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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…

Politics as Usual

March 1, 2008

The Last Stand: Primaries May Spell the End for One Presidential Hopeful

Democratic presidential hopefuls strapped on their political gloves once more for the next round of debates. The 90-minute bout, a…

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February 1, 2008

Democratic Debate

As we enter the second month of the year the road to the presidency is now down to the final…

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January 1, 2008

Presidential Power: How Much is Too Much?

2007 will definitely go down in the history books as one of the most politically controversial years ever. As the…

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December 1, 2007

Republican and Black – An Inside Look at 2008 Presidential Candidate Alan Keyes

As the countdown continues towards the 2008 election, presidential hopefuls are diligently pounding the campaign trail. While the candidates circulating…

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October 1, 2007

A Closer Look at the Candidates: Re-examining Hillary

“The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.”

Those were the…

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September 1, 2007

Our Coverage: Political Party Powerhouses

As 2007 winds down the political party trains are traveling to a town near you. Attempts to gain support for…

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July 1, 2007

Politics Unusual: It’s Time To Get Real (Part One)

In the wake of the tragic events that unfolded in Ohio last week where a very expectant mother was slain…

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June 1, 2007

Politics of the Family Decline

Although not a major story on the evening news, the dissolution of American families is growing at an alarming rate;…

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May 1, 2007

Inciting the Divide Amongst Black Political Figures

One of the most diverse groups in the United States, the African American community is complex, culturally rich and at…

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