Yasmin Shiraz » 2009

Beating Death Caught on Camera: Chicago teens charged with murder of honor student

When will these mob-like attacks go out of style? A 16 year old honor student lost his life when a group of kids beat him to death. Somebody, get your kid. This type of violence is outta control. Before anybody says, this ain’t my kid, this ain’t my brother, this ain’t anybody I know, everybody [...]

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Tags: beating, death, Derrion Albert

Real Hair Vs. The Fakeness: Tyra Show Clip

Well, I’m sure you’ve all heard about Tyra Banks showing the world her REAL hair. I think its awesome that Tyra has encouraged so many of us to drop the weave, wig and other stuff to allow our natural hair to be seen. I think we should have a positive attitude about our hair and [...]

Posted by Yasmin in Celebrity, Entertainment. This post has 3 Comments.

Tags: beauty, hair, Tyra Banks

Oral Sex Among Teens on the Rise: “It’s no big deal”

In my numerous workshops with teens, I’ve learned that oral sex has become more and more common. It made me want to share the video below, that notes that oral sex is more popular now than it was 25 years ago. Though this video is not brand new it brings to light the opinion of [...]

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Tags: oral sex

Can She Be Saved? Wins 2009 Indie Award of Merit

My debut film, Can She Be Saved? won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit in the short documentary category by The Indie Fest. The Indie Fest recognizes filmmakers and honors outstanding achievement. If you would like me to visit your town for a Can She Be Saved? screening, email me–yshiraz at yasminshiraz.net. Copies of the [...]

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Tags: documentary, film, girl fighting, girls

Kanye Apologizes on Leno: But I wanna know what Taylor thinks…

I must admit when I saw Kanye get on stage and essentially “diss” Taylor Swift and her video and the people who voted for her at the VMAs, I was appalled. For every Kanye West album that I had, for every time that I sang Kanye West’s creative praises, I was sick to my stomach. [...]

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Tags: Kanye West, MTV, Taylor Swift, VMAs

Whitney Heads Over To Talk To Oprah: Clip Preview

Preview by trentisthenewpink I’ve watched the clip of Whitney and Oprah and I want everyone to note that when the world had given up on Whitney, she admitted that her mother came to take her back! Nobody loves you like your mother. It seems like some people don’t appreciate their mothers at all. Maybe we [...]

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Tags: Oprah, Whitney Houston

Reactions: Chris Brown on Larry King

I wanna react and respond to Chris Brown on Larry King last night. I felt he seemed genuinely sorry for his actions. I also thought it was important that his mother stated REPEATEDLY that he had never had any prior incidents of violence in his entire life. Not having prior incidents was extremely important because [...]