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The Girls are alright

By Colin Ellis May 02, 2012 1:08 am

When I saw the previews for HBO’s new series Girls, I thought most of the criticism would be that it’s a Sex and The City clone. While there is a wee bit of that in some of the reviews, a ...

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White Sorority Wins National 'Stepping' Competition: Things Finally Starting to go White People's Way.

By avp Mar 09, 2010 1:42 am

Last week a sorority from Arkansas won a ‘step’ competition in Atlanta to great controversy. What was so controversial about their win you ask? Well, for one, the sorority was white. ...

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Culture versus culture; growing up Asian American in America

By avp Nov 17, 2009 1:35 am

When you speak with Asian immigrants and hear heavily accented English, they are usually Republicans.  If an Asian-American speaks General American English, he is usually a Democrat. - ...

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When is cultural appropriation, cultural appropriation?

By avp Nov 03, 2009 12:00 am

African American culture is (not) just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody. But there's a distinction between appreciating a culture and appropriating it. Spike ...

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Facebook versus MySpace means more than you think

By avp Oct 22, 2009 7:56 pm

As everyone knows, there are two main social networks duking it out for online supremacy, Facebook and MySpace. I’ve always preferred Facebook’s uncluttered interface, and what I thought ...

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Does hating Tyler Perry make me racist?

By avp Sep 29, 2009 2:28 am

When Tyler Perry’s film ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’ debuted at #1 in February 2005, people were more perplexed than anything. Perry managed to not only best heavy-hitters like ...

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Interracial Dating

By Colin Ellis Sep 12, 2009 4:40 am

The mixing of different racial groups, that is, marrying, cohabiting, having sexual relations and having children with a partner from outside one's racially or ethnically defined group. Also ...

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Chicago Magazine: A Mugging on Lake Street

By Max Arambulo Sep 03, 2009 9:54 am

A random act of violence has a reporter wondering if it would have happened if he were a black dude. John Conroy in Chicago Magazine: "In those days I was doing freelance work for Chicago Public ...

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Bread and Circuses: Taking a Closer Look at Professional Football

By Alex Jenkins Sep 02, 2009 4:00 am

For many people, yesterday marked the beginning of the end of summer.  The season doesn’t officially end until the autumnal equinox on September 22, and Labour Day is generally recognized ...

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Bill Maher Rips Officer Crowley

By Alex Jenkins Jul 29, 2009 2:06 am

Here's a clip of Bill Maher sharing his thoughts on last week's arrest of Professor Gates.  There's really nothing I can say except, I concur.

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