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In today's era where Reality TV has taken over our televisions we see a degrading depiction of the things people would do just to be famous. We now have young men and women looking up to women and men that have not done anything worthy to praise.  Example the Love and Hip Hops of the world, the Joselines, the Stevie J's, the Mimi's.  Speaking of we all know about her "Sex Tape" of Mimi and Nikko that she has claimed was leaked many think it was leaked by both of them and it sort of looks like it.  When you have children you have to put your thirst for fame aside. If indeed she did this it is a despicable act of how low you would stoop for the almighty dollar and fame.  It would be nice to get back to the times when women looked up to people like Maya Angelou that has contributed so much to society instead of a reality star that made it because of their famous rapper boyfriend or athlete.  Some but not many has used the exposure to go on to do other things whether

Our Artist of the week is King Author from Framingham, Mass. He has been busy working on a few projects; his Mercenary Sessions Volume 1 mixtape is a solid body of work. He recently recorded a verse over the Jay-Z and Ricky Rozay beat "The Devil is a Lie". He has plenty of work for you to choose from. Look out for his new album, coming out in a couple months, "Mr. Know It All" .   Check the links below to see what he's been up to plus free downloads on his music. Salute Sir. http://kingauthor83.blogspot.com/ https://soundcloud.com/kingauthor/devil-is-a-lie-verse

Some women are so terrified of the scissors that they will walk around with split ends instead of getting their hair trimmed or cut. I was speaking to a friend of mine about why women are so scared of short hair and she said  we've been trained to think that beauty and femininity is attached to hair length in women.  When in reality it all comes from the way you present yourself.  Your attitude and demeanor.  I feel more like a woman with a shaved head than I did with relaxed hair down my back."  She also said it bothers me that people are so defined by length even many of the sisters in the Natural Hair Community.  Another friend said because your hair is part of your personal style and appearance. How you style your hair can indicate whether you are an edgy, conservative, trendy, etc. Cutting or changing it, changes the way you present yourself. Below are two pictures I adore from two friends I know personally who had long hair and for different reasons said "screw

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Your weekend ensemble from Styles4u_Remixed!!

What are some of the ways you stay healthy? Share your tips so others can benefit as well.  A lot of times people make excuses for why they can't keep their weight under control.  One of the main things I hear is I'm too busy, I have kids, I can't afford the gym.  There are so many things we can do- walk on our lunch breaks, take the stairs instead of the elevator drink water instead of soda. While sitting watching your favorite program grab some weights and do a few sets of arm curls. Below are a few tips http://www.prevention.com/fitness/fitness-tips/fitness-25-fast-and-easy-ways-fit-10-minutes-exercise Easy at home exercises! Chime in below on some of the exercises you do at home or at work to stay fit!