July 2010
14 posts
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Arizona Immigration Laws...
For those who do not know…the state of Arizona has passed anti-immigration laws, which are aimed to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants in that state. President Obama has spoken out against it, the NAACP has spoken out against it, and of course, Mexican-Americans are speaking out against it. But is Governor Jan Brewer (Republican) and the state of Arizona doing the right...
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Standards of Beauty
Standards of Beauty
1. Long flowing hair
2. Fair Skin(Notice, that they both are things that most white people are born with..hmmmm think about it)
I don’t have either of these, ya know why? Because I’m black. If I want long flowing hair, I would have to chemically relax my hair every 4-6 weeks for the rest of my life. As for the fair skin…it’s not going to happen. Genetics say that I’m...
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Interracial Relationships: The Other Side
Question of the ages: Why is it that you rarely see black women with white men? I mean, it’s something like an epidemic the other way around (although you hardly see white girls dating average black guys), but I digress. According to lovetoknow.com, in 2008, 73% of all black and white interracial marriages were comprised of a black male and a white female.
So why don’t black ladies...
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Take me back to Wondaland..
“Wondaland”
Early late at night I wander off into a land You can go, but you mustn’t tell a soul There’s a world inside Where dreamers meet each other Once you go it’s hard to come back Let me paint your canvas as you dance Dance in the trees Paint mysteries The magnificent droid plays there Your magic mind Makes love to mine I think I’m in love, angel Take me...
LAAADDIIEES!
I just read an article on clutchmagonline.com called Eat, Pray, Love (The Remix) and I’m SO glad I did. The writer, Leslie Pitterson made a statement that really, really, really strung a chord with me. In the article she says, the words that she wanted to hear a guy say to her were: “You can push me every time and every time I will still choose you.”
WOW! Isn’t that profound???
I...
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In memory of Woopie...
On the morning of Tuesday, July 6, I logged in to my twitter account as I do every morning and saw a tweet from an old classmate saying that a young man who graduated with us had passed away. Wanting to know more, I logged into my Facebook account, where nearly my whole timeline was filled with status updates about the death of our high school class mate, Damion “Woopie” Dickerson....
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Political Correctness: Black or African American
I never really gave the political correctness of ”black” vs “African-American” any thought, but as I think about it..I do have a preference.
First, I pose the question: are we black or African-American? At first glance, it would seem that African-American is the more politically correct term since it sounds more official than just a color: black. The only problem with...
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We've done it again....
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in African American communities is a continuing public health crisis for the United States. At the end of 2006 there were an estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV infection, of which almost half (46%) were black/African American . While blacks represent approximately 12 percent of the U.S. population, they continue to account for a higher proportion of cases at all...
Guys say they dont want kids right now but wen a guy says, “dang she got a big booty” or they choose a girl that can “get it” based on how big her hips are, all that’s saying is..i want a girl who can bare me children. #thinkaboutit
Another celebrity "marriage" has ended..
The Dream and Christiana Milian got married last September, have a 5-month old baby girl together and this dude, according to his publicity rep, is talking about the.. “marriage was..unsuccessful”. Really?? 8 months and your marriage was already unsuccessful? I bet you tried REALLY hard to make it work huh? It’s so clear that he just married her as a publicity stunt…a...
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Independent Woman?? Let's try "being an adult"
I really feel like we are deceived sometimes as women …there is a deception in independence. I am an independent woman … Do I get this big pat on the back because I’m independent? I am an adult. Adults are supposed to be independent. You’re suppose to have your own place to stay; your own vehicle … as a woman I’m supposed to be able to keep my own hair done, nails done–I’m supposed to be a able...
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something to think about..
I personally like to go deeper into ideas and concepts and further analyze the meaning of things that the majority just consider fact. With that being said, i’d like to talk about the idea of love, being in love, falling in love and their meanings/differences. I feel like people come to their own conclusions about what these things truly mean once they hit a certain maturity level...
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for black women...
didn’t originally plan to blog about this but I think it’s something worthy of talking about. NATURAL HAIR.
First..a question. Are African-Americans the only people who consistently chemically alter the texture of their hair so that it can be “easier to manage” (more like anglo hair)? I am a firm believer that the underlying reason that black women get relaxers is...
