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The Black Girl's Guide: 8 Things to Do, See and Hear This Week

We've got you covered on what to see, listen to and support this week. From catching Amel Larrieux in concert, to watching TV One's "Born Again-Virgin" and cozying up with Stephanie Smith's memoir, 300 Sandwiches.

 

By Imani Brammer · August 5, 2015October 27, 2020
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See Amel Larrieux in Concert
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Watch Born Again Virgin Tonight

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Born Again Virgin, starring Eva Marcille, Meagan Holder and Danielle Nicolet, is about a 34-year-old blogger who decides to become celibate after realizing her “body count” continuously increasing. Too many women know the “body count” ordeal all too well, so this series is bound to elicit a lot of nods and “mhms.” The show premiers tonight at 10 on TVOne. 

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Attend Wendy Wiliams’ Sit Down Comedy Tour!

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The talk show host is currently doing a 12-city “Sit Down Tour… Too Real for Stand Up.” Like the title suggests, don’t expect talk show Wendy; this will be a more raw, more real and more “grown folks talkin'” type of Wendy. If you’re in either Memphis, Dallas or Houston, be sure to grab your tickets. The tour gives fans a firsthand taste at that no-holds-barred Wendy Williams attitude that we know and love. 

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Attend Kindred the Family Soul’ ‘Kindred Family Reunion’

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If you are in Philly this Sunday, then you are incredibly lucky because Kindred the Family Soul will be hosting a community event feauturing a “Kindred and Friends Jam Session”, celebrity softball game, basketball clinic, food, activities for kids, an artist meet & greet, and other fun activities. Seriously, get hyped, bring your entire family and prepare to have major fun this Sunday. 

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05
Watch ‘Funnel Cake Flowers and the Urban Chameleons’ at the New York International Fringe Festival

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Mother and daughter duo Ayoka and Haj Chenzira team up for Funnel Cake Flowers and the Urban Chameleons, a live performance filled with comedy, dance and a hilariously relateable script debuting at the New York International Fringe Festival. Directed by Ayoka, the Division Chair for the Arts and Humanities at Spelman College, and starring her daughter Haj, the stage show focuses on the typical story of a person of color who camflouges into white corporate America during the day, but returns to her P.O.C roots at night.  This is sure to be one performance to remember. 

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Attend Black August Events

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Black August – Black Women and State Violence (through August 31) is a month-long series of events “that will highlight and lift up the stories and experiences of cis and trans Black women and girls who are/have been targets of state violence.”

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Read Stephanie Smith’s ‘300 Sandwiches’

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Writes ESSENCE Books editor Patrik Henry Bass:

A true story: Journalist Stephanie Smith fed her boyfriend a turkey and Swiss sandwich on white bread. His response? “Honey, you are 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring.” When the enterprising writer shared this exchange online, the Internet went after her “antiquated” boyfriend with the ferocity of the Beyhive. In her funny and touching new book, 300 Sandwiches (Zinc Ink, $26), we take a peek behind the counter into the couple’s hearts and home.

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Attend Exercise Boot Camp with Massy Arias

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Instagram fitness star turned celebrity trainer Massiel Arias, formerly known as ‘Mankofit,’ is hosting a day of total body circuit training this Sunday, in Hawthorne California. This would be the perfect time to get your warm up your body, stretch your glutes and kill those calories for only $30. If you’re in LA, you should definitely get your fitness on. 

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