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Written by Kelly Harrison
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Step 1 I have officially been welcomed into corporate America. I have obtained a position at a major insurance company and am now a part of a rather rigid structure. It is hard for me to believe that this will not stifle my creativity. There are so many things I want to do that have absolutely nothing to do with insurance, and I can t help but wonder if it will be as easy as I think it will be to leave this job where I receive a steady biweekly income for one of financial uncertainty. I have a number of friends who are on |
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Written by Maurice Downes
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Sunday, 01 July 2007 00:00 |
 When the Apple iPhone was released on June 29, we as techno addicts finally made a reality of whats been the worst kept secret in the consumer electronics game. Blackballot looks back on all the developments that have lead up to the iPhones release to get at what you should know if youre planning to get one for your very own.
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Written by Cedric Perry
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 Sorry, Black America. We have to stop first. As frustrated as we may be with Don Imus and, well, White America in general, it doesnt change things. Imus is not the only one calling Black women  nappy headed hos. Its unfortunate, yes, and very disappointing that people have feelings like that for our beautiful Black queens, but... get over it. We do  get over it when one of our own calls another a nappy headed ho or the bword lets not mention the nword this early in the conversation. Many times we say it as a form of embracing one another.
So why are Imus remarks so damaging Why pick him out and rake him over the coals for three words that are used so often in our OWN HOMES Well, because he said it so people could hear it, and blacks were forced to respond. Just like in the schoolyard when someone |
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Written by Alyssa Menard
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Sunday, 03 June 2007 00:00 |
 For decades now, black women have appeared in music videos degrading themselves to nearly nothing just to make it big. The superficial idea that dancing around to lyrics that label them hoes and tricks will land them a oneticket to Hollywood is an agelong misconception that has cost black women as a whole their reputation. For this very reason, video vixens have received the blunt of the criticism from women and the black community alike, for allowing themselves to be subjected to such demeaning behavior. However, times have changed and business has cleverly found new means of exploiting us.
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But it
s so hard to help when so many people are without homes. One in 20 New Yorkers experiences homelessness. Even the soup kitchens turn down more than 2,500 people daily. So, as it turns out, many homeless people are forgotten because helping is virtually impossible. People walk by them on the street and
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