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Man vs The Machine

Posted in Black History, Race Matters, please & thank you, rants, tagged , , , , on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! *kicks up feet on desk*
Doesn’t it feel GREAT when your innermost instincts are verified in black & white?! You see, BET has exploited us for soooo long & its about time someone gives em a taste of their own medicine except in this case… its TRUTH. This is probably the ONLY time I’ll agree [...]

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Look Like a Lady, Run Like a Man…

Posted in Entertainment, For OUR Daughters, Girl Power, Health/Fitness, Love You Some You, Race Matters, This Some BULLish!, please & thank you, rants, tagged on September 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’m almost positive you’ve heard all the controversy about 18-year old South African athlete Caster Semenya who was ordered to undergo sex-verification tests after winning last month’s 800m final at the World Athletics Championships. You see, sista girl won the gold medal in Berlin in 1 minute 55.45 seconds (the best in the world [...]

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Download FREE Spoken Word right here…

Posted in Entertainment, Inspirational/Motivational, L.O.V.E., Race Matters, Things I Love, queen speaks radio, rants, tagged , , on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Atlanta Red’s “Poetic Stimulus” collaboration features the works of a diverse variety of esteemed musicians, producers, singers, poets, and spoken word artists compiled into one collection to offer encouragement for those who have been adversely impacted by the current economic crisis. This is a FREE download…NINE motivating & inspiring tracks for FREE. What more could [...]

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Why We Love Tyler Perry…

Posted in Advocating for Kids, Black History, Education, Inspirational/Motivational, L.O.V.E., Race Matters, This Some BULLish!, tagged , , , , , , on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

…well, besides the fact that #1, he’s a multi-millionaire who came from nothing and built an empire off his own blood, sweat & tears and #2, Madea is funny as hell and always has a powerful & spiritual message with the best damned vocals on American sand… this is yet another reason to love Mr. [...]

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Okay, Chris Rock’s “GOOD HAIR” is gonna be GREAT..

Posted in Beauty Tips, Black History, Education, Entertainment, Race Matters, tagged , , , , , on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

SOURCE: When Chris Rocks daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, Daddy, how come I dont have good hair? the bewildered comic committed himself to search the ends of the earth and the depths of black culture to find out who had put that question into his little girl’s [...]

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Tim Wise & “The Pathology of Privilege Racism, White Denial & the Costs of Inequality”

Posted in Black History, Education, Inspirational/Motivational, Race Matters, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Tim Wise is one of the most brilliant, articulate, and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation. He is a national treasure.” – Michael Eric Dyson
For years, acclaimed author and speaker Tim Wise has been electrifying audiences on the college lecture circuit with his deeply personal take on whiteness and white privilege. In this [...]

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Queen Speaks Radio BACK July 6th at 9:30pm!!

Posted in Advocating for Kids, All Things Parenting, Autism, Beauty Tips, Black History, Education, Entertainment, Girl Power, Health/Fitness, Inspirational/Motivational, L.O.V.E., Love You Some You, Political, R.I.P., Race Matters, Things I Love, peas in their pods, queen speaks radio, rants, rilya alert on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Queen Speaks Radio is BACK! Free online radio broadcast with your hostess Queen Unique and the people’s co-host NativeSun! There are two simple ways to listen live and free:

Click any of the images in this post on Monday July 6th anytime after 9:30 pm eastern and listen LIVE!!!
Call (646) 716-9683 after 9:30 pm eastern and [...]

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What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander… OR IS IT?

Posted in Black History, Entertainment, Race Matters, tagged , , , , , , on June 12, 2009 | 8 Comments »

DISCUSSION:
When black women lighten their skin, wear contacts and/or straighten their hair; many assume they do this only to look more like a white woman. In my opinion, this is ignorance at its finest but to others, this is a definite sign that the black woman’s self-esteem & pride in their culture is low. But [...]

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