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May 13, 2013 at 6:10am

By RASHAD SMITH

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Topics: 365, Art, Because of them we can, black, Books, Deborah Lee, Delta Sigma Theta, Ebony, Eunique Jones, History, I Am, Jet, Kickstarter, Magazine, Month, Oprah Winfrey, Photography, Pledge, spike lee, trayvon martin

Raising $80,000 for the Negro In History | CALL TO ACTION

Eunique Jones has created a photographic sensation with her ”Because of Them, We Can-Black History and Beyond” campaign and has taken the movement to KICKSTARTER. The plan is to raise $80,000 by June 19th, to produce a high quality book contained with all 365 images of kids turned icons. The KICKSTARTER project will cover design and layout, copyediting, printing and delivering expenses for [...]

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April 21, 2011 at 3:44pm

By Justin L. Hill

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Topics: Black Identity, Black Politics, democracy, Democracy, democracy remixed, Empowerment, Imperialism, nihilism, Oprah Winfrey, President Barack Obama, race, racism, The Middle East, The Post-colonial world

Youth as the Miner’s Canaries of Democracies!

In Peter Coy’s article the Kids Are Not Alright, he quotes that democracies are “much better at managing large numbers of highly educated people” than are nations with an official leader who has absolute authority (read: autocratic countries). Leaders of autocratic nations face the dilemma of needing an educated work force to grow their country’s [...]

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February 25, 2011 at 9:12am

By Fallon

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, Daughter, Empowerment, Gender, Girls, Iyanla Vanzant, Older Black Women, Oprah Winfrey, Violence Against Women

Such a Painful Black Girl Reunion: Oprah and Iyanla

As a middle school student, I remember reading Iyanla Vanzant’s One Day My Soul Just Opened Up and thinking who is this black woman to write such a book about spiritual recovery that did not mention Jesus Christ as the penultimate factor in spiritual rejuvenation. Yes, back then I was a burgeoning Christian fundamentalist who [...]

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October 25, 2010 at 8:00am

By Summer M.

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Topics: oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Television

Life After Harpo (Run On)

Many years ago, when I was younger, less pessimistic, and even more obnoxious, the local black newspaper decided that I, along with some other black students in the area, was respectable and scholarly enough to feature in its annual round-up of ostensibly intelligent high school seniors. Someone called a friend and me to the guidance [...]

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April 19, 2010 at 8:05am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Erica Jong, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Pop Culture, race

Negro Is, Negro Ain’t: On Erica Jong’s Version of Oprah

Last week, Erica Jong wrote the most random “book review” (or something) I have ever read in my life. In her Huffington Post blog, Jong, apparently charged with discussing Kitty Kelley’s recently published unauthorized biography of Oprah Winfrey, essentially writes about knowing both Winfrey and Kelley, and admits that she hasn’t actually finished the text [...]

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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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March 1, 2010 at 8:59am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Academy Awards, Film, Gabby Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Oprah Winfrey, Pop Culture, Precious

And the Winner Is?

It’s only March, but Mo’Nique is indeed the frontrunner for the Best Year Ever Award. In a little less than a week, the self-proclaimed queen of comedy and Golden Globe (and Screen Actors Guild) Award winner, will probably win an Oscar for her work in Precious, despite her reluctance to “campaign” for the little gold [...]

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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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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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