From the Daily Independent:

Dear Agatha,

I am an avid follower of your column because of the practical and truthful way you answer questions from your followers. I am a 32-year-old Nigerian residing in the United States of America and the only son of my parents.

The issue at hand is my relationship with a 29-year-old black American girl. Despite the persuasion by friends that black Americans are different from us and not always the best people to fall in love with I've been with this lady for over four years. Like every other couple, we've had our ups and downs. However, I sometime reflect on how crazy they could be, a development, which makes me very scared and has influenced me to ask her to abort a pregnancy once.

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From US Magazine:

Jenny's back on the singles block. After seven years of marriage, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have split, their rep tells Us Weekly.

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From Hello Beautiful:

Alicia Keys & hubby Swizz Beatz were spotted on the streets of New York with their baby boy Egypt, and he is a little cutie! The singer has repeatedly gushed about becoming a first time mom stating:

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Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams filed a law suit against his ex-girlfriend former 2009 Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels for keeping a $76,000 engagement ring after she declined his proposal... his mailed proposal.

It was beautiful by many women's standards. He had music, a ring and all the right words, but he was also in front of a large audience that heard his girlfriend say no.

From MadameNoire.com

Forty-hour work week? SMH. Does that even exist for ambitious millennial women? The answer is no.

Americans are working more than ever these days, spending almost twice the time working as they do with family and spouses. Yes, that does say something about our value system and the level of competition. More importantly, it reveals how much it means to enjoy your colleagues. But, how much is too much "enjoyment?"

Before you grub too tough this Memorial Day weekend on dried out beef patties and swine ribs lathered in sauce, why not switch up the menu and raise the SEXY factor at the same time?

From Madame Noire:

While there are no official statistics on Hollywood marriage, a fool can see that the celebrity divorce rate is even more out the box than the already-high one for us regular folk. That's why these long lasting Black power couples give us the 'warm fuzzies'. We salute them for keeping their love strong in an industry that makes healthy relationships almost impossible to sustain. If you need a little inspiration when it comes to love today, check out our list of long-lasting Black Hollywood couples!

From HelloBeautiful.com:

Black stereotypes. They plague both the men and women of our community. We've already covered 9 Stereotypes Of Black Women That Aren't Always True, but now, men, it's your turn to prove (some of) these rumors wrong.

Black Voices HQ is in the midst of a heated debated today and we need your help to settle it.

It all started after our sister site Stylelist posted this article today about Boyfriend Makeup Tutorials.

Lately, there's been a trend on YouTube of boyfriends and husbands taking the reigns when it comes to their ladies putting on their face in the morning. After a few giggles, it quickly became clear here at Black Voices, that there's a very definite difference of opinion on the subject.