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Touch My Hair? That Will Never Be Cool
(The Root) — I’m still not entirely sure what to make of “You Can Touch My Hair,” an interactive public art exhibit put together by Un’ruly, which actually encouraged people to touch the hair of black women and ask questions about it. Basically, three black women with fabulous hair — a poofy ‘fro, long locks…
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My Ex Wants to Borrow a Large Sum of Money
(The Root) — “I watch Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, and I saw the episode where there’s a girl whose baby daddy wanted to borrow money. On Twitter, people said she was stupid for giving him money to open a store. My daughter’s father has asked to borrow some money, and now I am thinking…
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Who Cares If Women Are the Breadwinners?
(The Root) — A couple of weeks ago, a frustrated single woman wrote into Ask Demetria, the other column I write for The Root each Thursday, to, well, ask if she should only date men who made as much as, or more money than, she does. She has been open to entertaining men whose income…
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I Want to Marry Her but She Drinks Too Much
(The Root) — “I’m in a relationship of almost two years with a woman I love. Recently she has become a heavy drinker. Her job is demanding and comes with high stress levels. Lately she’s been unusually stressed and has been drinking more often. It makes her aggressive and rude until she sobers up, and…
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
(The Root) — “My best friend is a guy I have known for almost seven years. We’re former co-workers, and he now lives in a nearby state with his girlfriend. We’re both busy with work and our relationships and don’t speak very often, maybe once every other week. Mostly we text and send emails sporadically…
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10 Pieces of Advice for Postcollege Life
(The Root) — It’s commencement season! Over the weekend, President Obama headed to Morehouse College to deliver what turned out to be a controversial address, while first lady Michelle Obama went to Maryland’s Bowie State University to deliver a widely lauded speech. Scandal actress Kerry Washington spoke at her alma mater, George Washington University, where…
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Should I Only Date Men at My Income Level?
(The Root) — “Is it wrong to seek out guys who are at my level, career- and salarywise, and have the same goals? I have tried dating guys who weren’t, but their insecurities popped up, and it became frustrating telling them that those things don’t matter. I’m wondering if I should save myself the hassle!”…
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That Time Snoop Ran an Actual Brothel
(The Root) — Nothing should surprise me about rapper Snoop Dogg — or, er, Snoop Lion, as he recently rebranded himself in what seems to be a midlife crisis. This is a man who launched his career 20 years ago with an album cover for the now-classic Doggystyle that featured an image of a hybrid…
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Does It Matter If He Calls Me His Girlfriend?
(The Root) — “I read something about a woman who was dating a guy for six months and he didn’t introduce her when they ran into people. It got me thinking — does it matter if your boyfriend introduces you like ‘This is Gina’ instead of saying, ‘This is my girlfriend, Gina’? Does saying ‘girlfriend’…
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'Dark Girls': Can We Have True Healing?
(The Root) — Last week, OWN announced that Bill Duke’s controversial documentary Dark Girls, which explores the colorism faced by dark-skinned women, would be heading to the network in June. I refer to it as controversial not because of the very important issue it tackles, but because I recall the discussions that the 10-minute trailer…
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