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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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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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Is Anyone Else Tired Of "Swagger?"69

Is Anyone Else Tired Of "Swagger?"

Working with young people, while constantly being bombarded via the internet, television, and magazines with gossip and pseudo-news about contemporary pop culture, I often find myself wondering whether or not I am alone in being fed-up with the...

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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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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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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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What Is "Love?" 60

What Is "Love?"

I have Asperger’s Syndrome…I found out as an adult. It is, simply put a high-level functioning form of autism. It’s characterized by—among other things—trouble grasping emotional sets in others, and...

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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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