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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…

events

November 4, 2009

NYC: Robin Hood’s Food for Good Event at M2

NYC: Robin Hood’s Food for Good Event at M2 – Thursday, November 12th at at M2 in New York City from 8pm-11pm. Clutchettes and gents please try to come out and support!

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October 29, 2009

Baltimore Screening of Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage: One Night Only!

Attention Clutchettes and gents: Baltimore Screening of Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage: One Night Only!

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October 20, 2009

A Toast to Fashion: Friday, Oct. 23rd 5-9pm @ Solemates…Chicago

Chicago Clutchettes – what are you doing this Friday? Well, we have something you have to check out! One of our…

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June 25, 2009

NYC: L’Altruist Presents: Protea Friday 06.26.09

NYC: L’Altruist presents Protea: 6.26.09 @ Citrine, 7-11pm. Clutchettes and gents please come out and show your support! See you there!

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June 23, 2009

NYC: A TRIBUTE TO SPIKE LEE // June 25th-28th 2009

NYC: June 25th-28th — Come join in celebrating the legendary Icon who put Brooklyn on the map. Clutchettes and gents please go out and support!

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June 3, 2009

NYC: Ladies Love NYC x Autism Awareness Fundraiser/2

NYC: Ladies Love NYC is hosting its First Annual Tribute to Hip-Hop and Autism Awareness Fundraiser on Thursday, June 4th, 2009. Clutchettes and gents please show your support!

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February 6, 2009

NYC : Ladies Love Dilla – Lupus Awareness Fundraiser 2.6.09

Ladies Love NYC has teamed up with Lupus Foundation of America for highly-anticipated Fundraiser and Tribute for a Detroit Music Legend –…

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January 27, 2009

Events To Go: National Black Fine Arts Show

It’s about that time of year again! Across from the street from the Empire State Building, The National Black Fine…

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December 30, 2008

NYC – Coup d’etat Brooklyn & Afro-Punk: Punk-N-Paint

Coup d’etat Brooklyn & Afro-Punk are collaborating on a New Year’s Eve Bash. We are merging talent from the Afro-Punk Community,…

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December 4, 2008

Free Luda Concert on December 6

The SEC Championship game isn’t the only thing popping in Atlanta this Saturday. After the game at the Tabernacle, AT&T…

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November 21, 2008

ATL: Seven74 Boutique’s Kash Howard

ATL: We recently chatted with Kash Howard the owner of Seven74 to find out more about her emerging boutique…

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November 18, 2008

ATL: Seven74 Boutique Presents “Everything Under a Chandelier Sparkles”

ATL: Come and join Clutch in celebrating Seven74 Boutique’s One Year Anniversary at “Everything Under a Chandelier Sparkles” this Saturday.

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November 14, 2008

NYC: The Coup d’etat Art Collective Exhibition: 11.14.08

NYC: Today, the Coup d’etat Art Collective is joining forces with several heavy hitters on the New York fashion scene to present an art exhibition at Sly Art vs. Robot City in Manhattan.

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November 3, 2008

NYC: Election Night Party Hosted by Kevin Powell, MTV, Buzz, RTV, and Complex

NYC: Election Night Party Hosted by Kevin Powell, MTV, Buzz, RTV, and Complex at Element. Music by DJ Beverly Bond and DJ Misbehaviour. Admission is FREE!

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October 23, 2008

Brooklyn: Brunch @ Harriet’s

On Sunday October 26th please join The Minority Report and Harriet’s Alter Ego for Brunch @ Harriet’s a.k.a. The Breakfast Club — a classic Brooklyn brunch.

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