Vogue Italia Loves Fabulous Brown Girls with VOGUE BLACK!

When we learned about the Italian Vogue's new website Vogue Black, we were instantly amazed and impressed with what we saw.

The website focuses on everything black, beauty, and fashion. If you remember Vogue Italia are the ones that had the Black Issue that had 4 different covers of very accomplished and successful black models, Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn, Sessilee Lopez, and Liya Kedebe. With a lot of magazines and the entertainment industry as a whole snubbing black women, the fact that the Vogue brand is starting to cater more towards black beauty is great!

We especially love the up-incoming spotlight of British model, Tolula Adeyemi.

We think all Fabulous Brown Girls should be familiar with this website so take a look and add it to your Internet must see!

Check out Vogue Black

FBG Spotlight: Vanessa and Angela Simmons

How could you not love them? They could be compared to the Hilton sisters, but they are Fabulous and Brown so that makes them better ;)

As we all know, Angela and Vanessa Simmons are a part of the lineage of Hip Hop royalty seeing as their father was 1/3 of RUN DMC. They were first introduced to us through the popular MTV reality show Run's House that stole our attention and made reality TV a family must see.

Now these ladies are hard core entrepreneurs and socialites on both the East and West Coasts. They took their privileged background and made it work for them where they can now empower young girls through fashion and being positive role models.


I notice that the more these ladies become moguls the more I respect them for what they do and how they carry themselves. They are truly FABULOUS BROWN GIRLS because they still have fun, get their hair done, shop, but understand the importance of being strongbusinesswomen who acknowledge that they are role models and have younger girls who look up to them. They used their lineage to leverage their careers in the industry and own their own company all while being BFFs and sisters.


Here is a snippet of the interview:

Honey: Describe your style.

A: I don’t really have a set style because I don’t know how I’m going to feel in the morning.

V: You would be a very diverse dresser.

A: But that’s boring. I don’t want to say “diverse dresser.”

V: I made up my whole category. I’m versatile.

A: I don’t like to just go with what’s trendy right now. I’ll go back and pull stuff and say, “This was popular in 1995, I’m putting it on.” I’m all over the place.

Honey: Sneakers or stilettos?

V: Flats. Nice flat boots.

A: At this very moment, I would put on stilettos. That’s why Pastry is making heels.

V: But heels that can also be comfortable.

A: And I love sneakers. I’ve always been a sneaker head. But that’s what drives us to be able to do a line. We’re into that world. We’re into all of it. People often say, “I don’t understand why you don’t have your stuff on all the time.” Because I’m such a fashion-person that I could never limit myself to one lane. What I like to do is go shop and get inspiration to build up new stuff.

Check out their entire interview at Honey Magazine where they discuss their distinct personalities, being moguls, their style, and their relationships.

[Photos taken from Honeymag.com]

FBG Spotlight: Janet Jackson Interview

This was a great interview of Janet Jackson breaking her silence and showing her strength as she remembers her brother, Michael Jackson, who she says she was the closest to.

I was both touched and proud of her while watching the interview that throughout all that has gone on in her life and her late brother's life that remains strong for her family and her fans. She said that she "smiles when things get a little painful. "

She also talks about her life, her childhood, her relationship with her father, Joe Jackson, and her romantic relationship Jermaine Dupree!

If you missed it last night, check out the full interview! Fabulous Brown Girl heart Janet Jackson so much!

FBG Spotlight: Black Girls Rock Awards

Sunday, October 17, an organization called Black Girls Rock held its 4th annual awards ceremony to honor several woman of color of their postive imagery in the media. FBG wanted to spotlight Black Girls Rock because a lot of their principles and ideals line up with those of Fabulous Brown Girl (and their name is FABULOUS) This year the honorees were Raven Simone, Naomi Campbell, Mary J Blige, and Janelle Monae

Black Girls Rock was founded out of the disdain that a lot of women of color have against hip hop "videos, magazines and other visual media." Instead of fighting these media avenues, the founder, popular female disc jockey, Beverly Bond, started Black Girls Rock as a mentoring and advocacy foundation for "at risk" female teenagers.

A major goal Black Girls Rock is dedicated to is combating the psychological effects of the negative portrayal of black women in the media by..

• building girls self worth and self-esteem
• broadening their horizons
• and helping empower them through discussion, education, counseling, and mentorship

Take a look at the beautiful honorees!

Raven Simone, Young, Black and Gifted Award Honoree

Mary J. Blige, ICON Honoree

Naomi Campbell, Fashionista Award Honoree

Janelle Monae, Who's Up Next Award Honoree

Check out the footage from YBF.com correspondent Kourtney "KRich" Richards as she chats with the honorees and attendees on the red carpet!!

FBG Turns One Month Today!!

Today marks the one month anniversary of FABULOUS BROWN GIRL (my baby is growing up yall!! lol) I started this blog just as an outlet on what I feel young women like me want to talk about. It does not always focus on superficial or materials things. Fabulous Brown Girls are Stylish, Sophisticated, and Savvy! We are the total package: we look fly, demand respect, and can hold our own in any circumstance!!

So FBG wants to give a BIG Thank You to those of you who keep checking us out and showing us love!! I really do appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Please continue to look out for hot topics and different features that will make u smile, think, and laugh. Tell your friends to check FBG out too!! Leave comments and start discussions because its all for you FAB BROWN GIRLS.. Smooches

FBG Loves Ya!!

FABULOUS BROWN GIRL Spotlight: WEEN

Over the weekend, DC was littered with black elite and celebrities that came to celebrate and attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. The conference is a four day long event held every year in September. The conference is host to tons of events, forums, galas, and awards ceremonies for black politicians, business leaders, and the movers and shakers in the black community.

One of the organizations that held an awards ceremony over the weekend was WEEN (Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network). They are a network of women in the entertainment industry that are commited to the positive portrayal of women of all races and backgrounds in the media, entertainment, and society as a whole.

The women of WEEN understand the importance of improving the quality of life for women and young ladies all over the world. They are using there fame and their industry impact as a platform to lend a voice to causes such as

• Healthcare
• Financial Literacy
• Personal and Professional Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Media Impact
• Grassroots Programs
  

Some of the people that were honored at the awards were actors Vivica Fox, Hill Harper, Malinda Williams, Chief Diversity Officer of McDonalds, Pat Harris, Executive Vice President of Urban Marketing Universal Motown, Shanti Das, and AIDS Activist, Maria Davis.

Check out some photos of the honorees on the "purple" carpet!!

Honoree, Malinda Williams

Honoree, Vivica A. Fox





Honoree, Hill Harper



Valeisha Butterfield, WEEN Chairwoman







If you are interested in becoming a member or how to break into the industry with a job or an internship click here for WEEN job postings .

Fabulous Brown Girl Spotlight: Beyonce' at the VMAs

By now everyone should already know about the FOOLYWANG moment that happened last night at the MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye West showed his highly intoxicated and ignorant side once again.

When Taylor Swift tried to accept her very first VMA award, Kanye felt the need to steal that very important moment away from her. He thinks he did it because he is "REAL"... I think he did it because he is a HATER... smh

However, at the end of the night Beyonce', in a similarly bright red dress, decided instead of talking about herself, she would call Taylor back on stage to give her her moment back after winning the award for the "Best Video of the Year" for Single Ladies. Luckily, Beyonce' knows the VMAs are just for fun and that there is room for everyone to shine!

I was very happy that Beyonce' recognized that as a young girl, you dream about moments like these and it doesn't matter who wins, because everyone nominated deserves to win... or they wouldn't be nominated!!

I want to commend Mrs. Beyonce' Knowles-Carter for her act of graciousness, class, and kindness. She embodies what a Fabulous Brown Girl is; someone who uplifts, empowers, and inspires other women to be all they can!

Beyonce = CLASS and KANYE = ASS... that is all

*Pictures taken from bossip.com

FABULOUS BROWN GIRL Spotlight: The Collective Renaissance Guild

Here at Fabulous Brown Girl, one of our main focuses is non profits and social awareness. As often as we can we are going to spotlight different fabulous brown girl nonprofit organizations that help benefit our community.


This weekend in Atlanta a nonprofit organization known as The Collective Renaissance Guild hosted a conference called the "Power Generation Conference". I attended the "Speak Out" Event where over 2000+ attendees including music professionals, politicians, entrepreneurs, educators, students and supporters were invited to explore opportunities for philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and artistic innovation.

The Collective Renaissance Guild is comprised of Fabulous Brown Girls who want "to infuse the arts, philanthropy and social responsibility in the cultural landscape of the Power Generation (formerly known as Generation X and the Hip Hop Generation) while educating and providing models for subsequent generations. They are committed to cultivating community leadership, arts patronage, and philanthropy among the power brokers of our generation." (CRG Mission)

Here are a couple of pics I snapped while at the event!! Check it out!!

Camera phone picture of Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Atlanta Civil Rights leader, Joseph Lowery,
and The Collective Renaissance Guild Founders

The Collective Renaissance Guild logo banner