tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205961332011-09-01T05:04:40.451-07:00the Daily Obama and more.lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.comBlogger941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-33780880177178911682008-04-04T02:32:00.000-07:002008-04-04T02:33:45.345-07:00

but not on blogger....check out the new blog, black girl blogging. now playing on wordpress :-)

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There's a time and a place for everything, and I think now is probably the time to wrap this blog up.I guess for most folks, moving forward always means leaving something behind.I doubt that this is really goodbye, but we'll see.Until then,~L.

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Please welcome my girl Dana to the madness that is Ignorant Art. Dana and I went to this class called Pure Barre. It's the newest celebrity fitness craze and, while painful, works your muscles so good that you'll have that bangin' summer body in no time. Here is her take on the torture--er, I mean barre techniques--that we tried out at a yoga studio right here in the District.I must have screamed

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The quest for the perfect summer shoes.With the first official week of summer upon us, I thought it fitting to put up a few shoes that I have my eye on. Some of you are familiar with the hot lil shoe i posted in my last "favorite things" installment--hopefully, these won't be as "too hot for TV" as those were, but sexy and stylish nonetheless.So I pretty much would chase a chick down for these

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Looks like the revolution will be televised after all :-) read on.From the Associated Press: Obama Launches Two Television Ads in IowaBy MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press WriterDemocratic Sen. Barack Obama is launching two biographical television ads this week, focusing on early voting Iowa in the first commercials of his presidential campaign. The ads represent a strategic shift for the Obama

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It's been a long time...shouldn't have left you...without a blog post to step to... :-)Sorry for the delay--life has been happenin!--but here is the latest installment of the Daily Obama. This is an interesting piece of legislation...it's true that children of all races are effected by absentee fathers and it is a good way for Obama to take advantage of the "family values" angle that his

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very interesting article about Obama's latest fundraiser at H2O Nightclub out here in DC. It's good to see him connecting with young voters, especially because we are the ones most likely to vote for him. however, I'm still curious to see how he keeps the momentum going. Read on.from The Baltimore Sun:Obama's appeal strong with younger voters, regardless of raceThomas F. SchallerMay 30, 2007I'm

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:-)...life is just gettin in the way, is all. I'll be back with more thoughts on the random, more daily obama, and more musings about life in the Nation's Capital.

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yes that is alliteration.i haven't done this in a while but with summer approaching i decided it was time to do another list of things i'm lustin' after.most of you saw my post about my upgrading to a white blackberry pearl, so i wont' repost that. (y'all lazy folks can just scroll down and see the joint). so I'll start with the dress i tried on today at banana republic:some of you know that i'm

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Good Op-Ed piece about the Obama girls and how they will or won't benefit from Affirmative Action. The author raises good points about the fact that the girls won't have as much of a challenge getting into whatever college they want but it won't be because of their race---it will be because of their class and who their parents are. I do agree that while race is still a problem in this country,

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so i've been thinking recently that it's time to upgrade to a smart phone....you know the phones that let you make calls, take pictures, check email, surf the web, automatically clean yr dirty draws...okay maybe not that last one, but i think i'm ready for a phone that does more than just make phone calls. i want the whole experience.so my younger brother and sister both have sidekicks, and i'm

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As some of you may or may not know, Adrian Fenty, the mayor of DC, has been given the authority to take over the DC public schools. I originally supported that idea, and I applauded Mayor Fenty for having such a passion for changing the way our children are educated in this city. Then I read this article and while I still applaud his dedication to improving the school system, he loses some

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I know I'm real late with this one tonite, kids---I got caught up in the matrix that is the Jack Bauer Power Hour (24 for those of y'all in the slow class)--But here's an article about Michelle Obama camapaign for the Barack-star. I like her more and more by the minute. When I think of her being the first lady I just smile. Hopefully she don't do nothin crazy like tellin folks to "shove it" like

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So I recently picked up this here album by SA-RA Creative Partners.I don't know what to say really, except for the fact that I ignored these cats severely for like two years and now I realize that that was pretty lame of me.This album is a great mix of funk, electronica, soul, and hip hop. It is a smooth, funky, sexy collection of work. Some great cameos by Erykah Badu, Bilal, Georgia Anne

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i can't deal. it wasn't right when Imus said it, and it's not cool when DL Hughley says it either.and there's no reason why he should be bashing our women on a national television like that.we need to get rid of this double standard bullsh*t.

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On: The Mondaysmy grandfather has been really sick lately, so i went home for a few days to see how he was doing and to hang out with my siblings. i got a lot of rest and spent some good time with my family, and then by saturday nite i was back in DC.needless to say, monday hit me like a ton of bricks. i was just so blown! this had to have been THEE worst case of the mondays i've ever experienced

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Taken from The Day-Connecticut:Sometimes you take a shot. On Wednesday evening I was interviewing Barack Obama and we were talking about effective foreign-aid programs in Africa. His voice was measured and fatigued, and he was taking those little pauses candidates take when they're afraid of saying something that might hurt them later on.Out of the blue I asked, “Have you ever read Reinhold

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For those of you who don't know me, I refer to myself as a post-millenium Womanist. When I was in undergrad, I focused heavily on literature concerning critical race theory and gender studies. For one of my final reseearch papers, I wrote about hip hop feminism and how the onus is on women to change the way we are portrayed in the media. The superheads of the world are popular because we make

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Now most of the time, this is a family blog, but if you're at work or around children, i'd thrown on some earphones or watch when you're alone.I really debated for a long time about whether or not I wanted to talk about this youtube here on Ignorant Art. Then after actually reading the manuscript and then actually seeing the actual video, I couldn't just ignore this without giving my 2 cents and

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-70112361931103068152007-04-16T20:06:00.000-07:002007-04-16T20:09:13.399-07:00

i mean....it's cool that she can dance....but i hope she's putting as much attention into her books as she is into walkin it out.do they have her A+ tests on the refrigerator?

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So as most of you know, Don Imus came under fire for his calling the Rutgers Women's Basketball team "nappy headed ho's" among other things (Click here if you have been living under a rock). He's gotten a lot of flack for the comments...being called a racist, being called a sexist, and recently being taken off the air for two weeks. Do I think he should be fired? absolutely not. I don't think

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you gotta love the logic."but if he's gonna come in here, he's gonna kick MY ass!"

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this, ladies and gentleman, is beyonce's best song. period. don't argue with me on this one.

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i am dyin laughin. alanis morissette is stylin on fergie hard right now.i like it more than corinne bailey rae's jazz cover of "sexy back"; folks talked about the chick really bad after this, but i secretly dig it.what is the deal with all these artists re-making pop hits? i mean it's funny but i'm wondering where the trend came from.nelly furtado re-made Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy"...it was ehh,

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i don't really know what to say about this one..so for now, i will say nothing. From the Washington Post:Sculpture of Obama As Jesus Causes StirBy NATHANIEL HERNANDEZThe Associated PressMonday, April 2, 2007; 6:02 PMCHICAGO -- He wears Jesus' robes and a neon blue halo, looks like Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and is causing a stir at a Chicago art school.An undergraduate

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I was just thinking about this album this weekend. It actually defined my sophomore year at GW. That was the same year that College Dropout dropped, and also Kanye came to perform at my school as well.Anyway, it was the soundtrack to my first summer in DC as well. constant play on my big massive stereo in Schenley fo-oh-fo' (404, y'all). My stereo was such a beast, you could hear it all the way

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On: Double DatesI'm going on my first one soon. I'm not sure how these things go.I mean it's usually under the pretext of "maybe your friends can get with my friends, and we can be friends." Am I correct?It sounds easy enough....well, provided that you have a good wing(wo)man.It seems like it would be a distraction. I mean you're chillin trying to get to know your date but you also have to talk

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So what else are you gonna tell us, O?this "i'm against the war" thing is already tired, and we're not even halfway through '07.do better, please.However, good job of not directly criticizing Hilary for her stance....yet.http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/03/22/news/iowa/464dab42860d70f7862572a60004dc67.txtObama says he's always opposed the warBy Charlotte Eby, Journal Des Moines

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Campaign ad created by an Obama supporter. I thought it was pretty dope.

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From Media Matters:Latching onto L.A. Times op-ed, Limbaugh sings "Barack, The Magic Negro"On the March 19 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, host Rush Limbaugh highlighted a March 19 Los Angeles Times op-ed that described Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) as "running for an equally important unelected office, in the province of the popular imagination -- the 'Magic Negro'" -- a term used

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I kid you not.I guarantee you that if you are reading this, you are one of the thousands if not millions of people who have never heard of the Trumpet Awards. This is an award show thatacknowledges the accomplishments of men and women who have significantly contributed to enhancing the quality of life for all. If you click on the hypertext you can see the website for the Trumpet

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WTF?Dupri Tells Barack Obama He's 'Determined' To Wed Janet JacksonBy StaffMar 19, 2007Rap mogul Jermaine Dupri is planning to wed his longtime girlfriend Janet Jackson after telling presidential hopeful Barack Obama she writes him the sweetest love notes.Dupri met up with Senator Obama at a party in New York last week (05Mar07), and the subject matter quickly turned to Ms. Jackson.can somebody

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speaking of politics: look at this brief reel about Fox News attacking Black America. On the subject of Obama, they've really been digging into the man...it's too darn early for that kind of foul play if you ask me...but Fox News gets pretty bold. Check it out.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/archive/../../2007/03/14/compi lation-of-fox-attack_n_43390.htmla 'thank-you' shout out to obi

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btw: if there are any articles you'd like to see included in the Daily Obama, holler at a playa. anyway...Obama is in Hilary's territory now...she betta watch out...http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960894.html?categoryid=18&cs=1Obama takes ManhattanPresidential hopeful stumps in NYC ObamaSen. Hillary Clinton may have a presumed edge toward bagging the lion's share of high-profile Democratic

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but i don't, so i'll buy it myself this weekend.take a listen.gotta love british soul.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1512094.eceHistorians unearth Obama’s Irish rootsThe United States has a long tradition of presidential hopefuls drawing on their Irish connections to win votes.Hillary Clinton has already been working her Irish links, through her husband, Bill, but now she finds competition from the least likely source.Family historians have

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i've tried it.my friends have watched in amazement as i approached a potentially dramatic situation "like a guy" would. it doesn't work.i'm not sure why it doesn't work. the other day i ran into someone i went on one date with. before we could go on a second date, he disappeared into thin air (see my september entries). the girl in me wanted to say"where have you beeeeeen?" and maybe attempt to

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006720819Obama Tells Iowa Caucus "It's Time To Bring Our Troops Home"March 12, 2007 4:30 p.m. ESTJulie Farby - All Headline News Staff WriterMuscatine, IA (AHN)-Illinois Senator and potential 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was in Muscatine, Iowa on Monday to speak to an estimated 1,300 party activists and Democratic supporters at West

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This is something I'm starting this week. I'm sure i'm the 193847595759th blogger to do this, and no, this doesn't necessarily mean that i'm definitely voting for the man, but I am very interested in tracking the journey of one of the first legitimate Black Presidential Candidates. My commentary is in italics, as with other posts. Click on the link to see actual video so that you're not on some "

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I'm sure I'm later than a Black wedding, but I just recently heard this speech this speech by writer Malcolm Gladwell, where he's talking about hit engineering (ie, what makes songs a hit? why does the public like and dislike certain songs? how does a hit make us feel?)I think his book "the Tipping Point" is next up on my "books to read" list. I realize i ride pretty hard for nerdy Black men.

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I'm back. Sorry I've been gone for so long. I guess life happened.anyway. Check out this video by Tabi Bonney. He's a hip hop act out of good ol' Washington, DC. people are saying he will put DC hip hop on the map but only time will tell. What do I think?I think his music is very, very fun. This song is really dope, nice lil groove to it. But I worry that his style is too regional. "Put me in the

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you've gotta love Erykah Badu. This clip is from Before the Music Dies, a documentary I saw a few weeks ago at a screening in DC. The documentary is about how the commercialization of music is killing the artistic value of music today. This part of the documentary is showing how a pop star is "built" and marketed...and probably explains why non-singing folks like Cassie have a career.

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Today is World AIDS day. Get tested if you haven't already, pray for loved ones who have been effected by this epidemic, donate to AIDS research and advocacy groups. Do your part in fighting the good fight. "no day but today"--RENTHIV 'afflicting global workforce' HIV/Aids is having a crippling effect on the workforce of many countries, a report by the International Labour Organization for World

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I like Jay-Z just as much as the next sista, but Nas is really impressing me with this new single. Kingdom Come is starting to grow on me, but for a comeback album "Show me What you Got" seemed kind of anticlimactic for me. Will I be the one on the dancefloor two-steppin to that joint? of course. But I still think Jigga could have come harder than that. Yes, I'm ready for my WHAT? BUT THAT SONG

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cuz if I was the communications director this never would fly...and i'm only a couple months in the PR game!anyways...look at this foolishness:NEWS ALERT : PELOSI TELLS HASTINGS NO ON INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMANSHIPAfter meeting with House Speaker-elect Pelosi this afternoon, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., issued a statement confirming he will not serve as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. "I

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About a year ago my aunt gave me a signed copy of Bebe Moore Campbell's children's book, Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry. That story almost moved me to tears. I was just thinking about this story when I saw the following report. Author Bebe Moore Campbell dies at 56Mon Nov 27, 4:35 PM ETBebe Moore Campbell, whose many best sellers such as "Brothers and Sisters" touched on America's ethnic and

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We're privileged to have Omar Woodard, a very good friend of mine, to bring his thoughts on gun violence in our communities to Ignorant Art this evening. Omar is an MPA candidate at The George Washington University and a Philadelphia native. Where I'm from, gun crimes are typical. In Philadelphia, there have been almost 360 gun homicides alone since January 1. It was nothing for us to lay down

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This Christmas will actually be the first one I spend with my east coast fam since I was at least 7 years old. I'm excited, but I think I'm also a little sad. My childhood friends like to say, "You're so east coast!" whenever I come back from DC. Sometimes I wonder if it's because I've been away for that long or if it's really that I've "adapted" to life in the DC Metro. Have I REALLY traded my

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I received the following email today from a cousin I haven't even met:I am your cousin.I am going to do a relationship chart to show you how we are related:James and Bessie Dixonchildren:Miriam =Sisters=BessieMichael =1st cousins= JacquelineAnthony = 2nd cousins= JohnAngel =3rd cousins= LaurenI just wanted to contact you because we are cousins and we are the same age. you were born in Feb. and I

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but until then...a little humpday humor. a friend shared this with me and it made me chuckle a bit.

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I know it's been a while, but I thought I'd come back with a Halloween edition of Loryn's favorite things. The list is short, but they're worth mentioning:classic music video moment. and people STILL borrow moves from this joint!and now, one of my favorite poems...."The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe wrote a lot about how the death of a beautiful woman was the key to a good piece of poetry---I

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I grew up in a community where I was taught that Africans were so incredibly different from African Americans that there was no way we could ever get along and understand each other. I remember my mother telling me never to marry and African man and the kids on the playground calling the one African kid in the class an "African Booty Scratcher." I remember seeing the images of poor African

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I'm so excited about this film. I saw the trailer this summer when I went to see...Superman I think it was. Sofia Coppola is a very talented director/writer. I have yet to see Virgin Suicides but Lost in Translation was one of my favorite flicks that year. Marie Antoinette may very well have been a pre-cursor to Paris Hilton...well, maybe not. She was definitely smarter than her. But given all

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no but for real....now mind you, if we leave it up to Bush, we'd probably still be s.o.l. but you never know. maybe condi can surprise us and bust out with the mean worm. i mean we could at LEAST take on Saddam in a danceoff.

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On this day in 1991, we lost Miles Davis, one of my favorite musicians and arguably, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.listen to Kind of Blue today.

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This morning I heard the news of Terrell Owen's alleged suicide attempt (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/09/27/owens.report/index.html?cnn=yes). Many people are shocked, saying that they never would have guessed that TO was struggling with depression. But I think there's another issue here--depression and suicide are issues in the Black community that are still tremendous

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today when i was on the metro, an interesting childhood memory flashed across my mind. Highlights Magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlights) was my favorite thing to read as a little kid. i remembered my mom and i solving the "hidden pictures" puzzle. i really loved those...lookin for the picture santa hat inside the picture of a giant dog, stuff like that. she'd read me stories from the

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I know it's been a while since my last post. My work-life balance is laughable right now. Nevertheless, I will talk about the above topics in that order, and i may add things to the list as i see fit.Pandora stations: L-dub's current obsessionAbout two weeks ago I was bored at work and I needed something to make the day more interesting, or at least make it go by quicker. I finally checked out

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-3173014626779601462006-09-13T11:58:00.000-07:002006-09-13T11:59:50.479-07:00

I am a guest contributor to Honorable Media this week...peep my article on R&B's Women to Watch:http://www.honorablemedia.com/blog/uncategorized/262

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Tupac Shakur died ten years ago today...I grew up Cali and i had just started middle school when it happened....i remember coming home from a class camping trip right before he passed, and getting a call from my homegirl down the block....tupac got shot! for real though! turn on channel 7!...i remember that he was in the hospital, and everybody was like "he's gonna be okay, he's gonna make it...

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i was having a conversation recently with my aunt about beyonce. as i've said earlier, i'm not necessarily a beyonce hater, and i never have been. but i'm honest with mine. i know that she isn't the end-all be-all to Black music, and if it wasn't for her daddy and other numerous people around her she wouldn't have any of the fame she has now. point blank, i don't find her to be very smart or

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i have no further comment. Youth Gang Rape Reported in MilwaukeeBy CARRIE ANTLFINGER, Associated Press Writer3 hours agoUPDATED 1 HOUR 55 MINUTES AGOMILWAUKEE - It began with a crush, police said, and turned into one of the most shocking crimes in Milwaukee's long, violent summer: an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by as many as 20 boys while a 16-year-old girl she was romantically

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if you remember from yesterday's post---and probably from the influx of news articles and wikipedia entries---you know that facebook has gone haywire, with the Feed feature allowing everyone to see your every facebook move. since then, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's creator, has written a letter of apology and a promise to give us a choice to turn off the feature if desired. Read on. (note the

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Introducing Hanifa WalidahLoving this video....i think we're so used to black lesbians being fetishized in black music that seeing them in a natural, normal setting is "weird" to us. i'm not a lesbian and i don't claim to be. but this is a very sexy portrayal of women loving other women to me.a while back i took a critical theory class, and we talked about how female relationships always exist

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1157507219305164842006-09-05T18:17:00.000-07:002006-09-06T12:47:19.293-07:00

the above topics will be talked about in that order and i may add things to the list as they come to me.on: skinny jeans.i'm really feelin this new look...skinny jeans, sexy top, cute little pumps. and i want to try it. but....i dunno, i just think that maybe it doesn't work for me. see, i have a big booty, and those who know me...know that my big booty cannot be denied. i don't know if i am bold

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1156823513981030162006-08-28T20:25:00.000-07:002006-08-29T05:35:37.920-07:00

I recently was having a conversation with my aunt's fiancee. He was on his way to a wedding and his daughter was going to be a bridesmaid. I said, "oh. your daughter is pretty young to have friends who are getting married."i found out that it was actually her older cousin who is 26. he said that they had met their second year in college and that they had been together ever since. to which i

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The other day i was thinking about the scene in Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun when Beneatha, the daughter says that there is no God and no need for religion. Lena Younger, her mother, slaps her clear across the face and tells her to repeat the words, "In my mother's house there is still God."This scene raises a lot of questions for me about what happens in that time between leaving your

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1156131056470734522006-08-20T20:29:00.000-07:002006-08-21T08:03:29.256-07:00

for this man right here...my new celebrity crush....reggie bush. if you don't agree that this is the finest piece of chocolate you've ever seen....you are either a straight man or you're sleepin'.okay. maybe not the finest...but is body at least rivals a lot of other cats. and i don't even LIKE footballs players like that.Thanks to Fresh over at Crunk and Disorderly for the pics.

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Today I have the great priviledge and honor of having Ms. Minyon Moore as a guest contributor to Ignorant Art. Minyon was the White House Political Director and Director of Public Liaison during the administration of former President Bill Clinton. I am a proud daughter of the African Diaspora. Born and raised in Chicago, and working in Washington, D.C. I always dreamed of visiting Africa, but

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We love you, Philip Bailey.Aside from the overall cuteness of the video (peep the phillip bailey "OWWWW!"), i think people are missing the point when they look at this youtube video. Every body and their momma is on some "oh that little girl is gonna be a STAR!" like this is star search or something.the real poignant piece to this is the fact that at a young age, the little girl is learning how

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my brother left home to go to Tuskeegee this evening. he actually graduated last year, but like some students he needed a year to kind of "find himself" and think about what he really wanted to do with himself.he didn't care about school much, just playin ball and chillin. he went to a community school, and was content with that until he saw more and more of his friends dying in the streets to

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1154968541322746372006-08-07T09:31:00.000-07:002006-08-07T09:35:41.343-07:00

i'm sure some of you have heard of this site:www.dontdatehimgirl.comthe listing of men who are assholes and that women warn that you shouldn't date.well now there's a spinoff:www.sorryassbabydaddies.comi don't know what to say but this just makes my heart hurt. and probably my head hurt too.as for the former--i can't say there are many men i feel that way about. you know enough to say to other

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Well, as you all may remember i did a favorite things post which talked about various clothes, shoes, cell phones, etc. that i like. this time, i'm going to take a different approach.on my last go around as a blogger, i had a list of songs on my playlist to "get you in the mood." i was actually in competition to see if i had a better playlist than my boy.now, contrary to popular belief, I think i

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find out by listening to monica's new song:http://us.video.aol.com/audio.full.adp?pmmsid=1681092this is pretty effing hilarious if you ask me. i mean who wants to KNOW their a sideline ho?who actually WANTS to be the sideline ho? i mean i'm sure somebody wants that position.

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=Is3icfcbmbs&search=HeadOnMy friend hipped me to this on this very morning. Now i didn't see it til i read the wikipedia articl on it. But...This may very well be the WORST commercial of all time. who thinks of these things?Repetition, however, often does translate into dollars. I guarantee you the next time I am in CVS, I will at least look for some Head-On on account

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1154403418570269442006-07-31T20:17:00.000-07:002006-07-31T20:36:58.590-07:00

this past week was alpha phi alpha fraternity's 100th anniversary celebration. i'm willing to argue that this is probably a very momentous occasion in black history, and it happened in my city. 7 young men with a vision at a predominately white school. that's incredible. and it's probably one of the reasons why i maintain that i may not have joined a bglo at a black school. i feel like the

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I had a talk with my friend yesterday (see below--he's in RI), and we were saying how for some reason I can't find someone who is interested enough to actually date me; not just kinda chill up in my crib and maybe hook up.Then today, I looked at my horoscope, and here's what it said:AQUARIUS: Romance can blossom, but make yourself available to someone who is eager to pursue a more active

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PHARRELL WILLIAMS REACHES BACK: Artist is has plans for community center.*The artist/writer/super producer Pharell Williams is going back to the community and bringing gifts.The Star Trak executive is in talks to build a computer resource center in his hometown, Virginia Beach, VA. The economic development director for Virginia Beach, Don Maxwell, told The Virginian Pilot that the demographics,

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oh i kid you not.for a place that seems very "suburban" i was shocked to find how hood some spots were.we went to a club on friday night called Jovan's. I guess i should have known from the name, but i thought "well it's providence, the block can't be THAT hot"oh but it was....when we were leaving, we walked as quickly as possible to the car. with all them black folks out there in front of the

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i went to rhode island this weekend to visit my friend (see above) and meet some of his friends and frat brothers. i was pleasantly surprised to find that providence has quite a nightlife. details are to follow.

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http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/player...._beyonce.jhtmlsome day i'll learn how to embed a youtube, but for now here's a link to the new video for deja-vu.i'm loving the song, the video is whatever.unlike some women i simply don't hate on her. i think beyonce's doin her thing and i can't really hate on her. i like her music and she is arguably the greatest entertainers out right now.

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Sony pulls controversial Dutch PSP adWed Jul 12, 2006 08:09 AM ET By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it had pulled a Dutch billboard advertising campaign for the new white version of its PlayStation Portable video game player and apologized to anyone offended by the ad, which critics dubbed racist.A billboard ad in the campaign -- which Sony said was launched in

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because he will headbutt you in the fuckin chest.worst way to end his career but that was that gangsta right there.

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I called one of my best guy friends this morning. He had a date last night and wanted to tell me how it went since I didn't get to talk to him the night before. Before he went out he wanted me to tell him what makes a date good or memorable?I hadn't expected that question and I had never really thought about it. I mean the last date I went on was maybe two or three weeks ago. And while I think we

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I saw the first installment of the Dave Chapelle Lost Episodes last night and I have to say that I'm a little disappointed. I mean some parts were rather funny (the first skit, the tupac jumpoff, were both standouts), but i thought it was going to be way better than that.I also felt a little torn about watching it. I mean, these were the episodes dave didn't want aired and what ultimately led him

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I tried to like her. I really did.But I just couldn't. I have her first album, and I like it okay, but there's so many things missing.I don't knock her for being on the positive tip. I'm glad that somebody is teaching girls about something else other than gettin' some head from a dude or how to whine about the fact you should have cheated on his ass when you didn't.But there are just these...

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okay so that last post was kinda heavy. so i decided to post some things that i think are just great. (thanks, oprah.)when i saw this on line, i thought YES. this is the top for me. being a Zeta, i have plenty of royal blue tops. i know this isn't royal blue, it's navy blue, but 1.navy blue was our original color and 2.-this joint is so cold, so classy, i really wish a soror would come up to me

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Right above is the newest ad for the PSP white.I really don't know what to say about it. other than the fact that I think it's racist and in very poor taste. peep how the black model is dressed like a british servant. i can't get with that. there are other ads in the series but this one is getting the most press.i don't know what i hate more about it, the fact that these are women depicted (the

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I know today is the Fourth of July and everything, but I can't help than feel a little less than patriotic on a day where my people didn't have independence.I'm not a party pooper or anything, I mean I'll go to a cookout...but I simply don't feel as thought 4th of July means anything to me as a Black woman. if that makes me "unAmerican" then so be it, but I'm more in favor of Black people take

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Dreamgirls Trailer right here...if you were watching the BET awards you may have seen it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIe5V7t_NCEI'm really very excited about it.

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Black Men Quietly Combating Stereotypes By ERIN TEXEIRA Associated Press WriterNEW YORK — Keith Borders tries hard not to scare people.He's 6-foot-7, a garrulous lawyer who talks with his hands.And he's black.Many people find him threatening. He works hard to prove otherwise."I have a very keen sense of my size and how I communicate," says Borders of Mason, Ohio. "I end up putting my hands in my

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1151608589372579532006-06-29T12:09:00.000-07:002006-06-29T12:19:13.470-07:00

i had the pleasure of watching She's Gotta Have It last night. It was Spike Lee's first movie, and i will have to say it is in my top five spike movies. it's been said that Malcolm X is in a class of its own, but i think I can say the same thing about this movie as well. he tackles issues about love and sexuality among black people in a way that doesn't make us look cheap or dirty.in a way, i

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1151607029811477102006-06-29T11:47:00.000-07:002006-06-29T11:55:40.590-07:00

how come THIS video was never in rotation?i just stumbled upon it on youtube...unacceptable...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzksWV9GOrg&search=kelis%20millionaireif any of you know how to embed a youtube successfully, i would greatly appreciate it.

lorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751146270081100465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20596133.post-1136507007564959032006-01-05T16:22:00.000-08:002006-01-05T16:23:27.570-08:00

i'm not sure what i'll use this space for yet. myspace is me bitching about life.maybe this space will be about making meaningful observations about society. or something like that.enjoy.

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