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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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Do I Come Clean About My Ex-Turned-Buddy?
(The Root) — “Should I tell my fiance that my friend is really my ex of 10 years? If I do, how should I approach it? He and I don’t hang out, but my fiance knows about him because he calls from time to time. We’re completely platonic, and I don’t look at him as…
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Why Isn't My BFF Happy for Me?
(The Root) — “My friend began to seem distracted when I called her, so I started to fall back. When I recently became engaged, I called her to share the good news and she gave a smug response: ‘Wow, I didn’t know it was that serious.’ Now I don’t even want to call her to…
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Should I Dump This Crisis Coward?
(The Root) — “My car was towed, so I called and texted my significant other to get help and got no response. After I got help, I drove by his place to see if he was OK and saw lights on, and the car of his female friend is in the driveway. The next morning…
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Should I Take X-Rated Photos for My Man?
(The Root) — “My boyfriend wants me to send him some sexy pictures, and I’m hesitant about it. Aside from the fear of them somehow getting out and ruining my hypothetical chances of running for Congress, I’m no Victoria’s Secret model! With all these naked picture scandals, are women still sending their men sexy pictures?”…
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Support 1st Black Homecoming Queen at Ole Miss
The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas, horrified by the conspiracy theories surrounding Courtney Roxanne Pearson’s election, writes at Essence that we should support her in the face of the racism, colorism and size discrimination that her story has brought to light. [L]ast week, the University of Mississippi (a.k.a. “Ole Miss”) announced its first Black…
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Is It Really Cheating If There's No Sex?
(The Root) — “How often are affairs nonsexual? I’ve dated married women before. Two relationships were not sexual — not because they didn’t want it but because I wasn’t interested.” —F.T. Wow. I’m sure the husbands of the two women you didn’t have sex with appreciate your lack of carnal interest in their wives. But…
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Should I Check His Female Friend?
(The Root) — “My boyfriend and I have a very trusting relationship. We share passwords to our email accounts, phones and social networking. Lately, he’s been receiving emails and calls from a new woman. He says she’s just a friend and there is nothing to worry about. I don’t think he’s cheating, but I think…
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Good News for Issa Rae Is Good News for Us
At Essence, The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas celebrates the announcement that The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl creator’s new series will air on ABC. Rae, always humble even as she racks up accolades — she won Best Web Series at the Shorty Awards, which acknowledge the best content producers on social media, and…
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It's Time for This Mama's Boy to Man Up
(The Root) — “I’ve had it with my boyfriend’s mother. We’ve been together for two years, and she calls him constantly to ask him to run an errand for her, fix something for her at the house or take her somewhere. Whenever we have a disagreement, I can count on him telling his mother about…
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