New Big Bird, Obama Ad: Did the President Take it ...

How does this big, yellow Sesame Street character have to do with the race to the presidency?...
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Opinion: Vice Presidential Debate 2012, “Malarke...

This was the only opportunity we had to see VP Joe Biden and House Rep. Paul Ryan in action. It wasn’t terribly impressive but it was a definite imp...
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White Student Raises Affirmative Action Case again...

Will a recent case against UT signal the end of Affirmative Action as we know it today? The conservative leaning Supreme Court may close that chapter ...
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Unemployment Dips to 7.8%, GOP Asks “Did the Pre...

Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publicized the September unemployment numbers. The Bureau reported that unemployment had fallen below 8% for...
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New Voter Suppression Laws: Is it Your Right to Vo...

Voter suppression laws have become more blatantly targeted at Black and minority voters in the wake of the 2008 elections. This article examines the b...
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Opinion: Presidential Debates 2012, Part 1: If You...

Romney won the debate? Well, if lying means winning. ...
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First Black FLOTUS Doesn’t “Look Like a First ...

What exactly should a First Lady look like? According to a VA voter, not Michelle Obama. By Jenn M. Jackson...
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Ever Thought About Joining the Navy? BB&W Vet...

Have you dreamed of traveling the world? Wondered what cruising the Mediterranean Sea would be like? Yearning to cross The Tree of Life from your Bu...
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Perfect….Or Not: One Woman’s Take on Onlin...

Fellas, can I speak to you a second?...
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Leona’s Love Quest Part XV- “Hey Baby, Wh...

When I’m in a dating rut like the one I’m in now, I like to use my free time to get reacquainted with myself. Get your mind out the gutter (or was...
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A Peculiar Situation: One Black Woman’s Comp...

"I don’t hate white women. I don’t like the way they are lauded over and the sense of entitlement that some of them have. I know that I am just as...
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Leona’s Love Quest Part XIV- Afros, Glow-Sticks...

"It would be easy for me to always write these articles from a positive and upbeat perspective. I could pretend that I have no bad days, no faults, a...
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Morning Coffee Read: “Just Be a Good Girl,&#...

"As a ten year old girl, Deja Young goes through a dehumanizing ordeal with someone new that recently entered her life. Dealing with this ordeal alon...
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