Helping out the brothas on Valentine’s day

(This will be my last post until 2/20)
Brothas, I think it is time for us to change up this holiday a lil’ bit. Are you one of those that:
-Buy a box of chocolate candy?
-Buy a teddy bear or some other stuffed animal that is marked down?
-Wait til the last minute to buy a card only [...]

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One way to BE the village

Ever consider adoption?
From Wikipedia:
” The desire for parents to adopt children of the same race is the cause of some controversy within the United States, especially in the African-American community. There are more Caucasian families seeking to adopt than there are minority families; conversely, there are more minority children available for adoption. This disparity often [...]

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You gotta love how they word this

Taking a positive (mind you, a rate that has been closely watched and talked about during Bush’s administration) and adding a healthy dose of skepticism.
“For the first time in five years, the African-American unemployment rate dipped. It went from 8.4 percent in December 2006 to 8 percent this January. Do the numbers indicate the job [...]

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Hopefully THIS will shut down the noise…maybe

(nydailynews.com) WASHINGTON - In his first TV interview after declaring for President, Sen. Barack Obama says being African-American won’t damage his chances to be elected.
“If I don’t win this race, it will be because of other factors: …[that] I have not shown to the American people a vision for where the country needs to go…that [...]

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For Divas only!

From the website TheDynamicDiva.com
“Yes, Diva, you can have it all– a wealth of wisdom that supports a healthy, fit body, encourages gratifying relationships, an awesome career and the financial means to enjoy them all.
Your search is now over and you’ve come to the right place for the complete African holistic, natural woman site that caters [...]

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