Be A BWW Chick

• A community leader or entrepreneur/ service provider to the African-American community
• A woman who stays abreast of current events
• A woman who is concerned about her health and understands that the quality of her contribution to others is often times directly related to her physical well-being
• A woman who performs all the above and looks her best while doing it.

• Name
• Title
• Claim to fame (business/ service description, background information pertinent to position)
• Quote you live by
• Link to website
• 200 x 200 pixels photo/ logo

Favorite restaurant?

Favorite vacation destination? 
Snack you cannot get enough of?
What TV show can you never ever miss? 
What fashion trend are you completely ready to let go of?

Favorite fashion trend now?

Coke or Pepsi?
If you could have dinner with any famous living person who would it be and why?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Pet peeve?
If you were stranded on an island what album would you take with you?
Favorite movie?
Beyonce or Rihanna?
Most annoying celebrity?
What can't you live without - internet access or your cell phone. 
What holiday do you look forward to all year?

Favorite biblical character?
Who do you identify with more – Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte or Samantha?
Your day's not right if you don't have what in your purse?

Do you have a tattoo?
Nobel Prize or MTV Award?

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Issue No. 6: BWW Talks to TWEET!
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INTERVIEWS
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TWEET 
It's been a while, but Tweet is back and better than ever- releasing her third album this spring.  With a daughter, a full-fledged career and a ton of obligations, Tweet talks to BWW about how she stays balanced, how complications of the industry have impacted her music, and what she feels is her greatest success.    

http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=248

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BODY & SOUL
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GET THE ABS YOU DESIRE
If you are doing abdominal exercises in the hopes of getting a strong core and a flat stomach, you aren't alone. Ab exercises are some of the most popular exercises for both novice and elite athletes. However to get a flat belly and defined abs takes more than just crunches.

http://blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=264

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FASHION
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THE RETURN OF THE DAY CLUTCH

The bag typically devoted for the evening has gone day – the clutch.  While big bags will never go out of style, the day time clutch is becoming a growing phenomenal.

http://blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=265

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BEAUTY
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ARE HYPOALLERGENIC PRODUCTS REALLY BETTER?

When shopping for cosmetics or skin care products, you'll frequently see products that are labeled "hypoallergenic." Implicit in this term is that these products are less likely to cause allergic reactions than other cosmetic products and that these products will be gentler or even safer for the skin than other products. Surprisingly, there are no Federal standards or definitions that govern the use of the term. http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=224

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MONEY
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AVOID FORECLOSURE
In the past two years, the number of families facing the possibility of losing their home has skyrocketed.More and more people are raiding their 401(k) to save their homes. But if you're a struggling homeowner, there are other options outside of foreclosure. 

http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=240

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WORKING WOMAN
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NATURAL HAIR IN THE WORKPLACE
Over the last decade ethnic hairstyles have become more prevalent in the workplace. You see everything from braids to dreadlocks in the corporate world. Although these hairstyles seem to have been accepted by many, are there still some environments that consider ethnic hairstyles to be a taboo? 

http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=261

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EDITOR'S PICKS
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RETAIL ME NOT
I love a good deal. Everybody does, right?  Unfortunately, searching for deals isn't so easy. Busy lives and tight schedules often leave us buyers burnt out and turned off.  Thankfully, this modern age we live in has presented us with the ease and convenience of online shopping.  
http://blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=263

Here's what's new on BlackWomensWeb.com!

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Black Women's Web:  Issue No. 5
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FEATURE
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GRANDMASTER DEE 
With hits like "Friends" and "Five Minutes of Funk" Whodini become a hip-hop act known worldwide in the 80s. Today they are one of the most sampled acts of all time. In a recent interview with BWW, Whodini DJ Grandmaster Dee talks about the group's heyday, how today's music has changed and where we could be headed in the future.

http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=222

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BODY & SOUL
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I do not like vegetables!  Never have.  As a child it wasn't uncommon for my mother and I to square off over the silent enemy  - vegetables. Luckily, a new cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld helps parents stop fighting and start savoring dinnertime!

http://blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=223

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FASHION
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PICKING THE PERFECT BRA

Most of us - 85% to be exact - are wearing the wrong size bra at this very moment. While most have never been properly fitted, the remaining have fallen victim to the ever changing woman's body.    http://blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=226

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BEAUTY
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ADULT ACNE

It's embarrassing and impossible to hide. It's adult acne. Acne, also termed acne vulgaris, is one of the biggest challenges to women with brown skin who seek clear, glowing complexions. In addition to the acne, women with brown skin must also face hyperpigmentation - skin darkening in spots or patches - which occur in response to the acne outbreak.  

http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=224

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MONEY
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The sooner kids can learn about money the better. Up until they start earning a living, and sometimes well beyond that, kids are apt to spend money like it grows on trees. 

http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=225

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WORKING WOMAN
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Your boss is very much like family - you simply can't pick them.  And just like family, dysfunctional members exist. Unfortunately, these less-than-healthy individuals could be your boss.

http://www.blackwomensweb.com/index.php?page_id=227

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