Very Smart Brothas
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They Say The Best Marriage Is When You Marry Your "Best Friend." I Think They're Wrong
I was recently reading my girl Dara’s latest blog post about marriage being boring and un-mysterious. (A conversation prompted by the Netflix show, Master of None). She also discussed the way she is comforted by the familiarity of her husband and their routine, and the newness they still experience as they grow and evolve, both…
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Do The Knowledge: An Atlanta Story About The Infamous North Avenue IHOP
I’m a t-shirt fiend. I’m always on the lookout for something new and interesting. But also, I’m ALWAYS looking for shirts that represent a time in my life. In December, I was doing my standard holiday perusing and came across this online store selling a shirt that says, “Do The Knowledge” via Student Union NYC.…
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Exactly How Black Was President Obama's Final State Of The Union Address?
Last night, President Barack Obama began the farewell tour of his presidency with his final State of the Union address. It’s already been established that he’s shrouded in a cloak of no fucks; his fuck-drained cape flapping in the wind as he breezes past for one final lap. And, by virtue of being the first…
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That $1.3 Billion Powerball Meme Went Viral Because People Suck At Reading (And Math Too. But Mostly Reading.)
Unless you’ve been in the same mile-deep, vault-doored, and warhead fortified Alaskan bunker Blair Walsh has (hopefully) secluded himself in since Sunday evening, you’ve undoubtedly seen the viral meme stating that if you divided the $1.3 billion Powerball prize with the 300 million people currently living in America, you’d be able to give everyone the equivalent…
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Six Things I Hope President Obama Says At Tonight's SOTU Address
Tonight will be President Obama’s final State Of The Union address, a culmination of eight years of the most powerful* man in America (and arguably the world) being a Black man from Hawaii. It still hasn’t fully sunk in that I have lived to see a Black man be elected and re-elected. I still remember…
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Ask Agatha: "Why Doesn't My Family Believe I Don't Want Kids?" And The Best Way To Approach Women
Angelique from Atlanta, GA asks: Why is it, family feel like they can say anything to you? Yes I’m 36. Yes I’m single. No I don’t want kids. But they don’t believe me. They just dismiss me. I mean I have a master’s degree, a great job, my own home and a healthy savings and…
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DC: GRILLZ | Saturday, January 16 || Lit. District. | Tuesday, January 26th
GRILLZ | I LOVE MY HBCU! Saturday, January 16 | Liv Nightclub | DC Come thru and rep your HBCU (or your PWI, Devry, Everest College, Hillman, etc) at GRILLZ and turn up the ratchetry. GRILLZ takin over for the 99 into 2000…ish. All southern jams all night! $1 drinks from 10-11pm and FREE ENTRY…
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Am I A Thief? Asking For A Friend
I’ve taken to bringing my lunch to work. It’s cheaper than hitting up any of the various high-priced sandwich shops in my immediate vicinity. On some mornings, I’ll stop by a local grocer and go pick up some Campbell’s microwavable soup thing, spend 8 bucks and get enough for the week. I’m a creature of…