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December 21, 2006

Commentary

Sidetracked: How I never heard Malcolm X speak

By Jane Stillwater Columnist

I can’t believe that I threw out the freaking program! 15 years ago I was cleaning house and I came across this drawer full of 1960s memorabilia — out it all went. The anti-war memorabilia, the sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll memorabilia and the civil rights memorabilia. 15 years later, I shrug when I think of those old Fillmore…

I can't believe that I threw out the freaking program! 15 years ago I was cleaning house and I came across this drawer full of 1960s…

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Commentary

Unapologetically Young, Black and Female… To Live and Drive in LA

By Jasmyne Cannick Columnist

As a writer, there are sometimes when you have to just drop everything and come home and “get it out” before you forget it or you lose your passion. This is one of those times. I am 29, and contrary to popular belief that all Black women have children, I however do not. It’s not…

As a writer, there are sometimes when you have to just drop everything and come home and “get it out” before you forget it or you…

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