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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…

Life.Culture

October 26, 2009

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…

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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…

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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…

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October 19, 2009

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,…

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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…

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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…

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Quick Change Artist

I remember when I was in high school. When it came to fitting in with all the different peer groups…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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October 12, 2009

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…

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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…

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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…

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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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