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Black women love: Bright, unique nail polish colors

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I know there a quite a few black men who may think brightly painted toes are cute on black women, but I’m not going to attribute this beloved thing to both black men and women.  For real, there may be a few brothers (You know I love the KIDS!!  Ooo woo! Ooo WOO!) who paint […]

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Multisyllabic names that end with a vowel

April 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Gone are the days of Mary, Mark, Luke and John. No more handing down of family names such as Hortense, Beulah Mae, and Chastity. Now, we are at liberty to name our offspring as we see fit, and boy do we love us some vowels. As a matter of fact, I believe that somewhere out there, is […]

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The Soul Train Line!!

April 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A big fist and SOOOUUUULLLL go out to my boy Don Cornelius, creator of the long running hit show “Soul Train”, for making this a “Stuff Black People Love” favorite. Not only has this long standing tradition reached the 70’s funk wild children (our parents), but this phenomenon has reached even today’s hip hopping, R&B’ing […]

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Jigga What, Jigga Who?

April 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

The marriage of two of the most lucrative popular culture icons in the country, race notwithstanding, is apparently not news. It’s hard to imagine a figure more ubiquitous than Jay-Z to hip hop or Beyonce to pop, but I guess if Eminem married Britney that would be a big yawn too if they did so […]

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Children As Personal Assistants

April 7th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Somebody wrote about how Black Folks like to use their children to change the channel on the TV when the remote is missing, but people have taken this type of helpful advantage to the max! Too many times, I witness kids as young as 8 years old walking alone to a corner store to buy items […]

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Using the “n” word

April 5th, 2008 · 13 Comments

This may ruffle some feathers but, as the song says, “you can hate me now…” It is of this writer’s opinion that we love being able to use the “n” word without, or at least with fewer repercussions than people of other races. Hear me out, I am not justifying it’s use, but I am […]

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“BLAUCASIANS”

April 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Are you a member of the Justin Timberlake Fan Club? I almost was, until he let Janet Jackson’s breast fly free in the wind on a cold, windy Superbowl Sunday, (she’s lucky she had that giant nipple piercing weighing that big’un down). Brothas, how many Eminem cds do you own? What about that one white […]

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Plastic Bags

April 3rd, 2008 · 11 Comments

Our counterparts love recycled, fashionable, brightly-colored (and overpriced) designer plastic bags. But we African Americans love the good old-fashioned plastic grocery bag.  Erykah Badu, in her infinite wisdom even sang about it in her song, Bag Lady. Think about it, I know you have a plastic grocery bag collection somewhere in your home. Some of […]

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“Chinkiness”

April 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

Black people love “chinkiness”, i.e, a non politically correct and supposed likeness of or to something or someone of Asian descent. We frequent Asian beauty supply stores with ferocity, we love that 10 piece rib tip and fries special at the China Kitchen, and God bless the lil’ black child that’s got slanted eyes- she […]

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Cookouts

March 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

With the return of Spring, you might already hear your fellow Black employees discussing and deliberating when they will break-out their grills to throw these All-American outdoor events. With BBQ, loud music, and the probability of kicking it with good friends you haven’t seen in a while, the Cookout is most loved for its […]

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