Thursday, January 2

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People Magazine – The Average Person’s Reading on Celebrities Lifestyles
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People Magazine – The Average Person’s Reading on Celebrities Lifestyles

People magazine started back in 1974 as a spin-off from the page known back then as the 'People' page in Time magazine. A huge success, the magazine evolved and issued a Spanish version known as People en Espanol (1996) and Teen People (1998) only to embody the latter into the main magazine after 2006, because of low circulation and a decrease in advertising pages. The magazine introduced a separate issue called People Stylewatch, an extension to the original publications hugely popular Stylewatch column (2002); because of its success, the Stylewatch issue was circulating ten times a year after 2007. People magazine runs special issues; the 'fifty most beautiful' (now 100 most beautiful people) is a special annual issue the gives the award to one of the most beautiful men or women listed...
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6 Tips for White People Who Want to Celebrate Black History
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6 Tips for White People Who Want to Celebrate Black History

We’ve come a long way from Negro History Week to Black History Month and yet too often the celebrations that are planned in predominantly white spaces are nothing short of lackluster, rarely bringing a modern-day context to the celebration or acknowledgement that Black history is a continually evolving living history in which we all play a role. Part of the problem is that for non-Black people, too often there is a sense of being a passive celebrator. Yet, in this current climate there is immense opportunity. We can make real racial change by moving from passive observation to active engagement if we move past our own internal roadblocks and fears of messing up. Black history is more than just the named activists, agitators and changemakers—it encompasses the full scope of Black humanity...
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South African government wants to know why Trump thinks its people are ‘undesirable’ immigrants
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South African government wants to know why Trump thinks its people are ‘undesirable’ immigrants

South Africa is among a growing number of countries taking action against President Donald Trump’s remarks last week that Haiti, El Salvador and African nations are “s---hole countries” whose inhabitants are not desirable for U.S. immigration. South Africa’s government called for a meeting Monday with acting U.S. Ambassador Jessye Lapenn in Pretoria as part of a diplomatic protest of Trump’s “disturbing” comments, the Department of International Relations said in a statement Sunday. While officials acknowledged Trump’s denial of the exact language used, they said the president’s denial was “categorical, referring only to Haiti and not addressing the entirety of the statement attributed to him.” Trump in a tweet Friday appeared to deny using the term “s---hole” to refer to those countrie...
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A Populism of Hope Begins When People Feel Their Own Power
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A Populism of Hope Begins When People Feel Their Own Power

The waning years of the 1800s bore an uncanny resemblance to the present. The U.S. economy was transforming and globalizing, leaving behind many hardworking people. Then, as now, a populist uprising was underway in national politics against politics as usual. Then, as now, tough-talking contenders tried to position themselves as spokesmen for the people. That earlier populism shared many of the complaints about widespread economic stagnation and urban elites that animated voters in 2016. But, rather than in the apocalyptic preaching of a reality TV star, the movement’s backbone lay in feats of economic self-help. And this made all the difference. The proposals those populists sought called for fuller democracy, not authoritarian retrenchment. This was a populism of hope, not a populi...
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Ignorant Republicans Didn’t Know That No Black People Willingly Served The South To Keep Themselves Enslaved

The South continues to lie about the Civil War. They’ve done it for eons, with the most prominent lie being that, somehow, the war was not about slavery. Now, they want to put that nonsense into public schools – all under the guise of “honoring” the black people who served in the Confederate Army. There’s just one problem with that: Historians can find absolutely no record of black people willingly serving as Confederate soldiers. According to Walter Edgar, who is the head of the Institute of Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina, says of the situation: “In all my years of research, I can say I have seen no documentation of black South Carolina soldiers fighting for the Confederacy. In fact, when secession came, the state turned down free (blacks) who wanted to volunteer bec...
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Online game to players: Don’t touch black people’s hair

Art director Momo Pixel moved to Portland, Oregon in 2016, and confronted a challenge she had never experienced before: Strangers reaching out to grab or stroke her long braided hair, often without her permission. “I would be walking down the street visibly mad,” Pixel recalled. One day, she told her boss about it. In trying to mimic that scene, he playfully ducked imaginary hands coming toward him. Pixel remarked that it would make a funny game. With the support of her employer, advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, an online game, “Hair Nah! ” was born. Since Pixel shared it on Twitter on Nov. 15, the game received more than 51,000 likes and 27,000 retweets and caught the attention of celebrities including television producer Shonda Rhimes and Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson. ...
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Power, Dear White People and More Nominated for NAACP Image Awards

The nominees are out for the 49th NAACP Image Awards! The annual event, which takes place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2018, celebrates the achievements of people of color in entertainment in film, television, music and literature. January’s ceremony will see Ava DuVernary, Bruno Mars, Issa Rae, Chadwick Boseman, JAY-Z and Chance the Rapper go at it for Entertainer of the Year. Meanwhile, hit shows like ABC’s black-ish, Starz’s Power, Fox’s Empire and OWN’s Queen Sugar have picked up several nominations, including ones for Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Comedy. Newcomers looking to make their mark include the Netflix series Dear White People, an adaption of Justin Simien’s thought-provoking film. Plus, Niecy Nash made waves with her portrayal as a nail salon owner with big dreams...
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Black People Deposit Your Money In Black Owned Banks
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Black People Deposit Your Money In Black Owned Banks

Black People (African Americans) deposit your money in Black Owned Banks. A bank is one of the most important if not the most important institution in any community. A bank is a stabilizing force in the community it serves. It loans money to small businesses to help them expand and create jobs. It assist religious and community organizations to help them better address the particular needs of the community. It helps individuals to become home owners and help existing home owners make repairs and additions to their property.The bank does this because it gets the money it uses to make a profit for themselves from the community its located in. People finance the banks, banks in turn should finance the people's needs. This is how it works in every community except ours. In the African Americ...
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Common Money Myths That Block Black People From Wealth

I have to start this one off carefully. This one is embedded in the psyche of the American way of life. I have even been guilty on some levels of perpetuating this myth in my life with varying results. I have come to realize that in the pursuit of real wealth, it can stunt your economic growth and keep you trapped financially. "Fake it Till You Make It." These six words can derail you from wealth and leave you fakin it forever. If you are pursuing an acting career and lack some credentials while on an audition, "fake it till you make it," may very well work in your favor. Putting yourself in positions where you have the skill but lack the experience, "fake it till you make it," can be your friend. When dealing with wealth and wealth building in particular, this philosophy becomes a myth, ...
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Critical Thinking: Why Do Some White People Hate Themselves?
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Critical Thinking: Why Do Some White People Hate Themselves?

If one pays attention to the mainstream media and/or spends time on different social media sites, they may have come across at least one white person who blames their entire race for all the problems in the world. It is then going to be clear that they are ashamed of the colour of their own skin and what their ancestors have supposedly done. A Strange Affair After one saw this for the first time, they may have wondered why someone would behave in this way. Even so, they may have just carried on with their life and put this experience behind them. Alternatively, it might not have been possible for them to do this, and this could show that they have been exposed to this kind of behaviour on a number of occasions. It is then going to be apparent that this is an outlook that a number of whi...
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