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Black Dating: Love, Fear, Pressure and Bridezillas
In a blog entry at The Root DC, Nicole Moliere writes about the unflagging misperception that all single black women are desperate to find a mate. It’s time to flip the script, she says. I once wrote that “family” is the original “F” word, but when it comes to dating and relationships, another word that…
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Top 5 of All Time: Jay-Z Fatherhood Songs
The most anticipated baby of the year is here! Or it’s on its way. Or it has here been here for months and its birth was kept under wraps. Or there is no baby at all and we’ve all been duped by an impressive public relations team. I am, of course, referring to the progeny…
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Kid Cudi Heartbroken Over Dead Fan's Video
An Austin, Texas, teenager who died on Christmas Day of a heart attack and was a huge fan of Kid Cudi touched the heart of the rapper, according to the Dailly News. Ben Breedlove, 18, posted two videos on YouTube shortly before his death. In the videos, Breedlove silently told his story through a series…
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Drake Fan Tattoos His Name on Her Forehead
When rap star Drake rhymed the lines, “Tat my name on you girl so I know it’s real,” he never thought someone would take it literally — especially on her forehead. The Toronto rapper is furious after a photo leaked online of an unidentified devoted fan with his name across her forehead. “I want to…
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Man Gets 14 Years for Burning Black Church
The second of three Springfield, Mass., men termed “shiftless and pathetic” by a judge was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison for burning the city’s predominantly black Macedonia Church of God in Christ to the ground just after President Barack Obama was elected. Michael F. Jacques Jr., 27, was convicted of a civil rights…
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Editor Resigns After Racist Rihanna Headline
The joke’s on you, Eva Hoeke. The editor-in-chief of popular Dutch magazine Jackie has resigned after a worldwide outcry arose over a headline titled “Ultimate Niggabitch,” referring to singer Rihanna and her style of dress. Eva Hoeke offered a half apology of sorts yesterday, saying that she regrets publishing the piece but that it was…
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Op-Ed Brings Fear of Cops to Life
It’s been a while since a young black man wrote such an opinion piece in the New York Times, and on Monday, the comments were cut off at 634. There were more, though, in other social media. “. . . One evening in August of 2006, I was celebrating my 18th birthday with my cousin…
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Time Losing Only Black Correspondent
Steven Gray of Washington Bureau Announces His Exit Five years ago, Journal-isms asked Ali Zelenko, vice president for communications at Time Inc., to name the journalists of color at Time magazine. Among the 15 she listed were black journalists Janice Simpson, assistant managing editor; Ta-Nehisi Coates, staff writer; Perry Bacon Jr., Washington correspondent; and Sonja…
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Occupy DC Expands to Black Churches
Written by Fahima Haque African-American clergy and civil rights leaders will announce their decision to join the Occupy movement, starting a subproject called “Occupy the Dream” on Wednesday. As Occupy D.C. flourishes, more participants join the cause. Jamal Bryant and Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. will join the clergy in their efforts with the “Occupy the…