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March 19, 2010 at 12:17pm

By Dallas

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Topics: Fame, hip-hop, Masculinity, Media, Men, Music, Pop Culture

WHAT THE F@%! HAPPENED?! (PT. II): D’Angelo

By the end of 2000, D’Angelo was without question THE man, receiving commercial and critical success, and thus free to go in any direction he wanted artistically. And then he disappeared.

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March 19, 2010 at 7:14am

By Fallon

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, Empowerment, Gender, Girls, Masculinity, Men, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Patriarchy, Pop Culture, Violence Against Women, Women

Women’s Her-story Month: Why Not Sex Workers (Sofia Maldonado’s Mural)?

There is a “moral panic” that Keysha Whitaker highlights in “Latin Female Artist draws criticism for Times Square Mural” brewing on the streets of Times Square where Sofia Maldonado, a young Puerto Rican-Cuban woman, is under fire for creating a mural that for many embodies the sins of rap videos . . . big booty [...]

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February 26, 2010 at 2:53pm

By Fallon

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Topics: Al Sharpton, Black Politics, Masculinity, Men, Patriarchy, President Barack Obama, racism, Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton: The Street Fight Edition who will wear the Hood Crown

Some of you are wondering what this word “prognosticator” means. Well, I’m glad you asked young grass hopper. Webster defines it as someone who predicts the future or as someone who speaks powerful insights. Perhaps, at one point Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton spoke powerful insights on behalf of Black communities. Of course, this was [...]

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December 7, 2009 at 7:09am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Gender, Masculinity, Media, Patriarchy, President Barack Obama, White Privilege, Women

Today in Post-Race History: Full Corps Press

I don’t follow the comings and goings of the White House press corps, so I’m wading in uncharted water here. (I come from a long line of water waders, so I think I’ll be ok.) Yet I did watch the clip of last week’s exchange between White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and American Urban [...]

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December 4, 2009 at 9:24am

By Fallon

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Topics: Beyonce, black feminism, Black Panthers, Crying, Gender, Humor, Masculinity, Men, Oprah Winfrey, Patriarchy, Precious, Violence Against Women

Beyonce Says Big Ego, but Ruth says, “Eat your [damn] eggs, Walter Lee”

So, why is it that every time I talk about black women’s lived experiences feeble-minded always on the black woman’s titty black man hollers in his best tonka truck voice, “We got it hard not black women?” Wow. My first immediate response is, “Did I say anything negative about the black man?” No. My second [...]

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December 3, 2009 at 5:41pm

By Supernerd

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Topics: American Values, black feminism, Black Males, Community, health, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Masculinity, Media, Men, Politics, President Barack Obama, racism, Sex, STI/STDS

WORLD AIDS DAY: Reflections and Memories

In honor of World AIDS Day 2009, I want to open up a conversation/discussion about sex. Sex makes me nervous! I get nervous both before and after sex. I am nervous because in my head I picture this spinning chart of numbers and statistics that makes me realize that sex is the ultimate Russian roulette. You pull the trigger you get a risk-free nut; you pull [...]

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November 19, 2009 at 5:24pm

By Supernerd

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Topics: American Values, Black Males, Black Youth Project, Community Violence, Empowerment, Family, Gender, Girls, Gospel, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Masculinity, Media, Men, Music, Patriarchy, Politics, Pop Culture, Violence, Women

Donnie McClurkin vs Tonéx: Round ONE

The homosexuality controversy in black faith communities has reached a feverish pitch, especially with Tonéx’s and Donnie McClurkin’s recent admissions. Probably most renowned for the rumors regarding their sexuality, these two black gospel singers have become the centerpiece to the debate of the role homosexuals should play in black faith communities. Unfortunately both men’s [...]

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November 12, 2009 at 9:59am

By Supernerd

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Topics: American Values, Black Males, Gender, Homophobia, LGBTQ, Masculinity, Men, Morehouse, race, racism

Morehouse: from your closet speaks truth

Personally, I find sagging pants, du-rags, grills and accessories distasteful; however, I stand by people’s right to be self-expressive, particularly when it comes to ‘cross-dressing.’ In talking about Morehouse College dress code, I have to give props to Frank Leon Roberts for his post on the Root. In Morehouse’s efforts to preserve its legacy, it created a dress [...]

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November 9, 2009 at 9:38am

By Summer M.

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Topics: American Values, Empowerment, Family, Film, Girls, Love, Masculinity, Media, Mothers, Oprah Winfrey, Pop Culture, Poverty, Precious, The Cosby Show, Tyler Perry

Lost in Translation: A Response to ‘Precious’

Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry said Precious was awesome and that everyone should go see it. Since I am the most obedient of Negroes, I saw it last Friday. If Flavor Flav is the world’s greatest hype man, this duo is officially the world’s greatest hype machine. I found Precious slightly underwhelming, uninspiring, and lacking [...]

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November 3, 2009 at 3:12am

By Supernerd

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Topics: American Values, Black Males, Black on Black CRIME, Community Violence, environment, Gender, international poverty, Masculinity, Men, Patriarchy, Poverty, race, Violence

Derrion Albert, Fenger High and Neighborhood Melee Part 2: Establishing Blame

“Where were the cops?” asks Letzbeforreal in his mini-video. His question is not new. He, like everyone else, is looking to hold some bigger entity accountable for the murder of Derrion Albert. He wants to lay blame where it does “the most good.” Others assign blame to the administration of Fenger High School. Despite this, [...]

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