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PHOTOS: The Most Stunning Natural Hair Portraits EVER

HuffingtonPost.com | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.30.2012

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Every historic moment needs its recorder. The natural hair revolution now has the stunning photos of Glenford Nunez. Nunez, the 25-year-old Baltimo...

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LOOK: Political Women And Their Celebrity Dopplegangers

The Jane Dough | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Doppelgangers, Michelle Obama, Betty White, Emma Thompson, Politicians, Appearance, Hillary Clinton, Viola Davis, Celebrity Doppelgangers, Queen Elizabeth II, Female Politicians, Celebrity Look Alikes, Women News

Don’t lie: You've thought about which famous figures look like you. If you’re anything like me, you've made a point to repeat far too generous com...

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Viola Davis Shares Some Encouraging Words At Alma Mater Central Falls High School

AP | ERIKA NIEDOWSKI | Posted 05.24.2012

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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Viola Davis addressed graduating seniors Thursday at the high school in the struggling Rhode Island city where she grew up, urg...

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How A Dream Taught Me To Pray In Circles

Lisa Hickman | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Viola Davis, Ezekiel, Dreams, The Circle Maker, Prayer, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Religious Books, Christianity, Mark Batterson, Prayer and Meditation, Religion News

Ezekiel spoke the difficult truth to a community in exile: perpetual sin left them spinning their wheels, going nowhere. His vision of a wheel within a wheel provided a new mechanism not only for prayer, but also for hope itself.

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PHOTOS: The Week's Best Style Moments

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Michelle Obama, Flotus, Joan Smalls, Aisha Tyler, Bv-Fashion-Beauty, Leila Lopes, Kimmora Lee Simmons, Eva Mendes, Maya Rudolph, Alicia Keys, Viola Davis, Slideexpand, Black Voices News

It was all about the little black dress this week... Kimora Lee Simmons, Joan Smalls and Maya Rudolph all rocked gorgeous LBDs while celebrating va...

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Last Night In D.C.: White House Correspondents' Dinner 2012

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Chrissy Teigen, Rosario Dawson, Michelle Obama, Flotus, Bv-Fashion-Beauty, Kerry Washington, Mary J. Blige, Slidewide, Alicia Keys, Viola Davis, White House Correspondents' Dinner 2012, Kim Kardashian, White House Correspondents Dinner, White House Correspondent Dinner, Black Voices News

Washington D.C. turned into the country's fashion capital Saturday night for the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Politicians, journalists, med...

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The Amazing Women Heading To The White House Correspondents' Dinner

TresSugar | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Stacy Keibler, Anna Paquin, Rosario Dawson, The White Correspondents' Dinner, Sofia Vergara, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Fluke, Women White House, Claire Danes, Viola Davis, The White House, White House Guest List, Women News

The red carpet will come out on Saturday night for some of the most famous faces from Hollywood - and Washington. The White House Correspondents' Dinn...

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15 'Most Influential' Women We Love

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 04.18.2012

TIME Magazine released its list of 100 Most Influential People today -- and quite a few of those 100 are women. Women made up about 40 percent of TIME...

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A Night to Remember

Anthony Dickey | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Kinky Hair, Natural-Hair-Care, Natural Hair, Transitioning, Viola Davis, Hair, Hair Rules, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Black Voices News

I have had the privilege of helping many women transition from relaxing their hair to going natural, and I can tell you what an emotional experience it is. For many, it is the first time in years that they have seen their real hair.

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The Oscars, Once Again, Leave Blacks the Color Purple

Brian Ross | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Television, The Color Purple, Oprah Winfrey, The Help, Ampas, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Racism, The Oscars, Viola Davis, Oscars, Film, Hollywood, Race, Movies, African Americans, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

The Oscars are known for many odd customs and bits of superstition, but American Blacks best know the Color Purple Curse. Viola Davis was upset by the veteran Meryl Streep at the Oscars, even though Davis had won the Screen Actors Guild award days earlier.

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Meryl Streep's Million-Dollar Charity Secret

Posted 03.01.2012

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Soon after taking home the Oscar Sunday, Meryl Streep was recognized for a quieter role she's been playing -- donating millions to those in need, with...

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Thandie Goes Au Natural For Her Daughters (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 03.15.2012

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Thanks to Viola Davis' bold and beautiful natural 'do at the Oscars, the media is now on curl patrol--scoping out any and all curly-topped actress of ...

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Who Should Play Whitney Houston?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Rihanna, Whitney Houston Movie, Jennifer Hudson, Vivica A. Fox, Sparkle, Jordin Sparks, Poll, Whitney Houston Biopic, Video, Whitney Houston, Lark Voorhies, Brandy, Meagan Good, Nicki Minaj, Viola Davis, Brandy Norwood, Willow Smith, Entertainment News

After Whitney Houston's death, how much time must pass to satisfy the requirements of decency and good taste before rampant speculation can begin over...

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Meryl Streep Donates $10,000 To Struggling Rhode Island Charter School

AP | ERIKA NIEDOWSKI | Posted 04.29.2012

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Meryl Streep has donated $10,000 to a charter school in the struggling Rhode Island city of Central Falls after a plug from f...

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Will The Help's Oscar Revive Interest in The Long Walk Home?

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.28.2012

In contrast to The Help, The Long Walk Home shows African-American maids as active participants in the civil rights struggle -- and remains a much more uplifting and hard-hitting movie about the plight and pluck of black domestic servants confronting racism.

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PHOTOS: Best-Dressed Stars At The 2012 Oscars

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.28.2012

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The 84th annual Academy Awards were dazzling (per usual) and the stars did not disappoint on the red carpet. First, a huge congratulations to Octa...

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GOLD WINNER

Posted 02.27.2012

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"It's a wonderful time for Oscar, who will win?" Billy Crystal belted out, complete with jazz hands, at the beginning of the 84th Academy Awards, henc...

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PHOTOS: Viola Davis Goes Green

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 02.26.2012

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Best Actress nominee and Anna Wintour pal Viola Davis ditched her wig and donned bright green at Sunday night's Oscars: two moves we're definitely app...

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NOW AND THEN

Posted 02.26.2012

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Perhaps pre-Oscars buzz surrounding Best Picture nominee "The Artist" is only right in a year where its nominees are tried-and-true Hollywood veterans...

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WATCH: Viola Davis: Filmography

Posted 02.26.2012

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Viola Davis may be one step closer to winning her first Oscar. With the Tony Award-winning actress up against Glenn Close, Rooney Mara, Meryl Streep, ...

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PHOTOS: Viola Davis' Winning Style

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 02.26.2012

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We’ve got Viola fever! Although the talented actress is no newbie, Viola Davis has literally taken Hollywood by storm this year with her breakou...

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2012 Oscar Drinking Game

Posted 02.24.2012

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As anyone who has ever made it through the less riveting parts of the Oscar broadcast knows, alcohol can be helpful. But if you prefer to imbibe with ...

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Real Women Take Center Stage

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Merly Streep, Plastic Surgery, Aging, Aging Women, Real Housewives, Botox, Midlife, Adele, Annette Bening, Cosmetic Surgery, Glenn Close, The Oscars, Academy Awards, Vogue Cover, Janet McTeer, Viola Davis, Oscars, Women News

Could it be that Madison Ave and Hollywood are finally getting it right -- that audiences are eager to celebrate real-looking women, rather than plastic, youth-defying ones?

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Where Did The Oscar Nominees Go To College?

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Descendants, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Nick Nolte, Academy Awards, Alma Matter, College, Jonah Hill, Oscar Nominations, Award Show, Oscars, George Clooney, Viola Davis, Warrior, Rooney Mara, College News

Before Hollywood actors were nominated for an Academy Award, they were normal people with somewhat normal lives. George Clooney and Brad Pitt both ...

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Oscars 2012: Best Actress Category Recognizes Physically Transformative Roles

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 02.24.2012

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Five women in five very different roles make up the Best Actress category at the Oscars this year. But four of them share one thing: Each had to trans...

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