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Last week I reached out to my male think tank to see what men love about women’s bodies—booty or breasts? The results were very interesting, to say the least.

Early on, though, some of the female readers made a request: “I hope you do one for us…like long tongue or long dick, lol…”

I’m always up for a battle of the sexes so turning the tables on the fellas was definitely something I was interested in doing. However, tongue vs. dick just didn’t seem to be the right analogy for the T&A Q&A.

I ruffled through my thoughts about the right poll for my female think tank and it came to me when I was flipping through channels and happened upon Juwanna Mann (probably on BET SMH). I doubt many folks have seen this B-movie or remember much of the plot, but the lead character got banned from the NBA and winds up dressing in drag to make money in the women’s league.

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I’m really hoping to go to Ghana this summer with the girls. I’m in the midst of looking for a Twi teacher to help them assimilate a little bit better, and have been plying them with plantain and stew so that they can appreciate good Ghanaian cooking when it comes across their plates. Their immersion into Ghanaian culture is nearly done, with only one thing alluding me: the money for the plane ticket.

Conservatively, the price for the girls and I to travel to Ghana in the summer will be close to $3,000. I make $8 at my part time job where I work 8 hours a week, so it will take me about 4 years to save up the money for our vacation. This, my friends, in unacceptable. It has become increasingly apparent that I must take matters into the palms of my mommy hands and do the unthinkable: I must dance for money.

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http://thembisamshaka.com/2010/02/03/hi-my-name-is-taylor-swift/

So the Grammys happened this past Sunday. In keeping with my theory that 2010 is the Year of the Woman in Entertainment, the ladies represented. It was wonderful to see Roberta Flack duet with Maxwell and to see Stevie Nicks, even if she was relegated to tambourine and backing vocals with Taylor Swift. Lady Gaga served a brilliant performance, holding more than her own solo and with Elton John. Sasha Fierce and her all-woman band delivered a frenetic display of Sasha’s incomparable vocal skill and unmatched movement capability in 5-inch stilettos as she took “If I Were A Boy” to new places.

Sasha even gave Beyonce’ a purely normal, human moment: upon accepting the award for Best Female Vocal Performance (her 6^th of the night and a new Grammy® record for any female artist in one year-not that you heard that part after the Taylor win), she thanked her husband with an “I love you”. Pink got the crowd wet (visibly) with an amazing aerial rendition of  “Glitter In The Air” high above the crowd with no net. Pink is fearless.

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http://www.dantelee.com/2010/02/what-does-pr-mean-to-you.html

The most common meaning of PR is "Public Relations".

Wikipedia defines public relations as "the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and the public, gaining an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment for advertising."

However, PR can also mean "Press Release" - which is an official announcement or statement that is distributed to the media in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation. A series of press releases can be very helpful in managing a company's or individual's public relations campaign.

PR can even mean "People Relations" - which is just a different way of describing public relations, with more emphasis on the fact the public consists of actual people that are being related to.

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My pursuit of naturalness started a mere 4 months ago. I’ve never been happier in my LIFE!! Those around me can’t quite understand my new found love of my hair. It’s actually unexplainable how obsessed I am with my natural tresses. Years ago, my cousin convinced me to go natural. However, I had absolutely positively NO CLUE on what to do. I cut it, dyed it black and…I seen NO curls! I washed it, threw in some black gel (EEEK!) and still…NO curls. I threw some braids in for a good 6 months. Soon as I took ‘em out I threw a perm in because I had neither knowledge nor guidance to even attempt to take care of my new growth.

Fast forward…August 2009, my co-worker is yapping her mouth on going natural and asked me to do the same. I looked at her like she was speaking Chinese math. First thought that came to mind was when I failed previously. I had many of the same general myths of naturalness so I came up with all kinds of “excuses”. 1. I don’t want to look “nappy” 2. its too high maintenance 3. my hair is too thick 4. I don’t want my hair looking dry 5. I already tried and it didn’t work for me. She kept throwing it in my ear and I still didn’t budge. Although I already had my mind made up, I couldn’t help but stare at her computer screen when she was browsing around miss jessie’s website. I’ve always secretly wanted big hair (think Bey in her “work it out” vid) and envy Traci Ross’ tresses. I hate when I get a fresh perm and I have no volume or bigness to my hair. I was dang near ready to get the “Bump It”, lol. Next thing you know, I'm searching natural hair websites and I become so engulfed in this whole new world. It was then I made the decision to reroute my next hair appointment for a touch up to the infamous “BC”.

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http://www.nakedwithsockson.com/2010/02/02/if-da-throne-ruled-the-world/

Hello, Socks Heads,

Being that it’s Black History Month (and let’s not forget every month is Black History Month) I’m feeling real political. Now, I’ve always considered myself in the highest of percentiles when it comes to intellect and since NWSO has giving me a platform to blog more regularly I will use it to flex my mental muscles. (Trust, ladies, it’s just as strong as the physical ones).

The following post is predicated on Tron K. Miles (aka Da ThRONe) having complete authority in decision-making for this country.

Cue Nas’ “If I Ruled the World.”

First things first, “I believe the children are the future/Teach them well and let them lead the way…” See, any country that doesn’t value the mental wellbeing of their youth is a doomed society. If I ruled the world I would make sure that federal revenues were evenly distributed so every school countrywide received equal and adequate funding.

This is non-negotiable.

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http://mybrownbaby.blogspot.com/2010/02/moms-helping-moms.html

See, the thing is, she's a baby—been on this here Earth only four short years.

And over the last few weeks, this pretty little chocolate girl with bright eyes and a mile-wide smile -- the daughter of a dear friend of mine -- has been battling a disease much too big for any child to bear, much less a kid who's yet to see the inside of a kindergarten classroom.

Leukemia.

Her mother, Jennae Peterson, broke the news of her daughter's plight on her website, GreenYourDécor.com:

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Going through Avatar withdrawal? Here are our five upcoming flicks that we anticipate will most likely have you forking over your debit card on a Saturday night at some point this year.

1. Inception

Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
Release Date: July 16

The guy who gave us kickasstic Dark Knight is exploring the power of ideas in a mysterious sci-fi adventure that features Leo Dicaprio. Movie insiders are salivating at this Christopher Nolan-directed project more than anything else coming out in 2010 so, expect it to see Inception buzz all over the place leading up to the summer months.

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