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February 22, 2013 at 3:57pm
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Stop Saying Little Black Girls Are “Too Grown”

What I’m saying is that there is a fine line between policing self-expression/controlling a child and protecting a child. You don’t have to be controlling to set boundaries and protect your child. Contrary to popular belief, self-expression is a right.

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February 29, 2012 at 12:35pm
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MISSY ELLIOT’s Top Ten Greatest Music Videos

Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot crafted some of the freakiest, stankiest, dirtiest, weirdest, most memorable music videos of the 1990’s and 2000’s. Missy’s music was always just as unique, innovative and bizarre as her visual presentation. Check out my list of the greatest Missy Elliot music videos of all time at BlackYouthProject.com!

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January 20, 2012 at 2:29pm
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What would the World be Like if all Little Black Girls Were Treated Like Ms. Blue Ivy Carter

What if we treated every little girl of color like we treat Ms. Blue Ivy Carter? What would the world be like if everyone in the world waited with breath held for every little girl of color Spirit to divinely make their grand entree into this world because as Jay Z so methodically rapped in [...]

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December 28, 2011 at 12:12pm
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A Look at Why Interracial Relationships are Expected to be Between Black Men and White Women

This week I was talking with another bi-racial woman about our backgrounds. When I explained that my mom is black but has some French and Cherokee roots as well, she stopped me and asked, “Oh, your mom is black?” At that point in the conversation it was already established that we were both of one [...]

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