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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…

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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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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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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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Who can take out a housemaid with a single Smackberry? Who can rock community service hours in New York City’s…

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Who sold this idea to women that it is the sole responsibility of a man to always have condoms at…

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It seems like every week a new skin care cream hits the shelf. Products for frown lines, laugh lines, crows…

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Talent aside (ahem), there have been very few celebrities who warrant as much media coverage as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Sure,…

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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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The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of…

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

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Have you ever come across a group of juveniles whose fundraising practices consist of canvassing commercial hubs, or expressway entry…

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So you spent a lot of the governments change (not the free kind) getting your education, you haven’t gotten into…

Life.Culture

March 1, 2008

5 Reasons Yoga Should be a Part of Your Life

Ask yourself: Why aren’t I practicing yoga?

Whether you seek enlightenment, physical fitness, a mental challenge, or a way to relax,…

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Why We’re Feeling Liv Warfield

Nowadays it’s rare to run across an artist that can win you over just off first listen. Unless . .…

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On: Letter Writing, a Dying Art Form

Remember those love letters you used to get in grade school? You know the letters of which I speak; “I…

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Jean Baylor: Testimony

One half of the former singing group Zhane, Jean Baylor has returned with her solo debut album, Testimony: my life story. Combining…

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Black Girl in Paris

Shay Youngblood’s debut novel, Soul Kiss, received accolades from reviewers and writers alike. The Washington Post hailed it as “intelligent and…

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

I’m going to go against the grain and say if a man says he will leave his woman for you…

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Down These Mean Streets

Thirty years ago Piri Thomas made literary history with this lacerating, lyrical memoir of his coming of age on the…

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March 2008 Reading List

  • Long Overdue
    Charles P. Henry
  • Leaving Atlanta
    Tayari Jones
  • Dead Broke
    Trista Russell
  • Rock My Soul: Black Folk and Self-Esteem
    Bell Hooks
  • Something on the Side
    Carl Weber
  • The Traveler’s…
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    Conception

    In the same vein as her critically acclaimed debut novel, Upstate, Kalisha Buckhanon again shares an emotionally beautiful story about…

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    The Messiah (Zane Presents Series)

    In this heart-pounding thriller full of dark passion, an ambitious investigative reporter faces off with a mysterious serial killer who…

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    The Last Stand: Primaries May Spell the End for One Presidential Hopeful

    Democratic presidential hopefuls strapped on their political gloves once more for the next round of debates. The 90-minute bout, a…

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    Destined to Witness: Growing up Black in Nazi Germany

    A great deal of Holocaust survival stories revolve around disguise–many Jews were forced into impersonation by the desperateness of their…

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    LaTroy’s Realization: A story of an inner city youth

    Young Latroy has a problem. As he stares out of his window, with a basketball in hand, ‘Troy (as his…

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    Stone Mecca: First Contact

    As part of the Wu-Tang family, Stone Mecca is an amalgamation of hip hop, funk and soul music–a musical movement venerated…

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    February 1, 2008

    The Brilliance of Badu

    For over a decade E. Badu has intoned us with her words of wisdom on wax. Now she’s back to give us another timely dose of musical realness.

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