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School Daze II?

In the February issue of Vibe Magazine, Spike Lee said he wrote a script called School Daze II, but studio execs weren’t interested.
Lee said,
“It’s the same school, Mission College, but 20 years later. I was going to have Alicia Keys in it, Kanye West, and it was gong to deal with a lot of the [...]

15Jan2008 | Eugene | Comments | Continued
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What were you thinking?!

Uh, did Eddie Griffin REALLY think he was going to get away with this in front of a group of bougie …. uh, I mean …. not-so-young black professionals like this?!
Comedian Eddie Griffin was pulled from the stage at the 14th annual Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge after repeatedly using the “N” word.
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6Sep2007 | Eugene | Comments | Continued
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Natural Black Hair not Glamorous?

Perhaps you’ve already read about this story, but I’m playing catch up on the blogosphere. So apparently some people still just don’t understand the ignorance that comes out of their mouths. Read on.
Cleary Gottlieb has a bad hair day - Talk about a Glamour don’t.
Vivia Chen The American LawyerAugust 27, 2007

It seemed like a nice [...]

2Sep2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued
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The New Face of VIBE…

…is political .
Obama is the first politician to be featured on the cover of Vibe magazine. Another moment in black history? Works for me…

31Jul2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued
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Urban Influence Magazine

Thanks to a YBP Guide visitor’s email, I’ve just gotten hip to a not-so-new publication: Urban Influence Magazine. The magazine is a joint venture between T. Brown Publishing and the National Urban [...]

12Jul2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued