Ever since America was forced to suffer through three seasons of Flavor of Love and watching Ty Ruff from the Real World: DC showed his colors, it seems like “unscripted” television has had it out for Black folks. The only “real” depictions we get of ourselves are loud, foul mouthed, feisty,…

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrating family, community and culture. To fully ingest, appreciate, and understand the root and core values of Kwanzaa; one must conceive the profound tone of its spirit, which is its concern with values.  In this article we will explore the…

After 2012 proving itself to be the year of ratchet reality TV, 2013 kicked off strong with a new reality show on TLC documenting the lives of four pastors’ wives in Atlanta. When the show was initially announced it was met with much criticism. After all, we’ve seen how cameras following people around documenting their “everyday lives” (or what the producers…

I have a few industry colleagues who feel similar sentiments when it comes to producing and promoting positive media. Having conversations with them lets me know I'm not alone in the struggle. It's like we're raging against the machine, storming the fort, taking the Alamo. I mean, I don't want to…

Today's Kwanzaa principle is Kuumba or Creativity. The goal is to do as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful than we found it.



That's certainly the goal of the online TV network we're aiming to launch. We'd like to expose creativity in a way that it hasn't…

BrightGirl Media is a social media strategy and video production firm specializing in small to medium sized businesses. We work with our clients to manage their Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, G+, blogs, etc. as well as producing commercials and videos to market…

The Kwanzaa principle is UJAMAA which means shared wealth. Cooperative economics can help African Americans take physical control of their own destinies by understanding that no one can be totally self sufficient.

That is one of the main principles the online TV network and the BrightGirl Media…

Check out this video below, since we are within the Black Folks HotSpot Network, its only right that we share this here first....if we spend the most…

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by Alex Alvarez | 2:24 pm, August 30th, 2011

On his radio show today, Glenn Beck tackled a particularly sticky issue when it comes to race. How does it make any sort of sense, he wanted to know, to refer to all black persons as “African American,” particularly when so many black individuals don’t live…

Why do you think single men shy away from speed-dating?

Through our studies, we’ve come across single men who are apprehensive when it comes to signing up for a speed-dating event.  However, these same single men are dating online and calling the chat lines on a regular basis…

Karen Davis-Johnson, M.S.W.

Editor of the Journal of Father-Daughter Communications

When people engage in discourse about the impact early childhood trauma has on mental health development, rarely does the impact of poor fathering or father emotional-detachment, enter the conversation. As a psychotherapists, researcher, and educator it is my mission to encourage people to…

These pieces of literature is a great collection to have at home. We can learn so much from these extraordinary authors. In order to elevate, it is essential to have knowledge and wisdom. The selection of literature presented in the video will assist to learn how to empower ourselves as well as our community.

If you are interested in any of the books mentioned above, click on the links below so you can have a copy for…

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