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Beef 2.0: The Year in Media 2009
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” Did you hear the one about the midsize East Coast city? You know, the one that is overwhelmingly black? Infant mortality rate equivalent to some developing nations? Listen, apparently they elected some fancy-schmancy Ivy League…
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Nine Things We Didn’t See in ’09
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” Most of us went into 2009 with all of the optimism in the world. The first black president ever was sworn into office. The biggest pop star in the world would be returning to the stage.…
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10 Ways to Save Money, Keep Your Sexy, Heal the World
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” Everything that we do, good or bad, has an impact on the planet. And African Americans and other minority groups are often so wrapped up in survival mode that we go for the easy or…
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How to Be Black, Famous and Green
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” “I think I’ll never get an animal like a snake again where I have to keep her in an aquarium,” Pinkett Smith told OneIndia. “We have this whole thing for Beauty outside for her, to…
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When Santa Goes Green
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” Pamper one of the hard-working women (or men) in your life with a gift that sends stress packing. A gift certificate from SpaFinder will let the lucky recipient indulge in a much-deserved massage at any…
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Turkey Fry Gone Awry
Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, the Food Network and countless Turkey Day connoisseurs swear by succulent deep-fried fowl. Apparently, the old-school roasted bird has become passé. So if you want to go down the deep-fried route this Thanksgiving, all you need is the bird, a propane burner, a vat of peanut oil and a little patience.…
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Rihanna Breaks Her Silence
I felt like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears … —Rihanna, as told to Glamour magazine. If you have ever watched E! True Hollywood Story, chances are, you already know the outcome. Great fame, greater fallout, stardom and scandal stretched out across headlines. Feb. 7 was the fallout for…
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Going on the Offensive
Choe Sang-Hun of The New York Times recently reported on how South Korea is dealing with race in the wake of a growing migrant community. Anti-discrimination legislation in the country has been met with opposition from critics citing a difficulty “to define what was racially or culturally offensive.” Here in the U.S. we’re all scrambling for the same sense…
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A Decade of Black Genius
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” Practicing piano was a chore until a young Jason Moran heard a rendition of “‘Round Midnight.” The classic by Thelonious Monk set Moran on the road to musical innovation that includes a jazz interpretation of…
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Bros Before … Well, You Know the Deal
After laying into bromance films last week, I had to check out last night’s screening of Couples Retreat here in D.C. The film officially opens on Friday and centers on a group of friends who head to a couples’ skill-building resort with the hopes of rekindling lost love. Starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell and a handful of…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
