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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…

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November 9, 2009

Roses and Brass Knuckles: A Man’s Pocket Guide to Winning the Dating and Marriage Game

Roses and Brass Knuckles: A Man’s Pocket Guide to Winning the Dating and Marriage Game is an honest, insightful book to…

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November 5, 2009

She’s So Ambitious: Rhonesha Byng

She’s So Ambitious: Rhonesha Byng, Founder of HerAgenda.com

A girl with dreams that stack much higher than her petite 5-foot-2 inch frame,…

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October 14, 2009

Jeff Johnson: Everything I’m Not

Jeff Johnson is an award-winning investigative journalist, social activist, motivational speaker and political commentator. He’s served as a BET host…

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September 21, 2009

KJ Rose: A Return to Real Music

Passion. You hear the word used a lot by artists, in particular musical artists. Hell it’s damned near a prerequisite…

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August 17, 2009

LeToya Luckett: A Celebration of Lady Love

When unbridled talent is given a free range of growth, the distance between ingenuity and a tangible outcome is shortened…

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August 10, 2009

Freeincarnation: The Second Act

Many people remember Free as one half of what made “106 & Park” so successful. Beautiful, funky, and outspoken, Free…

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August 3, 2009

Amerie: The Beauty And The Brains Behind The Beat

merie is as talented as she is beautiful as she is smart. In an age where singers are plucked from high school after posting videos…

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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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May 8, 2009

Israel Houghton: The Music and The Message

Multi-Grammy, Stellar and Dove award winner Israel Houghton is back with brand new music in his latest solo project Power…

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April 6, 2009

A Conversation With Nelson George, Author of “City Kid”

Nature versus nurture: the eternal argument about society and the development of human potential. Nature says that growing up in…

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January 15, 2009

Brandy is Only Human

When she first hit the scene we all wanted to be down, after singing baby, baby, baby, baby, we were…

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November 15, 2008

Diahann Carroll: Setting the Record Straight

Diahann Carroll Sets the Record Straight

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Heaven in Hollywood: A Conversation With Angell Conwell

A Conversation With Angell Conwell…

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