Monthly Archives: January 2014

Happy 50th Birthday to our wonderful First Lady: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by rikyrah

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama was born 50 years ago today! She makes 50 look fabulous!! Thank you Mrs. Obama. You are a wonderful First Lady and represent our country so well. You will never know how deep you are in … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Slow Jams | Amel Larrieux

Posted on January 17, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Amel Larrieux (born March 8, 1973) is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Larrieux rose to fame in the mid 1990s as a founding member of the duo Groove Theory along with Bryce Wilson. After leaving the group … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread| Slow Jams | D’ Angelo

Posted on January 16, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D’Angelo (pronounced dee-Angelo), is an American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread| Slow Jams | Sade

Posted on January 15, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Helen Folasade Adu, OBE (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú; born 16 January 1959), better known as Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY), is a Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of … Continue reading →

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Kelly Thomas Verdict: A travesty that must be addressed by the DOJ

Posted on January 14, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

LIZA on 3ChicsPolitico wrote: What is it going to take for this country to acknowledge its cop problem and demand reforms? It’s not just a few bad cops, it is a systemic problem based on the myths that almost all cops … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread| Slow Jams | Jamie Foxx

Posted on January 14, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Born Eric Morlon Bishop on December 13, 1967 in Terrell, Texas, people know him as the American actor, Jamie Foxx. To divorce with her husband, his mother Loise, let Foxx be adopted by her parents, Mark and Esther Talley, when … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Slow Jams | En Vogue

Posted on January 13, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

En Vogue is an American female R&B[1] vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.[2] The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL | Sunday Open Thread

Posted on January 12, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy Sunday, Everyone! Hope you’re having a Blessed day. Tonight the Golden Globe Awards show will be aired on CBS. In honor of film, here are two of my all time favorite foreign films. You’ll never regret seeing them, I … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL|Saturday Open Thread

Posted on January 11, 2014 by rikyrah

Good Morning. Enjoy this weekend with family and friends. A few clips from the colorism show on OWN last night.

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Serendipity SOUL | Friday Open Thread | Dionne Warwick Week

Posted on January 10, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy Friday, Everyone! We made it through the week without freezing to death. Today we’re featuring duets & tributes with Ms. Warwick. Above: Lyricist Hal David with Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach in the recording studio. DUETS Dionne & Christopher … Continue reading →

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