Thats nice to see…and I likes her dress and I like that they are barefoot….

I’m happy for them…CONGRATS!!

Nice to see two folks in love! Congratulations!

THEY ARE GONNA DIVORCE NEXT WEEK!

They look genuinely happy. Congrats!

Nikki, you look beautiful in your new gravie!

Congrats to the happy couple, that’s a really nice picture…

***wishing I was on Martha’s Vineyard right now instead of massa’s office**

Ray Allen, is that the dude from He got game? (i’m not a big basketball fan, if anyone can’t already tell). Awww, that’s sooo sweet!

Black love is a beautiful thing.

YES HE WAS IN HE GOT GAME

out of rehab

Just couldn’t stay away from males Assholes eh?

BLACK LOVE IS ALIVE BABY

that is for all of the insecure chicks out there..that is losers..Baby black love is alive

i just watched he got game last week too, gon head yall two…how old is ole dude now?

and got daxn!!! how tall is that nykka?!?!?!?

im five feet even so he is freakin me the hell out!

Thanks Auntie!! Did you peep Ray shined that dome

i LOVE that movie!!! His voice, oh his voice!

@Nikki,

His joint is squeaky clean n’ shiny, reflecting the sun like that

She’s lookn waaaaay too mermaidish to me in that dress. But still, congrats on gettin’ hitched. The scenery looked lovely and they look happy

dont like the dress, dont like the veil, dont like the hair….

But I’m really happy for them! Luv RA!

She got a millon dollar smile…she literally does now…

Is she the girl from that old Motown group Shades? A member of that group was named Shannon Walker. They had that song called Tell Me I’ll Be Around and the girls were all from the Boston area I think. It came out in 98 or something like that. I can’t tell if it’s her from the pics but I recall her dating some famous bball player. They look great and I hope it works out for them.

congrats to them

I WAS JUS TRIPPIN ERYBODY IS BAREFOOT

GO WARRIORS

http://www.myspace.com/thagrindaholic

CHECK THE NEW TRACK “ALWAYS”

Beautiful! Best of luck to them

Congrats for the wedding!!But still……………. BUCK FOSTON!!!(L.A all day!!)

AUNTIE!!! I see you now!!! and I LOVES IT!!!

NNNNNNNIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEE!!!! Love the suit Ray. *sigh* Damn now I have to cross him off my list!

Really wonderful!

@Nikki,

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

?????????When is the last time anyone have seen a black athlete marry a black lady?????????????????

Jesus Shuttlesworth married LaLa

HEee HEE

?????? IM SERIOUS NOT JOKING!!!!!!!!

AWWWW THEY LOOK REALLY HAPPY!!! SHE IS CUTE!

Congrats to the couple.

@glok9n… like that message. I wit cha 100 on that.

Beautiful wedding, but a white girl. only thing white at my wedding will be the dress and the cake.

WHERE’S LALA?

JUST KIDDING..BEST WISHES!

Am I the only one but…she dont look white to me….

sup folks

@NIKKI

REALLY SHE HAS THAT J.LO LOOK. STILL AINT BLACK

Aww that’s nice- GOOD THING THEY DIDN’T END UP LIKE THAT COUPLE IN THE BOOK “Interceptions”

I just read that this past weekend and oooh lawd!

I ain’t NEVER dating a pro-athlete!!!!

MS K…

thanks for the clarifications

NINA KNOWS !!! HEY GORGEOUS! IM NOT GOING NO WHERE WE ASK GOD FOR YOU AND IM NOT LEAVING THIS PLACE WITHOUT YOU !!! HEY THATZ HIZ LIFESTYLE I GUESS!!!

THE MANDINGO’S HAD BEEN DEPRIVED OF THE WHITE WOMEN ALL THERE SLAVERY LIVES. SO THEY LUSTED AFTER THAT WHICH WAS UNKNOWN TO A BLACK MAN. THE BLACK WOMAN WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY THE WHITE MAN.THEN HAD TO BE A WIFE AND MOTHER TO HER FAMILY. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED HERE IN 2008.WE ARE STILL ONE THE MOST DISRESPECTED GENDER OF OUR RACE, AND THE WHITE WOMEN IS STILL LUSTED UPON BY THE BLACK MEN. WHO NOW CAN TOUCH AND LOOK AT THEM AND NOT BE KILLED .

Another Baller marrying a “Light, Bright Damn Near White Women” What a suprise

NBA Contract Clause -

Paragraph 112 Section 007 Clause 69

NBA player shall not date, marry, or have any sustainable relationship with any woman (or man) that can not “pass” for white if not white. The NBA reserves the right to keep white people rich by marrying all of the rich dumb black athletes.

The NBA also reserves the right to cancel this contract if said dumb black athlete does not cheat or beat on wife so that wife can collect half of his dough.

That being said – please don’t hate the player. He has just fallen for the game.

Yes We Can (Marry a sister) 08!

@ NINA KNOWS-preach girlfriend…

SEE SISTAZ NIGGRZ SELL OUT INTENTIONALLY,THE WHITE MAN WANTZ YOU….THIS IZ A CONSPIRACY!!!

@DaOne… lol. EXACTLY!!

@Vee-2 days till my b-day!!… Ya feel me. Happy early b-day as well.

@glok9n.. glad to see you not a tap dancing jigg.

@MS K…. Please continue to break it down sista.

Congrats Jesus aka Walter Ray Allen

@Nikki – I see you ma, that gravie is a good look

aww that looks so sweet..I love weddings, other people’s weddings that is

@NINA! NOTHING A BLK WOMAN SAYS OR DOES, THAT CAN TURN ME OFF, HER AZZ IZ MINES TIL THEE END OF TIME….I WONT BE NOOO TAP DANCING NIGGR…. NEVER THAT!

@ glok9n-lmao

No tap dancin’ huh? I feel you. No shuckn-n-jivin’ over this way either. No indeed…

Black comes in various shades and hues. You cannot say from looking at a picture whether she or anyone else is black. She looks like she could be one of my relatives and I as well as everyone else in my family is black with no more swirl than anyone else whose ancestors were slaves in this country.

VEE!! HEY SWEETS! NAW NO DANCE TAPPING HERE!!! IM FOR STRONG SISTAZ WHO SEE THIS IS A MARK AGAINST THEM BY SELL OUT NIGGRZ…THEY CANT DEAL WITH SISTAZ, THEY RUN WHITEY WAY !!! ONLY A SISTA KNOWS HOW I LIKE MY KOOL AID ..FUK THAT!!!

I’M WITH YOU 100% MS K. But I say, let all those black dudes chase down their white women. They can have them. They not going to get a fight from me. Why? Simply less competition.

Leaves more beautiful Asians ladies for me.

SHE REALLY PALE AS HELL BUT THANKS TO TANNING AIRBRUSH STYLE…….GUESS IT MAKES THEM NIGGRZ FOR A MIN!! NIGGRZ WAKE UP, THEY GOT YOU IN A CAN !!!

damn, and I thought I was going to marry him. I’ve had a crush on ray since high school

WHO GIVES A FUK IF THATZ HER OR NOT ,IT LOOK NICE AND IM NOT MAD AT IT!

SMDH AINT NO DUMB AZZ TO POST HER SELF AS BEYONCE!

That gravie does NOT look like beyonce. I think it looks better. It’s a pretty picture. and you might not want to get SMDH started…..lol

Ray is anything but a dumb athlete. He even negotiates his own NBA contracts. Did anyone think for a second that perhaps he simply fell in love with this woman and was not intentionally excluding his race (which some Black men and women do) from his dating/matrimonial choices??? Could it also be that the flagrantly classless, ignorant attitude and dim world view that SOME black women display, (neck rolling, “I wanna soulja” mentality, tats in all the wrong places) which make some black men regardless of their station in life not want to deal with? Some of you really do need to check yourselves.

…with them?

Congrats! It is always nice to see another successful brother sell out. We should be used to it by now. Yeah, another batch of muts are about to be born.

LMAO @ Black Beauty… another batch of muts…hilarious, dig that sarcasm.

Black Bitter Beauty, get your own and stop hating on folks that have evolved. Love is Love you can color it any way you like but don’t hate. Its not a good look.

Congrats to the happy couple! Glad he married the mother of his kids. As a black woman, I couldn’t give a flying f&@k if she was white or not as long as they are happy and the children grow up happy and healthy.

beautiful! absolutely gorgeous pictures, happy for them!

Haviland, I COULDN’T AGREE MORE….

dapro11…

Thanks

Could it also be that the flagrantly classless, ignorant attitude and dim world view that SOME black women display, (neck rolling, “I wanna soulja” mentality, tats in all the wrong places) which make some black men regardless of their station in life not want to deal with? Some of you really do need to check yourselves.

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Agreed 1000%. If you black ladies stop HATING and STEP YOUR GAME UP then maybe things will change. And a tube of Ambi never hurt anyone

SHE DON’T LOOK WHITE TO ME EITHER. SHE IS BLACK OR MAYBE LATINA BUT DEFINITELY NOT WHITE. WHAT ARE Y’ALL LOOKING AT? ADJUST YOUR MONITOR COLOR!

Hey, if they’re happy together, I say go for it. I love the dress, I want a mermaid style dress for my big day, maybe not as “poufy” on the bottom, but I like the style.

@Grundle: Thanks.

It’s not hate it is the truth!!

I saw a pic of some of the NBA wives and LaLa was the darkest thing in the picture!!! And she aint even a wife yet, I guess she not white enough!!

Stop acting like there are not black female doctors, lawyers, engineers, architects, professors, hell even athletes. They go get Becky who works at the pretzel shop at the mall and make her a millionare all due to self hate!!!

Not tripping I love my hubby! And he loves me but just feeling for my beautiful sisters who make their own money, who are very educated and sincere with their love only to be looked over because they are not white….by a Black Man!!

Im just saying..imagine if the NBA had the same standards as their players…Imagine if the NBA only employed people who look like Ray Allen’s wife or lighter? All them broke ass dudes would be marrying sisters(and you would easily identify them as sisters).

Congrats to them,, and boy is he tall. Nice couple

@I’M JUST ME

MY PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHT OR JUST PLAIN WHITE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY OWN RACE OF BLACK MEN WHO SEEM LIKE THET DON’T RESPECT ARE APPRECIATE THAT OF WHICH THEY CAME FROM ENOUGH TO CONTINUE THAT OF WHICH THEY CAME FROM. IF I SOUND HYPOCRITICAL THAT’S BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS IAM.YES I KNOW IT’S NOT GODLY ,BUT THANKS FOR YOU CONCERN. PRAY FOR ME ON THIS .

YaaaaY Im happy for U ray! One of my favorite ballers ever!

I dont like the dress on her it makes her hips look wide as hell. But congrats to them, i love to see people get married no matter what color they are.

To: I’m Just Me–very well put.

Some of these posts are shameful. I am chocolate as they come and my best friend’s mother is my complexion and her dad is white. She and I have had so many conversations about this. We each have seen both sides of this issue. And we came to a conclusion: People need to get the hell over it! Marry who the hell you want to marry and just do you! None of us knows these people, so who are we to judge? How many mixed kids are reading some of this and are like “damn”. The mut term was just wack. Some of these lame ass comments are just as ignorant as Yung Berg’s just in the other direction. Damn shame.

@Seek the light beyond the shadows. I am not bitter, and I do have my own. I have two fine sons, one milk chocolate, one caramel, and a beautiful caramel daughter. I have a fine ass chocolate husband with a good ass white job. This is a gossip sight, and I am stating my own opinion. Yes, love is a beautiful thing in any color, but yes, I think that black on black love is the shi*!!!

I doubt this chick is white…..some of the bitter women on here don’t consider you black unless you look like Serena Williams or Amistad…

We all know that race does not matter when it comes to love…but why is it that I know about 1000 regaular black dudes…about 99% got (easily recognizable) black women.

Out of about 100 or so RICH BLACK ATHLETES…you may get 2%. If I am wrong, please let me know. And I am talking NBA players married to someone Nia Longs complexion or darker…don’t worry, I’ll wait.

BadNewsBrown….

Hey Sweetie Pie!!! Oh you know I was D-E-A-D last night…to tell you a secret…I cried no boo hoo but a tear or five came down Im bout to cry now!!!

I swear some of yall are still stuck on the slave ship. If you are truly happy and secure with the person you’re with why do you care? For all my educated black women out there who feel they are suffering from the lack of good black men I encourage you to look out the box your stuck in and you may find they the one and only true god has someone else in stored for you. He may not be the African King you dreamed of all your life. Some of you need to get a serious clue brothers been stepping out of the box and they go for what makes them happy. You want to stay in your simple lil world and keep it black as possible good luck. Just know you’re fighting the tide and you will loose. The world is mixed up were all mixed up and sooner or later you won’t be able to pull the black or white card because will all be mixed up.

NEWS FLASH!!!!! NEWS FLASH

NO ONE HAS DISSED THE WHATEVER COLOR LADY HE MARRIED OR THE CHILDREN THEY HAVE AND WILL PRODUCE TOGETHER.WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR BLACK ATHELETES ONLY !!! SEEMS TO PREFER NON BLACK WOMEN TO MARRY.NOT THE EVERY DAY JO BLOW BLACK MAN THE BLACK ATHLETES ONLY.IF I’M STATING THAT RATIO IN ERROR LET ME KNOW.

She can go ahead and get fat, looks like she is on her way.

Num1…

Boy you betta watch out…

@ Nikki

I know…..that was my last comment on the matter….I’m tired of gettin’ e-gang beaten…

e-ganged? teeheheheeee

Well Black Beauty I’m happy for you. I’m what you called a mut. I also have a wonderful black man we have three sons one is dark chocolate, two are very light like me. I just don’t live in color boundaries. I have Cambodian, Italian, Black, German and Indian in my family. We represent love and what God intended the world to be.

If you look at we all are muts. I know most of you bloggers have a white grandfather or great-grandfather on both sides of my family. I know I do. I also have an Indian grandmother. I consider myself black, but I am a mut. No offense is taken by someone calling a mut a mut. We all are muts. With that being said, there is a problem with black men and the type of women they find attractive. The white man and television has brain-washed a big number of black men into believing bright-light and damn near white, or white attractive, and the darker your skin tone, the uglier you appear. At the same time, I also feel if they make you happy then that’s all that really matter.

My thing is sistas have a problem with standards of beauty as well. Let’s take Usher marrying Tamika for an example. Black women were in a uproar calling Tamika ugly knowing most of them are close to her complexion. Black women was expecting Usher to marry a high yellow chick. I am proud of Usher for marrying a lady whose complexion is close to his mom’s complexion.

It is time to turn the TVs off, and stop subjecting ourselves to the Whiteman’s standard of beauty. Black women stop putting in those color contacts. Stop dying your hair blonde. Be satisfied with your appearance. When you start to feel good about yourself, there will be nothing anyone can tell you except you are so beautiful.

Well said I’m Just Me!!

@ Da One, there are no NBA player “standards” that you speak of. Simply put, intentionally dissing your race is wrong across the board, but people of mixed backgounds do fall in love. Here’s the real deal (generally speaking), world class athletes are identfied at very young ages (@13-14 sometimes), and they get sheltered in many ways thereafter. They are steered by coaches and other handlers into “certain circles” (sad to say but they do not lead the lives of typical Black men in America), where Back women are scarce. “Certain women” are trained to “smoothly go for money, regardless of the color of the person holding or soon to be holding it. Those women will put up with things (because they have a goal), whereas the few sistas that the athletes are exposed to are still adhering to certain relationship standards, such as honesty,basic respect, etc. Many times the few black women that remain in these “circles” exclude themselves by failing to do what the “other women” are doing for these now spoiled rotten athletes, and when you add it the negative stuff associated with some black women(see my earlier post) it becomes a no brainer for the athlete. Now this is the TRUTH, like it or not.

@ Da One, there are no NBA player “standards” that you speak of. Simply put, intentionally dissing your race is wrong across the board, but people of mixed backgounds do fall in love. Here’s the real deal (generally speaking), world class athletes are identfied at very young ages (@13-14 sometimes), and they get sheltered in many ways thereafter. They are steered by coaches and other handlers into “certain circles” (sad to say but they do not lead the lives of typical Black men in America), where Back women are scarce. “Certain women” are trained to “smoothly go for money, regardless of the color of the person holding or soon to be holding it. Those women will put up with things (because they have a goal), whereas the few sistas that the athletes are exposed to are still adhering to certain relationship standards, such as honesty,basic respect, etc. Many times the few black women that remain in these “circles” exclude themselves by failing to do what the “other women” are doing for these now spoiled rotten athletes, and when you add it the negative stuff associated with some black women(see my earlier post) it becomes a no-brainer for the athlete. Now this is the TRUTH, like it or not.

GOOD FOR THEM!!!

GOOD FOR BLACK LOVE!!!

GOOD FOR ALL!!!

i hate tall people

@ glok9

we love you too Baby!!!

@ glok & Ms. Kay

I love what you all have to say, but fortunately Shannon is not white, shes just high-yella like Tamia and Mama Knowles, Mariah and so on. trust me I was curious because I love Ray Allen from back when he was a Sonic and had to do some investigation.

A lot of Ballers do marry white women and a lot don’t, most of the Celtics are married to black women, all of the Pistons, at one time all of the Miami Heat. So please sisters do not feel like you are not still the top of the Black mans list because we are. If you feel there

~*After three kids I am happy to see him marry her. Shoot I know she’s happy as well*~

Good job boy! These are the kinda chicks you marry. A beautiful light skinned sistah with good hair. They gonna have some beautiful children.

Would she want him if he was the “Ray Allen”? Probably not and I’m sure that he’s well aware of it. He’s a fool if he didn’t draw up a prenup and have her sign it. I’m just saying.

I meant if he wasn’t Ray Allen. You know what I meant. Nevermind. I’m going to lunch. Later.

Hmm. . . Ray Allen seems like kind of a slender step for those who want to get on the anti-interracial-dating soapbox. But whatever.

I imagine that the decision to marry a white woman comes down to personal characteristics in the end. A black athlete coming from a sheltered, or isolated, background might be taken in initially by novelty and myth (that exotic glamour that some white women exude as icons of a cruel but alluring system).

And in a way, it probably is novelty and exoticism that helps the men decide, but it’s not the exoticism and novelty of their appearance, but of their approach to life. They can be gentle and warm, amiable and loyal in a way that’s black men don’t see very much in personal relations. Black life being what it is, harshness is often the dominant tone in our relationships. Not to mention suspicion, vindictiveness, and aggression.

Everybody has these failings to some degree, of course. But as a rule, white women are raised to be a bit more . . . domesticated: loving, sweet, uncomplaining partners. Just opining, here, but I imagine that’s still a niche option in the lives of black women.

I’m sure there’s a minority of black men who reject black women. For most, I believe the decision to marry outside their race isn’t made with any rejections a priori. I think they find themselves in an unusual situation where they’re in the company of a wider, richer range of personalities and character types. They themselves may be moving from a cruder to a more finished personality or mentality. New needs emerge, perceptions become more supple. They simply find what they need in the new environment.

The harder question is what’s lacking in the black environment that the more developed type (of woman) is slower to emerge or does so in meager numbers?

@ Ms. K.

I will do so and you please pray for me and my family because I know we all are in need of prayer. And forgive me for cursing.

@ Big K

aside from your anger I have to agree with you 100%. Black men love Black women I experience it everyday. But as black people we are dealing with issues that were placed on us purposly to iniciate to create distance amongst between the black man and woman, did you see black in america first nite was the black woman and the black family, the next nite the black man, as though he is not part of the black family, they will always show pix of celebrities who have white wives before they protray an all black couple. Most NBA players are married to brown-skinned women like myself. sista there all a lot of good brothas in our world, together we make the world go round. See how afraid they are of Barack and Michelle! Black men love us and not just for our big round asses.

I wouldnt say the brother is dumb nor will I say he is wrong. It does get disappointing sometimes when you get to good for your own kind. But hey he is a very handsome dude hope it works….thank goodness for the south brothers not matter what you will seem them with theirs money or not

~*Singing “It doesn’t matter if shes black or white, it doesn’t matter YAY YAY YAY. Uh Huh HE HE*~

@NIKKI U

shiiiit I immediately thought of all my brownbacker peeps when I heard about DA goin down. like “aw NIKKI U must be panicing!”

now don’t worry, yall got Brady Quinn steppin in and he just been ITCHIN to get out there. (Although personally I like DA)

keep that head up. the Dawgs will prevail!

@ Scooby: Thank you for such a thoughtful post and more eloquently expounding upon the point(s)that I raised in relation to the Black athlete’s mate selection phenomenon. Your question, ” The harder question is what’s lacking in the Black environment that the more developed type (of woman) is slower to emerge or does so in meager numbers?,” I submit, is the million dollar question, which if answered, will end this discussion and move the discussion to a higher level.

congrats to them!

she is beautiful

Aww…such a beautiful wedding, but it’s about time he married her. How you make a chick wait on ya ass for 10 yrs. and pop out 3 kids, SMH!

Beautiful pictures! And why did she have 3 kids before a wedding was conducted? She really hung in there…

It’s the same thing in Europe for instance all the successfull soccer players are dating white girls!!! No hate, no racism but when black men achieve in their careers they only go with white girls. Its just the truth

BadNewsBrown…

Thanks for holding my hand in these difficult and turbulent times…you thought of me…I thought of Make Em Sweat…he a black and gold/yellow person…

I will tell you why some black men once they make money or reach a certain level of fame look to other persuasions…

Some black men once they are well off don’t feel the need to have a girl they could’ve had when they were broke they want to have the women they’ve seen on t.v. and in the videos that they once fantasized about. And they are more confident that they can get them because the change in their pockets jingle a little louder.

I’m here to say WTF ever if thats what they want thats what they want, I most likely don’t want their ass anyway..sh*t i got my black man and all the rest of you sistahs sitting there complaining about the suppossed “shortage of black man” can watch the white woman pick and select all the good ones..its like a buffet the early bird catches the worm. Start f*cking him on a regular basis..give him some head no and again. Instead of criticizing the white/ other persuasion b**ches find out WTF they are doing

@ blaq… giving you around of applause. That’s EXACTLY what I was thinking.

Since when did all black women come from harsh, unloving enviroments. Even if your raised in the projects how in what way does that mean you will be unruly, uneducated, and beneath other people. and people that are not raised in the “ghetto” are not any better than anybody else. By far that was the dumbest comment I have EVER read on this entire site. In most respectable homes, no matter where they reside, black men and women are raised to be strong and beat the odds that are sometimes against us. If your ONLY dating another race because they are so-called submissive. It just shows a true sign of a weak individual. No matter how naive some blacks wanna be, there are truly indeed some blacks who look at other races to marry as a sign of “making it”. Feeling somehow that it is a symbol of success. when in reality it is NOT. This is not the case for all, but some, yes.

Personally I dont care about interracial dating, but there’s no sense in overlooking that alot of people do it for more reasons than just “love”

black love??? lol…

shes almost white…shes most def. mixed.

@ Blaq, Clearly, Scooby’s comments were not to be taken as rigid facts. Note that Scooby unamiguously clearly indicated trends,tendanacies, and Scooby’s admitted personal opinion. The fact that you would come off as you did with the name calling, only buttresses Scooby’s point that we Black people, men and women,can use some refining, evolution and a God centered life.

now*

@BLAq

OKAY I TOOK YOUR ADVICE AND DID MY HOMEWORK.YOU ARE DEFINETLY CORRECT SHE IS NOT WHITE. SHE DID ORGINATE FROM R&B SHADES WITH A SONG CALL SERENADE. SHE ALSO PLAYED A PART IN THE MOVIE GIRLFIGHT. I STAND CORRECTIVE , BUT I DIDN’T PERSONALLY ATTACK HER. MY OPINION ON BLACK MALE ATHLETES ARE STILL THE SAME. I JUMP THE GUN ON RAY ALLEN AND HIS WIFE. MAY GOD BLESS THEM

ATTENTION BLACK WOMEN

STOP BUYING SNEAKERS THAT NBA PLAYERS SELL FOR YOUR KIDS AND STOP BUYING TICKETS TO GO AND SEE THEM PLAY, BECAUSE THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT THE BLACK WOMAN…STOP GIVING THEM YOUR MONEY.

LET THE WHITE GIRLS BUY THE SNEAKERS AND FATTEN THEIR POCKETS BECAUSE THEY’RE THE ONES THAT WILL BENEFIT NOT YOU…

BOYCOTT ALL ATHLETES AND BLACK MEN THAT DON’T RESPECT OR CARE FOR THE BLACK WOMAN KEEP YOUR MONEY IN YOUR POCKET…

Sorry, I meant “unambigously” and omit “clearly” as it’s redundant.

Yall need to understand that its not a matter of if she has black in her…shes really light.

im positive hes not into dark women

Why can’t I see my gravie? How do I make my gravie show up?

@ Viv, Bad news and Sunshine

Thank you I truly just couldn’t hold it in any longer.

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Stop dealing with these damaged Delmonte canned goods.

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DEAD DAMMIT!

where’s the broom?

WENZEL DASHINGTON

IF YOU WANT TO CLOWN OUR FUTURE PRESIDENT USE MCCAIN NOT OBAMA. IF WE WANT RESPECT HIM THEN WHY SHOULD THEY.

@ Nina, I know it’s not fair, or right, but there are double standards for men and women in society. The points appear to have been raised as to, “WHY black athletes appear to favor white women versus sistas?” (SO THERE ARE SOME SISTAS WHO STILL OBVIOUSLY WANT ATHLETES FOR WHATEVER REASON.) It seems that people are simply giving their views on the phenomenon. “GENERALLY” speaking, athletes are spoiled and surrounded by “yes” people from the time they are identified as having pro-potential. This becomes the way through which they relate to the world. So when there’s women who will do and put up with “whateva” and women who won’t, these men will, as many non-athletes will, take the path of least resistance. (Note: I am in no way condoning or validating this type of behavior/mentality by the way, but simply trying to explain it.)

Okay, okay, everyone should marry for love and not worry about the coler/race of a person. We don’t have to stop supporting the NBA players beacause all of this blind love is going to wipe out the league anyway. I don’t see no team full of a bunch of Jason Kidds doing anything.LMMFAO

ray ray beter watch out, i hope he got a pre-nup… you know if youre a pro athlete, you are in trouble of losing half if you marry an american chick…

I know I spelled because and color wrong, concentrate on the rest of the comment.

Sorry, I meant, “…there are women who… .”(Having a bad grammar day).

Start f*cking him on a regular basis..give him some head no and again. Instead of criticizing the white/ other persuasion b**ches find out WTF they are doing

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FEELING THIS CUTIE PIE…YOU HAIR IS NEVER TOO CUTE TO GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND GIVE SOME KNOWLEDGE…NEVER!

@CUTIE PIE*kindly putting people on blast est.1985*(Check me out!)

I will tell you why some black men once they make money or reach a certain level of fame look to other persuasions…

Some black men once they are well off don’t feel the need to have a girl they could’ve had when they were broke they want to have the women they’ve seen on t.v. and in the videos that they once fantasized about. And they are more confident that they can get them because the change in their pockets jingle a little louder.

I’m here to say WTF ever if thats what they want thats what they want, I most likely don’t want their ass anyway..sh*t i got my black man and all the rest of you sistahs sitting there complaining about the suppossed “shortage of black man” can watch the white woman pick and select all the good ones..its like a buffet the early bird catches the worm. Start f*cking him on a regular basis..give him some head no and again. Instead of criticizing the white/ other persuasion b**ches find out WTF they are doing

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That’s some real talk right there. No doubt you goin make some enemies with that one.

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cutie pie*kindly putting people on blast est.1985*(Check me out!)

Start f*cking him on a regular basis..give him some head no and again. Instead of criticizing the white/ other persuasion b**ches find out WTF they are doing

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Hold up…did you lose your mind? Since when do Black women have look to white women for advice on how to please a Black man. Maybe YOU have to but please don’t get it twisted into thinking that white women having some sort of superior beauty, sex techniques, or brain to Black women. I have never heard such trash in all my life….

The white men are the ones who refer to their women as burdens (old ball and chain?? pain in the a$$??? hag?? nag?? warden??) so tell me again who should be looking to them for advice?? fvck outta here…

Black women know that these men love you and we need to support EACH OTHER. It is not a one sided deal and most normal people know that.

google nba wives and you will see the trend on hoops vibe

Now Nina and Blaq have the right idea. I see you schooled the dummies in here with their white supremacist movement….

Nice looking couple…

as far as black men and their IR relationships, I think its only offensive when the black man has been brain washed to find light/nonblack women attrative and dark/black women less attractive. Since I’ve heard many black men say they do feel light is better than dark, I cant help but think many of the black men in IR relationships feel this way. But you cant assume they are all color-struck, they may just be love struck and the woman happens to be nonblack… and if they are color-struck, its their loss.

I think most athletes believe they deserve the best. To them that means to date and marry only attractive women. A piece of arm candy to show off to other guys. I guess to them beautiful is a White or Latina women and sometimes a light complexioned, mixed race black woman. I rarely see an actor, musician or athlete with a dark black woman. I think in this society long hair, tan skin, big boobs and butt is the ultimate in beauty. It’s sad because attractive women come in ALL shades. But… with that being said, I’m a light complexioned “black” woman. Mixed race and proud of it. And I’m not weak or a pushover nor do I seek to use a black man for his money. I also think its unfair to assume that the lighter you are the less committed you are to the black community.

So if she is not dark then automatically she is not black. People can be soooo stupid. It’s obvious she is a light skinned black woman. Get over it.

And for the record most NBA players that are black marry black women. You don’t see this because the media turns your attention to the ones who don’t. The media wants Black women to believe they are not desirable, they are not wanted by even their own men this is a lie!!!!! The corporations profit off of our lack of unity and self-hatred. So you are not going to see any positive black images on the news or any other media.

They show Vanessa and Kobe Bryant like they are the only married couple on the Lakers. Five years of watching Derek Fisher play for the lakers, never saw a picture of his wife (she’ black). Paul Pierce, Lebron James, Shaq, all of the Pistons, Tracy McGrady, at one time or another each of these player were at the top, never a pic of the black significant other.

I dont understand why black people cant get over the light skin/dark skin thing

@BLAQ! VERY WELL SAID AND DONE SO ELOQUENTLY BROTHAZ BETTER BE READY FOR YOU SIS! YOU ARE WHY I LOVE BLK WOMEN….. IM SANTIFIED BY YOUR WISDOM!

congrats shannon and ray, wish you guy’s the best of luck except on the court lol……GO LAKERS!!!!

@NINA KNOWS ! TRUE DOWN AZZ SISTER, INTELLIGENT SHARP MINDED AND I LOVE BLOGGING WITH YOU, I LEARN A LOT ..SHHHH DONT TELL NOBODY!!!

“They possess the qualities that epitomize

the character of a ‘Motown Girl Group’:

beauty, style, fresh unique vocal ability and

class. We’re both confident and excited

about Shades’ future at Motown,” said Steve

Lucas, senior vice president of artist

development for Motown.

Monique Peoples, Danielle Andrews,

Shannon Walker Williams and Tiffanie

Cardwell make up the talented R&B/hip-hop

group quickly making a name for itself. With

each member able to sing lead and write

lyrics, the young women offer a unique and

harmonious blend of styles laced with their

own individuality.

Three of the four have local connections:

Ms. Peoples lived in New Bedford for 10

years, Ms. Andrews grew up in Wareham,

and Ms. Williams’ grandparents live in

Carver.

The women will be coming home ward for

an Oct. 20 performance at The Strand in

Providence, opening for Salt-N-Pepa and

Montell Jordan.

Shades has also have recorded two tracks

for Whoopi Goldberg’s upcoming movie,

“The Associate,” with the soundtrack due to

be released next month.

Preparing to launch their first album (due out

next spring), Shades has been in the studio,

traveling across the country and beyond,

and fulfilling the many requests of

magazines for their highly coveted photo

shoots

The women are busy. Ten hours a day are

devoted to rehearsing and vocal instruction.

In between, their journeys have led to them

appearing on the BET network, presenting

at the Soul Train Awards and meeting Stevie

Wonder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Martin

Lawrence, New Edition and many other

luminaries of the entertainment world.

Ms. Peoples, 24, said she’s not star-struck,

but, naturally, she enjoys meeting the

celebrities. After all, only a few years ago

she was working as a hairdresser at Regis

Salon in North Dartmouth and singing

karaoke at Lupo’s and the United Social

Club in New Bedford.

Drawing influence from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie

Holiday and Anita Baker, Ms. Peoples is

known for her soulful style, whereas the

other group members are more pop and R&

B oriented. The foursome’s styles — and

personalities –melded from the start, after

they were introduced at Northeastern

University five years ago by Wayne Thomas

of New Bedford. Ms. Williams and Ms.

Cardwell attended the university in Boston.

The group has endured skepticism that

they’re only “pretty faces” and a break-up

with their former record label, Atlantic. The

women believe they have gotten knowledge

and strength from both experiences.

“The first situation wasn’t ideal. It didn’t feel

like it was flowing,” Ms. Peoples said of the

group’s time with Atlantic. “But it was a

learning experience. We were able to go

back home, take that with us, and now we’re

able to do it the right way.”

Ms. Andrews, 25, who grew up in Wareham,

is known for her booming soprano voice.

“They say I’m the powerhouse of the group,

the one that sings loud and hard,” she said.

And she’s been practicing that skill longer

than she can remember. “I’ve been singing

since I could talk — that’s what my Mom

says,” Ms. Andrews said. It’s been a lot of

hard work, but it’s a blessing. It’s a dream

come true.”

Shannon Walker Williams, 21, believes

“destiny” brought the four together, and with

the Lord’s help, even greater successes are

on the horizon, she said.

“God led us in the right direction. This is the

way it’s supposed to be. We all experience

ups and downs, but when one door closes,

God opens another. You can’t rush your

destiny, it’s going to happen. It’s just a matter

of time.

“Longevity definitely is the key,” said Ms.

Williams, who studied classical piano for 12

years. “We don’t want to be one of those

one-album wonders and fall off the face of

the earth. Hopefully we can be that female

group that’s around for 10 years.”

Ms. Cardwell, 23, believes that the women’s

tight friendship will help in keeping them

together. “It’s very important. A lot of groups

don’t last long or break up because they

don’t get along. With us, when we met, it was

like fate. We got along instantly and

developed a friendship. We’re like sisters.

The relationship is really, really tight.”

Still, the young women are keeping an eye

on other possibilities, including producing

other artists, modeling and acting. But they

all realize that their music is the springboard

to greater success.

“God willing, the album will do really well

and allow us to do more with the next

album,” said Ms. Peoples, adding that she

would like to work with noted producers

Babyface and Teddy Riley.

“But right now we want to learn as much as

we can about the music industry so in three

or four years we’ll have the knowledge to go

out, find talent and put them on,” Ms.

Peoples said.

But, for now, the women are taking center

stage and loving every minute of it,

particularly, they said, when thousands of

fans are singing the lyrics right along with

them. Each of the local women is looking

forward to the show at The Strand and

performing in front of the home crowd.

“We plan to put on a complete show,” said

Ms. Peoples. “These days, performances

have a tendency to be one-dimensional.

Singing, dancing, setting the mood on stage

– this is what makes us different. We strive

to be entertainers.” .

She is black…..

THESE SISTAZ HAVE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY YOU BYTCH MADE NIGGRZ DONT STAND UP FOR OUR SISTAZ BUT BRING YOUR FAGGIT AZZ IN HERE DEFENDING WHITEY …SHUT THE FUK UP BLK MAN…THERE IZ NO WOMAN LIKE THE BLK WOMAN CUZ GOD HIMSELF FOUND GRACE IN HER TO BIRTH HIS SON AND A WHOLE HOST OF KINGZ, PHOPHETZ, GODDESS,AND WISE MEN….SO DONT EVER THINK SWIRLING IZ GONNA BRING YOU THESE THINGZ ..SORRY IT MOSTLY WILL NOT EVER HAPPEN, EVEN IF ITZ LOVE!

real woman….i agree with you and it is always a good sermon and the truth coming from you… you go girl… nobody brings it like the black woman and that becky cant teach me a damn thing.. i dont wrap around poles.. not my style… belly dancing is a tradition but pole dancing… i mean pole grinding aint up my alley!

Kudos to Big K @3:22 p.m. I agree.

@ Scoobie Dubious>>>This comment here: …But as a rule, white women are raised to be a bit more . . . domesticated: loving, sweet, uncomplaining partners.<<< to me in incorrect. Ask white men if this is correct. If that were the case, white men would be completely loving and faithful to their white wife and never cheat on them or abuse them. However, have you heard of white privilege? White women and black women come from two different standpoints and “status” in life. White women live in a society that is technically not “anti-them,” and basically worships them, whereas sisters get slammed on not only by the media (we aren’t pretty enough), but by black men (Lord knows they can be some of the worst, most angry black female haters that ever breathed, but I can’t blame them considering they’ve been so manipulated by the system). I could go on w/the negative names we are called on a daily basis.

With that said, I don’t really care about this couple because I don’t know them or their situation. Everyone’s congratulating them on finally getting married. Seems to me that the cart came b/f the horse (that’s my opinion, so I don’t want to hear this b/s about out of wedlock children).

JMO. Moving on…

FUK RAY ALLEN! ALL HE EVER HAD WAS STROKE AND A 3POINTER ANYWAY YOU SISTAZ DIDNT LOSE OUT!

what a beautiful white lady…..

IN THE WORDS OF MY GAL LADY SAW FOR ALL YOU WHO HAVEN’T REALIZED WHAT IT MEANS TO REALLY BE THERE AND DOWN FOR YOUR MAN:

He told me you don’t give him room nor give him breathing space,

And when he’s out with friends you call and get up on his case,

He wants a girl thats down and cool not all up in his face,

That’s why I’m here with him cause I’m about to take your place.

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This is a lesson if you listen you will learn

Take care of your man

Or else you’ll lose your turn

Respect your man and your respect returns

This little song you might get heard

Notice when him no come home on time

No cuss him all you do is give him a good wind

Rub down his belly and tickle up his spine

You might take the next girl off of his mind.

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CUTIE PIE ONCE AGAIN 100% CO-SIGN!!

@ WORD TO THE NOT SO WISE

FIRST OF ALL I AM FEMALE SO GET IT TOGETHER B*TCH. YES I CATER TO MY HUSBAND NOT BECAUSE HE DEMANDS IT OR ASKS FOR IT BUT BECAUSE I LIKE TO AND I BELIEVE IN IT AND I GET CATERED TO RETURN.DO I THINK THIS WILL KEEP HIM IF HE WANTS TO CHEAT/LEAVE…NO JUST LIKE GETTING KNOCKED UP WON’T KEEP A WOMAN OR A MAN, JUST LIKE HIS CATERING WON’T KEEP ME IF I WANT TO LEAVE. IT IS NOT ABOUT KEEPING SOMEONE…IT IS ABOUT ENJOYING THEM WHILE THERE ARE THERE.I LIKE WHEN HE COMES HOME LATE AND GIVING HIM HEAD OR WHEN HE HAS BOYS’ NIGHT OUT AND COMES HOME AND TAPS ME I CAN GIVE IT UP AND VICE VERSA WHEN IT IS GIRLS NIGHT OUT. JUST CAUSE I ENJOY SEX WITH MY HUSBAND DOESN’T MEAN HE IS DIMWITTED OR I AM. WE OWN OUR OWN CLOTHING STORE IN THE TOWN AND ARE WORKING ON OUR DESIGNS. WE ARE BOTH COLLEGE EDUCATED…BUT DANX IF HE DON’T KNOW WHAT I ENJOY. WE VACAY, WE DO AMUSEMENT PARKS AD TAKE THE KIDS OUT BEACH AND WHOLE 9…BUT DON’T HATE CAUSE OUR SEX LIFE IS ALSO POPPING.THATIS PART OF OUR BOND DUMMY AND IF YOU DON’T KNOW THAT THEN THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY YOUR BLOW UP DOLL IS YOUR BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER OF CHOICE. I GIVE IT UP THE WAY I GIVE IT UP, THAT IS MY OPINION AND SHAME ON YOUR FAGGOT AZZ FOR NOT BEING WISE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THEM WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE, FUDGE-PACKING LIL D*CK AZZ, COCK SUCKING B*TCH!

is there a rule in the nba rule book not to marry a black woman or dark skinned women?

Big Up’s 2 Ray………Boston Stand……….” I Put On For My City…. I Put On For My City…. Put On”

The mother of his older daughter is black. She looks just like ray. They did a commercial together. It’s really no one business who he decides to marry.

The day I saw him with a white gurl was the day I stopped caring about him.

SoDoesYours

SAXIST FROM THE DAVE MATTHEW BAND DIES

(Yes he was black in case ou didn’t know)

LOS ANGELES — LeRoi Moore, saxophone player for the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle in June. He was 46.

Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, the band said on its Web site.

He was initially hospitalized in late June after the accident on his farm outside Charlottesville, Va. He had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin physical rehabilitation when complications forced him back into the hospital Sunday.

It was not immediately clear what the complications were. A message left with Hollywood Presbyterian was not immediately returned.

Ambrosia Healy, the band’s publicist, says the group’s show Tuesday night in Los Angeles has not been canceled.

Im mad! I wanna snag me a fine redbone broad and marry her. I would freak her down every night instead of masturbating…..siff..

SummertimeBrown(Check me out!)

Black comes in various shades and hues. You cannot say from looking at a picture whether she or anyone else is black. She looks like she could be one of my relatives and I as well as everyone else in my family is black with no more swirl than anyone else whose ancestors were slaves in this country

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AMEN.

“what a nice looking white lady”?

who here doesnt have lightskinned relatives? (and i’m not even talking about the biracial ones)do you hate on them, too?

and for the record, Black love will blow your mind and when you rly think about it it does just that.

I’m happy, and I’d be just as happy if my girl were shades darker or lighter.

Almost all the comments here prove what I’ve always suspected. That blacks are more racist than any white person I’ve ever met. The hatred being spewed at this couple over something as superficial as skin color is disgusting. It almost brings tears to my eyes that people still think like this in 2008. This is a wide spread bitterness that only God can heal. I’m glad I don’t have his job.

BLACK LOVE IS SO WONDERFUL. I WISH MORE OF US WOULD TRY TO BE WIVES INSTEAD OF JUST BABY MOMMAS

google nba wives and you will see the trend on hoops vibe

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I wish everybody would do this. The vast majority of the wives are BLACK, BLACK, BLACK. People see a black athlete with a white girl and assume every black athlete does this!!!

Blacks love blacks.

@ Emmit, Well put

I had time, so I looked at all the pics on hoopsvibe. There was a grand total of eight (8) couples that were black man/white woman. That’s what some of you people are putting all this energy into: 8 couples. So please hear me: there is no emergency of black men running away. Cool?

Now some of you will still be pissed because many of the girls are light, have straight hair, etc. But that’s another story.

MS.K

please let me break this to your triflin ass. White girls put out. THEY PUT OUT REALLY WELL.

THEY KNOW HOW TO TAKE ORDERS,GIVE THE DOE EYES,AND THE WHOLE NINE.

IF BRUTHAS are too dumb to realize they aren’t special, its not thY had her sin a fat prenuptial agreement. NOT LIKE JASON KIDD.

Im glad he is happy. You can tell she is .

CHACHING!

@ i’m that dude, nall i ain’t from down south, i’m from L.A., I GIVE TO BOSTON THEY WHOOPED OUR ASS, THAT’S JUST GO MAKE US WIN ABOUT THREE STRAIGHT….I HEARD DOWN SOUTH DO HAVE ALOT OF THEM, I DON’T KNOW PERSONALLY HOMIE…U SOUND LIKE YOU A NY DICK RIDER THOUGH

@ i’m that dude, never hate on ny just speakin on the ones that come out to cali….i know it’s crackin everywhere you go…..much love to chi…i was originally born in east st. louis and always went to the chi.

you right homie

good job by not picking a nappy head