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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

November 16, 2009

Over Paid Reality Stars

The value system that our society maintains ceases to amaze me. In this crazy world of ours people who deal…

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The World Outside Our Borders

Sylvia Arthur sets out a few inspirational and enlightening facts to get your minds in gear to explore the big…

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Boy Crazy: How to Tell if You’ve Got it Bad

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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Motivational Tips that Every Young Career Woman Needs

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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November 9, 2009

“Why The *%# Are They Famous??”

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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Back To The Future: What Would They Say?

“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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The Colorful Canvas Files: Bethann Hardison

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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Are You a Jerk Magnet?

Many of us set out to find that Mr. Right, but for some, he is always seemingly attached to some…

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Therapy in Black and White

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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November 2, 2009

What to Expect When Dealing With The Racially Impaired

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; A Letter to My Girlfriend

Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…

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Change We Still Believe In

I remember exactly where I was that night that history was made. I was fast asleep in my bed and…

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October 26, 2009

Tyler Perry to Spike Lee – “Who You Callin’ a Coon?”

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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The Other Women That Helped Raise Me

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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