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L30: Food, Health, & Wellness: HUMOR: Top 10 Black Home Remedies | NewsOne

August 30, 2009

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HUMOR: Top 10 Black Home Remedies | NewsOne. Click the link below to view the full story about Black Home Remedies from NewsOne.com: http://newsone.com/nation/humor-top-10-black-home-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-479087 My commentary on this article: Although the original article posted on NewsOne.com was meant to be humorous, I find the idea of Black Home Remedies fascinating and I treasure the home remedies that have been [...]

L30: you know you’re over 30 when: Queen Latifah – Latifah’s Had It Up To Here Live

August 24, 2009

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L30:  Old School Classic: Queen Latifah – Latifah’s Had It Up To Here Live All Hail The Queen!…..If you are over 30, then you know what I’m talking about. She is still one of the greatest MCs of all time, better than MANY men! And it’s a classic performance on Arsenio Hall, a show that never [...]

L30: From TheRoot.com: Black Americans at Martha’s Vineyard: Vacation or Self-Segregation?

August 23, 2009

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L30: From TheRoot.com: Black Americans at Martha’s Vineyard: Vacation or Self-Segregation? Click the link below to read the full article from The Root.com, then read my commentary: http://www.theroot.com/views/our-kind-vacation#comment-26507 My Commentary: I think it’s great that for once, we have a First Family that has the opportunity to infuse this Black family tradition of vacationing at Martha’s Vineyard into their [...]

L30: Art, Media, & Pop Culture: Atlanta Housewives, It’s Fun. It’s Black Women. It’s A Soap Opera. Period.

August 21, 2009

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Click On the link below to read the original commentary article written by Helena Andrews for theRoot.com, then read my response to it: http://www.theroot.com/views/bravos-southern-discomfort MY RESPONSE TO “BRAVO’S SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT”: I have a couple of contrasting comments regarding The Housewives of Atlanta. One, when Bravo first announced they were premiering a show in the Housewives series featuring Black [...]

L30: you know you’re over 30 when: Janet Jackson – The Pleasure Principle

August 20, 2009

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L30: Old School Classic: Janet Jackson – The Pleasure Principle THEY PLAYED THIS SONG ON MY PANDORA RADIO STATION THIS MORNING AND I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE MY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES WITH YOU HERE. CLASSIC JANET JACKSON! AND JANET WAS SUCH A POWERFUL IMAGE FOR GIRL POWER IN THE 1980′S. HOLLA IF YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD [...]

L30: Race, Community, & Justice: The Significance of Black Organizations In The 21st Century (My Opinion)

August 9, 2009

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Recently, there has been some backlash aimed at Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (of which I am a member)  in response to a pending lawsuit by a group of members of the organization.  This recent media attention, has provoked quite a bit of conversation and, here, I offer my own comments. Please read the article, “Leave [...]

L30: A Little Afternoon Poetry Break! – Def Poetry Flashback! 40 Emcees!

August 5, 2009

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A LITTLE AFTERNOON POETRY BREAK! Def Poetry – Amanda Diva – 40 Emcees AHHH, I HAD TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INFUSE MY BUSY WORK WITH A LITTLE REFLECTION ON MY LOVE FOR SPOKEN WORD! I HAVE WRITTEN OR SPIT ON THE MIC IN FOREVER! I NEED TO GET BACK TO MY FIRST LOVE! BOOK COMING SOON, [...]