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Dr. Lane’s Recipes: Doc’s Delicious Smoothie
A delicious way to treat your body right in the morning, “Doc’s Delicious Smoothie” is a shake built based on Tosca Reno’s protein shake principles. Enjoy!
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First Thoughts: Education and Love
May 9th, 2012 By Alicia Mooltrey Have you ever heard that corny saying that “love is the answer”? I used to be so repulsed by that line. I didn’t realize that the reason I was so repulsed was because I didn’t know the true definition of love. Last week, I ...
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Scandal: Kerry Washington’s New Show
April 9th, 2012 Always in search of Blactresses (Black actresses) and Blactors (Black actors), I mentioned before that Kerry Washington would be on your television every week, staring in the new series set in Washington, D.C. Scandal, ABC’s new Spring show, created by Shonda Rimes, the creator of Grey’s Anatomy premiered a couple ...
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A Brief Review: The Hunger Games
Grade: B-/C+ First Thoughts: Eh… I coulda had a V8. Comments: The movie ended up being a story of two star crossed lovers instead of an exciting psychological thriller about a 14 year old girl who outwits an oppressive regime whose sadistic “Hunger Games” are meant to torture a population ...
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New Tablet/iPad… What Does it Do?
March 19th, 2012 Apps for Grownups and Post Grads Just updated your life and got a an iPad or an Android tablet or smartphone? No idea what apps to get? It takes trial and error to figure out which apps are going to make your iPad or tablet worth the ...
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Conscious Culture Eater Crossword: The Game of Hunger
Have you seen teenagers, hipsters, or colleagues at work reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins? It’s because it’s a fantastic read. If you’re already in the know, then you’ll enjoy this Hunger Games themed crossword.
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Courage Has No Color: A Brief Review of Red Tails
I thought that the film was decent. It moved along, had a nice rhythm to it. I enjoyed the action. The acting was mostly good though I might have cast someone else other than Ne-Yo. I wanted to be more compelled by the relationships that he set up between the characters, but I definitely left the theater with a lot questions, that I hope might get answered in the next installment.
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Open Letter to Gene Marks
11 January 2012 An open letter from guest contributor: Ashante Reese Mr. Marks, As an anthropologist and an educator who taught middle school in inner city Atlanta, I am writing because I am deeply concerned about issues of social justice. Your recent article, “If I Were a Poor Black Kid” ...
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A Very Brief Review: In Time…
Grade: A First Thoughts: Wow, that was refreshing and well written. Comments: Justin Timberlake actually did a decent job acting. And as a lightweight-action hero, he was surprisingly convincing. A movie that the #Occupiers will love. A Hollywood Critique of Capitalism? The most honest and non-subtle critique of capitalism I’ve seen ...