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BELLE PHOTOS & VIDEO

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PHOTO GALLERY: Cocktails with Belle Jan. 10, Ludlow Manor (NYC)

VIDEO: Cocktails with Belle @ Ludlow Manor, Jan. 10

 

PHOTO EXHIBIT: Check out Belle Dec 1- Mar 31 (BKNY)

Belle on VH1's Big Morning Buzz 

ABIB Book Signing @Sky Room (NYC)

Belle on The Today Show

  

Check out PHOTOS from JI Group presents Cocktails with Belle, Oct. 24, NYC

 

Brooklyn News 12 names Belle             "The Best of Brooklyn"

 


Belle talks to Egypt Sherrod on WBLS about "How to Date"

 


Belle discusses dating challenges on Good Day New York


Belle oversees a photoshoot with Terry Kennedy on Being Terry Kennedy (courtesy of BET)

 

Belle featured on Let's Talk About Pep (Vh1)

 

Belle kicks-off Black Blogger Month on BlackEnterprise.com

 

Belle advises how to handle catching a friend's spouse cheating (Fox Philly) 

 

Belle breaks down dating expectations on NBC4

 

Belle breaks down her transition from blogger to author 

Belle recommends her FIVE Must-Read books on BlackEnterprise.com

 

    Check out PHOTOS from X-Rated Fusion Liqueur celebrates A BELLE IN BROOKLYN'S nationwide book tour.

 



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Demetria L. Lucas aka "Belle"

Demetria L. Lucas (aka “Belle”)  is the author of  A Belle in Brooklyn:Your Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life (Atria), which was nominated for a 2011 African-American Literary Award (Best Self Help).  

She is also the creator of the award-winning blog ‘A Belle In Brooklyn’, which was awarded Best Personal Blog in the 2010 Black Weblog Awards,  and in 2011 was selected by BlackEnterprise.com as one of the blogosphere's best. Lucas was also named in 2011 as one of "30 Black Bloggers You Should Know" by The Root and "The Best of Brooklyn" by Brooklyn News 12.

Lucas, a life and relationship coach, operates Coached By Belle, where she helps clients discover their career goals and improve their dating lives.

You can also find Demetria dishing dating advice as a contributing editor for The Root, where she writes a weekly column, "Ask Demetria." Additionally, she is a contributing writer for the websites of Vibe Vixen,  Uptown, and Essence where she pens a daily column, "Real Talk". 

She has shared her optimistic dating advice on The Today Show, Let's Talk About Pep, VH1’s Big Morning Buzz, Access Hollywood, Good Day New York, HLN’s Issues with Jane Velez, and the Oprah Radio Show. Lucas has been a guest speaker at Harvard, Princeton, Howard, New York University, and Spelman College, and was featured in a Washington Post profile, where she was dubbed "the Black Carrie Bradshaw." 

Lucas has worked as the Relationships Editor and dating columnist at Essence magazine, and has been a freelance writer for People, VIBE, XXL, Black Enterprise and ESPN the Magazine. She's also blogged about her dating experiences for Honeymag.com and been a book editor for Harlequin and BET Books, where she edited national bestselling and award-winning romance authors.

Lucas graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in English, then earned a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University.  She currently lives in Brooklyn and is working on her second book, a sequel to A Belle in Brooklyn. 

 

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