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Continue reading →: Redux Episode: The Unwritten Rules
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69JUdGJlP3c&feature=relmfu OMG, I almost didn’t see this one. Hilarious. Can you say delusional, boys and girls?
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Continue reading →: Episode 6: The Unwritten Rules
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcUQz2NK7QE&feature=results_video This show kills me. Racey says: I realized I was the headline act, and I could hear my momma say, ‘Don’t be givin’ those people no free show!’ I love the soul train line. LOL
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Continue reading →: Smart + Funny = Sexy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6t5ZVpd9kI Michael Ealy already had a certain unique sexiness to recommend him – blue eyes on a black man anyone? – but it’s his mouth and what comes out of it that I find really attractive.
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Continue reading →: The Return – Nas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTElCXrYdo0&feature=youtube_gdata_player Life’s Good for Nas. He’s back with the new album, got the confessional hit-in-making going with Bye Baby about ex Kelis. Notable, in the end he says he would do it again, only next time it will be better because he will choose better. Also, notable, it’s not bash…
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Continue reading →: Fear of a Black President
I’ve often said, “Don’t talk to me about race – unless you plan to speak the truth,” and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Fear of a Black President does exactly that. Coates illustrates vividly what I and so many others have said about President Obama: His color is holding him back. It is literally creating…
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Continue reading →: I Don’t Like Being Edited
I much prefer editing others. Of course, as a writer, this is a poor attitude to take, but this morning I was suddenly oppressed by this inevitable truth – so I figured, f*$! it, deal. Now that’s off my chest, I feel it imperative to inflict, er, establish a few…
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Continue reading →: Beyonce Does What She Does Best for Others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41qWJ6QjPI Had a conversation last week about what black celebs should or should not be doing for others. My stance is charity begins at home. But Beyonce proves that one doesn’t need to stray far from one’s inherent gifts to contribute to the global conversation on activism.
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Continue reading →: Do Powerful Minorities Have a Duty to Give Back?
This was the topic of conversation in a live debate I watched on Huffington Post, and the short answer is yes. But the bigger responsibility must come from the everyday man and woman. Charity begins at home. Until our communities collectively and consistently promote education, exposure, freedom of thought, self-esteem, and all…






