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Thanks, Obama
While perusing Facebook a few days ago, I came across this ad for President Barack Hussein Obama’s last State of the Union address this coming Tuesday: This is it—President Obama's final #SOTU. Say you'll be watching: https://t.co/W8niWpEVnX pic.twitter.com/NmLWydsePO — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 4, 2016 Typically, I couldn’t care less about these speeches; it’s an…
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This Dad Has Seen How Brutal the Internet Battles Over Motherhood Can Get
As of this writing, I have two children and a third baking in the proverbial oven. My children are the most beautiful, brilliant, exciting and excitable people on the planet. I love to hug and kiss them, and they seem to love it as well. My son? Making him laugh is often a reason I’m…
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Dear VH1, The Breaks Was Dope, But You Played Me.
Last night, VH1 finally premiered The Breaks, a “movie” they’ve been promoting for the better part of the past two months. Why did I put “movie” in quotes? I’ll tell you why. It’s because VH1 is rude as fuck and played my life, b. Let’s start at the beginning: The Breaks is a “movie” based…
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To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo
I don’t have any tattoos. It’s not for lack of want, either. For the longest, I’ve wanted to get a sleeve. I feel like I would look cool with my entire left arm tatted up. I have ideas of tats that I want and where I’d place them. I’m a tat dreamer. There’s the “inshallah”…
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President Obama's Favorite Song Choice of 2015 Is The Blackest Thing We've Ever Heard This Week
Look, I know that Obama is a rap fan. But listening to Jay-Z just makes you American. Jay transcended with “New York” to the point where he’s less part of the hip-hop community and more part of the global community. Hip-hop doesn’t own Jay anymore. He’s on loan from the Smithsonian and shit. Kendrick Lamar,…
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Why I’m Not Letting My Son Play Football
The movie Concussion, starring Will Smith and his odd African accent, opens on Christmas Day this year. It’s a movie about a forensic pathologist, Dr. Bennet Omalu, who became at odds with the NFL over his research and study into chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which can be the end result of one too many hits…
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Cuffing While Celibate (The Finale): Embracing The Newbie
In conjunction with TVOne in support of the show, Born Again Virgin, we’re taking a look at the idea of cuffing while celibate during this “Cuffing Season”. Find out more about Born Again Virgin here! New episodes of Born Again Virgin premiere TONIGHT at 9pm on TVOne! Thanks for playing! While the point of cuffing season isn’t…
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Kendrick, Trap Queens, and Tamar! Let's Talk About These Grammy Nominations!
If you know like I know, then you woke up to an alert on your phone telling you that the Grammy nominations came out today. It informed me that Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar led the field. Now, let’s be real, I have no idea why they even lumped them into THAT same sentence. Kendrick…
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I'm An Adult and I Hate Sharing. Bite Me.
Let’s just cut to the chase. I hate sharing. Yes, everything I needed to learn in life I absolutely learned in kindergarten. And yes, sharing was at the top of that list. Despite this lifelong lesson, I still hate sharing. But I probably need to put that in context and add some caveats. See, I…
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Babies Aren't Birth Control. Day Care Is Birth Control.
There really is no way to prepare for a baby. Not necessarily the baby itself, but the impending change to your life once you become a parent. It’s one of the few instances in life where you may think you know, but you truly have no idea. See, even though they know, show, and care…
