If you missed UNCF’s Evening of Stars Tribute to Patti Labelle a couple of weekends ago, you missed a show. Some of my favorite singers sang to Ms. Patti, including Mario, Wayne Brady, Jennifer Hudson, Chrisette Michelle and others. However, the showstopper was none other than Fantasia. She sang Lady Marmalade and Somebody Loves You Baby, even Patti had to get out of her seat. I love Fantasia because she does her own thing and she looked flawless. All of the performers wore black (with the exception of Big Daddy Kane), so the makeup really stood out and Fantasia and Chrisette Michelle did not disappoint. In spite of some of the harsh criticism, Fantasia stays true to herself and her voice and style are refreshingly unique. Just like Patti, she makes no apology for her talent. She doesn’t try to hide her gift and that’s a lesson that so many of us could take notes on.
The presenters (Vivica, Shaun Robinson, Holly Robinson-Peete, Raven Simone) wore beautiful gowns in a variety of colors, but I was most impressed with Lisa Raye McCoy. She wore a topaz gown with a low neckline and cinched waist. Beautiful. Now as you probably know Lisa Raye is going through a very public divorce from her husband Premiere of the Turks & Caicos Islands-Michael Misick. She recently sat down with Essence magazine for a four-part interview. Some of the questions that came up involved the words “opportunist” (code for gold digger) and “ghetto” (ahem). These are two labels that disturb me. I mean I think they may be valid for some people but should be used sparingly.
I mean why do women hate on gold diggers so much? Men seem to love them. Sure, there’s more to love than dollars and cents but there are enough “keepin’ yo head above water” couples that are having a hard time staying together, that in this day and age who has room to talk? Let’s face it, we all want a little something. If I had to choose between two equally handsome, intelligent, “treat me like a queen” men and one had dental and the other didn’t…well, I’m going with the one who can keep my smile bright.
Good men and “no good” men come in all income brackets and zip codes. So is it wrong to include finance on your list of wants in a man? What do you think?
And are some women mad at these so-called gold diggers because they want more or because they seem to get it?
To read Lisa Raye’s interview with Essence click here.
Today’s Beauty Feature: Gold Digger Brow Highlight by Damone Roberts (this is one of my favorites).
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