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  • All Black Girls Need to Hear They're Beautiful

    The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas challenges the argument that President Obama was wrong to praise his daughters’ looks on election night. More black dads should do so, she writes in a piece for Essence. … [Blogger Alice Robb] wrote, “Obama’s comments beg the question of why a girl’s beauty should be source of…

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  • Stop Blaming the Wife for Her Husband's Affair

    Writing at Essence, The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas says the “blame the woman” mantra is as dangerous as it is damaging — in the Petraeus scandal and beyond. Surely you’ve been following the fallout from ex-CIA director David Petraeus’ affair. You can hardly turn on a news channel without seeing a salacious update.…

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  • How Should I Face My Holiday Anxiety?

    (The Root) — “I’m stressed about the holidays more than usual this year. I don’t get along very well with my own family, so for years I’ve avoided going home for Thanksgiving or Christmas. I usually spend Thanksgiving with friends or even alone, which I actually enjoy, to avoid the drama. This year a guy…

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  • Jada Is Right About Willow's Hair

    Writing at Essence, The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas hopes that Jada Pinkett Smith’s permissive attitude toward her young daughter’s style will protect the 12-year-old from the “hair hangups” that plague so many black women. … By burden of Blackness, Black hair sends messages, sometimes about heritage or socio-economic status, and beauty too. My…

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  • No Victims in Chris Brown Twitter Saga

    Writing at Clutch magazine, The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas starts off with the disclaimer “Chris Brown is an a—hole,” but concludes that in the singer’s battle of words with comedian Jenny Johnson, he wasn’t the only one who was out of line.  Uh … no. We seem to be forgetting this whole thing…

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  • Should I Bar His Kin From Our Wedding?

    (The Root) — “My fiance’s godsister went back and told his ex-girlfriend that he is engaged to me. The ex called my fiance, and she went H.A.M. [i.e., “hard as a motherf—-er”]. Now that I know his godsister is messy, I don’t want her knowing the details of our wedding or even attending it. Do…

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  • Halle and Gabrielle, You're Too Grown for This

    Writing at Essence about the altercation between Halle Berry’s ex Gabriel Aubry and her fiance, Olivier Martinez, The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas says that the only time a family should have this type of drama is when there’s a script involved. … The idea of two grown celebrity men actually beating each other…

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  • Should Parents Use Public Humiliation as Discipline?

     The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas, in a piece at Essence, contemplates the effectiveness of embarrassing teens to punish their missteps. … A slideshow on the Chron news site depicts various children with brown hands holding signs announcing they were rude to their teachers, had participated in bullying, had stolen from family members and…

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  • I Slept With My Ex: Tell My Fiancee or Not?

    (The Root) — I had sex with a woman and did not tell her about my fiancee. She recently found out I am engaged and she is so pissed, but it shouldn’t matter because my feelings for her are real. She is the one I really love, and she is a great girl. Any man…

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  • Does Calling Him Make Me Look Extra Thirsty?

    (The Root) — “Over the summer I met a guy, and he told me that he liked me and wanted to really get to know me. I decided to give him a chance, and as time went on, I started to really like him. After a few months, I asked him what he wanted from…

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