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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…
In the world of gossip, talk ain’t cheap…
What is it about gossip that draws us in? Better yet, how many…
The value system that our society maintains ceases to amaze me. In this crazy world of ours people who deal…
Sylvia Arthur sets out a few inspirational and enlightening facts to get your minds in gear to explore the big…
Ever since Rodney Parker chased me round the playground of P.S.139, past the teeter totter, through the sandbox, all up…
Imagine this…
You’re headed home after a long drawn out lecture in your evening college class. Cruising down the highway in…
A celebrity is a famous person.
A famous person is one who has a widespread reputation usually of a favorable nature.
A…
“No industry is black-owned. Actually, the (NBA) Player’s Association gets 49 percent of the revenue, since most players are black.…
This issue of The Colorful Canvas Files is brought to you by a living legend whose contributions have led to a significant…
Many of us set out to find that Mr. Right, but for some, he is always seemingly attached to some…
My shrink said the strangest thing to me in therapy once. She said she was sorry she’d monopolized so much…
Q: I am going back home for the holidays and want to wow my friends and family with a glamorous…
With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…
We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…
Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…
I remember exactly where I was that night that history was made. I was fast asleep in my bed and…
It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…
I vividly remember the day I got my first relaxer. I was 7 years old, and there I sat in…
Life.Culture
Tyler Perry to Spike Lee – “Who You Callin’ a Coon?”
Once upon a time (i.e. this past spring), Spike Lee put Tyler Perry on blast:
“Each artist should be allowed to…
The Other Women That Helped Raise Me
I remember way back when… Reminisce with me. Life was less complicated for a youngster. My Huffy Bike was valet’d in the driveway, Saturday morning cartoons were in heavy rotation, Puma wasn’t just an animal at the zoo…
Time Sisters Kept Condoms At Hand Too
Who sold this idea to women that it is the sole responsibility of a man to always have condoms at…
Rihanna Overload: Enough is ENOUGH
Talent aside (ahem), there have been very few celebrities who warrant as much media coverage as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Sure,…
Black Panther Movement Reminds Of Flaws in Media
You can kill the revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution. – Fred Hampton, Nov. 3, 1969
This week I came across…
And Then The Rebels Came
The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of…
Quick Change Artist
I remember when I was in high school. When it came to fitting in with all the different peer groups…
Pimped-Out & Peddling: Childhood Interrupted
Have you ever come across a group of juveniles whose fundraising practices consist of canvassing commercial hubs, or expressway entry…
Get Your Finances on Track: Top Books on Finance
So you spent a lot of the governments change (not the free kind) getting your education, you haven’t gotten into…
5 Things Collegiate Clutchettes Worry About
Speaking from a collegiate woman’s perspective, I can truly say it’s a great experience and I wouldn’t trade it for…
Nobel Prize Does Obama No Favors
Pop quiz: You are the president of the United States. You win an award, but not just any award. You capture…
Are You A “Sell-Out”?
What is a sell out? People throw the word around so freely with very little thought as to its exact…
How to Approach a Woman (If You Want Her to Take You Seriously)
One would think that the art of approaching a woman in a charming, respectful manner is nothing short of nanoscience…
The View from the Corporate Ladder: Mentors
Sylvia Arthur says the value of mentors can’t be underestimated in the corporate arena
The corporate maze is hard enough to…
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Looks interesting.Will definitely add it to my "holiday" reading list....
it took me a long time to get over thing i hated, i hated my hair becasue it was unruly i hated my l...
ive been waiting for this...
my how you have opened my eyes with such a powerful review. You shine light on issues that seem so c...
Far from a college student (graduated a while ago) but this was still a great read. Although one tip...