I~Swirl Interracial Community Forum http://forum.iswirl.info/ en Fri, 18 May 2012 17:51:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forum.iswirl.info/images/misc/rss.png I~Swirl Interracial Community Forum http://forum.iswirl.info/ R.I.P. Donna Summer~Time To Put Your Afro Wigs On and Walk Down Memory Lane! http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1125-R-I-P-Donna-Summer%7ETime-To-Put-Your-Afro-Wigs-On-and-Walk-Down-Memory-Lane%21?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 02:11:25 GMT Boo! One of the beautiful black goddesses I used to worship as a kid has sadly passed away. At age 63, cancer has claimed the life of Donna Summer.... Boo! One of the beautiful black goddesses I used to worship as a kid has sadly passed away. At age 63, cancer has claimed the life of Donna Summer. She was so pretty–I wanted to look just like her. I remember my mom had a long, curly wig that I used to sneak and wear [...]

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1125-R-I-P-Donna-Summer%7ETime-To-Put-Your-Afro-Wigs-On-and-Walk-Down-Memory-Lane%21 SWIRLING Review Today in the ?August Chronicle? http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1124-SWIRLING-Review-Today-in-the-August-Chronicle?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 02:11:25 GMT I'm SHOCKED!!! Augusta...and in GEORGIA??!!!

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1124-SWIRLING-Review-Today-in-the-August-Chronicle Oh My Gawd. I Can?t Believe I Just Read What Someone Wrote About ?Olivia Pope.? http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1123-Oh-My-Gawd-I-Can-t-Believe-I-Just-Read-What-Someone-Wrote-About-Olivia-Pope?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 02:11:25 GMT You know I only bring the sh#$ on "special" occasions...

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1123-Oh-My-Gawd-I-Can-t-Believe-I-Just-Read-What-Someone-Wrote-About-Olivia-Pope Gone ?Swirling? Today! http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1122-Gone-Swirling-Today%21?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 15:55:55 GMT Artist rendering by Adam Reid Janusz (this was ALMOST the book cover for SWIRLING). I kept it because I just love looking that that hot black chick... Artist rendering by Adam Reid Janusz (this was ALMOST the book cover for SWIRLING). I kept it because I just love looking that that hot black chick about to devour something delicious. ;-)

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1122-Gone-Swirling-Today%21 Black Women Are Kicking Butt, Taking Names, and Getting Hired http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1121-Black-Women-Are-Kicking-Butt-Taking-Names-and-Getting-Hired?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 15:55:55 GMT Black women are working it. Literally. More... (http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/black-women-are-kicking-butt-taking-names-and-getting-hired/) Black women are working it. Literally.

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1121-Black-Women-Are-Kicking-Butt-Taking-Names-and-Getting-Hired Etiquette 101: Culture Club- Ways to Deal Properly with Other Nationalities http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1120-Etiquette-101-Culture-Club-Ways-to-Deal-Properly-with-Other-Nationalities?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 15:55:55 GMT Do you know how to "act right?"

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1120-Etiquette-101-Culture-Club-Ways-to-Deal-Properly-with-Other-Nationalities <![CDATA[Happy Mother's Day!]]> http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1119-Happy-Mother-s-Day%21?goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 22:26:33 GMT Image: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i8pYYu7Pafc/SgZSoIMVx6I/AAAAAAAABjI/HmXKqQBG-G4/s320/Gigi.JPG ...
Happy Mother's Day.....Gigi and Terry =)


Today's post is dedicated to two very different women. Gigi, Jamie's mom who is watching from above, and Terry, my mom who lives in Oregon. Two women from totally opposite backgrounds who are and were amazing moms. Both women lived completely different lives, just like so many others, but no matter where you're from or how you were raised, there is nothing like a mother's love! Happy Mother's Day to our moms and to all the moms out there...you are incredible! =) Enjoy YOUR day, because you deserve a great one!
]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs I~Promo http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1119-Happy-Mother-s-Day%21 The Day I Stopped Listening to Rap Music http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1118-The-Day-I-Stopped-Listening-to-Rap-Music?goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 22:26:33 GMT Do you listen to mainstream rap music? And if you don't still listen to this music, what made you finally stop?

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More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1117-Hair-Update-Me-RAW-Before-the-Book Take a Look and Listen: Book Review and Podcast with ?Cocoa Fly? http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1116-Take-a-Look-and-Listen-Book-Review-and-Podcast-with-Cocoa-Fly?goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 22:26:33 GMT did this interview after my bedtime, so I'm pretty proud that I remained conscious.

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1116-Take-a-Look-and-Listen-Book-Review-and-Podcast-with-Cocoa-Fly If You Dare Wear Short Shorts: 4 Ways to Wear Shorts This Season http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1115-If-You-Dare-Wear-Short-Shorts-4-Ways-to-Wear-Shorts-This-Season?goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 19:05:27 GMT Who wears short shorts? More... (http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/if-you-dare-wear-short-shorts-4-ways-to-wear-shorts-this-season/) Who wears short shorts?

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1115-If-You-Dare-Wear-Short-Shorts-4-Ways-to-Wear-Shorts-This-Season This Feel So Dang Good? http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1114-This-Feel-So-Dang-Good?goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 02:26:49 GMT Think fast, which one of those girls is me? More... (http://www.beyondblackwhite.com/this-feel-so-dang-good/) Think fast, which one of those girls is me?

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1114-This-Feel-So-Dang-Good Move away from the Bull’s-eye Part 2.5: Realizing you are NOT the target http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1113-Move-away-from-the-Bulls-eye-Part-2-5-Realizing-you-are-NOT-the-target?goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 01:49:39 GMT (First and second parts are here)   Before I move on to part three (indoctrination), I wanted to mention that sometimes I observe behaviors from people who don’t seem to realize that they aren’t being addressed in a certain situation: They seem to think they are being targeted when they are not. They participate in [...]

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1113-Move-away-from-the-Bulls-eye-Part-2-5-Realizing-you-are-NOT-the-target What finally made me give HBO?s new show ?Girls? a chance (and why you might want to http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1112-What-finally-made-me-give-HBO-s-new-show-Girls-a-chance-%28and-why-you-might-want-to?goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 01:49:39 GMT It happened by accident. I was lying on the reclining chair, covered by a blanket, flicking through the channels on cable TV when I came across HBO's new series 'Girls'. Of course I had heard about the show--rave reviews here and there, praise for the shows creator Lena Dunham, and complaints that there were no non-white girls amongst the shows 'girls.'

More... ]]> I~Swirl Interracial Blogs ChrissyK http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1112-What-finally-made-me-give-HBO-s-new-show-Girls-a-chance-%28and-why-you-might-want-to Friday Funny: Who?s On Your ?Short List?? http://forum.iswirl.info/showthread.php/1111-Friday-Funny-Who-s-On-Your-Short-List?goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 01:49:39 GMT This conversation came up when Janice Littlejohn, my writing partner, were driving home from the "Los Angeles Times" book fair. We were driving down La Brea and saw a billboard of Idris Elba and mentioned that in an alternate universe where people rode unicorns to work and Twizzlers and gum drops were nutritious and polyandry was mandatory, that man could and would get it.

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