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Word-for-Word: W.E.B. Du Bois “The Talented Tenth” [AUDIO]

Earlier this week I wrote a status about being proud of your culture/ethnicity and using that pride as a bridge and not a wall. This thought was spawned from much of my reading, and observations of the way people react not on...

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A Penny Earned: Casual Dating, Part 2

In preparing this week’s installment, I began thinking about how I needed to make this topic more real. Inspired by Ray Lewis and the Ravens Super Bowl victory, I began brainstorming on what I needed to do to get my “sq...

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury…. Ms. Teyonah Parris

Recently a buddy of mine posed a question on social media regarding Beyonce being the hottest chick in the game. Additionally, he stated that if anyone objected to this assertion, they should essentially “speak now of f...

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A Penny Earned: Casual Dating, Part 1 [FEATURE]

I’ve had a secret assemblage with all the single men across the world, and they’ve lamented to me their displeasure with spending too much money on the first date. They’ve further expressed that somewhere along the dati...

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A Penny Earned: The Preface [FEATURE]

I was feeling good; and I was roughly 600 words in. The title dropped down like a gift from heaven, the body had some stickiness to it, and after some minor altering I was quite satisfied with the lede. With my golden rule in...

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Karaoke 4 A Cause 12.13.12 [EVENT]

Come kick it with The Smugger alongside many of Washington DC’s finest as we celebrate, sing, and most importantly GIVE for Karaoke 4 A Cause . Drop off an unopened toy equivalent to $20 and help a needy child feel the...

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