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  • Why I Love Natural Hair

    [I’m speaking on a panel entitled, The Men’s Perspective Panel, on Sunday, August 3, about men’s opinions on women and natural hair. I figured I might as well get a few thoughts out in advance spread my wings a bit. The panel is apart of the Naturalista Hair Show happening in Silver Spring, MD, on…

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  • The Thing About Relationship Panels

    Last night, I was apart of a relationship panel in DC. It was the focal point of a larger event called The Loves Jones Cafe which featured some spoken word poets and a live performance from my boo and yours, Teedra Moses, to bring it to a close. For quite some time now, I’ve strayed…

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  • Artists Who Probably Only Listen To Their Own Music

    I listen to a lot of comedy stations via Sirius XM in my car. There’s tons of comedy bits by a gazillion comedians and its a great way to kill an hour or two. Well, there was a particular bit by Aziz Ansari talking about the time Kanye West invited him to his house, presumably in…

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  • #ThatsSo90s: Jade – Don't Walk Away

    While perusing this list on Buzzfeed entitled, “14 Forgotten R&B Girl Groups” I decided to listen to one of my favorite songs of the 90’s, Jade’s “Don’t Walk Away” via YouTube. This video is hilarious on many levels, which we’ll get to, but it’s also EXTREMELY 90’s. What do I mean by that? I mean…

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  • VSB Interviews: Tonja and Berook Bring you CINEMA BUN!

    Every now and then something new (no Sanaa Lathan) hits the scene that heals the world and makes it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race. Cinema Bun is not one of those things. *rimshot* What it is, however, is a new podcast brought to you by some of…

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  • The Kind of #Columbusing I Don't Mind

    There’s been a lot of discussion about “columbusing” or effectively the art of people (read: white people) claiming to discover shit that has already been common knowledge to others. Like braids. And jazz. And well, the world. You know, like how America got “founded” when there were people already here. It’s that imperialist bullshiggedy. But…

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  • #NerdStuff: They Killin' Archie Out Here. Hide Your Kids.

    I came across an article today about a comic strip that I used to read pretty religiously as a youth. It turns out that they’re going to kill of Archie Andrews from Life of Archie pretty soon. Whatever will Betty and Veronica do? This blew my mind. Hell, I didn’t even know the comic strip was…

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  • Damon Is Getting Married. And I Couldn't Be Happier.

    In case you didn’t know, Damon is getting married. In less than a week from now, he and the Gay Reindeer (I have no idea how he types that out multiple times…I felt ridiculous just now) will be a distinct, legally binding unit held to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By the way,…

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  • VSB Presents: The #Blackest Name In America Tournament – And The Winner Is…

    VA’SHAUNDYA KARLETTE NELSON aka SHAUNIE O’NEAL *cues up The Commodores  “Three Times A Lady”* I’d like to commend Va’Shaundya for daring to do the undareable. For being all she could be. For doing all she could do. For excellence in the field of Blackness. #blackexcellence as it were. For she is our 2014 winner of the…

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  • The Most Divisive Topics In The Black Community

    I’ve spent quite a lot of time being Black in my life. In fact, I’ve spent most of my life actively partaking in this endeavor. And do you know what I noticed during this time? Black folks are the most monolithic, non-monolithic people on the planet. That is probably not true, but rock with me…

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Panama Jackson is the Senior Editor of Very Smart Brothas. He’s pretty fly for a light guy. You can find him at your mama’s mama’s house drinking all her brown liquors.


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