Barbara Elaine Smith (August 24, 1949 – February 22, 2020), professionally known as B. Smith, was an American restaurateur, model, author, businesswoman and television host. In the mid-1960s, Smith began her career in modeling, participating in the Ebony Fashion Fair and later signing with the Wilhelmina Models agency. Smith was the first African-American model to be featured on the cover of Mademoiselle magazine in 1976. Smith owned multiple restaurants called B. Smith. The first opened in 1986 in New York City. Her weekly half-hour syndicated television show, B. Smith With Style, debuted in 1997 and also aired weekdays on BTN and Bounce TV. Smith's interest in décor and restaurant design led to the development of her first home collection, which debuted at Bed Bath & Beyond in Spring 2001. She also launched a line of serveware in 2004. In spring 2007, Smith debuted her first furniture collection with the La-Z-Boy company Clayton Marcus. In 2014 after B Smith went missing , her mission is to get more people, especially minorities, to help with research and to sign up for clinical trials. That message may be especially important for African Americans and Hispanics. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, African-Americans are twice as likely as Whites to develop the disease, while Hispanics are one-and-a-half times as likely as Whites to develop it. Even worse, minorities are less likely to get diagnosed.
...guess two days of sun was enough and now back to gloomy and some rain so no playing outside for a few days...whatever, will keep smiling and think Spring! kiss kiss...
Just sleep here in my arms, my love. Cherish every hug that I give with warmth. Rest to see the beauty Of the moon that shines so bright. Oh! So lovely. Xposing my love to make you feel better As I lay beside you and as I whisper, "I love you"...Love & Hugs~Richard
Sitting here enjoying my evening cuppa coffee an looking over all the love on my page. Thank you so much. Have a goodnight my beautiful circle. Xo's Bugsy
