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**Chillin’ all comfortably and sh*t.** Me: I got nominated for Blogger of the Year by the African American Literary Awards Show (Q14). Her: Yayyy! It’ll be great if you win! *pompom type action* Me: I’m not gonna win though. Did you see the other names in my category? Do you remember how much I struggled with that last award show […]

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Urban Male Chronicles: Why Should I Give You My Money?

August 23, 2012 Slim Jackson

“I’m not giving you money.” It’s crazy how many times I say this a day living in a city like New York — more specifically in Harlem. Around just about every corner in neighborhoods with people that look like me is someone jockeying for change, professionally panhandling and asking for whatever I have in my […]

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Must Read: A Conversation Between Greatness, Compromise, and Sacrifice

August 16, 2012 Guest Post

By RealGoesRight A conversation between Greatness, Sacrifice, Compromise, and someone who’s stupid enough to pretend these things aren’t interrelated. We’ll call that person…”G.” G: Alright. So check this out. I have all these plans I wish to accomplish and a lifetime to accomplish them. I know you’re in my future and I just have to […]

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Men Are Not Perfect Vol 4: A Threesome Gone Wrong

August 6, 2012 WisdomIsMisery

This week in the Men Are Not Perfect series, which you can read in full here, I’ll discuss my experience in having a serious relationship with a woman with a child. For the record, I don’t consider a woman having less than three kids a “deal breaker.” I like to think I handled this particular relationship as best […]

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SBM Inspiration: Samyr Laine Discusses Haiti and His Journey to the 2012 Olympics

July 26, 2012 Slim Jackson

I had a chance to catch up with triple jumper, Samyr Laine, a 2012 Olympian looking to bring home the first individual medal for Haiti since 1928. His path to London is both amazing and inspirational. This article is his story and thoughts on what it took to make it to the 2012 Olympics and […]

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Looking Back At Summers Of My Youth: The 80’s Baby’s Version of Summer

June 29, 2012 Dr. J

Everyday started with a game of Super Tecmo Bowl versus the computer. At this point, it had become pretty much only out of routine or habit. After spending countless afternoons playing against my friends, I’d gotten to the point that I never lost to the computer in any video game. The next order of business […]

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Culture

Urban Male Chronicles: Representing Your Race

June 28, 2012 Slim Jackson

**Last week, I kicked off the Urban Male Chronicles, a series of posts looking into life as a black male professional. I introduced yall to Chris, one of the few brothers I know that’s also in HR. In the process of talking to him, I realized he had a lot to say that many of […]

Advice

Typical Mistakes All Men Make In Dating: Part I

April 20, 2012 Dr. J

Let a man tell it and he’s never lost in love. He’s always been in control and never once experienced heartache. I have friends who say they’ve never been dumped. The problem with that line of thinking is it doesn’t account for all the women who just outright rejected them. I’ll admit, it hasn’t always […]

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Love Changes … and Best Friends Become Strangers: Four Relationships Destined to Fail

December 20, 2011 Dr. J

Not too long after graduating college, an ex-girlfriend from back home asked me why I didn’t come around anymore and why I didn’t spend time with my best friend from high school. I didn’t have an answer, the best response I could come up with was “I think we’ve grown apart.” The truth was, I […]

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Defending Her Honor: When a Man Disrespects a Woman

November 30, 2011 Slim Jackson

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I was out with Shonna at one of her favorite spots. We’d been there for about an hour. She was laughing. I was smiling. We were having the best night we’d had together since we started dating. I put my drink on the bar, and let her know I had to make a pit stop […]