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Lil Eazy-E Says Charlie Sheen’s HIV Diagnosis Is Not the Death Sentence It Was for His Dad
Lil Eazy-E has high hopes for Charlie Sheen regarding his HIV diagnosis. He told TMZ that he doesn’t think Sheen will succumb to the virus that took his father, Eazy-E, the mastermind behind N.W.A. Lil Eazy-E is hopeful for a few reasons. For one, his father contracted the virus when there weren’t as many drugs…
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Capturing the Vibrancy of Gullah and Geechee Culture
It is often said that great art is the result of suffering, but Leroy Campbell’s stellar work comes from striving. He has overcome disabilities, family drama and doubt to create a magnificent portfolio of work. His paintings are owned by the likes of Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Joyner, Terry McMillan and the estate of Maya…
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Five Do's and Don'ts for Beginning Investors
So many choices, so much to understand. For the beginning investor, determining how to get started and what to do may seem overwhelming. But relax, take a deep breath, and start at the beginning. Here are five ideas that should help: 1. Identify your goals: Create a list of what you want to accomplish, such…
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Why I Agree With Taye Diggs: When We Call Biracial Kids ‘Black,’ We Disrespect Their ‘White’ Side
Taye Diggs is talking about something that has always boggled my mind: why we call biracial people (namely, Americans who have both black and white parents) black. I’ve always wondered why we black Americans accepted that one-drop rule created by segregationist white Americans during chattel slavery: the rule that said that people who are born…
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Mo’nique Defends People Who Understand if Their Spouse Wants to Explore Sex With Others
Mo’nique has touched on this idea before: that she’s not against her husband and manager, Sidney Hicks, having extramarital sex with other women. She caught a lot of backlash about that comment and went on a talk show some time after to say that she’d given it some thought and decided that she wouldn’t be…
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Is It OK to Travel Without My Husband?
Have you ever written about doing separate vacations when you’re married? I think it would be an interesting topic. —Anonymous Occasionally readers write in, asking me to tackle subjects that may not apply to their current lives, but they’re curious to hear my thoughts about anyway. This question is not as random as it sounds.…
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Steve Harvey Is Being Sued for $205,000 by a Private-Jet Company
If you ask the Nashville, Tenn., private-jet company Business Aircraft Leasing, it had a gentleman’s agreement with Steve Harvey that the talk show host would lease one of the company’s private jet planes for $97,000 a month. According to a lawsuit filed against Harvey, Harvey requested that some custom alterations be made to the plane,…
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Being Mary Jane Recap: Selling Out
Black-girl realness and Latina-girl truth telling were on full display. Girls’ night out at M.J.’s members-only club is rife with girl talk about the imagined size of President Obama’s you-know-what, male stalkers and prenups—or “legislating love,” as M.J. calls it. After her girls leave, M.J. dashes back in to get some lip-lock action with her…
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Should You Incorporate to Protect Your Money?
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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R. Kelly Says the Rumors About How He Likes Underage Girls Are Just That: Rumors
R. Kelly is on a press tour promoting his upcoming studio album, The Buffet, and any journalist worth his or her salt will ask him to address the No. 1 controversy that has plagued his career: the idea that he was, and perhaps still is, fond of underage women. That’s what writer David Marchese did in a piece…
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