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Starting Fresh: 5 Things I’m Leaving Behind in 2017
New year, new me. People make fun of that saying, but if you think about it, it is a mood, a message and a lifestyle. Each year on Dec. 31, we shed at least some part of our old selves and take on new habits, ideas or mantras. For me, Dec. 31, 2017, was no…
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N.Y. Times Brass Missing at Pioneer Black Photographer’s Funeral
About 60 or 70 people paid tribute Saturday at services for Don Hogan Charles, who played a historic role at the New York Times as its first black photographer, but “there were no senior management representatives present from either the Photo Desk or corporate,” former Times photographer Chester Higgins Jr. told Journal-isms on Sunday. “I’m…
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Cleveland Teens Brazenly Rob Crew in Station Van
In Such Cases, How Much to ID Suspects, Victims? Middlebrook Taking Buyout From Detroit News An Apology From BuzzFeed’s Adrian Carrasquillo Workneh, Formerly at Black Voices, Joins Blavity Workers: Comcast-NBCUniversal No. 1 on Diversity Mexican Reporter Seeking Help Gets Shot of Hope Reflections on a Year of ‘Diversity Fatigue’ Carlos Illescas Helped Denver Post Win…
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How to Have a Sexy and Happy New Year’s Eve
Sunday night will be the last Sunday night of 2017. For some, it will be the last night they can stay up as late as they want before starting out a new year at work Tuesday morning. They say the way you bring in your new year is indicative of how you will spend the…
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Watch: Trump’s Most Racist Moments of 2017
Water is wet, the sky is blue and Donald Trump is a racist. And in 2017, Trump was on a roll. Here’s a quick rundown: No. 45 kicked the year off with (the first version) of a Muslim ban that restricted the entry of people traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries into the U.S. In August,…
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‘Inappropriate Message’ Sacks BuzzFeed’s Adrian Carrasquillo
Reporter Was on List of ‘S–tty Media Men’ Atlanta Anchor Davis Dies After Massive Stroke Detroit Anchor Malcom Maddox Returns, Cleared of Charges Services Saturday for Photog Don Hogan Charles Disgraced Ex-Reporter Gets 5 Years in Bomb Threats Elizabeth Vargas Leaving ABC News in May Obama More Admired Than Trump, Gallup Finds Evidence Ties Segregation,…
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The Art of the Sexy Nude Selfie
Raise your hand if you have ever sexted before. Raise it again if those sexts included a picture of you in some stage of nudity. Did you put your best picture out there, or was it a haphazardly thrown-together selfie that should be embarrassing for both parties involved? Don’t worry, friends, I am here for…
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Watch: What Do You Know About Kwanzaa?
This article originally ran on Dec. 27, 2017. When The Root video producer P.J. Rickards and I stepped onto the streets of Harlem (full disclosure: my beloved hood), we were both surprised at the dearth of information about Kwanzaa, the African-American cultural holiday started more than 50 years ago. Honestly, I think Kwanzaa was more…
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The 2018 Single-Life Reboot for Your Best Year Ever
We made it through Christmas, and if you are anything like me, you are glad that shit is over with. Now, with just five days left in 2017, it’s time to prepare ourselves for the new year by clearing out the old stuff and starting up new habits that will make 2018 the best year…