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[StyleBlazer.com] Muhammad Ali is the Next Louis Vuitton Icon
He is the greatest to ever enter the ring, and Louis Vuitton has recognized his brilliance. Muhammad Ali is the new spokesperson for the luxury handbag designer. Shot by Annie Liebovitz, the ads capture the beloved American hero in a candid moment with his pint-size grandson, Curtis Muhammad Conway Jr., ready to follow in his massive footsteps. (Read)

[24Wired.com] What $300K Buys You Now‘
With the economy improving slowly but mortgage rates holding to record lows, the housing market is showing signs of life again. Kiplinger is forecasting that sales of existing homes will rise about 3% this year. [Read]

[HipHopWired.com] Meek Mill Signs To Roc Nation Management
I guess we know who is having the best week ever. Meek Mill has joined his MMG partner, Wale, by signing to Roc Nation’s Management team. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] 9 Pros And Cons Of Canceling Vs Cutting Up Your Credit Cards
A credit card can be both the angel and the devil on your shoulder; simultaneously a force of good and evil! Further, what’s the difference between canceling a card and just cutting it up? Depending on who you talk to, people will try to convince of all of the above. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] Bright and Bold With a Splash of Color: Blazers to Wear This Summer
Debuting on the scene in WWII, the woman’s blazer has been a fashion staple for decades. There is something about a good blazer that can take an outfit from average to outstanding. [Read]

[StyleBlazer.com] 7 Double Duty Beauty Items
Wouldn’t it be great to get some serious mileage out of your severely modest makeup stash? We certainly think so—imagine opening your cosmetic bag and getting a full face done with just a few products. Hey, it’s possible! [Read]

[24Wired.com] What $300K Buys You Now‘
With the economy improving slowly but mortgage rates holding to record lows, the housing market is showing signs of life again. Kiplinger is forecasting that sales of existing homes will rise about 3% this year. [Read]

[HipHopWired.com] Meek Mill Signs To Roc Nation Management
I guess we know who is having the best week ever. Meek Mill has joined his MMG partner, Wale, by signing to Roc Nation’s Management team. (Read)

[24Wired.com] What $300K Buys You Now‘
With the economy improving slowly but mortgage rates holding to record lows, the housing market is showing signs of life again. Kiplinger is forecasting that sales of existing homes will rise about 3% this year. [Read]

[HipHopWired.com] Meek Mill Signs To Roc Nation Management
I guess we know who is having the best week ever. Meek Mill has joined his MMG partner, Wale, by signing to Roc Nation’s Management team. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] 9 Pros And Cons Of Canceling Vs Cutting Up Your Credit Cards
A credit card can be both the angel and the devil on your shoulder; simultaneously a force of good and evil! Further, what’s the difference between canceling a card and just cutting it up? Depending on who you talk to, people will try to convince of all of the above. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] 7 Double Duty Beauty Items
Wouldn’t it be great to get some serious mileage out of your severely modest makeup stash? We certainly think so—imagine opening your cosmetic bag and getting a full face done with just a few products. Hey, it’s possible! [Read]

[StyleBlazer.com] 7 Double Duty Beauty Items
Wouldn’t it be great to get some serious mileage out of your severely modest makeup stash? We certainly think so—imagine opening your cosmetic bag and getting a full face done with just a few products. Hey, it’s possible! [Read]

[24Wired.com] Word on the Street: Would You Fight Back or Sue After an Assault?
In light of Jennifer Willaims’ lawsuit against Nia Crooks for assault on Basketball Wives, Bossip’s Jay asked L.A. pedestrians whether they would fight back or sue in the case of their own assault. Most said that they would fight if they knew their assailant had no money. (Watch)

[HipHopWired.com] Meek Mill Signs To Roc Nation Management
I guess we know who is having the best week ever. Meek Mill has joined his MMG partner, Wale, by signing to Roc Nation’s Management team. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] 9 Pros And Cons Of Canceling Vs Cutting Up Your Credit Cards
A credit card can be both the angel and the devil on your shoulder; simultaneously a force of good and evil! Further, what’s the difference between canceling a card and just cutting it up? Depending on who you talk to, people will try to convince of all of the above. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] Make Your Fave Mascaras Waterproof in an Instant with Anastasia’s Lash Genius Waterproof Topcoat
Here’s a little beauty girl conundrum: you don’t want mascara running down your face in the summer heat or when you take a quick dip in the pool, but your fave tube isn’t waterproof. Boo! [Read]

[HipHopWired.com] Sean Garrett Faces Wage Garnishment Over Unpaid Tax Bill
Sean Garrett needs to start paying his bills. The singer/songwriter clocked a hefty debt to Uncle Sam, according to TMZ. Garrett as skipped out on paying back taxes in 2006 and 2007, and owes the government $732,553.57. (Read)

[24Wired.com] ‘Mob Wives Chicago’ Supertrailer [Promo]
Mob Wives gets a spinoff series, Mob Wives Chicago. The “supertrailer” introduces the main cast members of the new series. Mob Wives Chicago premieres June 10, 2012 at 8 PM EST on Vh1. (Watch)

[MadameNoire.com] Good News! Brian Banks Lines Up 4 NFL Tryouts After Rape Exoneration
Last week we all felt for Brian Banks after we heard that he had lost 10 years of his life, his chance of attending USC on a football scholarship, and what he thought was his opportunity for a career in the NFL when he was falsely accused of rape as a 16-year-old high school student. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] Good News! Brian Banks Lines Up 4 NFL Tryouts After Rape Exoneration
Last week we all felt for Brian Banks after we heard that he had lost 10 years of his life, his chance of attending USC on a football scholarship, and what he thought was his opportunity for a career in the NFL when he was falsely accused of rape as a 16-year-old high school student. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] StyleBlazers Spotted: The Smith Girls Hit NYC (Check Out Jada & Willow’s Rainbow Bright Style!)
One of our favorite mommy-daughter jet-setting pairs, Jada Pinkett-Smith and her fashionable daughter Willow, was spotted in New York after their trip to Cannes, France, for the premiere of Mom Smith’s new Madagascar film. They both rocked some black with a splash or two of color (including Willow’s ever-changing hair!). (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Sean Garrett Faces Wage Garnishment Over Unpaid Tax Bill
Sean Garrett needs to start paying his bills. The singer/songwriter clocked a hefty debt to Uncle Sam, according to TMZ. Garrett as skipped out on paying back taxes in 2006 and 2007, and owes the government $732,553.57. (Read)

[24Wired.com] ‘Mob Wives Chicago’ Supertrailer [Promo]
Mob Wives gets a spinoff series, Mob Wives Chicago. The “supertrailer” introduces the main cast members of the new series. Mob Wives Chicago premieres June 10, 2012 at 8 PM EST on Vh1. (Watch)

[24Wired.com] ‘Mob Wives Chicago’ Supertrailer [Promo]
Mob Wives gets a spinoff series, Mob Wives Chicago. The “supertrailer” introduces the main cast members of the new series. Mob Wives Chicago premieres June 10, 2012 at 8 PM EST on Vh1. (Watch)

[MadameNoire.com] Cheers To This RHOA: Cynthia Bailey Becomes Spokesperson For Moscato Brand
Cynthia Bailey is definitely one of the more “normal” cast members of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and certainly one of the most beautiful, so it comes as no big surprise that she’s the latest housewife to strike an endorsement deal. The forty-something former model has signed on to the be exclusive celebrity spokesperson for P.T. Moscato, a light sparkling wine. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com]StyleBlazers Spotted: The Smith Girls Hit NYC (Check Out Jada & Willow’s Rainbow Bright Style!)
One of our favorite mommy-daughter jet-setting pairs, Jada Pinkett-Smith and her fashionable daughter Willow, was spotted in New York after their trip to Cannes, France, for the premiere of Mom Smith’s new Madagascar film. They both rocked some black with a splash or two of color (including Willow’s ever-changing hair!). (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Sean Garrett Faces Wage Garnishment Over Unpaid Tax Bill
Sean Garrett needs to start paying his bills. The singer/songwriter clocked a hefty debt to Uncle Sam, according to TMZ. Garrett as skipped out on paying back taxes in 2006 and 2007, and owes the government $732,553.57. (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Sean Garrett Faces Wage Garnishment Over Unpaid Tax Bill
Sean Garrett needs to start paying his bills. The singer/songwriter clocked a hefty debt to Uncle Sam, according to TMZ. Garrett as skipped out on paying back taxes in 2006 and 2007, and owes the government $732,553.57. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Keeping Up with the Kardashians: “Balancing Act” Episode Clip
Kylie tells Kim that Kendall isn’t helping out as much as she could with their new job at Seventeen. Kim gives Kylie some insight into Kendall’s behavior. Kylie decides to adopt a different attitude. (Watch)

[MadameNoire.com]Cheers To This RHOA: Cynthia Bailey Becomes Spokesperson For Moscato Brand
Cynthia Bailey is definitely one of the more “normal” cast members of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and certainly one of the most beautiful, so it comes as no big surprise that she’s the latest housewife to strike an endorsement deal. The forty-something former model has signed on to the be exclusive celebrity spokesperson for P.T. Moscato, a light sparkling wine. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com]StyleBlazers Spotted: The Smith Girls Hit NYC (Check Out Jada & Willow’s Rainbow Bright Style!)
One of our favorite mommy-daughter jet-setting pairs, Jada Pinkett-Smith and her fashionable daughter Willow, was spotted in New York after their trip to Cannes, France, for the premiere of Mom Smith’s new Madagascar film. They both rocked some black with a splash or two of color (including Willow’s ever-changing hair!). (Read)

[24Wired.com] Keeping Up with the Kardashians: “Balancing Act” Episode Clip

Kylie tells Kim that Kendall isn’t helping out as much as she could with their new job at Seventeen. Kim gives Kylie some insight into Kendall’s behavior. Kylie decides to adopt a different attitude. (Watch)

[HipHopWired.com] Lil’ Kim Takes In Her Ailing Estranged Father
Lil’ Kim is no stranger to snapping back at any female rapper who wants beef, but beneath that hardened exterior is a very kind heart. The Queen Bee recently made amends with her estranged father, Linwood Jones, after she learned of his Alzheimer’s diagnoses. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com]StyleBlazers Spotted: The Smith Girls Hit NYC (Check Out Jada & Willow’s Rainbow Bright Style!)

One of our favorite mommy-daughter jet-setting pairs, Jada Pinkett-Smith and her fashionable daughter Willow, was spotted in New York after their trip to Cannes, France, for the premiere of Mom Smith’s new Madagascar film. They both rocked some black with a splash or two of color (including Willow’s ever-changing hair!). (Read)

[MadameNoire.com]Cheers To This RHOA: Cynthia Bailey Becomes Spokesperson For Moscato Brand

Cynthia Bailey is definitely one of the more “normal” cast members of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and certainly one of the most beautiful, so it comes as no big surprise that she’s the latest housewife to strike an endorsement deal. The forty-something former model has signed on to the be exclusive celebrity spokesperson for P.T. Moscato, a light sparkling wine. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] 9 Celebrities The Paparazzi Should Just Stop Following Star quality is that very rare spark that resides in few people. Some of them are fortunate to make it big and others aren’t. But…there are a few that slip into Hollywood. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] India Taught Me: 5 Life Lessons Learned From India Arie
Unlike most of the fluff that we hear on the radio today, her music has substance. The positivity that oozes from her messages have the potential to turn just about any frown upside down. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Publicist Tamiko White Talks Up Her SuperTrash Collection
StyleBlazer’s Metanoya Webb spoke with Tamiko White about the SuperTrash collection. White described the kind of woman she imagines wearing the designs. Further, White went into detail about the merits of SuperTrash clothes. (Watch)

[HipHopWired.com] Jimmy Henchman Says He Loaned Wyclef Jean Drug MoneyThe week-long trial of business mogul and accused drug kingpin James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond has not gone favorably for the former manager of clients including Game, Mike Tyson, Gucci Mane and others. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] Are You Branding or Just Bragging?
It’s the photo album on Facebook with 500 photos of your high school classmate’s bourgeois wedding. Or the album full of every purchase an old friend has made from Christian Louboutin. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] 8 of The Worst Male Celebrity Plastic Surgeries
Think bad plastic surgery is exclusive to the women of Hollywood? The following eight male stars not only went under the knife, but appear as if they totally got botched while under it. (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Waka Flocka Flame Covers 5th Anniversary Issue Of Urban Ink Magazine
Wack Flocka Flame, and a seriously stacked chick named Wankaego (expect a Bangin Candy, shortly), covers the fifth anniversary issue of Urban Ink magazine. The “No Hands” rapper is featured in the special “Year In Ink” issue of the tattoo friendly publication. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Word on the Street: Would You Fight Back or Sue After an Assault?
In light of Jennifer Willaims’ lawsuit against Nia Crooks for assault on Basketball Wives, Bossip’s Jay asked L.A. pedestrians whether they would fight back or sue in the case of their own assault. Most said that they would fight if they knew their assailant had no money. (Watch)

[StyleBlazer.com] 8 of The Worst Male Celebrity Plastic Surgeries
Think bad plastic surgery is exclusive to the women of Hollywood? The following eight male stars not only went under the knife, but appear as if they totally got botched while under it. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] HBCU Love: I’m So Glad I Went to Howard U. What About You?
There is something about attending a historically black college or university that isn’t always easily summed up in words. There is something special, reverent that—if you are fortunate enough to have attended and graduated from one—you can’t always explain to someone who explored different higher education options. (Continue)

[HipHopWired.com] Waka Flocka Flame Covers 5th Anniversary Issue Of Urban Ink Magazine
Wack Flocka Flame, and a seriously stacked chick named Wankaego (expect a Bangin Candy, shortly), covers the fifth anniversary issue of Urban Ink magazine. The “No Hands” rapper is featured in the special “Year In Ink” issue of the tattoo friendly publication. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Word on the Street: Would You Fight Back or Sue After an Assault?
In light of Jennifer Willaims’ lawsuit against Nia Crooks for assault on Basketball Wives, Bossip’s Jay asked L.A. pedestrians whether they would fight back or sue in the case of their own assault. Most said that they would fight if they knew their assailant had no money. (Watch)

[MadameNoire.com] HBCU Love: I’m So Glad I Went to Howard U. What About You?
There is something about attending a historically black college or university that isn’t always easily summed up in words. There is something special, reverent that—if you are fortunate enough to have attended and graduated from one—you can’t always explain to someone who explored different higher education options. (Continue)

[StyleBlazer.com] What Are Chanel Iman’s Travel Must-Haves?
When you’re a Victoria’s Secret Angel, you have to be ready to fly and look flawless in a flash. Supermodel Chanel Iman always looks amazing, and now she’s giving the scoop on how she stays glam on the road. (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Waka Flocka Flame Covers 5th Anniversary Issue Of Urban Ink Magazine
Wack Flocka Flame, and a seriously stacked chick named Wankaego (expect a Bangin Candy, shortly), covers the fifth anniversary issue of Urban Ink magazine. The “No Hands” rapper is featured in the special “Year In Ink” issue of the tattoo friendly publication. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Word on the Street: Would You Fight Back or Sue After an Assault?
In light of Jennifer Willaims’ lawsuit against Nia Crooks for assault on Basketball Wives, Bossip’s Jay asked L.A. pedestrians whether they would fight back or sue in the case of their own assault. Most said that they would fight if they knew their assailant had no money. (Watch)

[StyleBlazer.com] What Are Chanel Iman’s Travel Must-Haves?
When you’re a Victoria’s Secret Angel, you have to be ready to fly and look flawless in a flash. Supermodel Chanel Iman always looks amazing, and now she’s giving the scoop on how she stays glam on the road. (Read)

[MadameNoire.com] Tichina Arnold On Getting Any Type of Role and Her New Series “Happily Divorced”
Actress Tichina Arnold has a knack for landing roles on TV shows that become cult favorites. Most people probably remember her as “Pam,” the sassy, wisecracking best friend on Martin or from playing “Rochelle,” (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Waka Flocka Flame Covers 5th Anniversary Issue Of Urban Ink Magazine
Wack Flocka Flame, and a seriously stacked chick named Wankaego (expect a Bangin Candy, shortly), covers the fifth anniversary issue of Urban Ink magazine. The “No Hands” rapper is featured in the special “Year In Ink” issue of the tattoo friendly publication. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Word on the Street: Would You Fight Back or Sue After an Assault?
In light of Jennifer Willaims’ lawsuit against Nia Crooks for assault on Basketball Wives, Bossip’s Jay asked L.A. pedestrians whether they would fight back or sue in the case of their own assault. Most said that they would fight if they knew their assailant had no money. (Watch)

[MadameNoire.com] Tichina Arnold On Getting Any Type of Role and Her New Series “Happily Divorced”
Actress Tichina Arnold has a knack for landing roles on TV shows that become cult favorites. Most people probably remember her as “Pam,” the sassy, wisecracking best friend on Martin or from playing “Rochelle,” (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] Christian Louboutin Beaute’ Is A Coming To A Town Near You!
The real Red Bottom Boss, Christian Louboutin announced that he plans on expanding his infamous shoe line unto the beauty world. It’s makes perfect sense that he would enter into the beauty industry when those bottoms of his is the classic lip color. (Read)

[HipHopWired.com] Waka Flocka Flame Covers 5th Anniversary Issue Of Urban Ink Magazine
Wack Flocka Flame, and a seriously stacked chick named Wankaego (expect a Bangin Candy, shortly), covers the fifth anniversary issue of Urban Ink magazine. The “No Hands” rapper is featured in the special “Year In Ink” issue of the tattoo friendly publication. (Read)

[24Wired.com] Word on the Street: Would You Fight Back or Sue After an Assault?
In light of Jennifer Willaims’ lawsuit against Nia Crooks for assault on Basketball Wives, Bossip’s Jay asked L.A. pedestrians whether they would fight back or sue in the case of their own assault. Most said that they would fight if they knew their assailant had no money. (Watch)