POETIC JUSTICE

"You think because he doesn't love you that you are worthless. You think that because he doesn't want you anymore that he is right -- that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws you out, then you are garbage. You think he belongs to you because you want to belong to him. Don't. It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love. Love shouldn't be like that. Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all around it; sometimes you can't even see the mountain for the clouds. But you know what? You go up top and what do you see? His head. The clouds never cover the head. His head pokes through, beacuse the clouds let him; they don't wrap him up. They let him keep his head up high, free, with nothing to hide him or bind him. You can't own a human being. You can't lose what you don't own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you? You really want somebody like that? Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door? You don't, do you? And neither does he. You're turning over your whole life to him. Your whole life, girl. And if it means so little to you that you can just give it away, hand it to him, then why should it mean any more to him? He can't value you more than you value yourself."
-Toni Morrison

FASHION PROVERB OF THE DAY

"I DON'T DESIGN CLOTHES, I DESIGN DREAMS." -RALPH LAUREN

FASHION PROVERB OF THE DAY

“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.”- Cecil Beaton

MISS P.E.A.R.L. OF DALLAS INNER-BEAUTY SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Are you a highschool junior or senior young lady who possess POISE, ELEGANCE, and is a RESPONSIBLE LEADER, seeking for scholarship funds toward college? If so, the MISS P.E.A.R.L. of Dallas inner-beauty pageant is for you! Be apart of a pageant like no other, that praises inner-beauty and rewards academic achievement, public speaking skills, civic engagement, and leadership abilities.  The pageant is open to all seniors and juniors in the DFW metroplex.  If you are interested or would like more information visit
 http://www.pearl-girls.org/pageant.html and remember to mention Candace Cooks sent you! Good luck and remember applications are due January 12, 2010...Come be apart of this life-changing experience!

CRAZY COOL GREY FRENZY FOR KICKSMAS

December 23, 2010, was one of the most anticipated days of the Christmas season for "sneakerheads" and air jordan lovers everywhere, as Nike's Air Jordan Retro 11's or better known as the "Cool Greys" were released and in shoe stores everywhere.  Shoe stores all over the nation were opened hours early for the big anticipated crowds at 6AM.  The exact shoe that famous basketball phenom Michael Jordan wore in his last and final NBA game, and only released for sale once before in 2001, created absolute madness as people were going crazy trying to get them in their possession.  At Towneast Mall in Dallas, TX. the crowd of 500 people were pepper sprayed by the police to control the disorderly crowd.  People gathered and camped out for the shoes even the day before, aiming to be the first in line.  These exclusive sneakers are even costing $500 on Ebay.  Were these shoes really worth the chaos and trouble?

THIS IS WHY I ROCK!

BLACK GIRLS ROCK! tHIS CONCEPT IS TAKING OVER THE NATION BY STORM AS NIA LONG HOSTS THE FIRST ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2010, CELEBRATING BLACK WOMEN AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.  BLACK GIRLS ROCK INC. ESTABLISHED IN 2006 AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO INSTILL IN YOUNG BLACK WOMEN SELF-WORTH AND BUILD THEIR SELF-ESTEEM.  THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES MENTOR PROGRAMS, ART EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.  THIS PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY TEAMED UP WITH BET NETWORKS AND IN AN AWARDS PROGRAM, HIGHLIGHTED WOMEN OF COLOR AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND MORE.  SOME OF THE HONOREES WERE KEKE PALMER, MISSY ELIOT, RAVEN SYMONE’, RUBY DEE AND MORE.

Fashion proverb of the day

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” -Coco Chanel