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Lauryn Hill makes a splash at Rock the Bells

By Rose | Published: August 23, 2010
Tweet Ms. Lauryn Hill, the first woman recording artist to earn 10 Grammy nominations in one night and subsequently win 5 Grammys, is making appearances and climbing up the charts once again. The above clip (sound is a little dodgy, my bad) is from the “Rock the Bells” tour.  Lauryn has received glowing reviews since she hit the stage [...]
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Congrats to Gabi, MTV’s new Twitter Jockey!

By Rose | Published: August 12, 2010
Tweet You might have already heard, but MTV’s first Twitter Jockey is a young, fat and fabulous woman of color! Gabi Gregg, 23,  was crowned by MTV on Sunday after a nationwide contest. In the Detroit’s native role as TJ, she will report on pop culture via MTV’s twitter account, blog, Facebook and the website. This [...]
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It’s hard out here for black woman directors

By Rose | Published: August 9, 2010
TweetThere is an incredibly revealing article over at The Root by Nsenga Burton about the struggle black women filmmakers face when trying to get films funded and made. Burton really hits the nail on the head when she connects the struggle of directors to how that impacts the films about black women that are made: [...]
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