tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110179622012-01-30T18:45:51.099-05:00Life, love, and politics in a time when anyone can have their own soapbox.Chinonye O. aka SincereCaramelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11102175224189364155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017962.post-51442002041610827642012-01-09T19:14:00.001-05:002012-01-09T20:43:16.343-05:00

                        Naomi Campbell in the new spring 2012 Roberto Cavalli Campaign  Look at that jacket...that handbag! Dead. #Iliveforfineleathergoods

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        Happy New Year! Did I miss the count down? Am I a bit late? Purple Rain in a Drought has been on hiatus for the last few weeks due to some unforeseen but very exciting circumstances. But I am back in the saddle and though we are six days in, it is the beginning of a new year nonetheless. My last post was about a missing young Black woman and the story has since been updated with the news

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As we all know, media coverage for missing persons is skewed towards young white females who are perceived as attractive. Often times the media completely ignores a missing black woman, attractive or not, regardless to her contributions to her community what she means to her family. I will not get into the obvious implication of value placed on the lives of white women vs blacks. I will say let's

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The very reason I am up early watching the news on a Saturday morning instead of reruns of the Sopranos is this man right here...T.J. Holmes. Born Loutelious Ann Holmes, Jr. *cough*, T.J. is leaving for "other opportunities". I can't imagine what other opportunities he would want to pursue instead of entertaining me on weekends. Oh well. ***UPDATE*** He's going to BET! This can be a good

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I've been missing, but with good reason!! In the meantime Uncle Herman has dropped out of the race for the republican presidential nomination amid attacks against his moral character. Newt Gingrich, very reason I think Herman Cain should have NOT dropped out (I mean this guy is moral slime... if we are going there),is now surging in the polls. Considering he is in the lead...when it matters...we

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy As in I just can't speak on it. I have just too much emotion exploding to have anything reasonable come out. Horsing around with children in showers are inappropriate. It is not a defense. Oh and his lawyer impregnated a 16 year old that he was representing. Yep, can't make this up.

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...and remember that there is something bigger than all of us. Mark Herzlich was diagnosed with bone cancer while he was a football star at Boston College. Again, I said bone cancer. He beat the cancer and with a titanium rod in his leg, worked his way on to the NFL roster. Of course not with out road blocks. Just the story I need to start off the week.

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Condeleeza Rice is releasing her memoir No Higher Honor and reviews/excerpts have been hitting the net. I might read it. Despite the fact that our politics are different, she is a black woman navigating American life and politics and that is not an experience to dismiss lightly. (Funny thing is I read something I wrote about Condi on this blog 6 years back and couldn't stop laughing. ) I also

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There is buzz that as Libya stakes stock of the recent happenings they are adding up Gaddafi's wealth and the number being thrown around the Internet is $200 Billion. Yes. This would make him the richest person on Earth. We know he was rich but I guess people are only now able to appreciate the scope of his investments and holdings. I still don't know how I feel about it. I always assert that

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I said some kinda way. If I knew which kind of way I would have written about it by now. I just can't put my finger on it. I do hate the commentary about him being a "clowninsh" or "flamboyant" in regards to his appearance, more specifically his attire. His outfits look like what my father, or uncles or grandfather would wear when giving their daughter away in a wedding ceremony. It take it as a

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I wish I could just sit around and read fun sh*t all day. There is so much to learn and so much available in the net--blogs, Internet magazines etc. I used to sit around and read all day but it was NOT fun. As a graduate research assistant while finishing up my coursework in graduate school all I did was read... and write. The scope of the material and the ability to choose was severely limited.

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"Eventually one of two things will happen; either they will realize you're worth it, or you'll realize they aren't."And sometimes that takes a REALLY long time.

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Before I get into the real costs of higher education in this current economic climate, I would like to note a what I found in my Facebook feed in reference to the recent passing of Apple creator and  CEO Steve Jobs: "Many people didn't know that Steve Jobs was put up for adoption, imagine how different the world would be if his parents would have chosen abortion." Truth be told, this quote didn't

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My childhood visions of myself at this age featured a well-paying job, a Chanel handbag and a Porsche coupe. Well, never really imagined myself past the age of 25. Anything after 25 was just 'happily ever after'.  Needless to say I am still dreaming but I am very practical in my adult dreams. I dream about jobs that allow international travel but also give more than 30 days paid vacation time and

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A recent post from Kevin Powell on Facebook remined me of the story of George Junious Stinney Jr. I watched the movie about this case when I was young. At the age of 14 he's the youngest person to ever be executed in the U.S. He was convicted of killing 2 white girls with a railroad spike he was likely to too small to yield. With no eyewitness and only word from a deputy that he confessed, he 

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Someone killed Officer MacPhail, but how is there enough certainty to pin it all on Troy Davis? Casey Anthony was freed with more evidence linking her to the murder of her little girl yet Troy Davis is scheduled to die tommorrow for a crime in which there is no murder weapon and eye witnesses have recanted there testimony. The larger questions are: Why after many appeals have this not been

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Jealousy is the art of counting someone else's blessing instead of your own. Indeed.

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This is the very, very, --oh wait one more--very, rare occasion that the Conservative political commentator Armstrong Williams offers an opinion and I am not literally overpowered by the sheer force of my swift opposition to his reasoning. (Like the last time.) Here is an excerpt of his post in the Pundits Blog at the Hill.com entitled Depiction of Africa There is almost no mention of the

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I have been forced to reflect lately over the happenings of the last decade or so of my life after I awoke from a dream in which I been suffering from a broken heart. I carried that feeling with me for at least the entire morning. Even after I had realized it was a dream, even after I had kissed my husband and seen him off to work, I still held that heaviness in my heart. I felt so bad for that

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Bradley, my 5 year old Boston Terrier woke me up rather early to let him outside this morning. 4:25am. Opening the door, I was met with the horrible, terrible, sensation of cold wind against my skin. WTF! This weather is completely inconsiderate of my wardrobe, my holiday plans, and my slow process of parting with warm weather. Temperatures in the 50s in early September in the Florida are

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"Had a lot of fun last night. When certain songs come on I forget I'm educated."

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An additional note is which is a totally contradicting sentiment from my previous post...what's the point of voting in a Black president that isn't going to do this explicitly for Black people? That's the whole point of representative politics. The Right wants a business owner and Christian to push their agenda. I mean, the "he isn't Black enough argument"---I wouldn't characterize it that way

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While on vacay a couple of weeks ago I caught Bill Maher proposing a liberal version of the Tea Party. Let me preface this by saying he thought that liberals were spineless in the fact that they have yet to do this. He equates logic and reason with lack of heart. Love, and despise if you ask me, makes the world go round and there ain't nothing rational about the two.  So I get his point. While

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I love fine leather goods. It's a weakness.  My husband thinks I collect handbags and shoes, but it's not true. It's the leather, the more rich and supple the better. So of course this lends itself to e-reader covers, car seats, coasters...it's a real interest. Though recently, I came across a video on Perez Hilton (don't judge me) that was almost as chilling as the narrative of  conflict

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"Let's ignore for one second that my political and moral views (i.e. I don't believe in hate) differ from those of Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann and focus on the biggest issue I have with them, which is that they are making WOMEN look absolutely ridiculous!"

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Kreayshawn?????????? Speechless...I can't A great reaction to Kreayshawn and her eh, gimick is over at one my favorite blogs Politics and Fashion.

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Again, during my hiatus, I was away from my blog, but not away from my news sources. The Horn of Africa has been experiencing one of the worst droughts in history and the pictures suck something terrible. I am tempted to lament about the "humanitarian effort" that was launched in Libya on our behalf but is sooooo not present right now in East Africa. Especially now that effort that is "

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Last week my Facebook feed was filled with folks declaring that they've downloaded the Jay-Z/Kanye West collaboration "Watch The Throne" at midnight and intended for it to be the soundtrack to the night's shenanigans. Then, crickets...for almost a week. No one applauding the full length album or saying they have a specific song on repeat. No one said they hated it, no one said it was a huge

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 The announcement that Tim Pawlenty has dropped out of the race for the GOP nomination was met with a collective "meh" from the political community. His two campaign volunteers and a field of crickets were mildly disappointed.

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Phew! What an interesting 6 weeks! Well, my birthday has come and gone. I'm still standing...and the back to school commercials are rolling like clock work. I still hate them but I probably purchase a couple packs of college ruled loose leaf paper because I just can't help myself.       I took a much need break...mental that is, I still have bills to pay. I may have been "away from my desk" but

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I am no longer asking "why" or "what's so cool about it?" I'm over the fact that a great deal of the photos I have seen look down right dangerous. I really want to know would this have even come up with out social networks? I mean would people simply take photos of themselves laying face down on odd objects in odd places and frame it to hang in there home. Or even better, hang in their office

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                                            (Closed and now a mega-wigs and weave store)             A year or so ago Blockbuster began closing close to 960 stores nationwide, this included every location in the city I live in. As Blockbuster shut its doors, I relied more and more on Redbox which appears on every corner, every gas station, Wal-mart and drug stores. It was sad but Blockbuster was

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My birthday is comes up this month. It's close enough that I can't keep ignoring it. As a child I used to interpret my birthday as the first indication that the summer was winding down. Back to school ads would follow the music videos I spent the entire summer watching and I would become queasy. I kinda have that feeling right now. I'm at that age when each birthday brings super harsh

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         This seems to be a standard question these days since for the better part of the last decade it has been difficult for a fresh college graduate to get a job. I never thought of working right out of undergrad. In fact, I was in graduate school in Louisiana with in weeks of recieving my bachelor's degree. I should have bottled up that spunk and exuberance... But to answer the question, is

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Florida Governor Rick Scott reverses a move that made the state of Florida the laughing stock of the nation for about a week. Within weeks of taking office he rejected $2.4 billion in federal dollars to aid the state in building a highspeed rail between Orlando and Tampa. The SunRail as the project is called, had been debated for at 2 to 3 years prior to Rick Scott's arrival and was heavily

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Rep. Michelle Bachmann has formally announced her candidacy for the U.S. Presidency and this past Sunday was asked very bluntly by Fox's Chris Wallace,"Are you a flake?" She was pissed! I personally think she was over reacting. Wallace has since apologized. She did NOT accept, saying it was "insulting to insinuate that a candidate for president is less than serious." C'mon! Sour grapes. Even

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North Carolina has had a 50 year policy of forced sterilization of people that are um...less than favorable to society. Read: poor, minorities, unwed mothers, poor minorities, poor unwed mother's who are racial/ethnic minorities. Their Eugenics Board was abolished in 1977, which is crazy. I mean, that is a decade after the Civil Rights era. However, the law was a actual state statute until 2003.

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I'm in an interesting place right now. I haven't the words to describe it... which is terribly unfortunate. Blogs need words. This one anyway.

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Yesterday's feature on In Focus w/ Alan Taylor  over at The Atlanta looks at Nigeria and it's oil industry, in photos of course. Nigeria is the world's 8th largest producer of crude oil, yet remains one of its poorest nations -- an estimated 70 percent of its 150 million residents live below the poverty line. The environment is paying a steep price as well. An estimated 500 million gallons of oil

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One thing that turns me off, like "flip the light switch and unscrew the light bulb" off, is pure unnecessary rudeness. I especially hate my date being rude to the server at a restaurant and I just was reminded of a few dates during my single days. Ewww. I have been a server/waitress at various restaurants and so I can relate to their experience. But then, it is just plain ugly for a man to be

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                                                                    I. Don't. Give. A. Crap.  I didn't last week and now that he admits that it was indeed his photo, I still don't. Like we didn't know! After the last few months with Edwards, Schwarzenegger and Ensign affairs in the headlines, the fact that it was a photo of his covered penis still in the rightful place of his Hanes or Fruit of

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"Studies show that Welfare recipients use drugs more than the rest of the population". ---Florida Governor Rick Scott.          I watched the Governor's interview yesterday on CNN's Sunday Morning with TJ Holmes (and his handsome self ) in which the Governor defended the new Florida policy on drug testing welfare recipients. It is unfortunate that this policy feeds the misconception of the

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            Often when we loose loved one's we are reminded just how precious life is. It often sparks great dialog about how "tomorrow is not promised"; it encourages people to finally make that gutsy move they have been debating for a years. It forces us to make those uncomfortable phone calls to friends and family members we have been avoiding because well, they are annoying and offensive as

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Over at TheYBF they report that Naomi Campbell says she is willing to sue Cadbury over their ad that states Move over Naomi, there is a new diva in townI preface this by saying that I am aware of society's obsession with skin-complexion and the debilitating complex that many Black people have regarding it, especially Black women. I will also say that I also recognize that "I am not that dark". I

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The economy had to have experienced a little jolt this past week as Christians that are clearly unfamiliar with the Bible prepared for the Apocalypse that was scheduled for May 21, 2011 at 6pm. Seriously? I understand the human desire to be forewarned but the Rapture isn't something that can be scheduled in a Blackberry. Can you imaging the 10 minute reminder? Rapture in 10 mins. Then what, you'd

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...fathering a child outside the marriage. Yep. Wait no, it's the years of rumored philandering, the exploding career that had to be put aside because being married to a narcissistic movie star is a lot of work. It is the sleeping with the house staff (classic case of messing around with the nanny/maid) who had worked for the family for 20 years AND making a baby from that. Oh wait, and telling

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The Republican heavyweights are begging, really begging, for a real candidate. This upcoming Presidential election is about to be as bad as the Lakers vs the Mavs. A big Sweep. In May 2007, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Edwards had officially launched their campaigns. I had already attended an Obama rally. In the race for the Republican primary, McCain was already leading Romney and Giuliani

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Satoshi Kanazawa has a blog on Psychology Today entitled The Scientific Fundamentalist: A Look at the Hard Truths About Human Nature. His most recent post is "Why are Black Women Rated Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women, But Black Men Are Rated Better Looking Than Other Men?" Firstly, anything or anyone referred to as a "Fundamentalist" are almost always extremist. Fundamentalism in many

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Or check it out below. They had an animated doodle of "Google" today in honor of the Martha Graham dance studio. Just beautiful, the things they come up with. Also very smart...makes me go to Google just to see what they create next! Google - Martha Graham from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

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Bryan Williams aka "Baby" aka "Birdman" has reportedly purchased an $8 million 2005 concept car Maybach Excelero. Now, I have already expressed how balling can become disgusting with the $2 million dollar Bugatti. I seriously didn't believe this could be topped. Needless to say I think this spending $8 million dollars on a car...even if it is the only one ever made... is terribly disappointing/

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I suffer from a chronic illness called Procrastination. It is something that I have to manage daily, but I often have serious flare ups. Another blog posted that Forever 21 had an "I love My Hair" tank for $13.50. I quickly followed the link and added the tank to my shopping cart. But you see, I needed a total of $50 to qualify for free shipping. I'm too cheap to just buy random things and 

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Sigh... Two Muslims Imams were kicked off a Delta flight for...being and having the unmitigated gall to look Muslim. For goodness sakes, why would two Islamic religious figures on their way to a religious conference about intolerance against Muslims---want to dress like Muslims? I cannot take it. They were not praying or chanting. They had cleared security. They were selected for additional

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My sister often makes refernce to hipster coulture and I honestly believed she just means "cool and trendy". But hipster culture is now a bit of a force to be reckoned with as I am loosing my baby brother to it. Yes, loosing him, to this horrible gray space of a subculture that is useless and ill-defined. So ill defined, I think I may be apart of it. To gain a better understanding, I called my

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Sorry, but this is the country that invaded Iraq and killed Saddam Hussein as a response to 911. This is the country that has the national treasury set up and run by Goldman Sachs operatives (employees, past present and future) that preaches free market principles but literally provides welfare for the rich. Please don't give me a lecture about government trust. Yes, I wanted to see the picture

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Megan McCardle at the Atlantic poses the question that I have asked for the last 5 years. Seriously, how come there isn't a pill that doesn't make you fat, depressed and doesn't stealthly snuff out your libido? (I mean I just look around and its gone!).  I am often reasured by my OB/Gyn that today's birth control pills are much more sophisticated than 20 years ago. I still suffer from those pesky

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I have finally tallied my students final grades and posted them to the student web page and I am answering the last of the following emails. Dear Professor O. , are you grading on a curve? (I said in the beginning no, never, will not) Did this include all of the extra credit? (Holding on to a sliver of hope I see...) I turned in Quiz X, where is my grade? (Mind you, the student also had the

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The name Jennifer Lopez was synonymous with great dance moves and a big ol' booty.I remember critiques calling her fat and when she slimmed a little...the booty remained. I remember thinking I want a butt like that and as the Brazilian butt lift became popular, I remember others wanting that too. As Beyonce grew to be a prominent figure, she too faced the same scrutiny as mainstream standards of

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Like the slamming the winning card to collect the last book in a game of Spades, Obama whips out his Birth Certificate and slams it...BAM! We've got better stuff to do. I've got better stuff to do.---Barack Obama I'm proud of him and moderately annoyed. He shouldn't HAVE to show his certificate. It was all a ploy to create and highlight his "otherness". I kinda wish he didn't succumb to that.

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I think I haven't walked into a Foot Locker or Champs in about 2 years. I probably was shopping for my husband. I don't wear sneakers unless I am working out, going to an amusement park or hiking. 2 of 3 I don't do very often. I'll let you guess. So it was out of pure curiosity that I walked into a Foot Locker this weekend. What type of shoes are the kiddies rocking now? But most importantly, how

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There has been much ado about the documentary about the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest entitled 'Beats, Rhymes and Life". The group has not been in support of the film since wrap up and I had always wondered why. I take that back, I assumed that they didn't enjoy the way they were portrayed. This is partially true. What I gather is that there was a serious misunderstanding about how

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I am a recovering news junkie. The Gadhaffi coverage/complete dismal of the war in Ivory Coast over the past month has almost made me give up televised news cold. Now the news media has become obsessed with Donald Trumps ranting about Barack Obama's birth certificate. Again. Now on one hand I think he and his sideshow is hilarious. There is only a special group of individuals buying tickets to

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Sometimes, I think the world isn't going to change. Nothing is going to make a difference. Is this a result of my getting older or am I just tired? I am frustrated by the enormous amount of stubborn ignorance. I understand not knowing... it's something simply refuse or ignore "knowledge." I kinda want to build a proverbial bubble to live in with a password that grants access to only super

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Seeing that France is really serious about restricting religious freedom in their country, this is one of those times, when I appreciate the U.S. Now, I do believe that we are just one unmonitored congressional session away from banning it ourselves but we have not yet. There is something to be said about that. The Atlantic states... Failure to comply with the law could mean a 150 euro fine (

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I have sat down to watch my evening news and for the last 2 hours on CNN I have seen only half a segment on the political unrest in Ivory Coast. I as grow weary of the constant bombardment of information on Libya, from the important to the mundane, I can't help but grow increasingly outraged in regards to the Western world's response to Ivory Coast and Libya. I take that back. Just the USA.

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At least to Rutgers, the State Unversity of New Jersey a university that I used to have respect for. My favorite author (by default, long story) Toni Morrison is scheduled to be the university's commencement speaker in may . But Snooki reportedly spoke this Thursday at the university about her usual shenanigans and was paid $2000 more than the university is paying Toni Morrison to speak at

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I have made it half way through the day before realizing it is in fact April Fool's day. I am well aware that it is April 1. I made an early morning call to wish my friend good luck on her dissertation defense...I remembered it was scheduled for April 1. I remembered that this1st day of the month began my 30 days of self-sacrificing. I have a very full month ahead. I did not remember it was April

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I haven't relaxed my hair since March or April of last year. Sew-ins ripped my hair out and straightening it killed my hair, never to kink again. I have been wearing wigs since November and it surely cuts my prep time in the morning in half. But from time to time I'd really like to wear my own hair again. So last month out of frustration and after a pretty fierce argument with my husband I cut it

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It seems like I live on Ta-Nehesi Coates' blog at this point. Tent and hot plate in tow. He posted a link to an article by Shani Hilton Confessions of Black Gentrifier that adds perspective to the D.C. gentrification/black flight issue. Her perspective is somewhat my perspective. You know in my "as soon as I get to D.C." dreams, I too would be a gentrifier. Like eat ice cream, sometimes you feel

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The Washington Post reports that the Chocolate-ness of the famous Chocolate City is fading away. African-Americans have left the city and are onthe verge of loosing their Marjority status. ( I really thought Atlanta was the official "Chocolate City" by now.) “The Parliament song ‘Chocolate City’ pinned a label on the city,” said poet E. Ethelbert Miller, a leading figure in Washington’s African

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Ta-Nehisi Coates' article in The Atlantic about a certain area of Detroit exploded if you will, an already burning interest in the city, it's history, its glory and it's decline. I can't describe this feeling as anything less than pure obsession. Although, I am concerned this is more like watching a car crash over and over. While Coates article was a rare piece of good news, the New York Times

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Florida Governor Rick Scott did an agency visit today and the entire headquarters was invited for a "Meet and Greet" (that is what they called it). I will say that he really does come across as a normal guy. He wore a black suit, a blue and red striped tie, and a pair of black cowboy boots tucked under his pants leg. State of Florida pin on his lapel. Political signaling, textbook, chapter 1, 6th

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Tallahassee is a pretty place to be right now. I'm not only talking about the cloudless sky and the 80 weather here but that the Florida State Seminoles have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. When was the last time that happened?!? Oh 1993. FSU has never really been considered a Basketball school. In fact, my Alma Mater was THE football school in a conference of Basketball schools i.e. Maryland,

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I have been starring at my computer for the last week or so with so much to say. So overwhelmed, I didn't know how or when to say it. I started this blog at an interesting place in my life, a place where venting was lethargic and therefore honesty was key. I hold back a great deal more than I should. I mean, I am a grown woman now, I can't say some of the things I said before. I don't have the

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The other day I asked if there is any good new coming out of Detroit. It seemed that the city was a doomed decrepit dwelling. I am so glad that I came upon Te-Nehisi Coates' article in The Atlantic entitled The Other Detroit. So amazing, thought provoking and well written. Affluence still resides in that city and they are Black. Not well to do, affluent. Take that Real Housewives of Atlanta! I

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Andrew Sullivan at over at The Atlantic features a Map/Chart of the day and as a political scientist I always enjoy them. He recently featured a map showing passport ownership by state. The results aren't shocking to say the least. International travel allows one to see the world in a different way, increasing ethnic tolerance and education. Many can see our similarities with other cultures and

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Again, I stress the importance of good examples for children especially our young girls. A 13-year old used 2 magnetic balls often used as toys on office desks to create the illusion of a tongue ring. I mean, really? I always thought of a tongue ring as somewhat suggestive...like a nipple ring. Highly inappropriate for a 13 year-old to even aspire to. The two magnets began to rip her intestines

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I had a good solid discussion about NeNe and Madea with my BFF a while back. My girl HATES Madea, Tyler Perry and believes Tyler Perry is making money from ridiculing Black women and perpetuating stereotypes. . Well, I think Madea is funny and can not in any shape or form be taken seriously. She is a man in drag for goodness sake. However, we find that NeNe Leakes is revered if you will, for "

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CNN.com reported that a teenage father kidnapped his child from its caretaker (can you kidnap your own child? ) and stabbed the 5-month old baby to death before the cops shot and killed the 17 year-old. No one knows why he did it. I mean... really?

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10 years ago I wore thongs everyday. I was young and I had just stopped wearing the five-in-a-pack undies after learning the purpose of thongs from my friends on an embarrassing shopping trip. Thongs ensured that I had the right underwear for every outfit. In my mid-twenties regained the appreciation for panties that actually covered one's bottom during an extended period of not dating. I

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...And it was fairly recently. One of my best friends wedded in Miami (Sunny Isle actually) by the beach at a hotel on Collins. An amazing sports car pulls into the street from an equally amazing high-rise condo building. I honestly didn't know the make of the car but I knew it was pretty darn expensive. Ferrari expensive. It was red, white and black and looked as it had just enough room for me

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I was out. Out for love. Enjoying cans of Balboa and warm breezy nights hand-in-hand with the Hubby-boo in Panama. Though my husband and I got married a few months ago, we had to delay our Honeymoon. And what better time than a week that includes Valentine's Day to get away? It was, relaxing, culturally enriching, and romantic. I was reluctant to leave, but I am happy now that I am back in the

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Boehner denies C-SPAN right to film on House floor  C-SPAN has been airing the House of Representative's sessions for the past 32 years but Speaker Rep. Boehner denied their renewal request. Does he have another option in mind? While I live for the C-SPAN clips on the Daily Show I they're the only ones watching that channel. Photo source

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During my day's blog reading, a fellow reader left a comment on Ta-Nehisi Coates' blog over at The Atlantic that  Former U.S. congressman Bob Barr is representing Haiti's exiled former president Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier. Well, I just recently gained an appreciation for the foolishness this man gifted the people of Haiti in the 80's. Talk of corruption and grotesque government spending?

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Yesterday afternoon at work, the Legislative Affairs office a few doors down was abuzz as word came that Judge Vinson here in Florida struck down Obama's Health Care Law. My first thought was, "Goodness! All that "contingency" planning we did for months is all up in smoke!" My second thought was "really, the whole law?" Virgina and Michigan both have brought challenges to the law. These

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I don't hide my disdain for Facebook. I think it's really invasive: time-consuming and increasingly robs you of your privacy. And it is, quite rudely, becoming complicated as hell. A recent Stanford University study  says that Facebook makes people unhappy and spurs "Facebook Envy". Oh Facebook envy! I often remark 'Life looks great on Facebook' as people take out time to paint pretty pictures of

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I have fixed my comments function on my page. Took a few hours...but now it works!!

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One of the recent episodes of Basketball Wives (if you don't watch it, good for you. Reality TV is my vice) one of the characters Tami voiced that she had to receive food stamps after divorcing her NBA player husband and another character Jenn, responds that she had never seen a food stamp. This causes quite a stir later as Tami took it as a classist jab. Instead of letting it go, Tami later

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I hate to loose. Like many of those suffering from type-A personalities, I can easily imagine the most ordinary happenstance a competition. When I am limited by my abilities to win this imaginary competition conceived out of the incessant need for self-validation...I get a little mean. I'm working on it. So eBay may not be the best place to lurk during your down time and I have fallen to

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I teach the intro to African American Studies course at one of the universities here in Florida and most of the time I find it incredibly fufilling. It is the perfect platform to promote the Pan-African perspective. On other days, much like this one I am a little discouraged about my ability to impart knowledge to 18-23 year olds. I am overwhelmed actually. At times I am overwhelmed with how

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I came upon this story today A mother used her children's father's address to send them to a better school than the one her home was zoned in. This happens everyday. Hell, I have a number of close friends that used their Grandmothers' address to gain access to the better schools in my hometown. We can't blame this lady for trying to give her children a better opportunity. Many of us aren't even

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From the auto industry meltdown in the recent years, to their former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's incessant corruption accusations/convictions/ embarrassments to the current tales of the city's school system dancing with bankruptcy--- little good has been told about Detroit lately. Once the fifth largest city in the nation, Detroit is currently number 11 and continues to shrink. The decline of the

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Once in a while there is a strong campaign to end my love affair with pork. A number of close mates don't touch "that swine" but I for one love pork ribs, sausage, pork chops, bacon, ham sandwiches... Hell, I may even eat pork rinds occasionally. Pork tends to have a negative reputation in my circles but it tastes delicious and barbecue sauce is abundant. It is hard to resist. However according

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I am terribly restless with my job right now in state government. It's quite a change from academia to this...perpetual Dilbert cartoon. I find the day to day things to be terribly mundane. Detailed emails about which copier we are forbidden to use. Corny chit-chat that I overhear as people spend a lot time brown-nosing instead of doing the work that honestly, doesn't seem immediately impactful.

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Yesterday my college alma mater Florida State University beat the top ranked basketball team, the almighty-professional NBA star factory Duke University. FSU beat Duke 66-61 (more than a buzzer shot!) ending their 25 game losing streak. It sucks losing to a unranked team but great for the underdog! As you can imagine, the fans were so excited they rushed the court (something I would never, ever

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I have been looking for another easy reader to add to my Nook and I came across this book by Ivanka Trump entitled The Trump Card: playing to win in work and life. I was a little excited about it because I love experience/advice books by women in business and politics. And I think she's adorable, she is my other Heidi Klum. Despite my excitement I am still ever so cautious about spending money on

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Thanks so much for the emails!  Twitter. I'm not there yet. I have quite a few of you asking if you can find me on Twitter. I have such a tough time with Facebook. I am not sure I see the point. Not yet at least. Hell, would I even read my own tweets??? Would you?

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Last week we inaugurated a new governor in the state of Florida, Rick Scott. I found him to be surprisingly likable outside of his politics. I find his politics to sometimes palatable and others gagworthy. Of the first news of action from his new administration is the intention to sell of the state jets that transport government officials across the state from the capital city, Tallahassee. Now

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Arizona. This is the state that has banned ethnic studies in  K-12 where they taught African, Mexican and Native American studies. Why promote diversity? This is the same state that has begun checking your immigration papers if you are brown and on the wrong side of town, you know racial profiling. Oh and they also no longer allow teachers with heavy accents to teach English... Arizona is in

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Before years end the magazines and T.V. come up with their "Best and Worse" of the year. Best make-over, best comeback, worst break up. CBS (and CNN of course) reported on the Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2010 as listed by BabyCenter.com and we are 3 days into the new year and I am still peeved!! Usually the names are pretty bad but I found the list to be culturally insensitive. Hell I think it

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I have just returned from a rainy few days at the beach with the hubby-boo. Don't cry for me, cold rainy days means staying in doors and curling up in bed with your favorite person. I was very lucky to begin the year with love, relaxation and a great view of the water. I am also happy to have finally finished my copy of Carly Fiorina's memoir Tough Choices. I am a bit of a mad person in that I

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