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Demetria L. Lucas

Demetria L. Lucas
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Demetria L. Lucas

Demetria Lucas is the founder of ABelleInBrooklyn.com where she muses almost daily on dating, sex and relationships as well as pop culture and women’s empowerment. She is also the Relationships Editor at ESSENCE Magazine where she authors her own hook-up page, Dating Guide, and selects gorgeous men for the publication's Single Man of the Month and ESSENCE.com’s Eye Candy of the Week on Monday mornings.

A Belle in Brooklyn will be released on June 19, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 23, 2012
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Jan 10, 2012
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Jun 25, 2011
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Jun 16, 2011
A Belle in Brooklyn will be released on June 14, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Jun 14, 2011
A Belle in Brooklyn is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jun 14, 2011
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Jun 03, 2011
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May 28, 2011
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May 08, 2011

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Essence Magazine, March 21, 2012
...so much easier for me, and would make it so much easier for Jordan and kids like him. Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria), in stores now. Follow her on Twitter...
Essence Magazine, January 18, 2012
...instilled in generations to come. We'll never do better if we don't actually, well, do better. Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria) in stores now. Follow her on...
Essence Magazine, January 12, 2012
...and faces so much of both, and with a smile? Just how can anyone interpret that as angry? Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria) in stores now. Follow her on Twitter...
AL.com, January 11, 2012
...otherwise. With humor, candor, and the willingness to tell (almost) all so readers can learn from her mistakes, Demetria L. Lucas proves she is definitely the "go-to girl for relationship and dating advice." She definitely shows that all women aren't...
Essence Magazine, December 20, 2011
...Yesterday afternoon, blogs and Twitter were on fire with news that a Dutch magazine had referred to Rihanna as having a "ghetto ass" and being the "ultimate ni---b---h." Where "Jackie" magazine came up with the phrasing for the latter term -- have you...
RollingOut, July 26, 2011
...Gray Publishing) A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life – Demetria Lucas (Atria) Biography/Memoir Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood – Ice T (One World/Ballantine) The...
Blogcritics.org, July 12, 2011
..."like me" represented in media and she was nowhere to be found. ...Until my friend introduced me to Demetria Lucas. The blogger turned magazine editor turned author recently released A Belle in Brooklyn (of the same title as her award winning blog)....
Essence Magazine, March 2, 2012
...we need to actually be tolerant and accept that non-hetero couples get affectionate, too ? just like us. Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria), in stores now. Follow...
Essence Magazine, March 1, 2012
...redemption? Or will they always be known for what they did and less for what they are doing? Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria) in stores now. Follow her on Twitter...
Essence Magazine, February 29, 2012
...One Saturday each month, I turn off all my devices ? except my iPod ? and hunker down in Barnes & Noble for a few hours to flip through my favorite lady mags and tabloids. One of my favorite features is ?Just Like Us!? in US Weekly, which takes an...
Essence Magazine, February 28, 2012
...admit imperfection and that they were out of line. Do you think President Obama was right to apologize? Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria), in stores now. Follow her...
The Root, February 27, 2012
...and validating appearance-related part of the night was The Help actress' Viola Davis' auburn, short, "teeny weeny afro." Demetria L. Lucas gushed about it at Essence: Davis’ mini-‘fro on her big night meant so much. For anyone who’s gone natural...
Essence Magazine, February 27, 2012
...Our hair is worthy of being embraced and celebrated every day -- especially when the occasion is special. Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria), in stores now. Follow...
Essence Magazine, February 24, 2012
...lose-lose for abortion rights and for the women of Texas. What do you think of Texas? new law? Demetria L. Lucas is the author of ?A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life? (Atria), in stores now. Follow her on...