Source Magazine has decided that now is the time to make their publication more credible. The magazine has released a statement addressing their readers explaining the changes that they will make.
According to an article in today’s NY Times, Source publisher Londell McMillan states:
I think this is a great start to redirecting our youth from the hip hop life style to a more appreciated swag. I also think that this is a great step for women being exploited“It’s time the Hip-Hop industry stop advertising junk and be more responsible about what we sell to our readers. The Source has been much more selective about what we put in our magazine and created higher standards since we’ve changed ownership. We owe it to our readers and the parents who don’t want their children reading about the latest porn sites and seeing booty ads in the back of the magazine.”
Michelle Obama was recently airbrushed on the magazine cover above. It is very obvious that the publication wanted Michelle to look bi-racial like Barack. I just wonder what comments Michelle would make on the subject and I am also curious to know how she felt when she saw herself on the publication.
Recently there has been many stories in the media that are very disrespectful to African American people with dark skin. Here is the shocker, it is not Caucasians that have been so bluntly disrespectful it has been our own people making these outrages comments and airing out the dirty laundry of black communities all over America.I'm kinda racist ... I don't like dark butts .... You know how some women prefer light skin men or dark skin men. It's rare that I do dark butts - that's what I call dark skinned women ... I [don't date women] darker than me. I love the pool test. If you can jump in the pool exactly like you are and you don't come out looking better than you looked before going in the pool - then that's not a good look.Any woman that uses brown gel to set down her baby hair is not poppin'!!!
Next on my list is R&B writer, producer, and singer Neyo, who was recently quoted saying that light skinned babies are better looking than dark skinned babies.
Now Tyra Banks has recently done a show on African American Women who bleach their skin. In case you missed it here is a description of the show that has already aired:
Skin whitening is a billion-dollar worldwide industry, and the "Tyra Show" addresses the drastic measures some women are willing to take to achieve their ideal look. African-American women talk candidly about why they bleach their skin to lighten their complexions. Plus, meet a mom who puts bleach on her three small children every day before they leave for school.
Let me just say that this is a pressing issue in our community and I did some research to see what people really think. There are so many people hurt by these comments. I found that people started boycotting YungBerg and if you go on youtube you will find many of upset people. I saw mostly lighter toned women really angry at YungBerg, what he didn't realize is that he attacked all women of color with these statements. I also came across some young chocolate brothers from D.C. (which is where YungBerg is from) they wanted people to know that in D.C. that darker men have a disadvantage as well and that the term "Dark Butts" refer to men as well in their community. They went on to say that they felt hurt that the women there only go for brown skin or lighter complected guys. They also talk about white women and how chocolate skin is more appreciated among asians, latinas and white women. Funny that some chocolate women have the same experiences.
As far as Neyo goes, I think he is just as ignorant as YungBerg, both of these men have openly apologized, YungBerg goes a little further apologizing to his mother and grandmother b/c they are both dark complected.
Tyra show on skin bleaching really struck a nerve with people black and white. White people can't believe that we would bleach our skin, they find black skin very exotic. Many white people also go through the same issues as far as being too white, they were very candid on tyras blog about white people who risk skin cancer to get a great tan.
With world famous beauty, a crown on her head and a 1994 Junior Olympic silver medal under her belt, it would seem that Miss USA Crystle Stewart has led quite the charmed life.
But according to FOXnews.com the 27-year-old Texan has been victim to a terrifying breast cancer scare.
At the Oxygen/"America's Next Top Model" launch party in New York Monday, she told FOXNews.com that just five years ago, she was forced to have a lump removed from her breast.
Click here to see photos of Crystle Stewart.
Here is some of the article:
“When I was 21, I gave myself a self-breast-examination and I found a lump. I went to the doctor, and had to get an ultrasound. Later, my doctor had me go get a biopsy and fortunately it was benign,” she said.
Stewart had the lump removed, but said the experience stayed with her ever since.
“It was so terrifying. And now I know what it’s like to have that fear of having cancer, and that is something I will never forget. I was 21 when I found it, it was the last thing I ever thought would happen to me.”
From then on, Stewart made a point to work to raise awareness for women suffering from breast cancer, and even made it her platform for Miss USA.
“I want to encourage women—regardless of age—to make sure that they check their breasts every day. Especially young African American women, where the risk is higher than any other ethnicity – so many black women die because their cancer is diagnosed to late."
Still, the reigning crown-holder has a lot to be proud of these days, and is enjoying the last months of her title.
“It’s been such a great ride. And I’m so proud to represent my country,” she said.
Well I am glad that she is ok, I am also glad that she uses this experience to make women of color more aware of breast cancer, and inspire women of color to get routine check ups.
One in 10 children in the UK belongs to a mixed-race family, according to a new report.
The study predicts that if current trends continue, some ethnic minorities may disappear as people from mixed race backgrounds become increasingly common.
It shows some ethnic groups are much more likely to have mixed-race relationships.
Figures show 48 per cent of Black Caribbean men and 34 per cent of Black Caribbean women are in mixed-race relationships.
This is in contrast to people from Pakistani backgrounds, where 8 per cent of men and 6 per cent of women are in mixed relationships.
The report states: 'Those who define themselves as singularly Caribbean are likely to decline over time, as increasingly complex heritages emerge among those with some element of Caribbean descent.'
I have nothing against interracial relationships, I am in one myself but I wonder what other blacks think about this. This could become a issue in America.
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