Abiola Abrams’ TUMBLR | Author of Dare, TV Big Mouth, Passionista | Lifestyle Expert As seen on MTV’s “MADE” Tumblr (3.0; @abiolatv)http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kL7bm5dSE-c?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Yay! Paul Mooney is trending. Here’s a flashback of my BET interview with him in ‘07 [video]</span></p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/17012119456http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/17012119456Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:03 -0500paul mooneycomedianshumorcomedyvideoraceBET<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu8noU9MW1qz7f9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This puppy is better dressed than I am!! (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16993649675http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16993649675Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:19:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqg410kiN1qz7f9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Man in a tree? Why not; it’s NYC, right? (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16879087842http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16879087842Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:09:36 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq2h8iAGm1qz7f9no1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s Passionista XO: “Love, Peace and SouLLLLLLL!” ~Don Cornelius</p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16867017122http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16867017122Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:15:08 -0500soul traindon cornelius<p>I’m so sad to hear of the death of Don Cornelius! Keeping the Soul Train going for the month of love. xoxox </p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16866387941http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16866387941Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:55:52 -0500Don CorneliusSoul Train<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6kxzxNz6aJo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Your Afternoon Inspiration Break: Viola Davis for “The Help” at the SAG Awards; “DREAM BIG & Dream Fierce!” [video]</span></p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16835706543http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16835706543Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:45:39 -0500Viola DavisSAG Awardsvideo<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyom5q0jbO1roc0m1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cookiesandteaparties.tumblr.com/post/16834514808/bosie-tea-parlor" target="_blank">cookiesandteaparties</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><span>Pinkies up, ladies. Head to Bosie Tea Parlor for some sweet sophistication with a modern twist. Relish the modern decor while you enjoy gourmet teas prepared by tea master Kiley Holliday; or indulge in wine, beer, coffee, and mouthwatering treats…</span></em></p> <p>Your schedule is steeped in brunches, lunches, and afterwork drinks. But tea parties? You ditched those along with your imaginary friends.</p> <p>At <a href="http://bosienyc.com/" target="_blank">Bosie Tea Parlor</a>, the age-old tradition is served with a sleek, grown-up spin. And that starts with the decor: There’s nary a doily in sight. Instead, you’ll toast among modern lines, dark wood accents, and enough seating to accommodate your crew of real, live pals. Behind the bar, tea masters steep more than 80 l’Âge de Thé loose-leaf teas, and pour wine, beer, and La Colombe coffee . Mouthwatering pastries are prepared by renowned chef Damien Herrgott (named one of the country’s top ten pastry chef’s by <em>Desserts Magazine</em>).</p> <p>Enjoy a seasonal tea tasting and food pairing led by tea master Kiley Holliday. Held on Wednesday nights, the intimate gatherings give you a comprehensive knowledge of five teas (history, health benefits, chemistry), and include a tasting of foods that pair well with each. If you’d rather stay in (or surprise that special someone), take home a Valentine’s Day-themed basket filled with exotic teas, Boisie’s famous macarons, and French sable cookies.</p> <p>All good reasons for a party.</p> <p>[Text from <a href="http://deals.dailycandy.com/deal/6104/bosie-tea-parlor-ny?vwink=LD:Email:DEALS:NYC:20120131:12:676388:44" target="_blank">Daily Candy Deals</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16834725830http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16834725830Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:48 -0500tea parties<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyolt25w0i1qdhje7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16834686009http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16834686009Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:05 -0500nicki minaj<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn8jo0MZR1qjv1g0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://unapproachableblackchicks.tumblr.com/post/16800912658/the-huffington-post-reported-that-ava-duvernay" target="_blank">unapproachableblackchicks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><span>The </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a><span> reported that <strong>Ava Duvernay</strong> became the first black woman to win ‘best director’ at Sundance Film Festival Sunday. Her film, </span><em>Middle of Nowhere</em><span> is the second full-length feature for the director. </span></p> </blockquote> <p><span><strong><strike>His</strike>Herstoric</strong></span></p> </blockquote>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16833899868http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16833899868Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:14:11 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyol710gnM1qdhje7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>FAB!</p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16833860966http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16833860966Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:13:28 -0500black womennatural hairbombshellfashion<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyoa9htiwj1qa70eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s Patron Bombshell: Eartha Kitt photographed by Arthur Rothstein for Look Magazine in 1953 via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagegal.tumblr.com/post/16823473834/eartha-kitt-photographed-by-arthur-rothstein-for" target="_blank">vintagegal</a> #fb</p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16823651329http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16823651329Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:13:06 -0500eartha kittbombshellafrican americanblack women<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XbGPQZDRS64?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Abiola’s Bombshell Academy Day 30~ How to Make a Vision Board with Affirmations for Attraction! [VIDEO]</span></p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16765037226http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16765037226Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:03:17 -0500bombshell academyvideothe secretlaw of attractionhow tovideovision boardabiola abramspositivity<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylm1k20731qz7f9no1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/conversation/AbiolaTV/2012-01-30T06:29:41Z/?s=tu&ref=AbiolaTV" target="_blank">I am watching Fun with Dick and Jane</a> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px; border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial;">“After midnight… well, after 1am, trash movie viewing… ”</p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> <span style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"> 36 others are also watching </span> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/movies/fun_with_dick_jane/dean_parisot/?s=tu&ref=AbiolaTV" target="_blank">Fun with Dick and Jane on GetGlue.com</a> </p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16750311649http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16750311649Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:29:43 -0500Fun with Dick and Janefilm<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygyl0T0f31qk6hsao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blackandkillingit.com/post/16664700853/mutoni-i-was-sooo-excited-to-discover" target="_blank">blackandkillingit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mutoni.tumblr.com/post/16586144672/i-was-sooo-excited-to-discover-beautiful-rwandan" target="_blank">mutoni</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I was sooo excited to discover, beautiful RWANDAN model <strong>Nadja Giramata.</strong></p> <p>This young model was recently discovered by Boos Model Management in the UK, and has already worked on different shows. Be on the lookout for her :)</p> </blockquote> <div> <div> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BGKIonline" target="_blank">@BGKIonline</a> #BGKI <a href="http://www.facebook.com/blackandkillingit" target="_blank">Facebook Fan Page</a></p> </div> </div> </blockquote>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700500337http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700500337Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:31:39 -0500Nadja Giramata<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxt1ynvsjI1qh83vro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700472105http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700472105Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:31:05 -0500prada<a href="http://excoradfeminisms.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/bell_hooks-feminism_is_for_everybody.pdf">bell hooks - Feminism Is For Everybody (free download)</a>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700452416http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700452416Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:30:40 -0500bell hooks<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y9t_7r5Mir4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Happy Sunday! Abiola’s Bombshell Academy Day 29~ Leadership & the Nonconformist Life; YOU CAN DO IT. [VIDEO]</span></p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700404530http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700404530Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:29:40 -0500nonconformistleadershipbombshell academyharlembebenoirvideo<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfq1cnSGD71qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Historic Cairo Skyline - Egypt</p> </blockquote>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700358143http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16700358143Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:28:42 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyjsyvCME01qz7f9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Heart of Haiti Warrior Horn Bracelet from Macy’s! Help Haiti With Your Purchase</strong></em></p> <p>Thank you to the Heart of Haiti project for sending me this gorgeous handmade Warrior Horn Bracelet made of cow horn. Anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with wrist wear, and I will be wearing this bracelet often. It’s not only beautiful but it was made with love and positive energy. I feel it!</p> <p>Natural disasters are unpreventable but they become even more heart-wrenching when they hit areas that already have a high degree of suffering. This lifestyle blog and everything that I write is about Living with Passion. This week, Oprah Winfrey introduces a new interview with actor Sean Penn on her OWN show “Oprah’s Next Chapter” where he talks about Heart of Haiti and the “Trade Not Aid” work that they do to change the economy of this country.</p> <p>A fun new feature here on The Passionista Playbook blog is “The A List” which is basically “Abiola’s Favorite Things.” I get so excited about the incredible things that I come across in my travels that I wanted to put them all in one place and tell you how to get them too…</p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16685273845http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16685273845Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:04:07 -0500a listtrade not aidheart of haitioprah winfreyoprahsean pennWarrior Horn BraceletMacy's<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyjonjoLJQ1qz7f9no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/conversation/AbiolaTV/2012-01-29T05:30:51Z/?s=tu&ref=AbiolaTV" target="_blank">I am reading Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life: Unleash the Healing Power of Fresh Juices and Cleansing Diets</a> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px; border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial;">“I saw the Joe Cross doc “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” & started researching juicing, then found this book I didn’t even know I had with my cookbooks in my kitchen. Don’t know who gave it to me but it’s aw…”</p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> <span style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"> Check-in to </span> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/books/juicing_fasting_detoxing_for_life_unleash_healing_power_of_fresh_juices_cleansing_diets/cherie_ms/?s=tu&ref=AbiolaTV" target="_blank">Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life: Unleash the Healing Power of Fresh Juices and Cleansing Diets on GetGlue.com</a> </p>http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16681354731http://kissandtell.abiolatv.com/post/16681354731Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:30:55 -0500JuicingFastingand Detoxing for Life: Unleash the Healing Power of Fresh Juices and Cleansing Dietsreading