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• The Snob Among Hello Beautiful's 25 Women to Know 2013 May 17, 2013
  Yup. Yours truly, along with Francesca Ramsey, Patrice Grell Yursik (aka Afrobella), Awesomely Luvvie, Angela Yee, Necole Bitchie and many more were all honored by sites Hello Beautiful and Black Planet for being among the 25 Women to Watch in 2013. Last year (and this year) have been quite the years for the ol' Snob as I wound up in all sorts of places […]
  Danielle Belton
• TV on the Internet: An End to Awkward Black Girl, But A New Beginning For Issa Rae May 14, 2013
  The fourth in a series of stories on the people behind your favorite YouTube channels, new and old. Previous entries include Alison McDonald's "She Got Problems," Patti LaHelle's "Got 2 B Real," and  Tanjareen's "The Celibate Nympho Chronicles." This time we take a look at the uber popular series by Issa Rae that […]
  Danielle Belton
• The Snob Quoted This Month In Ms. Magazine May 10, 2013
  Guess which story I was interviewed for? Durr. Beyonce. It's always Beyonce. Point #1: I like how Ms. found one of the most conservative photos ever of King Bey. It's like a photo from the time she got bored and decided to enter and win the Miss America beauty pageant. Point #2: That headline is missing a question mark as in the interview with auth […]
  Danielle Belton
• The Snob Talks Danny Brown and Consent on NPR May 10, 2013
  Rapper Danny BrownThis Wednesday on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin, I was on discussing rapper Danny Brown being fellated by a fan from the audience as he was rapping on stage. Rapper Kitty Pryde, who is touring with Brown, condemned the act, calling it sexual assault. For me, this was about consent (which is the basis of sexual assault). Whether […]
  Danielle Belton
• Nobody's Mother on Mother's Day May 8, 2013
  My mother and her baby (my baby sister) who eventually went on to be the only one of us to have a baby."Happy Mother's Day!" He said, so happy and bright and full of expectation. In the past I used to say, "Oh, I'm not a mother" but that seemed to endlessly disappoint the black men who said this to me with all the vigor saying i […]
  Danielle Belton

Clutch Magazine

• Beyonce Pregnant With Second Child, Sources Confirm May 17, 2013
  Rumors have been swirling for some time now that Beyonce is pregnant with her second child and multiple sources confirm today to E Online that the speculation is true. The superstar singer and her rapper husband, Jay-Z, are said to be expecting a little sister or brother to 16 month-old Blue Ivy, though neither of...The post Beyonce Pregnant With Second Chil […]
  Clutch
• LisaRaye McCoy and Bishop Noel Jones To Document Their Love in New Reality Show May 17, 2013
  And the reality TV love affairs keep coming. LisaRaye McCoy (46) and Bishop Noel Jones (63) are the latest couple to document their love on television. They will appear on Oxygen’s “Pastors of L.A.” alongside Bishop Clarence McClendon, Pastor Wayne Chaney, Bishop Ron Gibson, Pastor Jay Haizlip, and gospel singer Deitrick Haddon this Fall. Reports...The post […]
  Clutch
• Trend To Try or Watch Fly By: White Pumps May 17, 2013
  White pumps are a fashion sensation this season, showing up on runways, at retail stores and on our favorite celebrities and bloggers. The shoes come in a variety of styles, like pointy toes, round toes, ankle straps and even captoe designs, and the colors run the gamut from bone to ivory. As ubiquitous as the...The post Trend To Try or Watch Fly By: White P […]
  Clutch
• Gabrielle Union on The State of TV: “I Hope That The Time of The Black Man is Coming” May 17, 2013
  It’s a great time in television for black women. Kerry Washington stars in the highly-successful ABC series “Scandal,” Meagan Good played the lead in the now-cancelled NBC drama “Deception,” Taraji P. Henson appears in CBS’s “Person of Interest,” and the list goes on. Gabrielle Union joins the crop of dynamic black actresses on television in...The post Gabri […]
  Clutch
• Chicago Teen Pregnancy Campaign Reminds Us That It’s Not Just The Girl’s Responsibility May 17, 2013
  A new Chicago teen pregnancy prevention campaign is attempting to remind people that pregnancy isn’t just the girl’s responsibility.  The ad campaign has been rolled out this week in the city and suburbs, on transit buses, trains and billboards.  According to the city’s news release: “Improving the health and well-being of our youth is a...The post Chicago T […]
  Yesha Callahan

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