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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

July 13, 2009

Is CNN’s Black In America A Sideshow?

To be or not to be. That is the question.

William Shakesphere’s most oft-recited phrase is back with a vengeance with…

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Deconstructing “The Angry Black Woman”

“The Angry Black Woman can be identified by her attitude, her conversation and sometimes, even her body language. Sometimes it’s…

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The Morning After: No Phone Call, No Text, Was It The Sex?

The morning after you’ve had sex with someone for the first time can be one of the most sobering moments…

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Joy Jones: Beautiful

When it comes to the science of music, art is an eruption of continual ingenuity; so if you hear the…

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July 6, 2009

BET, Why Do You Hate Us?

Dear Debra Lee,

I’m Janita Patrick, a 15-year-old African-American female from Cincinnati. Recently, I watched the 2009 BET Awards and felt the strongest urge to reach out to the program.

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H.A.T.E.R.S.

Wrote A Little Story About ‘Em. Like Ta Hear It? Here it go…

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Qui Rice: More than a Name

Life as an up and coming R&B starlet can be tough – the crazy hours spent in the studio working…

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The One That Got Away

Let me get personal for a sec…

We’ve all had that “perfect” love that came into our lives, swept through our…

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June 29, 2009

Michael

He was, in a word, magic. Magic Michael. From the soles of his loafered feet to the top of his…

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What’s Wrong With A Stereotype?

Now question: Is every nigga with dreads for the cause? Is every nigga with golds for the fall? Naw. So…

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SportsCenter: A Mistress You Shouldn’t Try To Get Rid Of

Who among us would deny such great utility and pleasure? Too much of anything is never a good thing, unless you consider too much air or money a bad thing.

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How Big Is Your But?

If there was an extra “t” at the end of the word “but”, I would expect your answer to be…

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Derek Blanks: Alter Ego Unleashed

You might not know Derek Blanks, but you know his work. You’ve seen his photos in numerous magazines. His work…

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Abiola Abrams: “Picky” and Proud

Love is grand…dating not so much, but according to author and television personality, Abiola Abrams dating doesn’t have to be…

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June 22, 2009

Ginuwine: Inside His Mind

Like a bottle of fine wine Ginuwine is back with new music and smoother, sexier moves than before. No longer…

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