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It seems that it sucks to be a black woman these days. Or at least that is what the media…

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In her newest single “Sponsor”, Teairra Mari decides to speak out for the full fledged and would-be gold diggers out…

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I grew up in a loving home – both parents, older sister, older brother. I went to good schools my…

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I have a long, lengthy laundry list of irks and pet peeves, and anybody who stands even on the outskirts…

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When Monique stepped on stage to accept her Best Supporting Actress award at the Oscars, residents in California could hear…

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I am blessed with a unique situation in life in that I work mostly with African American women. When I…

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It’s like a broken record isn’t it? Pretty much every year an African American or two is up for an…

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Black women are some of the most beautiful women on the planet, with God-given curves that some go under the…

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Picture this: You are awakened with soft and gentle kisses from the glistening rays of the Saturday morning sun peeking…

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Mane & Chic is not your ordinary natural hair blog – it’s an eclectic mix of hair and fashion. Don’t get…

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It’s hip. It’s hot. It‘s totally fab. All the cool kids are doin’ it….going VEGAN, that is. And, one of…

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For my sisters in the struggle, my fellow prayer warriors who bum rush altar calls and wait, who bombard clergy…

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Have great fear. Tiger Text is here.

As if practicing fidelity wasn’t hard enough, somebody saw fit to create an mobile…

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My mother always taught me to pace myself…

Yet like the ticking of a clock, I hear the urgency in garnering…

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Ding, ding.

The Tavis-Sharpton on air fight over whether or not President Obama was going to have a black agenda started…

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You don’t need to survey five or six of your girlfriends and listen to their opinions. You don’t need the…

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My mother and my grandmother are like the father and mother I never had – my mother being the father,…

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I recently had the chance to sit down and watch Spike Lee’s 1986 film, She’s Gotta Have It. The main character,…

Life.Culture

December 28, 2009

Top 15 Reasons Why People Hate Beyoncé

Published on 3/23/2009

Dear Beyoncé,
I woke up this morning to the surge of a beautiful sunlight washing my spirit with a…

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Just Because I’m Black Doesn’t Mean…

Published on 3/16/2009

All too many people make the mistake of assuming that we are limited in scope from our lifestyles…

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Ghetto Matters: “That’s So Ghetto”

Published on 4/20/2009

It’s becoming as American as the iPod: Adult intellectual stud achieves prominence after being born in Ghettoville, U.S.A.,…

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December 21, 2009

Why We Need Our Girlfriends

Dear Joan, Maya, Toni and Lynn,

What’s up, ladies? Monday nights just ain’t been the same since we stopped getting…

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Would Tiger Woods Have Cheated, Had He Been Married to a Black Woman?

So Mr. Woods, would you have cheated on your wife had she been a Black Woman?

Who knows. Cheating usually doesn’t discriminate,…

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The Myth of the Pull-Out Method

It’s mid-August-in-the-Bahamas muggy in your bedroom. The sheets on your mattress are tangled and damp with sweat, and the air…

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The Christmas Drama Inside You

Every year around the holiday season, I find myself in a holiday funk. Last year, I went into a deep…

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Bad Boys

I once dated a guy named “Trouble.” Why? So, I could say I dated a guy named “Trouble,” naturally. I…

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December 14, 2009

With Twitter Around, Real Not Recognizing Real

Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist and theorist, made a living studying the human ability to separate between fantasy and reality. He…

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The Princess Tiana Effect: Will Disney’s First Black Princess Makes Little Black Girls Stand Taller?

About five years ago — eons in mom time now that my daughter is 11 and just an inch shorter…

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Breaking the Chains: Practical Tips For Brainwash-Free Living

There’s nothing more powerful than the human mind, but the media in its perpetually rapid advancement has proven to be…

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Clutching the Goddess Within: Tips to Bring Out Your Inner Sexy

Another bland day… Monday mornings at work are usually the same for you. You walk into your office with your…

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What’s Up With My Twitter Resistance?

Twitter rubs me the wrong way.

Perhaps I’m showing my age here, but I have a deep-seated resistance to Twitter. On…

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Dear Santa – Throw It In The Bag!

My dearest, darling SantEE Claus,

I’ve been a good, good girl all year long. Yes, I have! I’ve recycled all my…

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