December 2007

Posted on December 2, 2007. Filed under: BrownFace, Celebrity Fashion, Entertainment, Ethnic Women, Urban Culture, beauty, fashion |

Editor’s Note

Hello BrownFace Beauties! Well, we are quickly approaching the end of 2007. I want to thank you for the positive feedback of BrownFace News, this year. Thanks for all your support and words of encouragement. BrownFace News hopes to bring bigger and better information in the coming year.

I came into 2007 thinking this was MY year and in a way it was, but God had other plans. I learned this was my year of sowing seeds to be reaped at a later time: the right time. So although it wasn’t as great as I had planned, I know that 2008 will be bigger and better, because I walk by faith and not by sight. God has big plans in store for all of his BrownFace’s. Have a safe and blessed holiday. See ya next year.

Beauty+Fashion

The Knowles Know Business

Last week, one of my friends and fellow fashion fiend, sent me a link to a new clothing line by (drumroll) Tina Knowles. I had a chance to preview Miss Tina online and on the Tyra show. This line is much different from the glitzy fashions of House of Deréon and Deréon. It caters to a more mature woman, but is still fashionable. I don’t consider myself old, but the things I wore in my twenties would not fly at 31 and Miss Tina is more suited to the woman 30 and over. Another thing that caught my ear on the Tyra show, is that sizes go up to a 24!!!!! Well, it’s about time. The pieces are very well suited for work. Check out Miss Tina at HSN. Preview the line and let me know what you think. Mrs and Miss Knowles are definitely front runners for celebrity BrownFace’s of the year.

Haute & Pieced Together

Do people think you’re a stylist and give you compliments on your day-to-day fashion skills? Do they think you have 3 degrees from FIT? Send BrownFace a photo, with your complete name, who you’re wearing, your style icon and what inspires your style to mgk@brownface.com and you can be featured in our new section: Haute & Pieced Together. You can also send information and a photo of someone you think has the style gift, but please make sure permission is granted. This segment is unisex.

Education+Information

Nappy Headed Hoes

This Monday, marked the return of Don Imus eight months after his racist and sexist comments about the female Rutgers basketball team. They now have decided to add two black comedians to his new cast.

Are they trying to show us that he REALLY does like us because, LOOK he’s working with black people or are they trying camaflouge the scent of a racist? All of a sudden, Imus has pledged to use his new show to talk about race relations.

Hmmmmm, what is going on here? Michael Vick, is in jail, awaits trial, lost most of his endorsements and money for being involved in dog fighting? I am not a big animal lover, so I didn’t understand what all the hype was about??

What is this saying about America? We value animals, more than respect of the human race? A white man plus money equals you can do or say anything you want? This also brings me to the ‘Can You Blame Don Imus’ question. In most rap songs all you hear is ‘hoe this, hoe that’. If we are saying this about our own women, why can’t he or any other white person? Can it be OUR fault? Should we take some sort of responsibilty?

Leave a comment to weigh in on this subject.

AIDS/HIV Awareness month

December is AIDS awareness month. Do you know that now women account for most new cases and the leading cause of death for African American? Read more from the Center for Disease Control.

Entertainment

WOMAN
I saw this video by Raheem Devaugn on BET J and just thought I’d share. Some of the most beautiful brown women I’ve ever seen grace this video and I just love the way it was done. I was never really into his music, but I think I’ll give him another go around because of this song. Thank the stylist gods he cut those braids off. He kind of reminds me of an not-that-sexy D’Angelo. Try and catch it up close and personal…WOMAN!