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Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 2621
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 12:18 pm: | 
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Regardless of your feelings about Obama, do you think we will see a male of African descent as president of the US in your lifetime? A female of African descent? Another (non-Black) male or female of color? |
Nels
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Username: Nels
Post Number: 1041
Registered: 07-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 05:01 pm: |
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Yes. |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11412
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 05:04 pm: |
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My crystal ball in clouded. Wouldn't it be something if Condoleeza was selected to run with McCain's as his vice president and they got elected and then he died in office... |
Mochascafe
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Username: Mochascafe
Post Number: 27
Registered: 08-2007
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Votes: 2 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 07:12 pm: |
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Regardless of who you support....that cover is pretty damn powerful! |
Tonya
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Tonya
Post Number: 6605
Registered: 07-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 07:30 pm: |
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I'd rather see it being done the right way. This shit here--the way it’s being done-- doesn't count in my opinion.
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Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 2623
Registered: 01-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 09:20 pm: |
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Mochascafe, the article is inside is worth a read, too. In addition to talking about Obama, it highlights several Black staffers. |
Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 9879
Registered: 04-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 09:03 am: |
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Yvettep,
It seems Ebony has marketed IMPROVED since its founder's daughter Linda Johnson Rice has taken over the reigns.
BRAVO to her. |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2542
Registered: 08-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 11:43 am: |
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I have no idea why, but whenever I see someone as tall as he is (and Shaquille O'Neal, Conan O'Brien, and Yao Ming), the first thing I think is "science experience gone horribly awry." |
Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 10
Registered: 02-2008
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 01:34 pm: |
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ABM:
I wonder if it was LJR's call to include Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds on the cover of their "Black Love" issue. ;-P |
Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 1175
Registered: 11-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 03:28 pm: |
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Renata after Obama rembmer Michelle Obama is 6 ft tall heself so for tall peeple its mor history  gogo tall women rock! |
Abm
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Username: Abm
Post Number: 9888
Registered: 04-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 10:03 pm: |
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Ferociouskitty: "I wonder if it was LJR's call to include Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds on the cover of their "Black Love" issue. ;-P"
OOOOOPS!!!
Hahahahahahahaha!!! |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2544
Registered: 08-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 09:16 am: |
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I meant to say "science EXPERIMENT gone horribly awry".
What?
SHE'S six feet tall? YIKES.
That seems so unnatural to me....but I guess you have to consider how I grew up....
5'2" and one of the TALLER girls in my family. Other southern women seem (from what I've seen) to be between 5'1" and 5'6" on average.
I don't think I've ever seen a woman over 5'7" in person. |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2545
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 09:21 am: |
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That's why I don't get models. They don't look anything like real people to me.
I really want to start a modeling agency for "real sized women" and have the height requirement be about 5'4" or so. No one shorter than 5'1" and no one taller than 5'5". |
Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 1177
Registered: 11-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:08 am: |
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QUOTE RENATA: I don't think I've ever seen a woman over 5'7" in person. now to me that souns like scienc experimet an totallyunnatural where do you live Munchkin-ville? 5'5 is not the height of a 'real woman' btw an blak women espcially shoul be tall 'n shapely |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2547
Registered: 08-2005
Rating: 
Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:22 am: |
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We're quite shapely in the south. If anything, this should be called "boobs and ass land". |
Chrishayden
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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 6265
Registered: 03-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:52 am: |
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Now I can. Before this I could not. |
Abm
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Username: Abm
Post Number: 9900
Registered: 04-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 12:17 pm: |
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Renata,
Some of the greatest sets of "boobs and a$$" I've seen have been attached to women who are above 5'7".
But I guess it's a regional thing. |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11449
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 01:40 pm: |
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It figures you would like tall women. "Enchola", since you are an Amazon. |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11450
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 01:45 pm: |
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I can't believe Renata, who has been everywere, done everything, and dated everybody, would make this stupid statement.
"I don't think I've ever seen a woman over 5'7" in person."
If you visited Chicago, as you claim you did, then you must've been wearing a blind fold if didn't see any woman over 5'7". But for you, walking around with a blind fold on is a distinct possibility. watta ditz.  |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2548
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 02:47 pm: |
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ABM, women shaped like Dolly Parton are not difficult to find in MS, AL, and GA....and I guess TN too, since that's where she's from. Like I've said before, I think it must be all of that biscuits and pork we tend to eat here.
Most of the guys I've dated before marriage had been Asian, but never Chinese.
Maybe I just don't really pay attention to women.
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Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 1181
Registered: 11-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 03:28 pm: |
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QUOTE RENATA: We're quite shapely in the south. If anything, this should be called "boobs and ass land". boobs 'n ass looks bettr an last longer on a TALLL womyn + long long legs shos off the butt + Im stil offended Renata that you say tall women look like Sciene Experiments gone bad an look 'unnatural' wtf? imo any woman 5'2 in pathetic 'n no wonder so many fat women down south! you will not find many 'short' women in East/North Afrikka btw half of blak women r tall lik Michelle Obama 'n yes Cynique Kola peeple say its masculine but its nothng wrong with big tity big booty long leg amazon women |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11467
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 04:08 pm: |
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There's something wrong with Amazons if their name is kola boof.  |
Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 1187
Registered: 11-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 04:24 pm: |
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cunique I coul care less what you say about kola
try sayng somthing about me insted
you wil get further
thanks |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11468
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 04:45 pm: |
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OK you're a lying white-livered coward who continues to try and pass yourself off as someone who can't type or construct a sentence, insisting that the reason you were able to do this when you first started posting was because you had someone proofreading and editing what you wrote. Because kola obviously suffers from multiple personality sydrome, you probably are a separate entity in her psyche.  |
Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 2634
Registered: 01-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:02 pm: |
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Yes, I received mine in the mail the other day and am enjoying it! Thanks again, Cynique! |
Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 2635
Registered: 01-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:05 pm: |
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It seems Ebony has marketed IMPROVED since its founder's daughter Linda Johnson Rice has taken over the reigns.
To tell the truth, ABM, it has been years since I have purchased an Ebony. But I was very impressed. Not just the Obama piece, but the whole thing seems a few notches higher in quality: better writing, better layout design, everything. So maybe you are right about the change in leadership .
BTW, this may not be the case with every issue, but the nicest thing about the magazine is that as far as I can tell so far, there does not seem to be a single liquor ad in the whole issue!
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Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 2636
Registered: 01-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:07 pm: |
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LONG LIVE GORGEOUS TALL WOMEN!
(At 5-6 and a half, I am the shortest woman in my family ) |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11469
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:12 pm: |
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You're welcome, Yvette. BTW, Ferociouskitty, your copy is in the mail.
I would send you one "enchola" but you already got one. Hope your ass is still itching because of the way I described one character.
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Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 1193
Registered: 11-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:40 pm: |
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oh pleze Cunique that crap ass book was hadly memorable
but if you wrot about me
then good |
Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 1194
Registered: 11-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:41 pm: |
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QUOTE YVETTE: LONG LIVE GORGEOUS TALL WOMEN! oh stop! LOL your so sweet thanks |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11471
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:49 pm: |
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How do you know whether the book was memorable, "enchanted"?? Did you read it. And why would I write about anybody as crappy and unmemorable as YOU???? ICK |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11472
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 05:57 pm: |
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Yvette said gorgeous tall women, ugmochanted. That leaves you out.  |
Abm
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Username: Abm
Post Number: 9903
Registered: 04-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 06:01 pm: |
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Renata,
You dated mostly ASIAN men...in MISSISSIPPI?
Interesting... |
Abm
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Username: Abm
Post Number: 9904
Registered: 04-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 - 06:03 pm: |
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Yvettep,
Today's Ebony seems more like Essence. Which, compared to what it was before, is mostly a GOOD thing. |
Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 17
Registered: 02-2008
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 12:34 am: |
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Cynique: I look forward to receiving my copy. :-)
Several friends have shared with me how much they appreciated your guest-blog. |
Urban_scribe
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Username: Urban_scribe
Post Number: 648
Registered: 05-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 08:17 am: |
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Madame Cynique was sweet enough to send me a signed copy of her novel Along the Way. I really, really enjoyed it. I'm always amazed by how different people can take different things from the same book. But her book gave me a sense of nostalgia for eras when I wasn't even thought about, much less born. For me, Along the Way was a charming book from beginning to end.
My mom also read the book, and in her words, "She (meaning Madame Cynique) nailed the 50s, 60s, and 70s. The way she captured those eras was spot-on. I know cuz I was there, and old enough to remember them and young enough not to forget them." |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2552
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 09:03 am: |
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ABM, I lived in MS until I was just twenty, so not there, but in AL (on the coast) and GA there are plenty. They actually like black women a lot, but are afraid to approach them. Some had been turned down so often by us that they just give up.
A friend of mine in New York (who's Japanese, 22, and desperately looking for a black woman as he'll ONLY date black women) says that 97% of Japanese men in NY are single and are HOPING black women will say something to them because they're too shy and afraid she'll say no if he approaches first.
I have nothing at all against tall people. You guys are just overrated. So, MOVE OVER because the shawties will be taking over in 2009 (that's when I should be started in a marketing campaign I'll be doing for a business I've got on my mind.)
If you're tall, you can model for me if you look like Sheryl Lee Ralph.
I'm so excited! I'll be doing home decor and ready to wear fashions. I wasn't planning on making purses, but when I wear my purses out that I make myself, a lot of people ask me to make one for them, so I might consider it. |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2553
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 09:09 am: |
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Oh, and 20 inch afros will be in style if I can help it.
Not just an afro, but those "oh-my-god-can-she-fit-that-damn-thing-in-the-doorway" afros.
So, get ready for it. |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11476
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 12:02 pm: |
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Why, thank you, Urban Scribe, Yvette, and Ferocious Kitty for your kind words! Your opinions are ones that I greatly value because you are all bright, personable, perceptive women, which is why I always look forward to reading whatever you post her. Love Ya! |
Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 19
Registered: 02-2008
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 01:50 pm: |
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Back atcha, Cynique!
Speaking of bright, personable, perceptive women, I have to gush and say that I got to meet Yvette in person last year when she came to Pittsburgh for a conference. We gabbed well into the night with another cyber (now "real") friend, Deb, who came to visit as well. My girls got to meet Yvette too. Next time, we're going to the Frozen North to see her and her girls. :-) |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11482
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 02:09 pm: |
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Yes, Yvette was always one of the posters who I got good vibes from! |
Abm
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Username: Abm
Post Number: 9908
Registered: 04-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 01:38 am: |
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Renata,
I have a theory that in the years to come there will be a pretty dramatic increase in dating and mating amongst BW and AM. |
Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 2639
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 09:46 am: |
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FK, thanks! And you know how much I enjoyed finally meeting you in the flesh. And what a great host! We managed to have a blast without ending up on the evening news ;-)
Cynique, I too have had good feedback about your guest post. In fact, a college buddy of mine--also originally from Chi-town--was so inspired that she may contribute something for the effort, with a focus about why her Chicago neighborhood has nurtured so many outstanding African Americans. So stay tuned! |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11495
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 03:44 pm: |
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Good! I'm glad it's occurring to people that older folks are the embodiment of history, Yvette. Sometimes you don't have to go to books to learn about the past. I'm fortunate that my family has always been interested in what life was like when I was young. |
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