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African-American Women on Reality Television

Lately there has been an influx of African-American women featured on their own reality shows on cable networks such as VH1 & BET. Shows such as Basketball/Football Wives, Love &…

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From Business to Bold: Quick Tips To Go From Work Day to Night Out

In addition to heat, summer brings a flurry of social activities. Balancing your schedule between work and after-work activities can be difficult because the attire is often different. By making…

Playing House - Moving In with your partner

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Playing House – Is Moving In With Your Partner Good or Bad for Love?

Cohabitation. Otherwise known as a “trial run”, “playing house”, or “shacking up”, it’s when an unmarried couple decides (or believes) that they can tolerate each others’ existence on a full-time…

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Relationships

So She’s A Cougar Appreciating A Cougar Relationship

The unsuspecting prey has no idea that he’s the center of attention. As he maneuvers around in ignorance, a capable cougar stalks and assesses. She understands her actions and knows…

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Relationships

Love vs. Money – How Important Is Bank Account In Your Search For Love?

*note: I’m going to use “woman” and other female references in this post, mostly because the idea of having a boyfriend does not interest me. There are questionable partners of…

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Politics

U.S. Government Hits the Debt Ceiling – Cause For Concern???

Over the last month, Washington has been abuzz with heated rhetoric about the US debt ceiling. The debate between the Republicans and the Democrats over this issue range from the…

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One More Drink?! – The Road To Alcoholism

On DJ Khaled latest record “I’m on One”, Drake semi sings “I’ma sip until I feel it, I’ma smoke it till it’s done/And I don’t really give a f-ck, and…

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We All Have Them, How Do We Get Our Needs Met

We all have needs, physical, emotional & psychological. We can see these needs by looking at Maslow’s model – As people we want more than to just be ‘heard’. While…

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Op-Ed

A Taste of Rochester, NY’s Hip-Hop Scene

New York’s third largest city, Rochester may be synonymous to some with lilacs and homicide. Buried beneath the snow and overcast skies, however, the Flower City has a blooming hip-hop…

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Op-Ed

Get Some Wax in Your Ears: The Return of Vinyl

Though for a while they were dismissed as an aesthetic novelty item, useful only to DJ’s and basement storage boxes, in recent years there has been a burgeoning interest in…

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Bobbi Althoff & Sukihana Launch New YouTube Series “That’s BS with Bobbi & Suki”

How Toni Bravo Is Redefining Modern Beauty Culture

Explaining The Afroman Saga – The Case of “The Lemon Pound Cake”

Bobbi Althoff & Sukihana Launch New YouTube Series “That’s BS with Bobbi & Suki”

How Toni Bravo Is Redefining Modern Beauty Culture

Explaining The Afroman Saga – The Case of “The Lemon Pound Cake”

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The Portrayal of African-American Women on Reality Television

From Business to Bold: Quick Tips To Go From Work Day to Night Out

Playing House – Is Moving In With Your Partner Good or Bad for Love?

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So She’s A Cougar Appreciating A Cougar Relationship

Love vs. Money – How Important Is Bank Account In Your Search For Love?

U.S. Government Hits the Debt Ceiling – Cause For Concern???

One More Drink?! – The Road To Alcoholism

We All Have Them, How Do We Get Our Needs Met

A Taste of Rochester, NY’s Hip-Hop Scene

Parle Mag

Get Some Wax in Your Ears: The Return of Vinyl

Round By Round Break Down of the Tank vs Tyrese Verzuz

7 Lessons We Learned From The Book, ‘Hell Is Other People’

10 Facts About Samir Taleb, Author of ‘Hell Is Other People’

Bobbi Althoff & Sukihana Launch New YouTube Series “That’s BS with Bobbi & Suki”

How Toni Bravo Is Redefining Modern Beauty Culture

Explaining The Afroman Saga – The Case of “The Lemon Pound Cake”

Round By Round Break Down of the Tank vs Tyrese Verzuz

7 Lessons We Learned From The Book, ‘Hell Is Other People’