THIS WEEK

A$AP Rocky And Rihanna Spotted Being Doting Parents During A Recent Family Outing In New York City.  BOSSIP reports…The rapper and his other half are back in NYC after spending some family time in Rihanna’s home country of Barbados.

They were spotted leaving the Four Seasons Hotel with their three children — sons RZA and Riot and daughter Rocki Irish Mayers recently.  Rocky was fully locked into his fatherly role as the Fenty founder followed behind, making for an adorable photo op. Rihanna followed nearby, but she let her partner handle the transportation of their little ones.  

This sighting comes just over a week after Rihanna and Rocky enjoyed a tropical getaway with their children. The “Diamonds” artist made sure RZA, Riot, and Rocki got a taste of Bajan culture, enjoying fresh coconut water and taking them for a ride on one of the island’s local minibuses during their time on the island. Rihanna  also took her kids to the Bridgetown neighborhood where she grew up, visiting Rihanna Drive,, formerly Westbury New Road–which was renamed in her honor in 2017.

Jamie Foxx Is Expecting A Baby With His Co-Star  Girlfriend.  BOSSIP reports…Jamie Foxx is preparing to become a father for the third time, and he’s being honest about how mixed his emotions were when he first found out. The Oscar winner, who is 58, is expecting his first child with girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp, 31, and admitted he wasn’t immediately sold on the idea of starting over with diapers and sleepless nights at his age.

“Being my age, I was a little on the fence, being 58,” Jamie Foxx said in an interview with E!. It’s an understandable reaction, but according to Foxx, an unexpected run-in with a fellow Hollywood veteran helped shift his perspective entirely. Foxx explained that he ran into his Any Given Sunday co-star Al Pacino, who greeted him with a knowing comment. “Ah, Jamie! I was worried about you!” When Foxx asked what he meant, Pacino revealed he was expecting a baby of his own, prompting Foxx to jokingly ask if Pacino, now 86, was headed “back in the drop-off line.”

Pacino’s response, simply confirming that he was in fact heading back into that world, gave Foxx some much-needed reassurance. Pacino welcomed his fourth child back at 83 years old with then-girlfriend Noor Alfallah, who was 29 at the time. Hearing that someone nearly three decades older than him was navigating new fatherhood helped put things in perspective for Foxx, who summed up his reaction simply: “I said, ‘Oh man, shoot, I’m good.’”

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Single Sketches

Married:

Couples Speak Candidly…

by Lisa Cregier

Is it true that African Americans are the most uncoupled people in the country?  If so, what’s the problem?  No one can quite put their finger on it. According to studies, out of all the racial groups, African Americans are the least likely to marry or stay married.   However, statistics show that the divorce rate among all Americans is currently at 50%.    MORE

 

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The Dating Chronicles

Bewildered

Jake was beginning to feel frustrated and exhausted.  He had dated several women for the past few weeks, in hopes of replacing Kim, who he had dumped because she was high maintenance, but he was having no luck.  He found fault with everyone he took out, including the one last night.  He’d had high hopes for her.   MORE

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Story Of The Week

The Game

by Dakota Manlier

I had been impressed and flattered when my new boss asked me out to dinner.  As I followed the Maitre’d past cloth-covered tables filled with couples I became excited.  A part of me was thrilled that he had finally invited me to have dinner with him, and another part of me was cautious     .MORE

 

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SingleScenes

by Sarah Smart 

Q.While at home recuperating from a car accident with a broken leg, my neighbor who is single, attractive, and very friendly, knocked on my door with a beautifully prepared dinner on a tray. I gladly accepted and was very grateful. The next day, I sent her flowers to express my appreciation. She called that night to thank me and has called every day since then. I get the message that she’s interested in us becoming something other than friends, but I’m already involved with someone and I’m not interested.   MORE

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The Blind Date:

8 Things To Think About …

 by M.K. Allison

You have just received the phone call you’ve been waiting on.  The new guy your sister has been raving about is on the phone wanting to know when he can meet you.  She’s impressed …and you’re impressed with how he sounds.  You can’t wait.  It’s been a while since you’ve met anyone appealing, and this guy sounds like a winner.  He wants to meet you tomorrow…and you’re ready.    But wait…slow down.  First, here are 8 things to consider … MORE

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Single Scenarios

Etched Episodes

• Rob: “We had been dating a month when I met her best friend and she blurted out that she had never heard of me. You can always gauge a woman’s interest in you by her girlfriends’ reaction when you meet them for the first time.  If they’ve never heard of you, she ain’t interested!”
  
  
• Candace: “I went on a first date with a guy who didn’t like the dress I was wearing, and he took me to Saks and bought one he liked.  It was beautiful and expensive, and I felt like Julia Roberts in the movie, Pretty Woman.”   MORE             

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Six Steps  To A

Happier You!

by Sierra Silverspoon

Speak it! Always say just what you really think….but in polite language.  Some will like you…others will fear you, but all will respect you.

Back up. Don’t go near people or situations that appear unhealthy or suspect from a distance.  Save yourself some grief.  Listen to that inner voice and keep walking.

Forget it.  Adopt this attitude…whatever happens today ends at midnight.  I will not carry the past into the next day.  And I will not worry about tomorrow.  I will greet each day with anticipation for good and with gratitude.   MORE

 

 

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