Archive for October, 2009

I tend to think there are certain types of people who use the internet as their refuge from the ‘real world’.  These people may possibly receive more attention from their online ‘persona’, but offline, they have about as much personality as a bag of cotton balls.  Dull and lifeless. A while ago, I wrote...
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If you’re not familiar with the Loving’s, Richard was a white man, and Mildred was a black woman, who left Virginia and moved to DC to marry each other in June 1958. When they returned to Virginia, they were charged with violating The Racial Integrity Act, which banned white people from marrying non-white people....
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“Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I’ve been, makes me recall my days in the New Jerusalem”, Lauryn Hill, “Every Ghetto Every City” Yesterday as I was driving home from work, one of my favorite songs by Lauryn Hill came on. It’s always been one of my favorites because I always felt as if...
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Every black female blogger & their mother (myself included) has probably written about their hair and/or other people’s hair ad nauseam. Oh well, get prepared for another obligatory hair post.Most people who follow this blog and my tweets, know that I’ve been natural since 1994. When I say natural, I mean relaxer free. There...
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