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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

February 1, 2008

Keri Hilson: In A Perfect World

Look closely and think hard. You may recognize Keri Hilson from her guest spot on Xzibit’s 2004 hit Mean Muggin’ (Hey…

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Stic.Man: Manhood

Race is an issue that is here to stay until, as people of color and as a country, we decide…

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Gina McCauley: What About Our Daughters

Contrary to popular belief, not everything you read in the blogosphere is trash. And that’s the mission behind Gina McCauley’s politically…

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Sisters Supporting Brothers: Krave Magazine

Sisters Supporting Sisters is dedicated to women of color living out their entrepreneurial dreams. Sisters Supporting Sisters was started due…

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Rachel Vassel: Daughters of Men

For some of us, fond memories of our fathers can easily be pulled from the forefront of our minds. The…

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Something New: The Valentine’s Day Edition

It’s February and if your nearest Target or Wal*Mart is like mine, it’s been drowned in a sea of red…

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Why deal with the groupie love?

Contrary to the title, this article is not a scathing article towards the men about their sub rosa love affairs.…

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February 2008 Reading List

  • On the Line
    Donna Hill
  • Here I Stand
    Paul Robeson
  • Sellout
    Randall Kennedy
  • Quiet Strength : The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life
    Tony Dungy
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    Dawn Strozier: The Fitness Queen

    With one look at fitness expert and celebrity trainer, Dawn Strozier, it’s easy to see that she possesses the secret…

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    Strangled By Credit Card Debt

    The future, so far away, will be good to us when it comes. Of that we are sure. This is…

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    What Is the What

    In a heartrending and astonishing story, author Dave Eggers illuminates the history of the civil war in Sudan through the…

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    The Joys of Winter: The Beautiful, The Ugly and the Funny

    Winter and autumn are my favorite seasons of the year. I guess I should not have to type that I…

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    Passions Procrastinated

    Do you ever wonder why we delay on taking steps towards our dreams? Why it’s all too common to say…

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    Author Brief: Abiola Abrams

    Abiola Abrams is definitely a post-millennial woman. The back cover of her book Dare says: Provocative. Empowering. Outrageous. Fearless. There are many…

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    Musical Indulgence: Choklate

    When I get a sweet-tooth, two things come to mind: music and chocolate. Okay, maybe three things come to mind,…

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