What Does It Mean to Be "Black Latino"?

Mun2 gathered a few familiar faces to ask what 'Black Latino' is. Christinia Milian, Tatyana Ali and Soledad O'Brien (amongst various others) give some good tidbits.

Why don't dark-skinned latinas get cast as "Latina Women," What does it mean to be 'Latin' and when are you "Latin enough."And most importantly why need a title for the type of "Latino" you are, when we're all of color. Watch the video clip below!  

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Preview: Jason Wu for Target Entire Lookbook

Clean lines, delicate hints of floral and pops of brights all complete the "American Girl in Paris" inspiration Jason Wu had for the latest Target designer collaboration. I love the ease of the pieces in this line and the styling gives it a seamless look. I especially love the pleated skirt and tuxedo-esque looks! 

"The collection, which features dozens of flirty dresses, pastel prints and nipped waist silhouettes will hit stores on February 5th." See the entire line below!

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New Music: Jay-Z Samples His Daughter Blue Ivy Carter's 1st Cries On "Glory"

For the usually private Hov, parenthood is already transforming the ways in which he makes music. A baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter acts as the latest muse. And in the process of listening to "Glory" we get a very personal glimpse into the lives of the Carters. Bey had a miscarriage? Blue was conceived in Paris? And some very beautiful words by Jay. Listen until the very end of the track to hear her first cries.

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Beyoncé + Jay-Z Welcome Baby Blue Ivy

Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcome their first child together and while we're anxiously awaiting images of their lil girl somewhere uber-glam (or on the cover of Fortune)- one question still remains. Why the name (confirmed by Gwyneth Paltrow via Twitter) Blue Ivy?

Sources have said that it can be an ode to the number 4 (IV), which is Bey's latest album title, wedding date (April 4th), and the couples birth dates (Bey on Sept. 4 and Jay on Dec. 4). Like mother, the baby's name now starts with "B" and it may also be a nod at the 'Blueprint' album by Hov. I guess we'll know for sure once they dole out those press exclusives.

But we're even more bugged out (but not surprised) about is

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Rihanna Ranks as All-Time Top Selling Digital Artist!

According to Billboard, Ri-Ri currently sits on her throne as as the biggest-selling digital artist of all time with 47.5 million digital downloads since 2005! Sitting in good comapny, she has Eminem right behind with 42.29 million. Meanwhile, Lil Wayne, Beyoncé and Kanye West all round out the top ten. Congrats, Rihanna.

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Join Us: 2011 Photo A Day Challenge

With this new year (and my resolution to get back to YOU, the readers)- I've joined a photo-a-day challenge. I'm inviting you to join me, if you will. You can find my shots at twitter.com/Cruzmedia each day! You can choose to do it any way you like, or check out some of the guidelines I'm following (if you need inspiration).

"Use the list to the left  as a guide, and as inspiration, and take a photo each day. You can take it with your point-and-shoot camera, your big, fancy-pants DSLR, your iPhone {or equivalent} or whatever photo-taking-device you own.

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