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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | 3:30 PM

Fit and Fab: Celebrity Trainer Jade Alexis Works Out with Adrienne Bailon

Celeb trainer Jade Alexis shows how you can stay fit and fab during the holidays.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | 11:51 AM

My Comeback from a Setback

Personal Finance Editor Tanisha A. Sykes shares the moment she realized money can buy peace of mind-if you learn how to manage it.

Monday, August 29, 2011 | 10:00 AM

Attention Men: Take a Survey on Black Women Now!

Calling all men! We need you to take this survey about Black women!

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 | 3:03 PM

Black Women Redefined

On the outside Sophia A. Nelson had it going on. As a high-powered Washington, D.C., attorney, she traveled in the fast lane. But four years ago, shortly after she turned 40, she had an epiphany...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 | 4:12 PM

In the heart of Brooklyn's beautiful Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood, Janai Nelson, 39, and Crystal Granderson-Reid, 38, became fast friends. Married to men who were also buddies, the two had children of similar ages...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 | 2:27 PM

You Deserve a Break

It's summer, and you can barely concentrate on the towers of files on your desk. From your office window, you catch glimpses of couples picnicking on the grass—but the closest you've been to the great outdoors is nature-inspired screen savers.…

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | 2:48 PM

Balancing Act: I Was the Other Woman

When most women look at me that don’t think whore, slut or trifling heifer. Despite outward appearances, I have been called each derogatory term more than once. Sadly, most people – myself included – would agree that I earned the…

Friday, May 20, 2011 | 10:28 AM

Adventures of a Singlista: A Girl's Girl, I Get It

There is so much well-deserved hoopla surrounding the Queen of Daytime's retirement from the "Oprah Winfrey Show." Everyone and everything that Oprah touched, endorsed or otherwise had a relationship with has come back into the spotlight. And that…

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | 12:14 PM

Sound-Off: Attacking Black Beauty, Again

The war on Black women continues! Yesterday, Psychology Today magazine hosted a blog post entitled "Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?" from Satioshi Kanazawa, a self-described "Scientific Fundamentalist"...

Monday, May 16, 2011 | 11:21 AM

Sound-Off: Ellen Pompeo Is No Race Expert

Did you know that giving birth to a Black child gives a White woman street cred to expound on race relations? Me neither. Apparently actress Ellen Pompeo, aka Meredith from "Grey's Anatomy," thinks so. She's married to Chris Ivery, a Black record…