AWARENESS: COMMUNITY OF VETERANS / MTV STAYING ALIVE T-SHIRT LAUNCH / CORNEL WEST HONORS BIG BOI / LEXUS’ ARRIVING IN STYLE EVENT
Monday, December 15, 2008
Check out the PSA announcing CommunityofVeterans.org, the first online social network exclusively for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, join the veterans-only online community to connect with people who know where you’re coming from. Share your experiences and help others make the transition to civilian life.
MTV STAYING ALIVE T-SHIRT LAUNCH

CL favorite Kid Sister recently hosted MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation T-Shirt Launch. The organization partnered with designer label Trovata who designed a t-shirt currently selling at Urban Outfitters and the MTV Store with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the Staying Alive Foundation, which gives grants to young people around the world working on AIDS/HIV prevention.
CORNEL WEST HONORS BIG BOI
Dr. Cornell West, one of the most prolific minds of our time, honors Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, one of the most prolific voices of our time, with the 2008 Renaissance Award at the 20th Anniversary of the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta.
Shoutout to Tory at Urban News Network for the info.
LEXUS’S ARRIVING IN STYLE EVENT

Holly Robinson Peete and fashion designer Kevan Hall co-hosted “Arriving in Style,” presented by Lexus, at the Reagan Center in DC. The cocktail reception preceded a private showing of Kevan Hall’s 2009 Spring Collection and benefited hollyrod4kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for underserved children.
Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One and TV One, and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson were both in attendance to help support this great cause.








153 Comments
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1.
Not_An_Angell
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I like both causes.
Dr. West honoring Big Boi?? Wow.
2.
cuvagurl08
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
awww. holly robinson pete looks nice…
3.
Yes Sir
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
First!!! and this is my first post. Props to Holly–she’s been my girl since the Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper Days!
4.
bassackwards
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I really admire Cathy Hughes.
5.
Tan
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Cornel West is the shiznick…Love Outkast(Andre3000)!
6.
SexyQB
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I love Big Boi!! His acting skills are off the chain!!! I hope other 2 events were successful!
7.
kmniles
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I’ll give $10, but I’ll take a Lexus GS 430h in red as a parting gift.. Thank you very much.
8.
kmniles
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Oh…and something seems “off” with Kid Sister.
9.
SOLANGE
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
EVERYTIME I SEE KID SISTER SHE LOOKS DIFFERENT
10.
Ang
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I didn’t know Cathy Hughes was the founder of TVOne. I love that channel. I wish we had it at my school.
11.
kaykay
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
myeah i’m not quite on board w/West but now Dyson…that’s my man!
12.
HAppiness is a Choice...Be The Best YOU There Is...
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Good for Big Boi that’s an award I’m sure he is most proud.
I love any cause for the kids… I love the kids!
Go Cathy Hughes…. love it!~
13.
browneyz_philly
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Yesss @ 11
It’s like every time Eric Dyson speaks he’s spittin out fire!!! The man is one of the most intellectual I’ve heard in a while.
Everyone looks nice…
14.
Katzz
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I LOVE Dr. West his album is amazing !!!!!!
15.
Harlem Loves...
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Love Jimmy Jean Louis.. he is sooo fine!
16.
DropKick
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
J Dakar
Thanks for the Community of Vets link. It’s is well put together. That’s actually my job too. I assist veterans with making their transition from the military to civilian life. I work closely with our VA hospitals, Vets Centers and community outreach centers to provide the services they need. The site is an excellent source of information and filled with useful tips and resources. I forwarded the link to those who work with me and we will make sure our nation’s heroes get the information about the site.
I just wanted to thank you myself. As a vet and a member of this site.
Keep that good infomation coming. Peace in the Middle East.
17.
Respect me even if you don't Respect YOURSELF
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Jimmy Jean Louis is HOTTT!!
18.
☆ Lola A♏ ★
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
@ #9 I agree….Kid Sister does look different every time….I never know it’s her
I might check into one of those MTV shirts
Holly always looks great
19.
urbanfix.net
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
You guys are right, Kid sister looks different every time I see her, Congrats to Big Boi as well!
20.
TGS
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Congrats Big Boi! Holly looks so pretty.
21.
CANT LONG IN
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I LOVE Kid Sister’s dress! Its HOTT!!!!!!!!!
22.
RENEE
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Where u guys aware that Dr. Michael Eric Dyson has a brother serving life w/o the possiblity of parole in prison and of course its not a reflection of him and I’m not saying it as such. Just shows how kids in the same household raised by the same parents take on different paths in life.
23.
ashleigh
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
ITS SOOO COOOOOOOLD IN THE D!!!!!!
lol sorry. i had to do it.
24.
MissJenkinsIfUrEducated
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
Kid Sister looked extra Caucasian…didn’t recognizer her at first. Holly looks very nice though. Cornel West may be a prolific mind, but irritates me at times.
25.
MRS. SK8BOARD P (AK AND BK STAN)
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
I love Kid Sister
26.
Ladyssolady
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
#9, I was thinking the same thing! I was like who is that?! Holly is in such great shape!
27.
TESSA
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
WAT IS UP WITH CONCRETELOOP ??? DAMN
28.
SOLANGE
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
^^^ I KNOW!!!….. WORK IS SO MUCH BETTER WHEN CL IS JUMPIN DURING THE DAYTIME, LOL. I ACTUALLY HAD TO ACT LIKE AN EMPLOYEE TODAY.
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR, SO I JUST HOPE THE STAFF IS OCCUPIED WITH SCHOOL (STUDYING/FINALS) AND NOT SOMETHING ELSE
29.
MISSTAY
Monday, December 15, 2008 /
foorizal my nizzle
30.
peaches706
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
at #3, Hollly’s been my girl since 21 Jump Street! LOL
31.
KrisKross
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
Umm…the day is damn near over and CL has YET to put up ANYTHING new…this site is the WACKEST EVER!
32.
Gold
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
Holly does look good for her age, heck she looks better than me and im young enough to be her kid.
Whats up with slow needs CL? You could at least have done a post on Alexandra Burke, there are things going on in the world that the CL staff could post.
Please remember that your posts keep broke university students like myself entertained…
33.
BOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Christmas must’ve come early for you guys. Or you have no power due to the weather. Either way i’m sitting at work bored and since they snatced away the YBF, you people are all i got, get it together.
34.
THICK AND RIGHT
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
WHATS GOING ON WITH THE POSTINGS TODAY ANGEL? SLOW MEDIA DAY?….
35.
KrisKross
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
34 LOL! I feel your pain!!!! My job has blocked YBF too! I almost died when I found out that is my spot! They not only are up on top of things but they give you MANY pictures to look at and it stays updated. This site was my last resort. I don’t care for it much after being spoiled by YBF, but I do what I can : ) If they could keep ish going around these parts I might actually like this site. I don’t know much about who runs it but they are SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW with the news..
36.
MYNY
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
#33 I love Alexandra Burke
37.
MYNY
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
I watched all her performance’s I can’t wait till she comes to America.
38.
DROCK
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
C.L.?????? Yall here today??? I done checked on this site 3 times today….
39.
KLBOSU
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
@37 and 34
My job blocked YBF pictures!!! but I can still read the hilarious comments. There have been about 5+ updates today!!! What’s up concreteloop? Ya’ll are my only hope, unless I go on the paler sites…
40.
iknowdasrite
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
CL done came to a stand still!
Can yall just tell us before yall take days off so we wont go through withdrawls, im itching for a beyonce rihanna comment war! lol And knowing somebody else is being tortured by finals and the holidays will make me feel better :
41.
JUJU
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
um concreteloop is falling off i dont have no choice but to deal with the haters at ybf!
42.
Sad sad sad
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
stay alive yahll!
43.
lakechia
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
Dang,, I think people would at least expect a posting about a slow news day, but nothing???
I would have been more than interested to read the comments after Jamie Foxx got into Terrence Howard’s a.s.s, but nothing?????
Please don’t be like my favorite bootleg dvd shop and shut down without notice…..
44.
lakechia
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BLOCK AT WORK FROM ACCESS google “website proxy” you should be able to get in undetected at work.
45.
puritee
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
what’s ybf???
46.
Theworldwillendin2012
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Really? Thats Kid Sister? Are you sure thats not Claire Danes?
47.
Theworldwillendin2012
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Why the hell has my comment been removed!!!!? Anywazy, like i was saying, are you sure thats Kid Sister? Positive that’s not Claire Danes?
48.
Theworldwillendin2012
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
umm ok, nevermind, i tried.
49.
Theworldwillendin2012
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Oh, so now your gonna post my comments, huh, after i already look retarted having posted 3 in a row.
50.
where the whata?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Yall got me f#cked up with no post in a week–Concreteloop is my crack dammit! I’ll settle for anything–”Beyonce pats her weave in walmart,” “Rihanna picks her wedgy,” SH*t, I would even settle for “Latest pics from the Flavor Flave photoshoot”—ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This just isn’t right!
51.
Nina
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
lol i’ma need y’all to not put me onto another news website while CL is on hiatus… never heard of the other guy til now. gonna check it out cuz they playin over here…
52.
Destiny
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
What is YBF? Is that an acronym for something?
53.
What's goin on?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
#52: Ybf = Young Black & Fabulous
Checked it yesterday seeing as CL are sleeping at the mo!!
54.
Mr. Me Too
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Wow, i havent seen a new post in about 4 days…..I think i’m getting withdrawl
55.
H-Town Chic***
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
@ # 50 You are too funny LOL!!!! But I feel yall I’m having a withdraw my damn self. CL leaves me no choice than me start creeping with another site. CAUSE I NEED MY GOSSIP FIX NOW LOL!!!!
By the looks at the comments I’ma try YBF…..I’ll check back later….
56.
Mikela
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Good look CL on the Veterans support site.. My husband just returned home from Iraq after a 15 month deployment, so I know firsthand that networks like this are a must. Thanks for letting people know a little bit about our side of the world. Keep up the good work!
57.
*****
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
“Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, one of the most prolific voices of our time”
STOP IT, JUST STOP IT
58.
SOLANGE
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
okay….. it’s official
My comment (#28) was from MONDAY!!! Here it is WEDNESDAY and still nothing new… guess I really have to start working now
OH, to those who didn’t know - YBF is cool and jumpin… the comment section always reaches 200+ no matter who the post is on
59.
Nicky
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Ummmmmmm Did someone forgot to pay their bills. NO NEW POST. WTF. What a way to start the new year..Isn’t Rihanna doing something today. NOT A GOOD LOOK. And i’m not even kidding. Not even somthing explaining the reason why you guys aren’t updating the site. You try to support black business and you get Sh!t product. What would happen if you go over to People.com and there site not updated for 3 days. I’m sure atleast an explanation will be given..SAD.
60.
lovie
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
yall better stop mentioning other sites CL may ban you! I knew you guys would be discussing this. I was wondering if my work computer was acting up or if it really has been a couple days since a post….I gotta be careful my job already banned facebook. I guess the good thing for me is that there aren’t many blacks at my job so there isn’t really much activity on this website for it to be flagged by IT (as I am crossing my fingers).
61.
Jenniferlynn
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
ON MY WAY TO YBF. THIS IS CRAZY. So disappointed (and I’m a true f an of the loop).
62.
word on da street
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
is this site in vacation or something i hope everything is ok
63.
Mr. Me Too
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Ay yo I just check that YBS site for the first time and it’s not half bad! CL better stop sleeping, becuz sleep is the cousin of death!
64.
SUCCESSFUL
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
I JUST WANTED TO SAY
“SMASH INTO YOU” IS THE BEST SONG ON I AM…
AND
“VIDEO PHONE” IS THE BEST SONG ON SASHA FIERCE
OKAY THAT’S ALL NOW, LOL
65.
Megan
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Guess this is why “quality not quantity” is up there.
66.
Sammaji
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Yes, CL is def on vacation. Can I get an update please?
67.
SassyT
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
CL must be on a sabbatical or something. It would be nice to inform their readers of any temporary shut downs. JMO.
68.
Emma V's Great-Grandaughter
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Is the CL staff on vacation?
WWWWWWeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nnnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
69.
April
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Good Luck on your finals. Atleast, that’s why I think they are not updating.
70.
ladywish
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
CL. i miss you. i hope what they say is right and you are concentrating on finals or something. maybe you are snowed in somewhere like we are in SEATTLE! geez. but you are missed. these past two days without you have been hell.
71.
ann
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
Dang, there’s only one other decent Black blog site out there. Please don’t force me to go to mto and put up with their excessive use of exclamation points on every post.
Beyonce took a step!!!!!!
Taye Diggs smiled!!!!!
Superhead saved!!!!!!!!!!
the stock market is a bust!!!!!!!!!
Soulja Boy is skinny!!!!!!!!!!
JD is short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
72.
shakes head
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
CL, I’m going to need for you to do better
73.
Andre Le Dale
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
R.I.P. Concreteloop.com “DAMN YOU”
74.
MWNY
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
I checked the YBF site too. It’s pretty cool. But I am checking CL daily for the latest Rihanna vs Beyonce war..Although I also like HOB too.
75.
What's goin on?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 /
PEOPLE PEOPLE. CAN WE AT LEAST CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT DIDDY HAS FINALLY LEFT DA BUILDING?!!
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