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1BlessedNatural: Ciara's 2nd Look for the MET Gala (photo cred: Ciara/ Instagarm) Monday night, Ciara represented for us natural hair queens on the MET Gala red carpet when she rocked two looks: a huge Afro wig and two puffs! The "Level Up" singer's hairstyles were a part of two looks she sported for the event including an emerald dress and a black jumpsuit. This year's theme for the MET Gala was "Camp: Notes on Fashion." Other celebrities who wore natural hairstyles included Danai Gurira and Lupita . While she was getting ready for the gala, Ciara announced on social media that the song "Level Up" was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as Gold. This means that it reached 500,000 sales or streams. Congratulations Ciara!  1BlessedNatural: Ciara' first look for the met gala (photo cred: Ciara/Instagram) 1BlessedNatural: Ciara on the red carpet View this...

Ciara Gets Accpted Into Harvard Business School (photo cred: Ciara/Instagram) Today, Ciara announced on social media that she was accepted into Harvard Business School. She said, "I always dreamt of going to college but by God's grace, my music career took me on a path that I'm so thankfu for. This week I got accepted into Harvard! Word cannot describe my excitement!" The "Level Up singer also thanked Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse. Elberse is the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administrator at Harvard University. Ciara ended her caption with a "#WhyNotHer". Love it! Congratulations, Ciara!  View this post on Instagram I always dreamt of going to college, but by God’s grace, my music career took me on a path that I’m so thankful for. This week I got accepted into Harvard! Words cannot describe my excitement! Thank you @anitaelberse for a once in in a lifet...

Today, singer Ciara posted a cute video on social media of her husband Russell Wilson brushing their daughter Sienna's hair and the 3-year-old helping him. The caption of Ciara's video was, "My Beautiful Black Man and My Beautiful Black Princess @DangeRussWilson🖤 Worshipping and Hairstyling #Sunday." Russell Wilson sang along to "O Come to the Alter" by Elevation Worship while brushing his daughter's hair up into a puff. 3-year-old Sienna shook her curly puff in victory after Dad finished styling it. Ciara, who was filming it told Sienna that she did a great job and Russell Wilson gave the camera thumbs up! So cute! My Beautiful Black Man and My Beautiful Black Princess. @DangeRussWilson 🖤 Worship and Hairstyling. #Sunday pic.twitter.com/FWeObW5vRE — Ciara (@ciara) June 7, 2020 Russell Wilson, Sienna, baby Future, and Ciara (photo cred: Instagram) Russell Wilson with his step son baby Future and daughter...

Today, Twitter was up in arms again over Russell Wilson's sweet birthday message to his stepson, baby Future (Future Jr.). In an Instagram post, Wilson had this to say: You are my daily inspiration. My best friend...Full of Love, Joy, and Grace. I thank Jesus everyday for who you are & being able to lead & guide you. Your future is forever endless and I pray you swim into every opportunity and obstacle in life with this much Love and Enthusiasm. Happy 6th Birthday Future! Daddy loves you!  🙏🏾💪🏾❤️  @Ciara The problem, according to some Twitter users is that Wilson is baby Future's stepfather and not his biological father. They found his message to be "disrespectful" to the child's biological father who is Future the rapper. It seems to happen every year when Wilson posts a birthday message for his stepson. View this post on Instagram You are my daily inspiration. My best friend.....

1BlessedNatural: Alicia Keys Inspires Tamron Hall to Remove Her Makeup Friday, Today Show co-host Tamron Hall removed her makeup in support of Alicia Keys' "no makeup" movement. The anchor said, "I love the message; I love the idea." Hall's co-hosts Billy Bush and Al Roker also grabbed wipes and removed their makeup in support of the ladies. I loved it! Earlier this year, Alicia Keys launched her "no makeup" movement by appearing in public fresh-faced. In a letter to Lenny dated May 31, 2016, the singer explained that she didn't want to cover up anymore. Alicia Keys was criticized on social media for her decision to not wear makeup to the VMAs. Some people thought makeup was fitting for the event, while others supported her decision. Her husband, producer Swizz Beatz took up for his wife on social media. In an Instagram video, he said, "This is deep. Somebody is sitting home mad because somebody didn't wear makeup o...

Photo credit: quinn.anya via VisualHunt.com / CC BY-SA We live in a world that promotes sex. It is on almost every TV show, commercial, song, an d billboard This can make it more of a challenge for you and your guy when you have made plans to pra ctice abstinence . Recently, singer Ciara and her boyfriend, Seattle Sehawks player Russell Wilson have been in the news for their decision to wait. Here are 4 tips to help you achieve your goal of practicing ab stinence until marriage: 1. Talk about it . : It is important that you and your guy have a talk about staying abstinent until you walk down the aisle . You might have to have more than one talk, and that is okay. Ladies, explain to him why it is important to you. If you plan on waiting until marriage, be sure to explain this fully so that he understands where you are coming from. Also, do not be afraid to quote the Bible either . Here are some verses you can read together: Hebrews 13:4 says, Let marriage be hel...

Photo courtesy of Ted Eytan - Flickr We thought we were okay. We no longer had to use separate facilities, and we could sit anywhere we wanted on the bus. There was a black man in the White House for the first time.We were making strides; Dr. King's dream had come true. We thought we had a generation that would never understand the real significance of having a Black man in the White House. We thought they would never truly comprehend the hatred behind the use of the word "nigger" back in the old days. It was a word that many of them used often with a different meaning. One day a gun went off, and a young Black man wearing a black hoodie was silenced forever. Worldwide attention was brought back to a low-lying problem... Racism between blacks and whites. People wore hoodies all over the world in remembrance. Candles were lit and prayers were sent to God. Another term was over, and the Black man was still in the White House. Meanwhile, the preparations for the po...