July 24, 2011 /
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NATURAL BLACK WOMAN
By Jennifer Macmillan. Oh my God I thought. What am I going to do? My hair was just coming out in droves. Separated and now a single parent, I thought who is going to want me? I am on the shelf at 30. I eventually plucked up the courage and went to see a trichologist,…
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July 19, 2011 /
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NATURAL BLACK WOMAN
I am writing this comment to in regards to the somewhat general perception that we black men only seem to appreciate black women with relaxed, weaved or any other type of straight "good hair". Personally I find black women with natural hair extremely attractive and really wish there were more sistas out there that did…
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March 28, 2011 /
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ARTS & CULTURE
The curtain has fallen on Hollywood’s annual love-fest – the Oscars and we can all brace ourselves for a new year of films. Or that’s what we thought. 2011 mainstream cinema is going to see a record number of sequels, prequels and spin-offs of already existing film franchises. Some of the highly anticipated titles this…
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August 14, 2010 /
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SPORT
Several members of Team GB are expected to do well in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) taking place in Singapore from August 14-26. Annie Tagoe, 17, who was born in Accra, Ghana, has a season’s best in the 100m of 11.61 secs and 24.20 secs in the 200m. Tagoe’s ambition is “to become the best…
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August 14, 2010 /
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SPORT
Today 40 young British athletes are in Singapore for the start of the first ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG). One of the budding young athletes hoping to make a splash at the games is 16 year old diver Tom Daley, the 2009 World and 2008 European 10m platform diving champion. Daley, who’s been diving since…
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