January 2009

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marriage
Can the Obamas singlehandedly save marraiges?
01.26.09 | Permalink | Comment?

because the way people are talking, it sure seems they can. During the campaign, some people expressed concern that we were hyping him up too much and putting too much pressure on him. Now that he’s President, I think some have gone overboard. I mean for real, have their been no healthy examples of black [...]
fathers
surprising theme in notorious
01.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

I saw Notorious on Friday. In my opinion, it was ok. I think they could and should have developed every character way more. In spite of that, I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot about fatherhood in the movie. Biggie’s struggle to be a good father, a litle insight into why he wasn’t the [...]
black men
the nation ignores the death of another black man
01.07.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

at the hands of the police. I hadn’t read my google reader in a few days, and I first came across the story over at postbougie. A quick google search provided no actual news, except for blogs. I’m so pissed. The story: around 2 am on New Years a few brown men were pulled off [...]
relationships
good news about love
01.05.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Apparently it can last a lifetime, according to CNN and the researchers at Stony Brook University in New York. *phew* What a relief. And I’m totally not being sarcastic. Previous research has suggested that the first stages of romantic love fade within 15 months and after 10 years it has gone completely, the newspaper said. [...]