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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…

Independent Spotlight

January 1, 2008

Inside Me Vol. I by Ahnaise Christmas

Inside me is an alluring collection of poems and reflections overflowing with the potency of a real life struggle for love,…

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November 1, 2007

Mistress Me by VENESHA

Mistress Me by 2 X Award winner of the African-American Literary Awards for BreakOut Author of the Year 2007 and Self…

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October 1, 2007

Never Enough – Angela Winters

With four grown children and a multi-billion-dollar empire to oversee, Janet Chase has been the perfect partner to her husband…

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August 1, 2007

Assuanta Collins: Until the Next Time

Until the Next Time is an entertaining, keeping it real novel that takes its readers on twists and turns as…

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July 1, 2007

Don’t Call Me N!gga

Author/ Freelance Writer Zekita Tucker brings you the new and more powerful revised edition of her highly controversial children’s book titled…

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June 1, 2007

Monica Carter – Sacrifice the One

Sacrifice the One is a faith-themed family drama set against the backdrop of rejection, rebellion and redemption. When an adored and…

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May 1, 2007

Essence Best Selling Author Sheila Goss On Self-Publishing and Upcoming Projects

This month’s self-published spotlight is focused on Shelia Goss, author of Roses are Thorns, Violets are True and My Invisible Husband.…

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April 1, 2007

Pinwheels & Hula Hoops: Poems that tell stories; Stories that are poems

Pinwheels and Hula Hoops: Poems That Tell Stories; Stories That Are Poems, is a collection of poetry written over a…

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