Celebrating the myth of the Strong Black Woman has mistakenly become an aspiration and an inspiration to those in certain demographics of the Black Co...
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Ever heard of the theory of the "crooked room?" If you haven't, maybe you have heard of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Look around, are the images you ...
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After a weekend of fun in San Jose and Big Sur, a friend drops me off at the Oakland airport. All the flights out of San Jose and San Francisco were s...
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In my household, Black Entertainment Television isn't allowed. Ever. BUT...will all the buzz surrounding tonight's BLACK GIRLS ROCK! 2012 event, I jus...
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When black people act up and are called on being scumbags by people who are not black, the issue isn't that the persons in question are scum, but why...
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Vivica A. Fox versus Crystal Wright on BET’s Don’t Sleep once again depicts Black women in constant competition with one another. Political debate...
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Icon Oprah Winfrey was raped by her 19 year old cousin at the age of nine and later abused by a neighbor and an uncle. Renowned author Maya Angelou w...
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I maintain that black femininity is under attack. The question is asked, "Well, what is black femininity?" The answer as far as I'm concerned is femin...
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I am a proud conservative republican and Mitt Romney supporter. With the level of vitriol hurled at black conservatives, I was not going to chime in ...
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Two years ago I decided I wanted to learn to shoot a gun for two reasons. It was on my bucket list and I wanted to overcome my fear of guns. Little di...
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