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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…

word of the day

December 26, 2008

Vocab: beneficence

Vocab – Word of the Day: beneficence \buh-NEFF-i-suhns\, noun — The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity..

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December 24, 2008

Vocab: chichi

Vocab – Word of the Day: chichi \SHEE-shee\, adjective –Affectedly trendy.

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December 23, 2008

Vocab: polymath

Vocab – Word of the Day: polymath \POL-ee-math\, noun — A person of great or varied learning; one acquainted with various subjects of study.

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December 22, 2008

Vocab: egregious

Vocab – Word of the Day: egregious \ih-GREE-juhs\, adjective — Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.

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December 19, 2008

Vocab: soi-disant

Vocab – Word of the Day: soi-disant \swah-dee-ZAHN\, adjective — Self-styled; so-called.

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December 18, 2008

Vocab: Gravitas

Vocab – Word of the Day: Gravitas \GRAV-uh-tahs\, noun — High seriousness (as in a person’s bearing or in the treatment of a subject).

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December 17, 2008

Vocab: Chortle

Vocab – Word of the Day: Chortle \CHOR-tl\, transitive and intransitive verb — To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.

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December 16, 2008

Vocab: Arcane

Vocab – Word of the Day: Arcane \ar-KAYN\, adjective: — Understood or known by only a few.

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December 15, 2008

Vocab: Inimical

Vocab – Word of the Day: Inimical \ih-NIM-ih-kul\, adjective — Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable.

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December 12, 2008

Vocab: Accede

Vocab – Word of the Day: accede \ak-SEED\, intransitive verb — To agree or assent; to give in to a request or demand.

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December 11, 2008

Vocab: Argus-eyed

Vocab – Word of the Day: Argus-eyed \AR-guhs-ide\, adjective — Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.

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December 10, 2008

Vocab: Schadenfreude

Vocab – Word of the Day: Schadenfreude \SHOD-n-froy-duh\, noun — A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.

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December 9, 2008

Vocab: Titivate

Vocab – Word of the Day: Titivate \TIT-uh-vayt\, transitive and intransitive verb — To smarten up; to spruce up.

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December 8, 2008

Vocab: Quandary

Vocab – Word of the Day: Quandary \KWAHN-duh-ree; -dree\, noun — A state of difficulty, perplexity, doubt, or uncertainty.

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