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in the dmv: the summer spirit festival

the summer spirit festival is coming to the merriweather post pavillion in columbia, maryland on august 2nd featuring the soulicious sounds of ms. jill scott, the underappreciated yet oh-so-talented roots straight outta philly, dc’s own godfather of go-go mr. chuck brown and estelle. i’m sorry i couldn’t think of any great adjectives for that sista. [...]

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in the dmv: n’dambi & anthony david

n’dambi and anthony david are coming to black cat this friday! i was first introduced to the soulful sounds of the talented sista named n’dambi years ago by my good friend tasha. i’ve been hooked ever since because n’dambi’s voice is so unique and so beautiful. you may have never heard of her, but if you’re a [...]

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blacks banned in beijing bars during olympics

you’ve heard the slogan for this summer’s olympic games: “one world, one dream,” and yeah, that might be true, if you’re anything other than black. according to a story published in the july 18, 2008 edition of hong kong’s newspaper the south china morning post, beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and [...]

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i’m an examiner

have i mentioned to you, dear readers, that i am an examiner for examiner.com? sure am!! and i’ve been examining all this month as the official d.c. shopping examiner, but don’t go looking for the latest and greatest in heels and pearls because it’s all about examining all things hot for boys over there.

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dentists vs. car mechanics

i’m 30ish and you know, it took me this long to figure out that dentists are a lot like car mechanics. let me explain… first of all, you usually dread going to the dentist and if you’re anything like me, you probably dread taking your car in to a car mechanic too. and it’s perfectly understandable. [...]

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a style all his own

dressing an infant is pretty simple. you see something you like in a store, you buy it, you throw it on the baby. easy as pie. end of story. the baby has no say so whatsoever in what shirt you put with what pants or what shoes he wears or how goofy she looks in [...]

quick bits

• be sure to tune in tonight at 9 pm as "cnn presents: black in america" continues with "the black woman & family" with soledad o'brien. "the black man" will air thursday, july 24th at 9 pm. #
• in need of some funky, fly kid gear? well, black wagon is having a big summer sale! skip on over and buy a thing or two. #
• i am so inspired by the wonderfully talented shutter sisters. check them out if you get a chance. they make me wanna drop a g on a brand spanking new camera (as if i have a g to drop on a brand spanking new camera) and then learn on my own for months (or possibly years) how to work the thing. anyway, this is an awesome group of creative women, and i really dig karen walrond's photo blog chookooloonks. #
• well, looky here...new edition's ralph tresvant is finally getting a bit of industry recognition by way of ascap's prestigious golden note award as he celebrates his 25th year in the music industry. oh, and in case you didn't know, he's also got some new music. yep, it's a hot single titled, "it must be you" and it'll be available exclusively on itunes july 15th. #
• i have failed to mention that i'm blogging on dc metro moms! please check out my posts there. i recently posted "afraid in the dark." #