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Finally Precious - Part 1: Black Girl Pain
I’ve been psyched for Precious ever since I saw the trailer this past spring. It was released here in DC this weekend, but up until then I had read varying opinions about the movie. From Hit me … more →
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Finally Precious - Part 1: Black Girl Pain
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elledub08 wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been psyched for Precious ever since I saw the trailer this past spring. It was released … more →
If we want better communities, it's time for some truth telling.
glciii wrote 1 month ago: Phyllis Holly ward a community activist and the CEO of Success Links LLC has written a great article … more →
Black People, Decorum and Privilege
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elledub08 wrote 2 months ago: As I settle into another work week, I realize that this hasn’t been a good couple of days for … more →
Guest Blogger: Maia's Descent is No Laughing Matter
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elledub08 wrote 2 months ago: Please welcome my long-time friend D.L. Chandler to the blog as he discusses actress Maia Campbell … more →
WAT? Roger Sterling in Blackface????
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elledub08 wrote 2 months ago: If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably saw my shock and awe at seeing Roger Sterling in Blac … more →
Black people on Mad Men (or lack thereof)
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elledub08 wrote 3 months ago: As a pretty big Mad Men fan, I was so excited about last night’s Season 3 premiere. Not only d … more →
Amber Rose in Complex Magazine: Sexy Beast (?)
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elledub08 wrote 3 months ago: Jezebel talks about Amber Rose’s most recent photo shoot for Complex Magazine: The industry … more →
Black in America 2 Doesn't Even Touch The Real Story
Uzo Ometu wrote 4 months ago: The second edition of Black in America, “Black in America 2”, on CNN kicked off with a pre-show call … more →
The Sotomayor Hearings and White Male Condescension
elledub08 wrote 4 months ago: Picture Courtesy of the New York Times By the way: For those of you who missed the hearings or just … more →
Follow Up: Steve Harvey, dating and the Quarterlife
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elledub08 wrote 4 months ago: A few months back I wrote this post about the Steve Harvey relationship book, Act like a Lady, Think … more →
Farewell to the King of Pop
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elledub08 wrote 4 months ago: Michael Jackson’s memorial service takes place in my hometown of Los Angeles at the Staples Ce … more →
Looking for the Next Barack? Yeah, right.
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elledub08 wrote 5 months ago: Some of you may have seen Jenee Desmond Harris’ piece in the Root last week. In it, she says t … more →
Where's the Color in Late Night Television?
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Uzo Ometu wrote 5 months ago: What in the hell happened to the Arsenio Hall Show? The famed show of the MTV generation was abruptl … more →
Keep The Rights to Your Music!
Uzo Ometu wrote 6 months ago: Music is a firm part of black culture. When this nation was founded and built on the backs of black … more →
Club Etiquette: How NOT to Act
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elledub08 wrote 6 months ago: Most people who know me at this point in my life also know that I don’t go to the club very of … more →
New interests
Anthony wrote 6 months ago: So while I am waiting for my typewriter to come (Friday the 22nd hopefully!) and before the major wr … more →
Happy Birthday, Stevie
elledub08 wrote 6 months ago: Yesterday marked Stevie Wonder’s birthday. Many of the people who know me know that music is v … more →
Poking Fun at Postracial
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elledub08 wrote 6 months ago: This commercial was so funny and clever. And so was the back story. H/T: Ta-Nehisi Coates … more →
Now That's REAL Television...Sort of
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Uzo Ometu wrote 7 months ago: If you will recall, I critiqued the good and the bad about the new “reality” series, Harlem Heights. … more →
