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I'm Taken but Want to Get Back With My Ex
(The Root) — “My ex is still in my life even though we’ve been apart since 2009; we dated for a few months. We haven’t seen each other in four years and talk every day, even though I’m taken (and unhappy) and he’s single. We never had sex during the time we dated. There are…
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Why Football Supports Gay Marriage
In a piece for USA Today, Domonique Foxworth, president of the NFL Players Association, says that it would be in the best interests of all Americans for the Supreme Court to strike down discriminatory legislation that denies gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. And he argues that the tradition of athletes means standing…
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Scariest Part About Rick Ross' Rape Line: Men Really Do It
Ebony‘s Jamilah Lemieux says that the Miami rapper’s latest troubling verse speaks to a major cultural issue. By now you have likely heard about Rick Ross’ controversial lyric on once-and future-struggling rapper Rocko’s new track “U.O.E.N.O” (NSFW): “Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it / I took her home and I…
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MLK's Children: They Have a Scheme
(The Root) — It must be the incurable cynic in me, or a twisted sense of humor, or some other flaw in my character. But whatever the reason, I just can’t get upset by the latest news about the alleged perfidy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s children. That’s the story broken the other day by…
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Black Leaders Not New to Marriage-Equality 'Bandwagon'
There been a lot of talk this week about the “bandwagon effect” kicking in when it comes to support for marriage equality. As MSNBC’s the Maddow Blog put it, politicians “see their colleagues do the right thing, and they hurry to join the club before it’s too late.” Consider the last week in Democratic politics.…
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Obama Names 1st Female Secret Service Chief
(The Root) — The man who made history by becoming America’s first black president just made history again by appointing the first woman to head the Secret Service in the agency’s 147-year history. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama swore in Julia Pierson, a 30-year Secret Service veteran, as head of the agency. Pierson’s selection is…
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Why Black Dolls Are a Big Deal
Writing at Jezebel, Laura Beck recalls having a meltdown as a white 5-year-old who found only black dolls in one particular toy store. That unusual experience, she says, speaks to the value of little girls having dolls that look like them — and the larger issues revealed by the fact that black and brown children…
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Can 'The Game' Remain the Same?
(The Root) — There were a lot of tears from fans and actors alike during last night’s emotional premiere of BET’s hit dramedy The Game, which returned for its sixth season by saying goodbye to two of the show’s main characters. Since it landed on the cable network in 2011, cheerleaders for the original CW…
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You Don
There are a plethora of myths out there about black people, but the question is, which ones are actually true? For years, the black community has been inundated with oxymoronic myths that just continue as the years go on. At some point, someone needs to stop and say, How can all black people be lazy…
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Do You Know Where Your Money is Going?
Lots of folks are feeling the pinch of increases in everyday expenses when the paychecks have not increased to catch up. Food costs have increased, and now, consumers are seeing rising costs in staples such as milk, eggs, bread and meat. The cost of heating your home has increased and with the brutal winter weather…
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