Two Words: Bryant Park (NY Fashion Week)

If you are a Fabulous Brown Girl and covet fashion then you are already FULLY aware of the happenings in Bryant Park!! Yesterday started NY Fashion Week where designers hold fashion shows twice a year (February and September) to display the new fashion trends for the Spring and Fall seasons.

Most of the fashion shows take place at Bryant Park and journalists, celebrities, and socialites are invited to survey their designs and decide who they will wear or give good reviews to.

Even though I do not claim to be anywhere near "Devil Wears Prada" status, I do enjoy fashion a great deal and will be looking out for the new hottest trends

Speaking of Devil Wears Prada, check out the real "Devil" herself, Anna Wintour, Editor In Chief of Vogue Magazine, in her new award winning documentary "The September Issue". It hits theatres nationwide today! I definitely plan on checking it out!





If you want to learn more about Fashion Week click here ...

A Little Friday Inspiration....

Ladies, I know sometimes you just need a little pick me up to encourage you to make it though the day, the week, or maybe even the year... So Fabulous Brown Girl will randomly just post inspirational quotes or anecdotes to plant seeds of inspiration... Check out the quote below and TGIF!!

"The greatest thing you can do for someone is believe in him or her. And the greatest thing they can do for you is to give you a reason to be able to." -- Anonymous

President Obama: "Health Care is a Human Right"

Yesterday the President addressed the United States Congress about health care reform. He delivered a great speech (in my opinion) that got numerous standing ovations from various members of Congress. Unfortunately, most of the Republicans were not swayed by his speech in the least because they have more debt to special interests (big business/insurance companies) than they do to the citizens who are suffering from our collapsing health care system.

According to the Census Bureau, the number of people without health care rose from 45 million in 2007 to 46 million in 2008. This startling fact was brought to the President's attention and he and his cabinet have come up with a bill that will require ALL Americans by law to have health insurance. The proposed cost of this bill is $900 billion over 10 years and will be similar to how every American who drives a car is required to have auto insurance.

I agree with the bill and our President when he says that having health care is a human right! We are the Power Generation and the changes that our going on within the government will affect us 100% If you have questions ask someone who is knowledgeable to explain it to you. We must be aware of what is going on.

If you did not get a chance to see the speech please watch it and get informed!!

Former Exec puts BET on Blast

Not like we already didn't know this... but it is sad that our alleged notions have been confirmed by former BET executive, Andreas Hale, about the ongoings and lack of structure taking place at Black Entertainment Television. Hale resigned yesterday from BET due to lack of organization and being consistently "shot down" for trying to bring about a positive change to the network.


In my eyes, the last good thing BET did was cancel there trashy video show "UnCut"... (eye roll)

Andreas Hale, jornalist and former BET.com executive

Check out Andreas Hale's email that fully explains why he had to resign here ...

Education is Power, isn't it?

President Barack Obama gave a wonderful speech yesterday addressing grade school children to work hard in school so they can be successful in life. For the life of me I can not understand why they (conservatives) were so up in arms about OUR PRESIDENT encouraging children (who are our future) to work hard and stay in school so that they can be successful. Can some one please break it down to me what was so wrong with this ?! Some right wing school districts around the country even went as far as refusing to show the President's speech because they felt like he was trying to push his political agenda to grade school students? REALLY?!?! It really saddens me that people try to tarnish President Obama's legacy anyway they can.

Here at Fabulous Brown Girl we believe that children can not be encouraged enough that their education is important! EDUCATION IS KEY!!

"The truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject you study. You won't click with every teacher. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right this minute. And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try," Obama said.

Being the father of grade school children himself, he said what any responisble parent would tell their child.

If you haven't had a chance to see the President Obama Speech, please take time to listen to him.. Inspirational as always!!

Hair Today... Gone Tommorow

It seems that natural hair talk has gained more and more attention lately. I am happy that more women are embracing their hair the way it is naturally. As a matter of fact, Tyra Banks, TV mogul and former supermodel, is joining in on the natural/real hair kick. She revealed her "real" hair today on her talk show. "Tyra" wanted to show everyone that even though she mainly wears wigs and weaves thats its should only be an option. She is trying to embrace her real hair. She has no problem admitting that she wears fake hair, but she doesn't want other women to think that she is trying to cover up having a lack of hair or that she hates her hair.

As a Fabulous Brown Girl, I am not scared to say that I have dabbled in all kinds of hair styles. I think its great to be able to wear your hair in so many countless styles. From silky straight to big and kinky, I have experimented with pretty much everything that I can think of and I absolutley love all the ways I choose to wear my hair.

I don't care what you do with your hair--have fun with it! Just make sure you take care of your REAL hair and always embrace it. Remember that "good" hair is "healthy" hair. So don't let anyone make you feel that your hair isn't beautiful the way it naturally is.

So what do you think FBG's ? Is wearing weave that big of a deal?

If you haven't had a chance to see her hair revealed take a look at the video...

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