Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Todd Shaw, better known to the world as Too Short , recently revealed the news that he’s a first-time father at 53. The legendary Bay Area rapper and Sue Ivey are the parents of an adorable baby girl and images of their daughter have now gone public. TMZ reports : Sources close to the “I’m a Player” rapper tell TMZ … Too Short is a proud father, welcoming his first child into the world at the tender age of 53, and he’s been keeping the news under wraps until now. Our sources say Too Short’s on-again, off-again girlfriend, Sue Ivey, gave birth to their daughter back in December … and they named their baby girl Yanni Shaw. Too Short is wasting no time introducing his daughter to the spotlight from an early age … we’re told he’s already been shooting a documentary with Ray J and his manager, David Weintraub, and the film’s all about raising their little girls in Hollywood. Considering Short Dogg’s topic matter and, ahem, love of the ladies, it’s a miracle that he’s just now becoming a dad. — Photo: Getty
Source: Soils Puoane / CurvyNoire Name: Nicque Marina IG: @nicquemarina Agency: Seeking Representation Claim to Fame: Marina appeared in this year’s CurvyNoire NYFW event. She has also performed in critically acclaimed off-Broadway productions and is about to launch a cabaret act. Years before she pressed send on her submission to be featured in New York Fashion Week Nicque Marina envisioned herself as a star. “I’d done some modeling when I was younger I did theater and stuff when i was in high school. It was more like print stuff, like way back in the 90s ,” Marina told Hello Beautiful , in an exclusive interview about what happens when a dream refuses to be deferred. Source: Soils Puoane / CurvyNoire The model and singer sought an education that brought her to unlikely places and tucked her talent right along in her suitcase. “I joined the military mostly out of necessity ‘cause that was the only way I was gonna go to college. So I went to the Air Force Academy because they gave me a full ride and I just kept on performing even though I was in the Air Force . I just kept on seeking opportunities and I never let that go.” Serving in the Air Force gave Marina a chance to sharpen her skills and pick up some new ones. View this post on Instagram Christmas in the sand :p A post shared by Nicque Marina (@nicquemarina) on Dec 16, 2015 at 4:43am PST “When I was traveling, my job actually for the Air Force was to be a singer. I worked for air force entertainment. I was in a group it was a traveling show of Air Force members and we performed for other Air Force members around the world and so yea we were pretty much required to be in makeup all the time and look like Miss America all the time. But we also we were the load in and load out crew. I was in charge of constructing the stage and overseeing that and so we were doing all this heavy labor. We were screwing things together, we were doing a lot of heavy lifting and we had to be in makeup all the time. We were in heavy makeup all the time we had to look pristine and perfect while doing all of this real rough stuff.” The strenuous experiences prepared her for what many models have learned while enduring the realities of fashion week. “You have to be pleasant and smiling all the time, even though you’re sleep deprived and tired and you just don’t wanna smile anymore.” View this post on Instagram Minneapolis was real, but time to get back to work in The Greatest City in the World. A post shared by Nicque Marina (@nicquemarina) on Aug 4, 2019 at 3:01pm PDT It was a revelatory time for her. “I was based out of Grand Forks, North Dakota but I traveled pretty much world wide I’ve been to like sixteen countries I deployed during Christmas time to the Middle East . We were in Kuwait, Jordan, Djibouti, Qatar and United Emirates quite a few places.” It pushed her physical and spiritual abilities to the limit, and forced her to expand her ideas of womanhood . “It was a struggle to keep your femininity and also do all these really rough jobs, but I think it gave us a better sense of our femininity. Like to be able to feel empowered to look pretty and dance, and sing, and everything but also be there right alongside the guys. You know throwing things into the truck and putting set cases together setting up lights and everything it made no difference and so I think that was really cool.” She found strength as apart of the group but sadly she did not find true community there even after returning to the United States . “I’ve been in North Dakota for a long time and there’s not really a lot of diversity there.” View this post on Instagram Trying to make this monster migraine loom sexy A post shared by Nicque Marina (@nicquemarina) on Nov 9, 2017 at 8:13pm PST Marina remained engaged with media sources that catered to black women including Madame Noire and Hello Beautiful when she could and soon she saw an opportunity to comment with the outlets offline through a model search opportunity. “I didn’t expect much to come of it I just sent an application and said okay we’ll see what happens,” she shared. “I’m a reader of the site I follow MadameNoire on Facebook and I read a lot of their stuff day to day and I come across their traffic site quite often and I just happened to see that and I decided to go for that. I think it’s really cool highlighting all these different women some that we’ve heard of a little bit and then some we haven’t heard of just learning about their stories the unique things that they’ve had to overcome and their unique journey because there’s no one journey to success.” “It was really it was really cool to be around Black women again and like so many beautiful, beautiful, confident, women! The energy was palpable and it was really refreshing to be in that environment,” she said about her experience at CurvyNoire. Maui Bigelow and MadameNoire gave her an experience that she was missing while in uniform. “I haven’t been able to do that in a really long time.” Sitting on the smaller end of the plus-size spectrum, she wasn’t sure she would be selected. “I’m not the largest or curviest person especially compared to those models but I’m definitely heavier than I had been before.” Engaging in a space dedicated to body positivity, where she was celebrated for her beauty meant alot to her after being criticized for gaining weight. View this post on Instagram So this happened this weekend! The birth of Nic and Vic stand-up as hosts at @54below for the @rebirth_of_rabbits_foot cabaret! What a dream to stand where so many legends have stood!!! A post shared by Nicque Marina (@nicquemarina) on Sep 15, 2019 at 6:57am PDT “I’ve been told like that I need to lose weight and everything before I seek an agent and thats been kind of disheartening,” she revealed. “It was more about being able to be confident in my body as it was at that moment and so it felt pretty cool to be able to step out and feel okay about it.” View this post on Instagram Can't believe this actually happened. Praise the Lord for the great things He has done . #54below A post shared by Nicque Marina (@nicquemarina) on Sep 17, 2019 at 3:37am PDT The next place Marina will be stepping out in the stage. After appearing in the show “Rebirth of Rabbit’s Foot”, she is preparing for her own cabaret act, and continuing to find places to promote her talent. “I’m just looking for more opportunities to perform and get out there.” DON’T MISS: MODEL MONDAY: Althea Smith Doesn’t Want To Be Anyone’s Token MODEL MONDAY: Lana Ogilvie Went From The First Black Covergirl To Skincare CEO MODEL MONDAY: Tiffany’s Flame Wants To Shine A Light On All Bodies [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3058694″ overlay=”true”]
Source: VH1 / VH1 Evelyn Lozada’s Race Called To Question Evelyn Lozada is back in the news with yet more controversy. Her insane panty-patting outburst during last week’s Basketball Wives had everyone making memes about her. That didn’t end the shenanigans. Evelyn was accused of racism for her anti-black comments about her cast mates. That led her to take to the internet to assert her blackness: However, now that it has been made a conversation, I have never been one to shy away from anything. I am sure that they are a number of people out there who feel the way I do. We are proud of who we are https://t.co/6cw00nvLL7 — Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) September 28, 2019 I never discussed my ethnicity on TV because quite honestly until recently, I never felt the need to until comments were made about me “thinking” I was black. How many of us feel the need to go around and constantly defend our ethnicity? https://t.co/6cw00nNn9H — Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) September 28, 2019 See…black people can’t be racist so if Evelyn is Afro-Latina then she is off the hook. Well, that would only halfway work if she is actually black. This tweet that got drudged up says otherwise: So which one is it @EvelynLozada Bc you’re currently making the rounds trying to justify your history of racist behavior by claiming you’re afrolatina pic.twitter.com/aUnUvkPtbE — Melanie (@thesoulasylum) September 29, 2019 Whoops. Twitter sure keyed in and has a lot of demands for answers. Peep the dragging:
Source: Pool / Getty Disgraced Singer Has Been Locked Up For More Than Two Months On Child Sex Abuse Charges He’s been locked up for more than two months, and R. Kelly has complained that his life is nothing short of hell. The “Pied Piper” revealed that he’s suffering from a host of health ailments, can’t see his two young gal pals at the same time and doesn’t have enough phone time while he remains behind bars and without bail on federal sex abuse charges. In a letter to the judge, the lawyer for the “Step In The Name Of Love” singer said his health has rapidly deteriorated since he was jailed on July 16 . Steve Greenberg said his client is now dealing with acute anxiety, numbness in his hand and untreated hernia – and isn’t getting proper medical care. Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty And to add insult to injury, Greenberg said Kelly can only visit with one of the girlfriends at once, and had to wait an entire 90 days in order to see the other. Greenberg wrote the letter to try to persuade the judge to release the disgraced singer on bail. The lawyer pointed out that Kelly is broke – so he doesn’t have the means to pay off witnesses or to skip town. He said that the feds had confiscated his passport, so there’s no way that he could leave the country, and he reiterated that Kelly didn’t have a criminal record and didn’t run away during his first child sex trial more than 10 years ago. The judge has yet to rule on the motion.
View this post on Instagram Did y’all catch me on Godfather of Harlem last night? I was out supporting @marquette21 fashion show so I missed it! But make sure u subscribe to @epix to watch every week! Amazing cast and @therealswizzz produced the music A post shared by Jazmine Sullivan (@jazminesullivan) on Sep 30, 2019 at 8:47am PDT Jazmine Sullivan Melts Instagram (AGAIN) We LOVE-LOVE-LOVE us some Jazmine Sullivan who took a break from promoting her guest appearance on EPIX’s critically-acclaimed new series “Godfather Of Harlem” to melt the gram with her slimmy-trimmy R&Bawwwdy. Oh yes, she’s snatched and hopefully working on new music as quite possibly the most underrated, unappreciated and vocally untouchable artist in music today. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jazmine Sullivan (@jazminesullivan) on Sep 27, 2019 at 8:24pm PDT Hit the flip to see Jazmine Sullivan’s slimmy-trimmy R&Bawwwdy (and .
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Source: Pierre Suu / Getty Cardi B is, without doubt, a notable fashion icon, and she showed off how she’s earned that status in a head-turning way. While attending festivities at Paris Fashion Week , the Invasion of Privacy superstar donned a head to toe outfit that obscured her face and revealed no skin. As captured by the Daily Mail , which incorrectly referred to the outfit as “bizarre” when we’d rather say “fabulous,” the 26-year-old rapper gave tourists taking in the Eiffel Tower quite a show in her outfit, posing in front of the French landmark while also allowing onlookers to snap photos. As said by many an outlet that covered her weekend look, Cardi B is an early lock during Paris Fashion Week as one of the best-dressed thus far. And not for nothing, Cardi’s “teacher” look for her front-row seat at Thom Browne’s showcase isn’t too shabby either. Check it out below. View this post on Instagram PARIS FASHION WEEK, IM HERE ! Designer: @richardquinn . A post shared by Iamcardib (@iamcardib) on Sep 28, 2019 at 12:04pm PDT View this post on Instagram THE TEACHER @thombrowneny show was AMAZING! It’s a must to see A post shared by Iamcardib (@iamcardib) on Sep 29, 2019 at 10:16am PDT — Photo: Getty
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Its Homecoming season in Atlanta. From the AUC to Kennesaw state, Georgia will be one large celebration. We thought it would be a great help to compile a list of homecoming festivities that you don’t want to miss. (We will continue to update this throughout the week) Clark Atlanta University When: Oct.13 th -19 th Clark Atlanta Alumnae get ready for a lot of homecoming fun. The week includes a Homecoming Concert in which recording artist Da Baby will headline on Oct. 16 th . Also, an Alumni Welcome dinner for all the CAU Legends and Thirsty Thursdays on Oct. 17 th , tailgating before the Panthers take on the savannah state Tigers Oct. 19 th at 2 and the Homecoming Hangover Brunch that Sunday to conclude the weeks events. Be sure to stay connecting with CAU Alumnae by checking out the CAU legends website or the on their social media platforms @CAULEGENDS. Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital Georgia State University When : Sep.30 th – Oct.5 th First to kick of homecoming season is GSU , that’s State Not Southern! Across all campuses get you for free breakfast. Things like blood drives and the Spirit Plaza will also be taking place on GSU’s main Atlanta campus on Oct.1 st . Thursday On Oct 3 rd , get ready for the Royal court in the homecoming parade as the golf carts parade the participants through downtown Atlanta starting at noon. Later that night, dust off your skates for the GSU annual homecoming skate night at the legendary Cascade. Friday Oct.4 th at 7:30 at Unity Plaza and Glimer street, party like a true freshman at the Homecoming Block party ! Saturday Oct. 5 th prepare to see plenty of blue for the 2019 Alumnae Homecoming Tailgate, cost $25 in advance , $35 at the door, kids 12 and under are free. Tickets include Jim N’ Nicks and unlimited beer and wine in GSU stadium D Victory plaza from 1:30-3:15pm as the Panthers prepare to take on Arkansas State. Tickets for the game are $20 GA , students free. Later that night get ready for the 2019 adult Panther Prowl finale at Ghostbar Atlanta off Edgewood. Tickets range from $10-$20. Kennesaw State University ( don’t have specifics for the concert just yet. Name of Talent hasn’t been released.) When: Oct. 7 th -12 th If you plan to drive to Kennesaw, plan to see a sea of black and Gold as an array of events will be happening starting Friday Oct.4 th with the hanging of the banners, on both the Marietta and Kennesaw campus. Other events to celebrate the season are a Live free concert on the Kennesaw campus , Bonfire (which include food trucks and performances) Friday Oct. 11 th on the Marietta campus , and the Homecoming parade and tailgate before the big game vs. Charleston Southern at 1 on Saturday Oct. 12 TH , get your tickets here . Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Morehouse When: Oct. 25 th -27 th On the 25 th , get ready for over 20 homecoming events at Morehouse College around campus including a golfing tournament and day party at Top Golf in Atlanta Oct.25 th . Also taking place on the 25 th is the Morehouse College Legacy party, where new and old get a chance to connect with those who have paved the way. Saturday Oct. 26 th get ready for an experience the one- of – a kind tailgating, with over 30,000 expected to attend as the Maroon tigers prepare to take one Benedict college at 2. Homecoming tickets for adults will be $25, non-Morehouse students and youth are $20 and kids under 4 are free. Be sure to register , and a complete list of Morehouse homecoming festivities can be found here . Spelman College When: Oct. 24 th -27 th Alumnae and Spelmanites will be kicking off their homecoming season with their annual Healthcare summit and brunch at the Sisters Chapel Oct. 24 th . Get ready for a crazy homecoming Market Friday, Oct.25 th in The Beverly Daniel Tatum Suites Amphitheater and the Welcome party Home Day Party in the Spelman Museum Of Fine Art from 3pm-5pm also Friday Oct. 24 th . Be sure to attend the Spelman Alumnae Tailgate Experience, where their will be plenty of food, plenty of people, no parking and no cell reception Saturday Oct. 26 th from 12pm -6pm . Admission tickets for the tailgate is $25 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under. More Spelman college Homecoming details can be found here . Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Words by: Ericc Adkins The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Its Homecoming season in Atlanta. From the AUC to Kennesaw state, Georgia will be one large celebration. We thought it would be a great help to compile a list of homecoming festivities that you don’t want to miss. (We will continue to update this throughout the week) Clark Atlanta University When: Oct.13 th -19 th Clark Atlanta Alumnae get ready for a lot of homecoming fun. The week includes a Homecoming Concert in which recording artist Da Baby will headline on Oct. 16 th . Also, an Alumni Welcome dinner for all the CAU Legends and Thirsty Thursdays on Oct. 17 th , tailgating before the Panthers take on the savannah state Tigers Oct. 19 th at 2 and the Homecoming Hangover Brunch that Sunday to conclude the weeks events. Be sure to stay connecting with CAU Alumnae by checking out the CAU legends website or the on their social media platforms @CAULEGENDS. Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital Georgia State University When : Sep.30 th – Oct.5 th First to kick of homecoming season is GSU , that’s State Not Southern! Across all campuses get you for free breakfast. Things like blood drives and the Spirit Plaza will also be taking place on GSU’s main Atlanta campus on Oct.1 st . Thursday On Oct 3 rd , get ready for the Royal court in the homecoming parade as the golf carts parade the participants through downtown Atlanta starting at noon. Later that night, dust off your skates for the GSU annual homecoming skate night at the legendary Cascade. Friday Oct.4 th at 7:30 at Unity Plaza and Glimer street, party like a true freshman at the Homecoming Block party ! Saturday Oct. 5 th prepare to see plenty of blue for the 2019 Alumnae Homecoming Tailgate, cost $25 in advance , $35 at the door, kids 12 and under are free. Tickets include Jim N’ Nicks and unlimited beer and wine in GSU stadium D Victory plaza from 1:30-3:15pm as the Panthers prepare to take on Arkansas State. Tickets for the game are $20 GA , students free. Later that night get ready for the 2019 adult Panther Prowl finale at Ghostbar Atlanta off Edgewood. Tickets range from $10-$20. Kennesaw State University ( don’t have specifics for the concert just yet. Name of Talent hasn’t been released.) When: Oct. 7 th -12 th If you plan to drive to Kennesaw, plan to see a sea of black and Gold as an array of events will be happening starting Friday Oct.4 th with the hanging of the banners, on both the Marietta and Kennesaw campus. Other events to celebrate the season are a Live free concert on the Kennesaw campus , Bonfire (which include food trucks and performances) Friday Oct. 11 th on the Marietta campus , and the Homecoming parade and tailgate before the big game vs. Charleston Southern at 1 on Saturday Oct. 12 TH , get your tickets here . Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Morehouse When: Oct. 25 th -27 th On the 25 th , get ready for over 20 homecoming events at Morehouse College around campus including a golfing tournament and day party at Top Golf in Atlanta Oct.25 th . Also taking place on the 25 th is the Morehouse College Legacy party, where new and old get a chance to connect with those who have paved the way. Saturday Oct. 26 th get ready for an experience the one- of – a kind tailgating, with over 30,000 expected to attend as the Maroon tigers prepare to take one Benedict college at 2. Homecoming tickets for adults will be $25, non-Morehouse students and youth are $20 and kids under 4 are free. Be sure to register , and a complete list of Morehouse homecoming festivities can be found here . Spelman College When: Oct. 24 th -27 th Alumnae and Spelmanites will be kicking off their homecoming season with their annual Healthcare summit and brunch at the Sisters Chapel Oct. 24 th . Get ready for a crazy homecoming Market Friday, Oct.25 th in The Beverly Daniel Tatum Suites Amphitheater and the Welcome party Home Day Party in the Spelman Museum Of Fine Art from 3pm-5pm also Friday Oct. 24 th . Be sure to attend the Spelman Alumnae Tailgate Experience, where their will be plenty of food, plenty of people, no parking and no cell reception Saturday Oct. 26 th from 12pm -6pm . Admission tickets for the tailgate is $25 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under. More Spelman college Homecoming details can be found here . Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Words by: Ericc Adkins The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit
Bring out the entire family Saturday 10.12.19 as our very own Reec & Razed Barber & Beauty Salon are Treating The City to a Free BBQ & community fun day! The day will include Game trucks, music, moon bounces and more! Plus we are celebrating Breast Cancer Survivors and having a tribute to Ms. Lorraine Ward. Saturday October 12, 2019 – 11am to 3pm – Razed Barber & Beauty Salon: 7868 Tara Blvd.
