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Our foreign neighbor Canada is known for producing unforgettable musical talent like R&B singer/songwriter/actress Deborah Cox, who swore to us…

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In the world of gossip, talk ain’t cheap…

What is it about gossip that draws us in? Better yet, how many…

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The value system that our society maintains ceases to amaze me. In this crazy world of ours people who deal…

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Sylvia Arthur sets out a few inspirational and enlightening facts to get your minds in gear to explore the big…

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Ever since Rodney Parker chased me round the playground of P.S.139, past the teeter totter, through the sandbox, all up…

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Imagine this…

You’re headed home after a long drawn out lecture in your evening college class. Cruising down the highway in…

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A celebrity is a famous person.
A famous person is one who has a widespread reputation usually of a favorable nature.
A…

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“No industry is black-owned. Actually, the (NBA) Player’s Association gets 49 percent of the revenue, since most players are black.…

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This issue of The Colorful Canvas Files is brought to you by a living legend whose contributions have led to a significant…

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Many of us set out to find that Mr. Right, but for some, he is always seemingly attached to some…

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My shrink said the strangest thing to me in therapy once. She said she was sorry she’d monopolized so much…

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Q: I am going back home for the holidays and want to wow my friends and family with a glamorous…

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With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…

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We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…

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Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…

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I remember exactly where I was that night that history was made. I was fast asleep in my bed and…

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It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…

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I vividly remember the day I got my first relaxer. I was 7 years old, and there I sat in…

Celebrities

November 16, 2009

Melanie Fiona: UniverSoul

Our foreign neighbor Canada is known for producing unforgettable musical talent like R&B singer/songwriter/actress Deborah Cox, who swore to us…

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October 26, 2009

The Various Shades of Sophie Okonedo

Brilliance is defined as: having or showing great intelligence, talent, and quality. Well, if you’ve ever had the privilege of watching…

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October 12, 2009

DJ Beverly Bond Has Us Dancing to the Tune of Positivity!

She spins the records that rock the party, but celebrity DJ Beverly Bond will be working the red carpet with…

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October 5, 2009

The Exploration of Mehcad Brooks

The embodiment of brawn, beauty, talent and brains, actor Mehcad Brooks is a sight for sore eyes in the somewhat…

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September 21, 2009

KJ Rose: A Return to Real Music

Passion. You hear the word used a lot by artists, in particular musical artists. Hell it’s damned near a prerequisite…

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August 31, 2009

Elise Neal: Peak Performer

She’s conquered the big and small screens appearing in box office hits like Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and John Singleton’s…

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August 17, 2009

LeToya Luckett: A Celebration of Lady Love

When unbridled talent is given a free range of growth, the distance between ingenuity and a tangible outcome is shortened…

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August 10, 2009

Freeincarnation: The Second Act

Many people remember Free as one half of what made “106 & Park” so successful. Beautiful, funky, and outspoken, Free…

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August 3, 2009

Amerie: The Beauty And The Brains Behind The Beat

merie is as talented as she is beautiful as she is smart. In an age where singers are plucked from high school after posting videos…

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July 27, 2009

Sa-Ra Creative Partners: The Age of Love

Fitting then the trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners fourth release Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love, has been one of the…

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July 20, 2009

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali: The Right Man

You might remember Mahershalalhashbaz Ali from our “Black Men To Watch” feature. If you don’t, where have you been living,…

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July 13, 2009

Maxwell: The Man of Mystery Returns

So by now, you gone out and copped Maxwell latest album, BLACKsummers’night (and if you haven’t, what are you waiting…

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Joy Jones: Beautiful

When it comes to the science of music, art is an eruption of continual ingenuity; so if you hear the…

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July 6, 2009

Qui Rice: More than a Name

Life as an up and coming R&B starlet can be tough – the crazy hours spent in the studio working…

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