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Weekend Read: Zombie Horror!!

Who likes scary books? Here's one for you......
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Swirling, Young, Beautiful and Disabled?

In light of the wonderful discussion prompted by a QOTW that stumped our wise one, I could not help think of the first person who followed me on Tumbl...
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Why You Hate Giving Help to Poor People (Even Thou...

Why are Americans so seemingly generous on an individual level, but those same Americans who will tithe to their local church lambaste calls to pay hi...
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Will Chirlane McCray Become the First Lady of New ...

In 1979 Chirlane Mccray wrote an article in Essence proclaiming herself a black feminist lesbian. In 2013 she's the wife of New York City mayoral cand...
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On being “black” in Australia and the U.S.

I happened upon this blog a while back. It was originially posted back in 2009 on the blog Cultural Matters by Lisa L. Wynn. Lisa is a white American ...
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Have A Seat, Bigots: No Self-Respecting Swirl-Mind...

To said bigots, I present this empty stadium. It may take you awhile to work your way around. You might have to miss a couple of days of work. There m...
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Stuff I Like: Ole Henricksen Spa, Los Angeles

Go to any Sephora and you'll see a wall of Ole Henricksen products--all natural, smells delish, and the stuff actually works. But did you know they ha...
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Weekend Read: “Mama’s Child”

Summary: Mama’s Child is story of an idealistic young white woman who travelled to the American South as a civil rights worker, fell in love with an...
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Lonnie’s Friday Funny: The Perils of Online ...

Has this ever happened to you??...
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Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Op...

Think what you will of Jay Z, but he is providing a wonderful service for deserving students all over America. Please share this information with eve...
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Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego Take Their Relationsh...

It looks like Zoe Saldana has thrown her I'm-so-androgynous-I-might- raise-my-future-children-with-a-girlfriend spiel out the window. A few weeks a...
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“Men Aren’t Stupid. And Nine Other Fre...

There is no shortage of relationship books being marketed to women. In such a flooded field, a book that would be worth your time to read needs to mak...
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Author Spotlight: Our Very Own “SwirlQueen&#...

It is my pleasure to announce that our much-loved Lorraine Spencer aka SwirlQueen has published two children's books!...
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Why Would You Date or Marry a Known Racist?

A couple of days ago I was led to a story on one of those white nationalists sites about a white racist who loves black women and is with one of the s...
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