North Carolina teen who left her half sister’s home in Northwest Baltimore on Dec. 28 and has not been seen or heard from since. The weekend marked nearly two weeks since the honor student […]

(blackamerica.com) In 2010, black America – and America at large – lost a bevy of the famous and infamous, people like civil rights leaders Benjamin Hooks, political scholar Ron Walters and entertainers like musicians Solomon Burke and the legendary Lena Horne. Here is BlackAmericaWeb.com’s list of the notable and little noted who died this year. […]

Is there a reason why men marry some women and not others? If you’ve been looking for Mr. Right in all the wrong places, it may be time to take a step back and try to understand and view marriage from a man’s perspective. You might be the most amazing woman in the world, but […]

The numbers are still the same: one out of every two marriages fail. That means half of the nuptials end up seeing a divorce attorney. With divorce becoming easy to opt for, it’s very obvious that couples who face little problems just leave everything and head for the courts. Marriage needs patience, understanding, trust, effective […]