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The Real Secret to a Long Life: Hard Work
– March 7, 2011Posted in: Misc.
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Supermarket Creates Dating Cite Based on Users’ Shopping Habits
– March 7, 2011Posted in: Misc.
I’m dating the first girl that buys Morning Star veggie burgers.
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New York Times Launching Groupon-Like Daily Deals Service
– March 3, 2011Posted in: Misc.
I want one!
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1970s Harlem Brought Back to Life at Studio Museum
– February 25, 2011Posted in: Misc.
Who’s coming with me?
The photographs — proud men and women frozen in time — reveal a Harlem that many people can’t imagine.
A new exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem by photographer Dawoud Bey and titled “Harlem, USA” showcases an intimate, black and white portrait of black life in the historic neighborhood in the 1970s — a daily life that was rarely seen in the media.
One of Bey’s photos, which were taken in Harlem from 1975 to 1979, shows a well dressed older black man wearing a top hat and a barber posing proudly in front of his chair. In another, a woman cradles her baby and in another a boy poses in front of a now-demolished movie theater.
“It was one of those moments when images of African-Americans were not always positive,” said Lauren Haynes, assistant curator at the Studio Museum of Harlem. “They capture the subjects in every day moments.”
Bey, who had family members who lived in Harlem, was connected to the neighborhood. His mother and father met at church in Harlem. Bey’s interest in photography was sparked as a teenager after seeing the photographs of famed Harlem photographer James VanDerZee at his 1969 “Harlem on My Mind” exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bey combined his twin interests when he began strolling the streets of Harlem. The Studio Museum in Harlem first displayed Bey’s photographs in his first museum exhibit in 1979.
Haynes said Bey has continued a relationship with the museum during the past three decades. He now teaches at Columbia College of Chicago but recently worked at the museum’s “Expanding Walls” program for teenagers.
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Tracy McMillan: Why You’re Not Married
– February 25, 2011Posted in: Misc.
This is a popular article that’s been making it’s way around facebook. Though aimed at women, as a guy “looking from the outside” she makes a strong argument.
1. You’re a Bitch.
Here’s what I mean by bitch. I mean you’re angry. You probably don’t think you’re angry. You think you’re super smart, or if you’ve been to a lot of therapy, that you’re setting boundaries. But the truth is you’re pissed. At your mom. At the military-industrial complex. At Sarah Palin. And it’s scaring men off.The deal is: most men just want to marry someone who is nice to them. I am the mother of a 13-year-old boy, which is like living with the single-cell protozoa version of a husband. Here’s what my son wants out of life: macaroni and cheese, a video game, and Kim Kardashian. Have you ever seen Kim Kardashian angry? I didn’t think so. You’ve seen Kim Kardashian smile, wiggle, and make a sex tape. Female anger terrifies men. I know it seems unfair that you have to work around a man’s fear and insecurity in order to get married — but actually, it’s perfect, since working around a man’s fear and insecurity is big part of what you’ll be doing as a wife.
2. You’re Shallow.
When it comes to choosing a husband, only one thing really, truly matters: character. So it stands to reason that a man’s character should be at the top of the list of things you are looking for, right? But if you’re not married, I already know it isn’t. Because if you were looking for a man of character, you would have found one by now. Men of character are, by definition, willing to commit.
Instead, you are looking for someone tall. Or rich. Or someone who knows what an Eames chair is. Unfortunately, this is not the thinking of a wife. This is the thinking of a teenaged girl. And men of character do not want to marry teenaged girls. Because teenage girls are never happy. And they never feel like cooking, either.
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OutdoorAfro.com Connects Blacks With Nature
– February 24, 2011Posted in: Misc.
Let’s move! This type of stuff adds variety to life and encourages physical activity for kids in the process. I approve!
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Separate But Unequal: Charts Show Growing Rich-Poor Gap
– February 24, 2011Posted in: Misc.
Somehow I feel as if this is expected.
The Great Recession and the slump that followed have triggered a jobs crisis that’s been making headlinessince before President Obama was in office, and that will likely be with us for years. But the American economy is also plagued by a less-noted, but just as serious, problem: Simply put, over the last 30 years, the gap between rich and poor has widened into a chasm.
Gradual developments like this don’t typically lend themselves to news coverage. But Mother Jones magazine has crunched the data on inequality, and put together a group of stunning new charts. Taken together, they offer a dramatic visual illustration of who’s doing well and who’s doing badly in modern America.
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Obama Admin Will No Longer Defend Federal Marriage Act in Court
– February 23, 2011Posted in: Misc.
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Cedella Marley to Create Puma’s 2012 Olympic Wear for Jamaican Track & Field Team
– February 4, 2011Posted in: Misc.
Boop Boop! I can’t wait for Usain to run all over London next summer. Sheeeeeeeit, I might even go see it live. Come test mi zeeen?”
Just days leading up to the birthday of late reggae icon Bob Marley, it was announced his eldest daughter FASHION DESIGNER Cedella Marley will design the PUMA Jamaican Track and Field team’s Olympic, podium and ceremony wear for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The DESIGNS will be worn by the entire team, including three-time Jamaican World and Olympic gold medalist and fastest man in the world Usain Bolt – with Bolt endorsing the decision, saying that he can’t think of a better person to DESIGN Jamaica’s Olympic outfits than Cedella.
The collection will incorporate high tech fabrics and silhouettes engineered to enhance the performance of all the athletes. Cedella Marley’s unique designs have taken inspiration from the vibrant colors and patterns of Jamaica as well as its African roots, and are sure to make the world take notice in the Summer of 2012 – when the world will be watching Bolt in London to see if he will break his own record in the 100m and 200m.
A track runner in high school herself and huge fan of Jamaican athletics, Cedella says her role in creating the Olympic outfits for her home team is an unbelievable honor and something she never dreamed would be possible.
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