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Beauty definitely has a name, its Emme. The 5-foot-11, twice named People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," is the world’s first plus-size model. Emme is a mother, television personality, author, lecturer, creative director for clothing lines, and a globally recognized women's advocate with a 20-year tenure. When she is not changing societies view one body image at a time, she is joining forces with major companies and hosting events like the one she held this past Saturday, Oct. 25th. Emme Read more [...]
Celebrate Spa Week by visiting Shrink Studios!
Today kicks off a celebration of 10 years of wellness with SPA WEEK! Spa’s nation wide is participating by bringing affordable $50 services to the masses for the week of Oct.20-26. Normally when you think of a spa service, you imagine facials, massages, & saunas. While these services bring relaxation and rejuvenation, these are not the only services that one can sample during spa week. It has been quoted by many that we live in the era of fitness. No, not the late 80’s where people wore fitness Read more [...]
10 Life Changing Lessons Learned at Oprah’s Life You Want Tour: Houston
I have to say I wasn’t feeling my best when I got the invite to attend probably this biggest classroom held in the Toyota Center and by “THE” Oprah Winfrey herself. “Who turns down Oprah”, I thought. I had been seeing commercials for a while about the multi-city arena tour that was to engage, encourage, and empower the audience. So despite feeling ill, I decided to go to the sold out “The Life You Want Tour” that was being held Oct. 17-18th. What a great decision I made. Oprah and her Read more [...]
S. Epatha Merkerson Challenges You to Know the ABCs of Diabetes
Numbers have and will always be an essential part of life. At an early age you learn how to count, and then you put into memory birth dates, phone numbers, etc. As you get older, some numbers become more important than others such as SSN, driver’s license or weight. Well there is another number you can commit to memory and that is your A1C.
Do you know your A1C number? Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and 4-time NAACP Image Award winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson says that it is a very important number Read more [...]
Two Fashion Show: A New Trending Topic
By Eric Ford (Contributing Writer & Creator of upcoming LifeStyle Website & Brand “Eric & Kidd”)
Two fashion shows are better than one as the Two Fashion Show becomes a trending topic.
Following the success of the One Fashion Show last year, it was time to go bigger and better and a new location was first on the list. “From the talk of our first show, Minute Maid Park actually reached out to us about having the show at their location,” said Two Fashion Team spokesperson. “Once Read more [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Wells Fargo Brings African American Treasures from The Kinsey Collection to The Houston Museum of African American Culture
"In observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Kinsey exhibition poised to dispel myths and encourage dialogue around African Americans in the making of America"
Houston, TX July 15 2014- As the nation observes the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and the Houston Museum of African American Culture readies the opening of, African American Treasures from The Kinsey Collection, on August 2, 2014.
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Summertime Fine: A Fashion Tale
June 21st, 2014 was the official first day of summer. Immediately the masses responded by taking to Social Media and posting this summers “must haves”, including popular beach wear. A growing trend, that truly sky-rocketed in 2013, and now is in first place on the fashion scene are “FATKINIS”. The creator of the high-waist two-piece created so much buzz that it landed her a spot on multiple media outlets, including the Insider, and world renowned Good Morning America!
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Houston Goes 2 for 2 with New Reality Show: Houston Fit
On October 30, 2013 The Oprah Winfrey Network aired the first episode of Houston Beauty, launching Houston on the "Reality" TV scene. Now Houston goes for round 2 with a different approach: Houston Fit.
Houston often gets a bad rep for being one of the fattest cities in America. MensFitness.com listed Houston on its 2014 Fattest Cities List as number 31. Houston Fit plans to combat that. Not just another reality show full of tears and weight-loss, the creators of the show really mean business! Read more [...]
O.V.O. (Drake) Presents H.A.W
Its not secret that Drake love's Houston. I mean can you name a song where the Canada native doesn't mention in someway, a street, local native, or area of the metropolitan city? Me either! The Multiplatinum Recording Artist/Actor along with his record label O.V.O. Sound have decided to show a little Appreciation to the city he was discovered in by presenting H.A.W (Houston Appreciation Week).
H.A.W will take place June 12-15 kicking off with the launch of October's Very Own (O.V.O) Thursday Read more [...]
4 Reasons to Attend The 4th Annual Houston Beer Fest!
That's right! This weekend, June 7&8, from 12pm-10pm Houston Beer Fest returns for its 4th year at Sam Houston Park (Not to be confused with Sam Houston Race Park). Everything is BIGGER and better this year! Here's 4 intoxicating (see what I did there) reasons why YOU should attend!
4. Red Solo Cups
Beer Pong! HBF will bring you the Tournament of Champions Beer Pong and Flip Cup tournaments this year. Beer Pong is like a right of passage for beer drinkers (and college freshmen). If you Read more [...]