http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong RSS Feed for DN Col Jenice Armstrong en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:09:46 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20120213_Jenice_Armstrong__Clinging_to_a_piece_of_Whitney_s_past.html I OWN ONE of the late Whitney Houston's dresses, a purple, velvet, mermaid-style evening gown with long sleeves trimmed with bugle beads. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20120207_Jenice_Armstrong_.html UNLESS you're a co-star on VH1's "Basketball Wives," a professional athlete's wife doesn't publicly diss her husband's teammates. No matter how badly she feels about how things went, she doesn't trash-talk other players, especially if the team is still smarting from a disappointing Super Bowl loss the way the Patriots were on Sunday night. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20120202_Jenice_Armstrong__A__SOUL__SUICIDE.html AT OUR HOUSE, "Soul Train" was must-see TV because it was one of the only TV shows where you could count on seeing brown faces. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20120118_Jenice_Armstrong__Michelle_Obama_doesn_t_fit__angry_black_woman__stereotype.html WE'VE NEVER seen first lady Michelle Obama yelling or arguing with anyone. So why can't she shake the notion that she's angry? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20120110_Jenice_Armstrong__Miho_Kahn_writes_cautionary_tale_about_young_girls___sex.html ONLY A HEAD case wouldn't be troubled by the revelations in a recent preview of TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras" of wacky pageant moms giving their daughters "go-go juice" and Pixy Stix candy, a/k/a "pageant crack," to hype up their little darlings for competition. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20111215_Jenice_Armstrong__The_recipients_of_our_holiday-gift_giveaway.html WE KNOW the holiday season is more about giving than getting, but let's keep it real. It sure is nice to get cool stuff for Christmas. And it's even better when it's unexpected. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20111206_Jenice_Armstrong__Marian_Anderson_s_South_Philadelphia_birthplace_awaits_a_buyer.html A TINY SOUTH Philadelphia rowhouse on the 1800 block of Webster Street, where the legendary singer Marian Anderson was born, is up for sale. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20111201_Jenice_Armstrong__You_can_choose_the_10_winners_of_Jen_s_Favorite_Things_for_Christmas.html Sure, we stole the idea from Oprah Winfrey. But why shouldn't Philadelphians get free stuff, too? That said, don't expect any 2012 Volkswagen Beetles courtesy of us. Nuh-uh. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20111115_Jenice_Armstrong__Pat_s_pirate_passion_Croce_worships_the_skull_and_crossbones_Pat_Croce_has_a_passion_for_pirates.html ONE OF the first things you notice when you enter Pat Croce's Villanova home is the pirate memorabilia. Sure, there are some mementos from his days as owner of the Sixers and there is evidence of his fascination with the late Harry Houdini. But the skull and crossbones motif is everywhere. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20111114_Jenice_Armstrong__DJ_Kendra_G_asks_Philadelphia_teen_girls_to_commit_to_abstinence.html KENDRA G tells the story of going to a Philadelphia public school and asking a group of about 30 seventh- and eighth-grade girls how many wanted to be married.