Kovie Biakolo
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27 Funny But Slightly Depressing Thoughts All Single People Have
“I could die in my apartment and I’m pretty sure nobody would know for 2 weeks.”
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‘The Bachelor’ Reveals Another Race Problem: Biracial Black Vs. ‘Full Black’
The Bachelor had a conversation on race, but not the one it should have had.
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Life Is Better When It’s A Little Uncertain
Comfort can be the greatest Achilles Heel.
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The KKK vs. The Black Panthers
However "controversial" The BPP is perceived in history, they cannot occupy the same cultural memory as the Klan.
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16 Insightful Quotes From America’s Greatest Black Thinkers And Scholars
"Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public." - Cornel West
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Kanye West Is Wrong But Taylor Swift Isn’t Right
And not just because she's a subpar singer who is making loads of money from the occupation of being a pretty white girl in America.
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What Different Cultures Can Teach Us About Modern Love
In many cultures, including the ones noted here, we see that time is of the essence.
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7 Times Being Single Is Better Than Being In A Relationship
However you look at it, there is simply more freedom in being single, and sometimes that’s a good thing.
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7 Times Being In A Relationship Is Better Than Being Single
Winter is a horrible time to be single.
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The Universal Significance Of Ash Wednesday: ‘Remember That You Are Dust And To Dust You Shall Return’
For all of us, regardless of culture and creed, death is a reason to mourn.
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What Do Young Adults Think Of Donald Trump? A Dialogue Between A Supporter And A Critic
But what, if anything, does it say about the country in 2016, that Trump has managed to galvanize the support he has?
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Why Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ Is A Cultural Game Changer
But its political stance is clear: pro-black and pro-woman; pro-black womanhood, as asserted by Beyoncé, the artist and the person.
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Black Girls On ‘The Bachelor’: We Are All Jubilee
It might be unfair to say that Ben didn’t want Jubilee in the end, because she was black.
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Boko Haram Committed A Massacre Last Weekend And The World Goes On In Silence
According to reports, Boko Haram burned 86 children alive in Dalori, a village in northern Nigeria.
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25 Lessons About Beauty We Should Teach Girls When They’re Little
Your existence and worth as a human being is not attached to whether the world finds you beautiful.
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The Power Of Regret (And Why You Should Always Choose Courage)
Regret’s power however, is in its sense of permanence.
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Should White Women Be Considered A Minority In The United States?
As has been continuously said by people of color, the greatest beneficiaries of affirmative action has been white women.
