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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,…

Notebook

December 30, 2007

Obama: My wife says ‘now or never’

Barack Obama told an Iowa audience Friday that his wife Michelle thinks he should not run for president again if…

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December 27, 2007

Raz B Issues Public Apology to Chris Stokes

A day after former B2K manager Chris Stokes vehemently denied allegations that he sexually molested former members of the boy…

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November 29, 2007

GOP Presidential Candidates Defend ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Republican candidates for the 2008 presidential nomination expressed support this evening for the federal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law which…

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November 28, 2007

Black Ministers Back Clinton In S.C.

(CBS/AP) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up endorsements from dozens of black ministers Tuesday in South Carolina, an early…

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November 27, 2007

Was Obama’s answer about drug use too honest?

By Carol Costello WASHINGTON (CNN) — Does a good role model talk about using illegal drugs? Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama…

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November 26, 2007

Obama Open to Limited Legalization of Marijuana

AUDUBON, IA – Obama can’t seem to escape the smoke of his youthful indiscretions wafting after him on the campaign…

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November 21, 2007

Obama unveils $18B education plan

By Martha T. Moore, USA TODAY Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out a plan Tuesday to spend $18 billion on…

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November 11, 2007

Bill Clinton: Blame Me For Health Care

(AP) Former President Clinton said Thursday that he is to blame for his administration’s failed health care plan, not his…

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November 9, 2007

Barack Obama Sees Opening to Overtake Clinton in Iowa, ‘Statistically Tied’ in New Poll

With recent polling showing the Democratic presidential candidate catching up to the frontrunner in the early-voting state, Obama is pressing…

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November 7, 2007

Obama’s Red State Appeal

By JAY NEWTON-SMALL/OMAHADave Filipi, a 48-year-old family doctor, made his way to the back room of McKenna’s Blues Bar near…

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November 1, 2007

US presidential candidate insists he saw UFO

By Alex Spillius in Philadelphia When you are a minor candidate in a presidential debate with the likes of Hillary Clinton…

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October 31, 2007

Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate, Front-Runner Clinton Under Pressure

Seven Democratic candidates for U.S. president are debating in the historic city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where front-runner Senator Hillary Clinton…

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Notebook Section: Official Presidential Election Coverage

We are happy to announce that we will be covering the 2008 Presidential Election in our new series, “Our Coverage“. In…

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October 22, 2007

Obama Campaign Closes the Fundraising Gap

From NBC/NJ’s Aswini Anburajan Obama might not be beating the competition in the national polls, but he can at least keep’em…

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