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Why God Gives Men Daughters
“She borrowed my gangsta, then sold it on eBay,” Very Smart Brothas‘ Panama Jackson says in a piece reflecting on his relationship with his 4-year-old girl. Through my daughter I’ve had the pleasure of re-examining all sorts of interesting things about lots of facets of myself. From the music I’m listening to, to my own…
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Black Love: What Is It, Exactly?
Blackness is complicated and always will be, Very Smart Brothas’ Panama Jackson says, so it’s no surprise that the definition of “black love” isn’t simple. … If two Black people are dating or married and in love, does that, by default constitute Black love? Is seeing a woman pick up her son and give him…
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Does BET Get a Fair Shake These Days?
Very Smart Brothas‘ Panama Jackson asks whether the network is finally giving us what we’re looking for — and whether we even know what that is. A few weeks ago, I got into an argument with a friend of mine who happens to work for what I once dubbed “The Evil Empire”. That company is…
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Why I'm Smiling About Shaq's Degree
Panama Jackson is the co-founder and senior editor of VerySmartBrothas.com. He lives in Washington, D.C., and believes the children are our future.
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'Think Like a Man' Was Actually Good
Panama Jackson is the co-founder and senior editor of VerySmartBrothas.com. He lives in Washington, D.C., and believes the children are our future.
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Black America's Secret Shame
In an entry at his Very Smart Brothas blog, Panama Jackson checks in on the unspoken value system among African Americans as the wealth gap widens between the rich and poor. He says that some “elitist” blacks are ashamed of uneducated blacks who do not have the option to assimilate. … Yes. Black people. Black…
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