Archive | February 5, 2013

Acceptance speech

Reblogged from munkyboi42:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaaPTUbaH_s

This is a video of Oprah Winfrey accepting an award, she did it beautifully! she thanked most of the parties involved and explained how everyone was an inspiration and how they helped her get there. Like come on, its Oprah!! no one could do it better.

Bobbi Kristina Declares War on Cissy Houston Over ‘Whitney’ Book

Reblogged from Black America Web:

Apparently Miss Bobbi Kristina is not too pleased about Cissy Houston’s new book about her mom, the late Whitney Houston called “Remembering Whitney.”

Although Bobbi Kristina doesn’t come right out and say why, she’s boycotting the book and wants her fans to do likewise.

Here’s what she tweeted to her (nearly 120,000) followers: “Anything concerning my grandmother’s book, I and @nickgordon of course personally have nothing to with.”

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Oprah and Ayana Mathis

Reblogged from Joanne Guidoccio:

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After reading the first chapter of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,  Oprah knew she had found her second Book Club 2.0 pick. On yesterday’s Super Soul Sunday, she sat down for an interview with author Ayana Mathis.

Ayana started by describing her experiences at the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Grateful for this opportunity to work with Pulitzer Prize winner Marilynne Robinson and other up-and-coming writers, she talked openly about the hopes, dreams and frustrations that lie behind those hallowed walls.

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The Truth About Foreskin

Reblogged from Journalism Blog:

http://now.msn.com/oprah-winfrey-protested-for-endorsing-face-cream-made-from-foreskins

http://www.drmomma.org/2009/10/foreskins-in-oprahs-facecream.html

http://www.alternet.org/story/47421/foreskin_face_cream_and_other_beauty_products_of_the_future

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/23/oprah-protested-for-endorsing-face-cream-made-from-foreskins

Earlier this week Oprah endorsed a product called Skin Medica. An anti-aging cream that gives the user a very youthful appearance, but this cream has some controversy attached. This  skin correcting agent has human foreskin in it!

The ingreidents for the TNS Recovery Complex are

Key Ingredients

Human Fibroblast Conditioned Media (TNS®) → A physiologically balanced, naturally secreted and stabilized combination of multiple natural messenger proteins…

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Five things we learned from this year's star-studded Super Bowl ads

Reblogged from National Post | Arts:

Superbowl 47 has come and gone leaving us exhilarated still from Beyonce's outstanding (and honest-to-goodness live) performance. There was some actual sport played too, right? In-between the power getting blown for almost 30 minutes and the 49ers losing hard to the Ravens, about 90 highly anticipated commercials played throughout for audiences. While these commercials are fiercely sought after and cost companies a pretty penny to air during the game, they can also teach us an important cultural lesson or two.

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8 Savvy Tips For Teaching Your Child How To Manage Money

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With an ever growing problem of debt in this country, it is vital for us as parents to break this vicious cycle. We need to take the time to teach our children just how important money is and how they need to use it. If you want your children to be financially independent as adults, then there are vital lessons they should learn growing up.

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