Monthly Archives: August 2012

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Stars Lend Their Celebrity to Saving Our Daughters

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta stars K. Michelle and Mimi Faust have both recorded public service announcement videos for  Saving Our Daughters’ “I AM Here” campaign. Saving Our Daughters, a non-profit organization that works with late teens and young adults chose the perfect women for their campaign. Both are publicly dealing with very touching and personal issues on camera and the backlash that comes with it off camera.

Watch both videos below. What do you think about K. Michelle and MiMi speaking to our young girls and women about these serious issues? Are they good spokeswomen?

Rihanna Signs On As The New Face of Barbados

Rihanna inked a three-year deal to become the new face of Barbados. Rihanna will be an official ambassador for her native country with the hopes of  boosting tourism.

The singer was seen shooting the campaign on one of the island’s beautiful beaches and the campaign will launched in September to kick-start the winter tourist season.

NFL Atlanta Falcon Ray Edwards Bares It All for The Sneaker Project

Atlanta Falcons football player Ray Edwards is promoting awareness for testicular cancer through a new campaign for The Sneakers Project.  Like many cancer related campaigns, the goal is to educate and inform the public about testing, prevention and treatment for testicular cancer.

The Sneakers Project aims to collects funds and donate to the victims of this particular cancer.  Testicular cancer is known to take the lives of men under the age of 30 but has been noted as being very treatable when detected early.

Help The Sneaker Project spread the word and help victims by DONATING.

Jordan’s ‘This Is Where It Starts’ Ad Commercial

Jordan‘s newest commercial couldn’t have come at a better time. By now, we are all so deep into the 2012 Summer Olympics and our eyes are glued to the game’s related commercials. Jordan’s new commercial is the perfect addition to the lineup.

This one minute commercial follows the ongoing rivalry between an  international and American basketball player from childhood to their appearance in the Olympic games.

One of my favorite commercials from the popular sneaker brand.

Pharrell & Mark McNairy To Launch The Bee Line

Mega producer and fashion designer Pharrell Williams recently announced a partnership with legendary menswear designer Mark Mcnairy during an interview with GQ Magazine. The pair is gearing up to  launch  “Bee line”. The highly anticipated men’s line was designed to look like a perfect marriage between menswear and street wear.

Look out for the line in retail stores this fall! Billionaire Boys Club (BBC) is getting an urban gentleman’s upgrade and I can’t wait to see it on some of today’s most fashionable men.