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Employers…Shut Up & Listen!82

Employers…Shut Up & Listen!

A funny thing happened to me about a month ago while applying for a position for employment (not ha-ha “funny” but what the ****? “funny”). Theoretically, it could have been any position but as it happened was one in the social service...

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Why Are So Many Black Women Single, Part 281

Why Are So Many Black Women Single, Part 2

In part 1 (http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-Are-So-Many-Black-Women-Single-Part-1), the question was explored of why so many black women were single (between 60-70% some estimates). Among some of the possible reasons was the failure of black males to...

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Why Are So Many Black Women Single, Part 180

Why Are So Many Black Women Single, Part 1

So I’m listening to one of the countless personality-driven morning radio shows on my way from (that’s from, not to) work recently when the subject matter worked itself around to the issue of black women. In particular, the issue was why so many...

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The Negative Influence of Southern Rap Music, Conclusion77

The Negative Influence of Southern Rap Music, Conclusion

Continued from Part 2, http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Negative-Influence-of-Southern-Rap-Music-Part-2 So what is it about Southern rap music which feeds some of the most negative elements of current pop culture? It could be the gratuitous levels of...

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To Spank Or Not To Spank? (Hell Yes!)74

To Spank Or Not To Spank? (Hell Yes!)

Growing up throughout the 1970s and halfway through the 80s, many of the children I knew—myself included—received both love and consistent discipline in a less than sophisticated balance that made most of us Generation Xers appreciate...

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America's Lack of Sexual Modesty (...or "Sex & The Prude")72

America's Lack of Sexual Modesty (...or "Sex & The Prude")

I’m a little reluctant about writing this particular piece. Not because I feel embarrassed about my about my observations and/or stance on the subject, but because when it comes to the issue of sex in America if you’re not sexually...

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Contemporary Taste In Music & Why I Hate Trey Songz71

Contemporary Taste In Music & Why I Hate Trey Songz

Trey Songz For the nostalgic among the readership, allow me to set up the basis for this article by taking a stroll down Memory Lane. I belong to the aging generation demographers and social scientists refer to as "Generation X," those born...

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The Negative Influence of Southern Rap Music, Part 170

The Negative Influence of Southern Rap Music, Part 1

At the risk of sounding like a prude, I’d like to declare that I can now understand why so many teenagers from low-income families—especially those deemed “at-risk” and those in the Southern U.S.—have such openly lax attitudes about sex...

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The Great Balloon Hoax & And Our Obsession With Fame71

The Great Balloon Hoax & And Our Obsession With Fame

Richard Heene & Family It seems that I’m one of the few Americans who can both proudly and truthfully proclaim that I am not, nor have I ever been a fan of what’s come to be called—ridiculously I...

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The Negative Influence of Southern Rap Music, Part 269

The Negative Influence of Southern Rap Music, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 (http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Negative-Influence-of-Southern-Rap-Part-1) With current musical trends—led by Southern rap—dripping with raw, and in most cases perverted sexuality,...

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