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The trick to shopping for a Father’s Day present is to understand that this isn’t Mother Day. Unlike the second Sunday in May, which is prepped for and marketed months in advance, replete with brunches and church services and graduation exercises, the third Sunday in June is a day when dad gets breakfast in bed;…

For years, I told my friends the same thing. “I made this mess; I’ll fix it!” The mess I made wasn’t uncommon; I had gotten myself deep into credit card debt. How deep? About $50K deep. Ugly, I know. But I retired that debt, plus about $15K owed to the IRS, and it took only…

This approach is hard core and the detox process can be a bear, but the benefits are huge.

The LAPD has been under federal oversight since 2001 for being a less-than-above board outfit, particularly over the last twenty years. The daprtment feels it’s cleaned up its act and doesn’t need Big Brother’s help any longer. Others disagree. The Takeaway podcast discusses the situation and dynamics of the issue below. The Takeaway: Has the…

Just a well done video from James Perry, a New Orleans mayoral hopeful.

This is a baaaaaad man. From The Stimulist: AGE: 42 JOB: Architect WHY YOU CARE: Because a National Museum of African American History will redefine Washington’s National Mall — and the African architect redefining modern architecture is building it. Let’s be frank. When most people think of “starchitects,” white faces come to mind. In a…

Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth is set to face the music. According to the Associated Press, Stallworth will plead guilty today to a DUI manslaughter charge and do some jail time for the death of 59-year old Mario Reyes whom he struck and killed in the early morning of March 14. After an evening of…

Iranian officials agreed to do a recount. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi wants a new election. Iran’s Guardian Council—a body made up of top clerics and judges—has agreed to recount the votes from last week’s election. They have met with opposition leaders and asked which areas they felt recounts were necessary. According to CNN, some…

Skin is amazingly forgiving. It suffers abrasions, burns, sun damage and just plain hard living. Luckily, it can repair itself. Skin is incredibly elastic and adapts to cover us when our bodies change in shape and size. But even good skin has its limits. Extreme weight gain and years of obesity stretches out skin, and…

Who cares about blood pressure when you’re trying to make the rent? According to a new study, not Black folks. Nearly two-thirds of study participants suffering from high blood pressure said that fact concerned them much less than the stress of daily life—job, financial stability, home concerns—BET reports. Fifty-five percent found themselves more concerned with…