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Thank God Barack and Michelle Happened to Black Love
When the first presidential debate airs on Oct. 3, the Village Celebration‘s Chandra Thomas Whitfield writes, she’ll be watching while also reflecting gratefully on the 20th wedding anniversary of America’s first couple. As someone who is still very much a newlywed, Barack and Michelle’s love inspires me to work harder at being a better wife…
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What's Wrong With Liking 'Redbone Girls'?
(The Root) — I find light-skinned guys attractive. There. I said it. The fact that some people will somehow construe my statement as being derogatory or wrought with self-hatred, quite frankly, pisses me off. Especially considering the fact that my husband happens to be a light-skinned, curly-haired African-American brother. Our baby boy looks just like…
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Mardi Gras Party Chez Ms. Dupre
Read the washingtonpost.com Live Online discussion on MARDI GRAS NOIR with The Root’s Chandra Thomas. ***** The racial divide had always been clear along the Mardi Gras parade route in Ms. Dupre’s Uptown New Orleans neighborhood: White people stood on one side of Napoleon Avenue, and black people stood on the other. These racial boundaries…
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More Than Beads, Booze and Boobs
Read the washingtonpost.com Live Online discussion on MARDI GRAS NOIR with The Root’s Chandra Thomas. ***** This Mardi Gras, as my hometown continues to recover from the devastation of Katrina, we have another reason to rejoice. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Zulu krewe parading through the streets of New Orleans. Zulu is the…
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