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  • Am I Wrong to Question Him About His Sexual Orientation?

    My boyfriend keeps asking me to have anal sex. Does that mean he’s gay? —Jacqui W. Not everyone who wants to have anal sex is gay. You are assuming that his sexual behavior has something to do with his sexual orientation or his sexual attractions. That is not always the case. However, you need to…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 10, 2015
  • Black Student Activists Stand Against Racist Cultures on Campus

    Editor’s note: The Associated Press is reporting that University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe announced Monday morning that he is resigning, “effective immediately,” in the wake of student protests over his handling of racial matters on campus. The radical spirit of the Black Lives Matter movement touched college campuses this past week in high-profile demonstrations…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 9, 2015
  • Playwright Reacts to the White Casting of MLK in The Mountaintop

    “I remember he had the prettiest skin I had ever seen. Flawless. So chocolate you could see yourself reflected in it,” Carrie Hall, my mother, recounted wistfully. On March 28, 1968, she had caught a glimpse of Martin Luther King Jr. when he came to Memphis, Tenn., to lead a march for sanitation workers. It…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 9, 2015
  • H&M Apologizes for Racist Response to Lack of Diversity in Marketing Campaign

    The fashion industry has never been known as a bastion of diversity, but talk about letting the proverbial cat out of the bag: H&M apologized last week for a comment on Twitter that said white models portray a more “positive image” for the brand, according to Eyewitness News. The apology came after social media user…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 8, 2015
  • Greg Hardy Apologizes After Domestic Violence Photos Drop on Twitter

    Dallas Cowboy defensive end Greg Hardy, who last year was arrested and charged with attacking and threatening an ex-girlfriend, apologized on Twitter Saturday night after images of the incident appeared online. On Friday afternoon, Deadspin published the images after obtaining them during an investigation, along with hundreds of pages of records in the case. Hardy,…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 8, 2015
  • Mom of Slain Chicago Boy Condemned for Spending Funeral Money on a Car

    “Help me lay my baby to rest,” is the heading of a GoFundMe page set up for the mother of slain youth Tyshawn Lee, who was shot down last week in an alley on Chicago’s South Side, lured there by his father’s gang rivals, police say. Chaquela Moore created the page on Nov. 2 for…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 8, 2015
  • Watch: Donald Trump Hosts SNL Despite Protests, Dances to ‘Hotline Bling’

    The debate over Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s role as host of Saturday Night Live was, well, livelier than the actual event. He appeared as the show’s host despite protests by Hispanic groups, who called on NBC to yank the real estate mogul from the program over racist comments he made about illegal Mexican immigrants,…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 8, 2015
  • Watch: Ohio County Worker Recalls Terrifying ‘DWB’ Encounter With Cops

    In yet another terrifying story about driving while black, a 27-year-old Ohio county worker was surrounded by officers with their guns drawn in Brooklyn, Ohio, this week. They accused the man, Michael J. Houser, of driving a stolen vehicle, according to Cleveland.com. But the white Ford Fusion was not stolen after all, and belonged to Houser,…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 7, 2015
  • Hispanic Groups to Rally Saturday to ‘Dump Trump’ as SNL Host

    “Dump Trump.” That’s what a group of Hispanic leaders and protesters are calling on NBC’s Saturday Night Live to do regarding Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is slated to host the popular comedy sketch show on Saturday. If not, protesters plan to march outside the studio with “Dump Trump” placards and chants, according to…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 7, 2015
  • Native American Leader Apologizes for Blackface Halloween Costume

    Calling it a “poor choice,” an Arizona Native American leader apologized this week for wearing blackface while dressed as Bob Marley on Halloween. “Recently, I posted on my Facebook page a picture of my Halloween costume dressed up in reggae style,” Terry Rambler, chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona, wrote in a…

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    Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., and Lewis Wyatt Jr., M.D.






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    November 7, 2015
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