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What I learned in 2008…

You know 2008 was one for the record books.  It was a year of me dating the wrong women, downloading the wrong kind of music, golf game slipping, and drinking the wrong kind of Kool-Aid.  Sure I was able to gain an advanced degree, vote and help elect the first African American President of the [...]

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Recession Alert: 5 Holiday Shopping Tips

So everyone and their daddy has a sale  going on.  Doesn’t it feel like Hustle Man is trying to sell you some side deal in a back alley or “Holla, Holla, Holla atcha?”  Every store has some gimmick to  force you to spend a little money on allegedly “Great Deals,”  “Rock Bottom Prices,”  and “Super Steals.”  Well, [...]

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It Ain’t Trickin If You Got It

Alright kids, I know you have been missing your P.O.S.H. this week….I got the emails.  Life is alright, just got caught up trying to keep my job during this recession.  You know, pay a few bills until P.O.S.H daily hits are enough to pay the bills.  (P.S. tell your friends about us…we like pennies but [...]

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Election Party Etiquette

You stood in line all day and cast your ballot in the most hyped  up and important Presidential election of our time.  Now its time to put on your best Obama T-shirt, go watch the results, and pop bottles.    Politics and Jesus gather more heated debate than a sunny day in subSaharan Africa, so we wanted [...]

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Maxwell Concert Review

Heeeees Baaaack!! The crowd laughed, cried, danced, and women threw their panties.  All in all, it was a great night to be had by all. 
I attended the October 31, 2008 concert in Las Vegas, and I must say, this was probably one of the best concerts I have ever attended.   The sexy R&B crooner [...]

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Now It’s Cool To Be An Independent Black Woman?

You heard Webbie, Neyo, and Kanye and them talk about wanting an independent woman and how cool it is that women have their own cars, houses, money..blah blah blah.  Was there some hip hop convention I missed?  Was a bill passed saying being an independent black women was the new hotness?
As I recall, black men have [...]

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Random Saturday Rant: Read a Book

Reading is Fundamental

I love to read and have since I was a child sneaking a flashlight under the covers.  I know you remember that crazy Lil John cartoon/video entitled Read a Book right.  Well that’s what I feel like screaming about right now.  The most ignant joke, which I feel has some truth, is if [...]

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Review: The Family That Preys and Characters In Tyler Perry Movies

I went to see the movie this Friday and was pleasantly surprised.  I am always one to support black artists, Tyler Perry included.  Heck, I even watch House of Payne on TBS.  I expected to see Tyler in his drag Madea outfit and throwing out random jokeish coonery.   But this movie wasn’t dedicated to Madea, you [...]

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Vibe Covers: Ciara v. Toni Braxton

Here is my random Saturday thought. For all you youngin’s Ciara was NOT the first woman to pose nude on the cover of Vibe. Flashback to 1997 and you have Toni Braxton appearing nude on the cover of Vibe Magazine. That issue raised a HUGE controversy back then and the same thing is going on now [...]

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Stars Ballin’ Out of Control: Foreclosure Edition

Black people, Black People……  When will we learn to get our finances in order?  
  The bank just filed foreclosure paperwork on Damon Dash.  He currently owes $7.3 million on two of his Manhattan apartments for failure to pay his combined  $78,500 per month mortgages.  $78,500 per month????  Good Lawd, that’s a lotta money!!
 He could purchase [...]

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