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Guest Post: The Spirit of Nelson Mandela

Posted on December 10, 2013 by

  ****One of my best friends from law school was born and raised in Ghana and is now living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa.  On the day Nelson Mandela died, I asked if she would write for me and express … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

What’s in a name? A whole lot if you ask me.  Or maybe, not a lot is more accurate of an assessment. I had a conversation today with someone who is a self-professed feminist. She is highly intelligent, ivy league … Continue reading →

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Justice Delayed

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Well, the verdict is in. Or shall we say NO verdict is in. The jury in Jodi Arias case decided today after 13 hours of deliberations that THEY could not decide whether or not she gets life or death.  According … Continue reading →

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JODI ARIAS VERDICT IS IN!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

After 2 1/2 days of deliberation, the jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial finally has a verdict, to be read in about 90 minutes.  My prediction: I think that we wanted to think that the jury wanted manslaughter as … Continue reading →

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Boston Bomber Criminal Complaint

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

If you were wondering what Dzokhar Tsarnaev was charged with and more details of the investigation, don’t let the media tell you, read it for yourself. Verrrrry interesting. http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2013/04/22/137389471-Criminal-Complaint-Dzhokhar-Tsarnaev.pdf

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This Bourgeois Black Girl’s Guide to Wearing a “Natural”: Part 3

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

So day 4 was upon me and I was beginning to look a wreck. That pineapple was cool and all but my curls had transformed into thick chunky pieces that had turned me from homeless chic to sideshow Bob. So … Continue reading →

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This Bourgeois Black Girl’s Guide to Wearing a “Natural”: Part 2

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

So I started Day 2 of this experience with my morning exposure to the world (posted on Instagram) and included the hashtags #amiofficialyet #needacatchynaturalhairhashtag. This was clearly a joke but a dig at the more exclusive (and often annoying) hashtags that … Continue reading →

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The Jodi Arias Trial: Case Breakdown

In the most widely televised case since the 2012 trial of Casey Anthony, we the people have a front row seat to the biggest trial of the year, the Jodi Arias trial. A trial filled with lies, sexual deviance, religious … Continue reading →

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The Fattening of America

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

It was ironic that today as I reached 10  on the crossramp and 10 on the resistance on my Precor elliptical machine at the gym, I looked up to see a CNN Report titled “America is Getting Fatter”.  This was … Continue reading →

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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS OBAMACARE!!!!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Ladies and Gents: We have HEALTHCARE!! Just dropped by to give you the quick and dirty. More later. Court rules 5-4 to uphold individual mandate Court says the requirement to have insurance is a tax, and is constitutional. Court says … Continue reading →

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