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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

August 3, 2009

What Happened to Lisa Nicole Carson?

During the early part of this decade, sistergirl had the distinction of being the only African-American actress with enough steelo…

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Beauty is a Beast

I bare my soul in the articles that I write. OK, well maybe not my soul, but I certainly expose…

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Are White Men More Appreciative of Natural Hair?

Let’s revisit a situation experienced by a fellow natural. She’s in a classroom packing up her books when she notices…

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July 27, 2009

Sa-Ra Creative Partners: The Age of Love

Fitting then the trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners fourth release Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love, has been one of the…

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What’s So Bad About Going Natural?

Beauty comes in a million forms, but every true work of art starts with a clear palette. To me, the…

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Bullets In The Hood

Black folks don’t generally like to air out our own laundry, but on some things, the secret is already out.…

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The Fast Track to Movie Stardom: Rappers, Singers and the Plight of The Black Actor

“To take people from the music world and give them the same kind of credibility and weight that you give me, Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburne, Forest Whitaker — that’s like an aberration to me; you just can’t do that. “

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If Barack Cheated, Would Michelle Stay or Stray?

With the recent revelations of married men in power who have tipped out on their wives, it is relevant that…

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Detroit and Escargot

Have you ever been at a family function and been told that you talk or act like a white girl?…

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July 20, 2009

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali: The Right Man

You might remember Mahershalalhashbaz Ali from our “Black Men To Watch” feature. If you don’t, where have you been living,…

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A Different Reality

In the first grade, I sat on Ms. Spuches’ infamous tooth chair as I tried to flatten my large Afro…

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The Stuck Up Friend

Through her eyes…

Yes, I’m stuck up, but if you were anything like me, you would be too. I’m not going…

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Ode to the Black Woman

Baby girl, I see you, and from my vantage point all is looking well. You’re strong and resilient, unique and…

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Mind Over Manners

Early one bustling Tuesday morning in spring on the uber-crowded Metro subway system in Washington, DC, I was forced to…

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