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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.

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A Belle in Brooklyn will be released on June 19, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jun 19, 2012
A Belle in Brooklyn is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 19, 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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Tri State Defender, April 19, 2013
...to becoming a singer-author-actor. More Tyrese? Maybe for you, but I'm good. I've already heard enough. (Demetria L. Lucas is a contributing editor at The Root and the author of "A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best...
The Root, March 25, 2013
...She Matters: In a new weekly column for The Root, Demetria L. Lucas tells their stories. By: Demetria L. Lucas | Posted: March 26, 2013 at 12:43 AM Tweet John H. White/Wikimedia Commons (The Root) -- When I was in...
Essence Magazine, July 4, 2012
...you. But if you want the scoop? You?ll probably be better off tuning in to Andrea?s next interview. 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...
Huffington Post, June 19, 2012
...Now writers are mourning the loss of a woman one calls an "all-around beautiful Black feminista rock star." Demetria L. Lucas, writing on Clutch , calls Kennedy one of the writers who "turned my 'maybe I can do this' into 'yes, I actually can.'" She...
WebProNews, June 18, 2012
...a sharply witty woman with great character, who inspired so many females to go after what they want. Demetria L. Lucas wrote in Clutch Magazine that Erica was the equivalent of a rock star to her; smart, sophisticated, powerful, and willing to go...
The Root, June 1, 2012
...local communities. The conference's first panel, "From Blog to Book," featured The Root's contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas and focused on how bloggers can leverage their online platforms to transition into book publishing. "The thing about writing a...
Essence Magazine, January 16, 2013
...like in the trailer for All My Babies’ Mamas, Black people are made to look outlandish and ridiculous. 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...
I4U, January 14, 2013
...The Root's contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas argues at Essence that women like the ABC show despite the main character's affair, not because of it. As with anything that becomes quickly popular, a backlash...
The Root, January 14, 2013
...Goldwyn and Kerry Washington of ABC's Scandal (Danny Feld/Disney ABC Television Group) The Root's contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas argues at Essence that women like the ABC show despite the main character's affair, not because of it. As with...
Essence Magazine, January 14, 2013
...my fiction with sexy and well-told storylines — and I tune into Scandal religiously because it has both. 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...
The Root, January 9, 2013
...deal being the "other woman," but don't take it out on your ex-man's girl. By: Demetria L. Lucas | Posted: January 10, 2013 at 12:13 AM Tweet iStockphoto/Thinkstock (The Root) -- "My ex and I got off to a rough start because he led me...
Essence Magazine, January 9, 2013
...and relationships, particularly the flipside that also talks about what the majority of us do — get married. 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....
Essence Magazine, January 7, 2013
...well, especially if it can affect the way we are treated — and disrespected — when traveling abroad. 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...