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Is “Nerd” The New “Cool”?

I see nerds everywhere nowadays...and that's a good thing! Being a "nerd" has officially become the new "cool"....
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Do You Have to Leap Small Buildings and Wear a Cap...

It's probably safe to say that Avant did pretty well for herself. This is a hunch, but I'm guessing nobody told her she needed to lower her standards ...
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Mitt Romney Thinks Poor People Should Act Like Ric...

Hey all you entrepreneurs out there who lack the collateral or a high enough credit rating to acquire a loan from a bank to start your business, Mitt ...
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Best Frenemies: What’s the Deal With Toxic F...

Once upon a time you had friends and you had enemies. Then somewhere along the line in the effort to get along with EVERYBODY, we got "frenemies": a c...
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Move away from the Bull’s-eye Part 2: Allowing f...

A major issue is that when a group of African Americans try to other the undesirables that exist within our ethnic group, they get hit with the “Unc...
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BB&W Exclusive Video: Janice Littlejohn and A...

Diane Farr sat down with Beyond Black & White at the "Los Angeles Times" book festival last week. Take a listen on what this actress has to say about ...
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I’m In “USA Today”…TODAY!!...

Outside of the awesome "me-ness" of this article, the news is exciting, to say the least. Newly release Census data shows that interracial marriage is...
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Tamera’s Having a BABY!!!

“We can’t wait to meet this little miracle!”...
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Jamila on Stereotypes: Know an Ugly Monkey Hustlin...

How many of us are using slang phrases in our everyday (online and offline) conversations that could be considered stereotypical or otherwise offensiv...
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The New, NEW Black Woman: Mia Love

Ha! I bet you thought all Mormons were white....
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Should Facebook Get You Fired? “Essence̶...

Another one bites the dust thanks to Facebook......
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BB&W Exclusive: “Thelma” from ...

If were born in the 60's and 70's, you know this woman, and chances are, you wanted to BE this woman. ...
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Don’t Date Massa!! A Note On Slavery And Swi...

The people who spend so much time talking about the legacy of slavery are so wrapped up in their own faulty thinking that they fail to notice that for...
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Move away from the Bull’s-eye Part 1*: You&#...

Somehow you have found yourself in the center of someone else's bull's-eye. And it's a big one. Big enough to focus on you and the millions of people ...
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