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• The Gate Crashing Salahis Came Face-to-Face with the President

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 136
  Today the Secret Service says they are embarrassed by the security breech. To think that someone off the street could get this close to the leader of the free world is just frightening. Why were these people passed through? Could it be a case of racial profiling? Would a black couple have been able to move so easily ...
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• Guest Blogger: When allies fail (by What Tami Said)

  
  THE INTERSECTION OF MADNESS & REALITY — Authority: 516
  ( Editors Note: Ive been involved in some pretty heated debates lately centered around the feminist/womanist movement and race matters. At the end of the day, nothing was learned, and in my opinion, the discourse or exchanges did very little to dispel a few well known negative stereotypes of the parties involved. So, ...
  1 day ago

• Tyler Perry Sees The Judge

  
  Hip Hop Honey Online Magazine — Authority: 160
  Tyler Perry’s latest headline is not related to his stellar productions and philanthropic efforts, instead he’s become the latest target of a lawsuit. The actor and screenwriter is being taken to court for copyright infringement for his film “Diary of A Mad Black Woman.” Donna West claims that his production ...
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• France: Rama Yade In The News

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 147
  Yade Advocates A "True Republic" For French Of Foreign Origin; Argues For American-Style Affirmative Action French Secretary of State for Sports Rama Yade has advocated a "real and not formal Republic" for the French of foreign origin, and called for "affirmative action" (article in French). "If the principles of ...
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• 30 November deadline to complete the Black Women in Europe™ Anniversary Survey

  
  Black Women in Europe Blog — Authority: 127
  Complete the Black Women in Europe™ short survey here: http://tinyurl.com/blackwomenineurope to get a free greeting card account from Donna Elmore’s Send Out Cards and a free copy of the latest edition of Zhana’s Success Book and to qualify to win prizes from:
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• Don’t Call them White House Party Crashers, Call Them Criminals

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 136
   Today we learned that a couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi,  breeched security and attended the White House State Dinner. This is the first time something like this has happened. How could this happen? According to NBC Brian Williams they tried to enter one of the entrances and they were turned around. They then ...
  2 days ago

• Black Women’s Hairstyles: It’s Not Just About The Hair

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  Throughout the decades, the social significance of black hairstyles has remained a relevant part of black history. Unlike other American cultural trends, black hairstyles represent a significant history and pride amongst black women. Where else does one?s self worth and self image play such a high role in society? ...
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• Girl in Rose

  
  Sundrip — Authority: 107
  She started out as a quick sketch while watching television then quickly blossomed into a young princess dressed in rose, peach and blue.Painting details: Leaf below blue eyes, white flowers in her hair, pink flower on her cheek, cherry red lips, pink and white hair, floral background.fma
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• Poems and personal essays wanted for a new book: The editor is seeking contributions from Black and Mixed-race women of African & African-Caribbean descent on the themes of hair and/or skin.

  
  Black Women in Europe Blog — Authority: 127
  Shangwe Hair and Skin Anthology Poems and personal essays wanted for a new book. The editor is seeking contributions from Black and Mixed-race women of African & African-Caribbean descent on the themes of hair and/or skin. New & previously published poems & personal essays accepted. New unpublished ...
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• Don’t Buy into the Hype of Black Friday

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 136
   Today I went to the beauty shop and heard one of the stylist say she was leaving her home at 11:30PM tomorrow night to be in Pennsylvania by 3AM to be in line for a sale that would start at 4AM. When did we lose our collective minds? When my kids were younger I would get up at 5 and go to Toys Are Us, but I learned ...
  3 days ago

• Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Bulimia

  
  Feminist Review — Authority: 542
  By Stephanie Covington Armstrong Lawrence Hill Books When I was growing up, I thought of bulimia and anorexia as "White girl problems." Through the media and interaction with peers, I had been given the impression that Black women did not experience body image issues or struggle with eating disorders. As I got ...
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• Seth Macfarlane Attacks Trans Women On The Cleveland Show

  
  Womanist Musings — Authority: 644
  The Cleveland show continues to be a hot mess.  Week after week it targets the most vulnerable members of our society.  MacFarlane has no witty repartee for the reduction of White, cisgender males of class privilege. Apparently men that look like him are above ridicule.  Often the defence of his actions is that he ...
  4 days ago

• I Do Not Consent: Musings on Sexual Terrorism

  
  black girl blogging. — Authority: 100
  This is a re-post from JoNubian’s blog . A painful truth is that rape plays to big a role in the lives of one two many of the women closest to me. I hope that both cis and trans women continue to tell their truths about rape and that men join us in breaking the cycle of rape culture. I am the history of rape ...
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• Why Is It That When Black Women Become Actresses They Don’t Keep Their Damn Clothes On?

  
  LorMarie.com — Authority: 127
  I just read over on Black Voices that Ms. Union is in the November issue of  Maxim (I will not link to them for obvious reasons).  This is dissapointing since I had respect for Union as a black woman who is breaking into the mainstream. I recently found out that she has in fact posed completely nude before. [...]
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• “The Extreme has Become the Mainstream”

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 136
  President or Jihad. Car dealer/Birther is exercising his right to free speech. Some segments of America can not deal with the fact that the president is black, but they can’t say that. So they will continue the mission to de-legitimize the president. It has been 10 months since he took office and they can’t get ...
  4 days ago

• Rama Yade: "Bookeristas, Operation Break-A-Negro Failed. Ill Contest My Home Area In French Regional Elections"

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 147
  For several weeks, she has been at a standoff with her center-right UMP party over the March 2010 regional elections, being admonished for not being a "team player". However, Rama Yade, the French Secretary of State for Sports and moderate-conservative, stood firm and will be a candidate in her home Hauts-de-Seine ...
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• Black Women in Europe™ Twitter List

  
  Black Women in Europe Blog — Authority: 127
  If you are a black women in Europe with a Twitter account, or know someone who is, please Tweet me @bwie so that I can add you to the Black Women in Europe™ Twitter list: http://twitter.com/bwie/blackwomenineurope Grab a Twitter widgrt and put our list on your site.
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• Lincoln University Says No Degree for the Overweight if they Don’t Take A Fitness Course…Is this Right?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 136
  “According to cbs3.com , Lincoln University, an HBCU in Pennsylvania, has mandated a fitness course for overweight students in an effort to impact the soaring rates of obesity and diabetes in the African-American community. The mandate requires students to get tested for their BMI. Those in the obese range will be ...
  5 days ago

• Oprah Winfrey: Bookerista Perspectives

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 147
  As folks probably know, Oprah Winfrey has announced that "Oprah" will cease production in 2011. Bookeristas - one of whom used to work with her, before her fame - weigh in on her phenomenally successful career, influence and legacy: Stanley Crouch: "Oprah Goes, & Life Goes On: Her Vast Humanity Isnt Leaving ...
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• Why Are We Still Talking About Light Skin VERSUS Dark Skin?

  
  Happy Nappy Head — Authority: 121
  Are you freaking kidding me? The fact that black folks are still talking about light skin versus dark skin and continuing this divisiveness is par for the course when we hate ourselves so damned much. I mean really? Others will use colorism against us because WE ACTIVELY use it as a weapon of war on each other. I ...
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