hometown girl

Up-Close Inspiration from Michelle Obama

• July 19, 2012

When I first learned that Michelle Obama was coming to ...

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Love Letters

Love Letters: Why Men Want to Date Their Moms

• July 18, 2012

Before we get into the lovey dovey stuff, a friend ...

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How to Write a Feminist Fairy Tale

• July 16, 2012

Previously published at The Writeous Babe Project. Last week I ...

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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl: Season 2, Episode 2

• July 13, 2012

In case you forgot to watch last night, here's the ...

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Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday: Lil Wayne and DMX

• July 13, 2012

We're back with more old favorites to help ease you ...

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album reviews

Album Review: Nas, Life Is Good

• July 12, 2012

NasLife is Good (to be released July 17, 2012)  Nas' ...

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Love Letters

Love Letters: Why Society Says You Need to Marry

• July 12, 2012

Today we take on those pesky gender roles. Our lives ...

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album reviews

Album Review: Frank Ocean, Channel Orange

• July 11, 2012

Frank OceanChannel Orange (released digitally July 11, 2012)Two weeks ago, ...

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body language

Celebrating Julia Bluhm and Finding Hope in New Media

• July 9, 2012

Photo Credit: Joe Shlabotnik (Flickr/Creative Commons)Eighth-grader Julia Bluhm made history ...

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You Can’t “Have It All” but You Can Have “That”

• July 6, 2012

There are three reasons why I wasn’t going to write ...

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