So sad to hear about the passing of Don Cornelius earlier today! In his honor BET will pay tribute to him all weekend. Who hasn’t danced down a Soul Train line at a party, wedding reception or somewhere! He will be truly missed! When he aired his first show on a public access channel, I was 2 years old! He paved the way for a lot of people like myself! May he R.I.P. xoxo

BET NETWORKS HONORS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SOUL TRAIN CREATOR DON CORNELIUS WITH A SPECIAL PROGRAMMING LINEUP 

106 & PARK Pays Tribute to the Life and Accomplishments of Don Cornelius Tonight, February 1 at 6:00 p.m.* 

BET to Air SOUL TRAIN: HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA Tonight, February 1 at 8:00 p.m.* and the SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2011 on Thursday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m.*  

CENTRIC will Run a 24-hour Marathon of Classic SOUL TRAIN Episodes Beginning Tonight, February 1 at Midnight*

NEW YORK — February 1, 2012 — BET and CENTRIC will pay homage to SOUL TRAIN creator, executive producer and host Don Cornelius with a special lineup of programming dedicated to his prolific life and legacy. On tonight’s episode of 106 & PARK at 6:00 p.m.*, hosts Terrence J and Rocsi will honor the life and accomplishments of the Soul Train founder with a special vignette followed by the documentary SOUL TRAIN: HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA at 8:00 p.m.* In addition, CENTRIC, the flagship network for the SOUL TRAIN AWARDS, will run a special 24-hour marathon of classic SOUL TRAIN episodes beginning tonight at 12:00 a.m.*

“We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Don Cornelius. He was a pioneer in the television and music industries and his legacy and influence on American culture will continue to live on for many generations to come. He made Soul Train a destination for lovers of black culture and music and connected the world to our culture and we are forever grateful,” said Debra L. Lee, Chairman & CEO of BET Networks. 

“We owe so much of our success to him, he built the space for the creation of a BET, built a platform for the music that our audience loves and gave a voice to countless artists that shaped black culture and beyond—his impact  can’t be measured. He will be missed, but remembered at every wedding, party and family reunion forever with the enduring Soul Train line.”

“Don Cornelius was the heart of Soul Train,” stated Paxton Baker, EVP & GM, Centric. “There were so many different things he affected through a one-hour television show that was nothing short of amazing. Much like BET and network founder Bob Johnson, Don Cornelius provided to Americans, African-Americans in particular, the opportunity to start working in this business in positions that were otherwise closed to them.”

BET Programming Lineup

Wednesday, February 1

6:00 p.m.* - 106 & PARK Special Episode

8:00 p.m.* - SOUL TRAIN: HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA 

Thursday, February 2

8:00 p.m.* - SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2011

CENTRIC Programming Lineup

Wednesday, February 1

10:00 p.m.* - SOUL TRAIN: HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA

12:00 a.m.* – 24-hour SOUL TRAIN Marathon

Thursday, February 2

24-hour SOUL TRAIN Marathon continues…

Friday, February 3

9:00 p.m.* - SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2011

Saturday, February 4

10:00 a.m.* – 12-hour SOUL TRAIN Marathon

10:00 p.m.* - SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2010

Sunday, February 5

9:00 a.m.* – 12-hour SOUL TRAIN Marathon

For more updates on Don Cornelius, photo flipbooks of the past 40 Years of SOUL TRAIN and videos of previous SOUL TRAIN AWARDS, please visit www.bet.comand www.centrictv.com. Viewers can keep up with this developing story on Twitter by following @BET and @CentricTV.

I love getting Christmas cheers from family, friends, sponsors, pr & mktg companies and more that I work with. Here are a few of my Christmas cheers that I’ve received and some I’ve seen online. These online greetings made me smile as I try really hard to get into the holiday spirit! I wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the bottom of my heart! Thanks so much for reading my blog! My family photo is a bit late this time around because my hubby literally just walked in the door yesterday evening, so it through my whole schedule off with the photo session #fail lol. Enjoy!

Today my friend Lillie Mae and I went back to the My Black is Beautiful tour in Atlanta. It was held at the Cobb Galleria Center and lots of ladies came out to get pampered. It was nice to see a crowd of beautiful women looking fab and smiling. Procter & Gamble puts on this cross country campaign yearly.

Me,Alexis and Lillie

So many times black women are portrayed in a bad light in the media. My Black is Beautiful program was created to celebrate African American beauty and to encourage black women and young girls to define and promote their own beauty standard.

Natural Beauties

Love her locks

Loved their fros

Some of the key brands that supported the event were Always, Tampax,Crest,Olay Definity, CoverGirl Queen Collection and Pantene. They were also taping for Season 3 of My Black is Beautiful and looking for a new face to be a spokesmodel. A lot was going on today and I saw women getting manicures, hairdos, yogo sessions by Andrea, panel discussions,music provided by MC Lyte, facials,massages and more!

Gentle Messages

Dental Examinations

Lovely Manicures

Hair consultation and hairstyles

Facials

Yoga Sessions by Andrea

Makeup application

CoverGirl Queen Collection

Crowd shout

People waiting to audition

MC Lyte

I would like to thank Patricia for having me out I felt so pampered when I left! Shout out to Sparkles from North Carolina for doing my hair too! I came in with my hair pulled back and left with “Sexy messy curls” as she told me lol. Enjoy the pics everyone and happy Saturday!

History of our hair and products

My friend Patricia Berlin(FootstepsGroup)

Sparkles glams me up!

Me and Sparkles (Hairstylist from North Carolina)

For further info please visit:

www.myblackisbeautiful.com

Happy Birthday Lil Rocko & Romelo!

Last night I had a fun time going to Lil Rocko & Romelo’s Birthday Extravaganza! These two handsome young men know how to throw a party! Their party was held at a new bowling facility called, Red Carpet Lanes located in Duluth,Ga. All the celebrities hang out here on Sundays.  Lil Rocko and Romelo had other plans though, by shutting down the whole bowling alley and making it their special day, ha!

This red carpet affair had nothing but the hottest celeb kids and their parents strolling down the carpet, looking hot! They were kinda quiet looking around with their stunner shades on, dressed in their orange and blue Polo matching outfits! They were cleaner than the board of health lol. They waved to all their fans as they arrived being carried in by their parents, singer Monica and rapper Rocko, (you know they didnt want to get their kicks dirty) lol. When the Papparazzi finished taking their pics they  showed everyone around and made sure everybody was well taken of. You could bowl,play video games,eat in the V.i.P. area and take keepsake photos, courtesy of  Celeb Photographer FreddyO. They even gave out thank you t-shirts with their faces on them, now thats Pinktastic!

Lil Rocko and Romelo’s families from both sides came out to show support. I asked the boys when they aren’t designing for their clothing line, attending red carpet affairs, and taping their reality show, what do they like to do? They responded, that they love to go to Dollywood. They told me they absolutely love it!  You can tell they have a great family unit and we all know, family is very important.

Some celeb sightings I saw were Jermaine Dupri and his daughter Shaniah, Celeb Photographer Derek Blanks and his son Beau(Beau, you and I have to have a talk lol) and some reality stars like, Jamilah Rouse of The Real Women of Atlanta and football players.

The boys blew out their candals and cut their cake, (which was too cute by the way) and they had tons of gifts to take home. I would like to thank the boys for the personal invite, my son and I had a great time! Ina from The Starfire Group and The Garner Circle Pr did a fantastic job! Check out the pics below!

Yes your girl has been extremely this month covering some fab events! My buddy Monica had her premiere party and cover release with Upscale Magazine at Bocado, located in Midtown.When I pulled up, it was swamped with media everywhere! You couldn’t even get into the venue because thats how crowded it was.

Monica looked fab as usual styled by Shun Munson of Creative Solutionz and face done by Christian. Monica and Rocko her boyfriend ,pulled up in a silver Bentlly coupe. She wore a beaded mini skirt,black cashmere sweater and those haute thigh high boots, that are all the craze right now! She talked about how excited she was to have her on tv show and she wanted to thank everyone for coming out. She has always been so pleasant to interview and I wish her lots of luck with her career. Check out the video and pics below! Thanks to the Garner Circle for the invite.

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