http://mybrownbaby.blogspot.com/2010/03/mybrownbaby-is-rocking-red-pump-and.html

So I blew a gasket when I read THIS STORY in the New York Times last week, about how the largely white staff of an anti-abortion group is running all through predominantly African American churches and colleges around Georgia, telling black folks that abortion is nothing more than a “womb lynching” designed to “kill off blacks.” Buoyed by stats that show black women get about 40 percent of the abortions performed in the U.S., despite being only 13 percent of the population, the group is tapping African Americans to boost the anti-abortion cause—one that has long been identified as a predominantly white Republican tenet. For good measure, the group insists that Planned Parenthood is the mastermind behind a conspiracy to abort Black babies.

Of course, I love me some black babies, and obviously, the last thing I want is to have them killed off. Indeed, full disclosure: I’m pro-life—for me. But I think women should have the right to make the very personal CHOICE to become mothers without the government legislating our wombs.

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http://dontloseyourdayjob.com/2010/03/09/virginia-slims-experience-true-life-with-kirsy-lovett/

Clark Kent says: I had the pleasure of working with Kirsy Lovett during out time served at Radio One. Equipped with a bigger-than-life persona, she not just another model with model-like tendencies. Find out more about this week’s VIRGINIA SLIM after the jump.

Kirsy Lovett, the self-proclaimed “Manhattan Debutante”, has always went after accomplishing her goals. Most recently the former Kid Robot saleswoman made a few jealous one’s envy as she was chosen by William Yan to be featured in his “24 Tastemakers in 24 Hours” piece that ran on his site. Fueled by the need to be creative, Ms. Lovett hopes to take her business degree from CUNY, her eye-catching good looks, and sly sense of humor, and apply it to her continued purpose in life. In this week’s VIRGINIA SLIM Kirsy Lovett talks about her most random experiences, reminiscences on her video game virginity, and pitches her own MTV True Life episode.

DLYDJ: Growing up as a youngin’ how many home movies did you make?

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http://www.dantelee.com/2010/03/how-to-get-black-radio-interviews.html

There are more than 400 radio stations across the country that have a combined listening audience of more than 18 million African Americans.

About 75% of these stations have daily or weekly newstalk programs where they interview columnists, experts and gurus on various topics.

Obviously, being interviewed on the radio is a very effective way to promote your company, your book, your organization, your web site, etc.

So how do you get invited on-air?

Here are three proven strategies:

1) Regularly send out relevant press releases.
News programmers and disc jockeys receive and read press releases all the time. The more you appear in the headlines, the more likely it is that they'll invite you on the show. Remember though to send out relevant and meaningful press releases that will not only interest them, but also fit their format. If possible, do this at least once a month!

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http://www.nakedwithsockson.com/2010/03/06/successful-black-and-lonely/

Greetings, Sock Heads,

Last weekend, I made a couple of announcements. The first was the launch of the @ThatsABadLook Twitter page (full dot com coming sooner) and the second was regular video content on Saturdays. Yup, that means six days of NWSO—even God rested on the seventh day.

With that said, I’d like to introduce y’all to OneDegreeFrom.Me’s Paul Carrick Brunson, aka the Modern Day Matchmaker. Will Smith’s Hitch was just a movie, but Paul is the real deal. For the past 10 years, he’s played matchmaker and relationship coach to various friends and family members. After numerous successes in helping those close to him find happy and long lasting relationships, Paul turned this hobby into a full-fledged business.

Unlike many other relationship coaches who are single, Paul has been happily married to his beautiful wife for eight years (sorry, ladies). Not only does his knowledge of what it takes to have a happy marriage influence his match making, but he is also able to leverage his professional network to enhance the matches of his clients.

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http://rashaentertainment.com/exclusive/kay-slay-exclusive-interview-with-rasha-entertainment

Arguably one of Hip Hop’s most revered DJs, Kay Slay aka Slap Ya Favorite DJ, is back on his pivot. As an avid participant in the Hip Hop culture since its inception as a graffiti writer(see Style Wars, 1982) to the mixtape game with his infamous “Street Sweepers” series, Slay has impacted the streets in ways that only a chosen few are capable of. Fresh off his latest releaseon E1 Music(formerly Koch Records) More Than Just A DJ, Kay Slay chops it up with ShaBe Allah exclusively for RashaEntertainment.com about Papoose, Buffie The Body, how labels are destroying the music, and why there will always only be one Drama King.

ShaBe: As one of the most recognizable DJs that premier records of artists that are embroiled in rap beefs, do you feel that some of these new DJs bring drama on themselves by breaking records of two beefing artists?

Kay Slay: All in all, they definitely do because they gotta know the difference between a beef and a battle. Se, I more so was into the battles. Let’s not get it confused. Hip Hop has been about battles since day one. That was the essence of Hip Hop. Somebody thinking that they’re nicer than the next brother and then they grab the mic and do what they do. Now, the beef…I don’t know when this tough guy shit started when niggas started acted out on what they say, but that’s not what I represented. I represent the battles in Hip Hop. Sometimes a battle can go left and when it goes left and cats start talking about what I’m gonna do when I see you, I leave it alone, son. I’m not with the divide and conquer. I’m with building, not destroying. That’s my way of life. That’s my culture. A lot of cats just do it for props and recognition, but they really don’t know what they’re participating in.

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http://www.wordofsouth.com/2010/03/01/nappy-flows-the-nappy-roots-interview/

WordofSouth.com: With your upcoming album being called, “Pursuit of Nappyness” is there any kind of personal influence or inspiration from the hit movie, Pursuit of Happiness.

Skinny Deville: Definitely. I think what Will Smith’s character went through to get what he wanted out of life is something we all can relate to. As a man; family comes first next to God and he should do any and everything to provide, protect, and keep his unit together. The grind that Chris Darden had to go through to maintain stability for his child is what we do on a daily basis and often times it seems impossible and very difficult to accomplish. The movie is a true testament to humility, honesty, desperation, struggle, perseverance, patience and straight up grindin’.  And for that, I can definitely relate.

WordofSouth.com: How did the recording process for this album differ from the first three?

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http://dontloseyourdayjob.com/2010/03/01/single-in-the-city-should-one-walk-or-run-to-love/

Clark Kent says: Over the weekend the world received a wake-up call from Mother Nature. While most folks calmly sent out twits wishing for folks prayers in my mind I wonder has the Matrix put a stranglehold on how we go about loving each other? Walk with me in thought by clicking on the jump.

I woke up in my bed with a few text messages and the majority of them said, “Watch CNN. IMMEDGIATELY!” Hopefully Rupert Murdoch won’t be mad at me because I’m not a subscriber to cable, but I went to CNN.com, and watched it on the TV anyways. An 8.8 earthquake struck Chile, a Tsunami warning was issued for Hawaii and stretched all the way to Japan, and California was rumored to be hit with both. A lot of “end of the world” talk was going around and folks seemed genuinely concerned with what was going on outside of America’s Best Dance Crew voting results. I even told the homie D-Wins that the world is changing, not ending. But it still fell like there was a snag on my soul.

Technically, I live alone. My roommates are responsible for carrying their weight so we can stay with shelter, but as I’ve already experienced, they can choose to pick up and leave whenever the wind blows. So, in a sense I can only count on myself to make sure that no true harm befalls me, but I try to keep that as a end-game scenario instead of making it a negative thought. But as I continued to watch Elliot Yamin (who was in Chile at the time) talk about the experience, I wondered if love between two people was being treated more like a race instead of a marathon?

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