tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15847106855709500332024-02-20T13:38:52.346-05:00EIRIC™Because Interracial [enter word] doesn’t have to be so serious.™everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-34793840174006066532011-08-10T01:06:00.000-04:002011-08-10T01:06:33.693-04:00Interracial couples with children needed for interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi all!<br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">We were contacted by a writer who is looking to interview interracial couples with children for a piece in a magazine. You should be willing to have your names used and photos taken. If you're interested, please email (admin@everythingiric.com) asap (hopefully no later than this Thursday, 8/11) and we'll make the introductions.</span><br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Thanks,</span><br />
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</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-87799575992500903912011-07-04T22:26:00.000-04:002011-07-04T22:26:31.947-04:00Happy 4th of July, and happy 125th birthday to Lady Liberty!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
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Happy 4th of July, and happy 125th birthday to Lady Liberty!<br />
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For your enjoyment, Brad Paisley's Welcome To <span class="" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Brad Paisley - Welcome To The Future">The Future. </span><br />
<span class="" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Brad Paisley - Welcome To The Future"></span><br />
<span class="" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Brad Paisley - Welcome To The Future"><br />
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When I was ten years old<br />
I remember thinking how cool it would be<br />
When we were going on an eight-hour drive<br />
If I could just watch TV<br />
And I'd have given anything<br />
To have my own Pac-Man game at home<br />
I used to have to get a ride down to the arcade<br />
Now I've got it on my phone<br />
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Chorus:<br />
Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah<br />
Welcome to the future<br />
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My grandpa was in World War 2<br />
He fought against the Japanese<br />
He wrote a hundred letters to my grandma<br />
Mailed them from his base in the Philippines<br />
I wish they could see this now<br />
The world they saved has changed you know<br />
'Cause I was on a video chat this morning<br />
With a company in Tokyo<br />
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Chorus:<br />
Hey, everyday's a revolution<br />
Welcome to the future<br />
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Hey, look around it's all so clear<br />
Hey, wherever we were going, well we're here<br />
Hey, so many things I never thought I'd see<br />
Happening right in front of me<br />
<br />
I had a friend in school<br />
Running back on the football team<br />
They burned a cross in his front yard<br />
For asking out the homecoming queen<br />
I thought about him today<br />
And everybody who'd seen what he'd seen<br />
From a woman on a bus<br />
To a man with a dream<br />
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Chorus:<br />
Hey, wake up Martin Luther<br />
Welcome to the future<br />
Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah<br />
Welcome to the future<br />
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[Thanks to Branden & Ashley Kittle, Alexandre Silva for lyrics]<br />
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[Thanks to Mike Mc Donald, Dan Kelly, Rue for corrections]</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-7185301865312235822011-06-30T18:41:00.000-04:002011-06-30T18:41:21.733-04:00The only thing real about you is your green eyes, my bro-tha.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Show:</b> A Different World<br />
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<b>Episode:</b> <span class="" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="A Different World: Ms. Understanding 3/3">Ms. Understanding (1991)</span><br />
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Super duper senior Shazza Zulu (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235427/">Gary Dourdan</a>) tries to call out Kim Reese (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113237/">Charnele Brown</a>) for dating white Matthew. <br />
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Start scene at 6:52 <br />
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Shazza Zulu: If we as Hillman men don't treat our women right, they'll go to somebody white. Kim Reese did.<br />
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Kim Reese: You pseudo intellectual, with a pseudo African name, spouting pseudo philosophy about a whole lot of nothing. In fact, the ONLY thing that's real about you is your <u><i><b>green</b></i></u> eyes, my bro-tha.<br />
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I'm pretty sure my friend Ky and I are the only two black people in America who are not watching the BET awards tonight. Ky simply hates BET for its past (?) crimes of not uplifting the black race when it was in such an amazing position to do so. My reason is a bit more shallow: I just don't like award shows. Never have. However, I do like following people's commentaries on Twitter and Facebook. Go figure.<br />
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I was super excited when I saw posted that Ms. Patti LaBelle would be performing. Not going to lie, I first fell in love with her as Chipmunk's (Dwayne Wayne) mother on A Different World, and then learned what an amazing singer she is. Don't judge me! I was born in the 80s. I wasn't old enough to understand or appreciate her music way back when. <br />
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Anyway, I fell in love with this song of hers back when J.J. Kennedy hosted "New York's Favorite Love Songs" segment (8 p.m.-midnight weeknights) on 106.7 Lite FM.<br />
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For your enjoyment, the interracial duet of Ms. Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald singing On My Own. <br />
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<a href="http://www.lyrics007.com/Labelle%20Patti%20Lyrics/On%20My%20Own%20Lyrics.html">Album : Winner In You</a><br />
Year : 1986<br />
On My Own<br />
by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonard<br />
(Bacharach, Sager)<br />
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So many times,<br />
Said it was forever,<br />
Said our love would always be true,<br />
Soimething in my heart always knew,<br />
I'd be lying here beside you,<br />
On my own<br />
On my own<br />
On my own<br />
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So many promises never should be spoken<br />
Now I know what loving you cost<br />
Now we're up to talking divorce<br />
And we weren't even married<br />
On my own<br />
Once again now<br />
One more time<br />
By myself<br />
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No one said it was easy<br />
But it once was so easy<br />
Well I believed in love<br />
Now here I stand<br />
I wonder why<br />
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I'm on my own<br />
Why did it end this way <br />
On my own<br />
This wasn't how it was supposed to be<br />
OIn my own <br />
I wish that we could do it all again<br />
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So many times<br />
I know I should have told you<br />
Losing you it cut like a knife<br />
You walked out and there went my life<br />
I don't want to live without you<br />
On my own <br />
On my own<br />
On my own<br />
Chorus Repeat<br />
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This wasn't how it was supposed to end<br />
I wish that we could do it all again<br />
I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone<br />
On my own, I've got to find where I belong again<br />
I've got to learn how to be strong again<br />
I never dreamed I'd spend one night alone<br />
By myself by myself<br />
I've got to find out what was mine again<br />
My heart is saying that it's my time again<br />
And I have faith that I will shine again<br />
I have faith in me<br />
On my own <br />
On my own<br />
On my own<br />
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</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-65956990256789895972011-06-23T22:39:00.000-04:002011-06-23T22:39:12.322-04:00My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I watched TLC’s My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding tonight (6/4) and wished I hadn’t. I would have preferred to keep what little (see: nothing) I know about the Gypsy culture unspoiled. While I can’t take this one show as the final stamp on all things Gypsy, I do wish I had had an opportunity to learn about this lifestyle in another manner. ‘Why am I so disheartened by this show?’ you ask. Um… can you pipe down and let me tell my story at my own pace, please? Thank you. Now where was I? *Scratching head and tapping finger on bottom lip* Oh, of course. This introduction to the Gypsy culture left me feeling as if they are a people who oppress women by keeping them tied to the traditional, archaic role of servants. Their belief seems to be that a woman’s genetic makeup is that of serving men.<br />
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“Gypsy wives are obliged to follow their husbands” so says the show. The women are subservient and do not have an identity independent of their husbands. They exist to be at their men’s beck and call – cooking, cleaning and raising the children. What nearly did me in was hearing one of the women (a young woman) talk about how in their world there is no such thing as ambition for education and career. The only thing young women aspire to is to be a wife.<br />
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For those who know me, this pretty much shakes my reality to the core. In my mind, education is inextricably tied to providing children (especially girls) with a healthy sense of self that will help them become productive members of society. I come from a Haitian household where my mother (though modern in certain ways) held very traditional beliefs about what it means to be female. She, like the Gypsies, shared the thought that a woman’s greatest accomplishment is that of wife and mother. Growing up, I was so against everything she stood for that I outright refused to learn how to cook and did not want to do any housework so I wouldn’t turn out like her. A bit extreme now when I think of it, but it seemed perfectly sensible at the time. It was this suffocating notion of what it means to be female that for years conditioned me to steer clear of marriage and motherhood. Although I did manage to work through the marriage aspect, I’m still battling the potential motherhood bit.<br />
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Anyway, back to the Gypsies. The one story that struck a chord with me was of the 22-year-old who was giving up her independence (working outside the home, her own car, money, home, etc…) to get married even though she clearly did not seem like she wanted to. As a spinster (yep, that is what you are as a 22-year-old unmarried Gypsy), she seemed motivated more by removing the stigma than an actual desire to be married. She, with good reason, was not looking forward to conforming to her new role as her husband’s property (in his I’m-joking-but-not-really words: “I own you now.”).<br />
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It was all I could do not to snatch her from the television screen and lock her in the basement (crap! I don’t own a basement. Note to self: Find a friend with a basement) until she came to her senses. Like my mother, her mother’s sense of pride came from seeing her daughter become a wife.<br />
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If it feels like I’m bashing marriage and devaluing housewives, I’m not. This is simply a view of someone who doesn’t “get” the picture on the other side of the lens. It’s the same way that I think my mother felt (and still feels on some level) about me. Based on her emotional and mental makeup, it was simply unfathomable that any female (especially her daughter) would reject marriage and motherhood. I imagine that it would be the same for me if I had a daughter whose <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>sole</strong></span></em> purpose in life was to get married, be a mother and keep a home. It would go against everything that’s wired in me.<br />
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This topic is one that has generated and continue to generate endless debates. Although I stand strongly on one side of the fence, I am always open to conversations that broaden my mind about the other side. Would love to hear your thoughts either way.<br />
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P.S. I don’t at all believe that to be a housewife raising children means forfeiting your education, or that you cater to your husband’s desires at his whim. The Gypsy lifestyle is the more extreme case. I understand that.<br />
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P.P.S. (ridiculous. Why isn’t it just P.S. 2, or even just P.S.?) I’m tempted to watch this show again to look at those dresses (bride, bridesmaids and guests) and scratch my head at why they would wear such hideous things, and wear them with such pride. No one on that show would escape the makeover mirrors of Clinton and Stacy.</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-38352891584490403902011-06-10T01:17:00.000-04:002011-06-10T01:17:40.194-04:0021 Jump Street<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This post was motivated by <span class="screen-name screen-name-hollyrpeete pill">@hollyrpeete</span>'s new profile pic on Twitter. Although the show ran from 1987 - 1991, it wasn't until the last two years - at the ages of 9 and 10 - that I got acquainted with it. Through the magic of videotape (oy, I'm old.) I was able to catch everything I missed. My little behind was too cool for school thinking that I was Holly Robinson's Officer Judy. As if! <br />
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Anyway, if you don't already know, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092312/">21 Jump Street</a> centered around an undercover police unit composed of young looking officers specializing in youth crime. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005372/">Holly Robinson </a> (Peete not yet added) was part of a multicultural cast that included <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/">Johnny Depp</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629006/">Dustin Nguyen</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217938/">Peter DeLuise</a>. A multicultural cast that will not transition to the 2012 remake. Last I heard, the only actor of color cast thus far for the remake is Ice Cube in the role of Captain Dickson. The equivalent of Ms. Peete's character will be played by a very blonde Brie Larson. Although I don't have anything against Ms. Larson (I'm not even familiar with her work), it's insulting that the role did not go to one of the many, many, MANY talented black actresses in Hollywood today. Hello Raven Symone, or many of the other suggestions made by <a href="http://www.bvonmovies.com/2011/02/21/10-black-actresses-who-could-be-cast-in-21-jump-street-film/">Black Voices Online </a>this past February. <br />
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Honestly, I think I'll stick to the DVD and pass on the remake. <br />
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For your viewing and listening pleasure, I present to you the theme song. My favorite part is that last '21111 Jump Street!' bit. <br />
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<strong> I am not this skin</strong><br />
<strong> I am not your expectations no no</strong><br />
<strong> I am not my hair </strong><br />
<strong> I am not this skin </strong><br />
<strong> I am a soul that lives within</strong></div><div align="center" data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Some days I am indeed my hair. Sorry India.<br />
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When it comes to hair, sometimes it’s a pain in the donkey being a black woman. There. I've said it. Crucify me.<br />
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As a pre-teen I begged and pleaded with my mother to allow me to relax my hair – she caved, and what a mistake that was. My hair is naturally fine (I was not blessed with the coarse, thick long hair that is my sister’s trademark) so the relaxer did more damage than good. It wasn’t until college I decided to break the cycle by going back to my hair’s virgin state —something I learned that you can never actually do. Duh! Once that virginity is gone, it’s gone.<br />
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I was hoping to at least get my hair as close to its original makeup as possible. I spent the next few years natural, but mainly rocking micro braids or curly weaves. It was that way until April 2009 when I waved the white flag because I could not find a natural style to uphold the vision I had for my wedding. With a heavy heart, I allowed my maid of honor to relax my hair a few nights prior to the wedding.<br />
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Fast forward to a little over two years later and I am free of the creamy crack because I chose not to ‘touch up’ at the six week mark. I wanted to once again find my way back to my roots. To say that my hair is better off without the relaxer is not something I can pronounce with 100% confidence. This is most likely because I know very little about maintaining my hair in its natural state (or any other state, really) and it pays the consequence for my ignorance.<br />
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I recently spent a number of days removing braids from my hair and worrying about how to style it now that I wanted to take a braid/weave-break. A worry made worse by the fact that my hair is short, very fine and easily breakable. I had an anxiety attack over my fear that I would look Celie-Color-Purple-You-Sho’-Is-Ugly with my hair in its natural state. No chemicals. No hot combs. No extensions. Nope. Not a thing. Just me. As I am. With the change in my hair, the focus would now be on my face. How would I distract from the flesh moles that are my enemies? How was I to hide (or at least divert attention away from) the chickenpox mark taking prime real estate on the bridge of my nose since the age of seven? How would I keep people from noticing that my eyebrows are so thin at the end that it looks like someone shaved them off halfway? All my physical insecurities would take center stage now that I had to rely on my own beauty.<br />
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Despite the nauseating thoughts, I made the decision to move forward with this change. My household budget was demanding it. I no longer wanted to contribute to the $507 billion (Yep. Scratch out the <span data-mce-style="text-decoration: line-through;" style="text-decoration: line-through;">m</span> in million, replace it with a <strong><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;">b</span></strong> and add a ridiculous amount of zeroes.) African Americans (hello women!) spent in 2009 on hair care and personal grooming items. This is at least according to an annual report published by Target Market News. I was stunned silent when I heard that number. How can that be when the Census reports that we make up only 12 or so percent of the American population? For the sake of all things sensible, I had to take fewer rides on this crazy bus.<br />
I headed to the hair salon (knowing this would now become a special occasion trip) with a boulder heavy on my heart. Was I doing the right thing? Seriously? On most days I am a love-myself-unconditionally type of chick. Where was that girl today? Not even replaying India’s <a data-mce-href="http://youtu.be/Mq86e4Fhja0" href="http://youtu.be/Mq86e4Fhja0" target="_blank" title="India Arie Video"><em>Video</em></a> in my head could give me the confidence I needed. By the time I reached the salon, I had chickened out of my resolve to be a more spending-conscious black woman. At that point I just wanted to be one of the perfectly coiffed girls that sat next to me on the subway and walked alongside me from the train to the salon. I just wanted to fit in.<br />
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In an effort to fool myself into thinking I was saving money, I decided on the least expensive weave style available – $325. Add to this the cost of the hair, a deep conditioner and tip; I was looking at dropping $500 in one sitting. This literally made me sick. My stomach did not settle down until I told the stylist I had changed my mind. I just wanted to wash, deep condition, and cut and style MY hair. $500 - $145 = $355 that I almost wasted because of some false sense of beauty that I let dominate my mind.<br />
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The woman who walked out of that salon more closely resembled me on most days – one who understands and embraces the true meaning of 1 Samuel 16:7 – The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.<br />
It was with that thought that I put my headphones in, searched for <a data-mce-href="http://youtu.be/E_5jIt0f5Z4" href="http://youtu.be/E_5jIt0f5Z4" target="_blank" title="India Arie I Am Not My Hair"><em>I Am Not My Hair</em></a> on Slacker radio, gave myself a mental high five that it came up right away and walked down the streets of Brooklyn as if someone had thrown rose petals down for me to step on. While I was indeed my hair for most of the previous week, today I was choosing not to be.<br />
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Please share your thoughts on those days when you are your hair. How did you deal with it?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NATURAL HAIR. No Relaxer. No Weave.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NATURAL HAIR UP CLOSE. No Relaxer. No Weave.</td></tr>
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</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-35524334582136493232011-06-02T12:59:00.000-04:002011-06-02T12:59:12.247-04:00HawthoRNe Interracial Wedding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
<br />
If you don't know it by now, I'm a huge fan of the relationship between “HawthoRNe” Jada Pinkett Smith’s Christina Hawthorne and Michael Vartan's Dr. Tom Wakefield.<br />
<br />
Last season ended two interracial love triangles:<br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Tom - Christina - Nick (Detective Nick Renata, played by Marc Anthony)</span><br />
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<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Christina - Tom - Erin (Actress Abigail Spencer)</span><br />
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Now that Christina and Tom are expecting a baby we hope to retire these triangles for good. Let's focus on this new family being built. Although, we have to admit that Nick and Christina were adorable together. <br />
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Thanks @<span class="tweet-user-name"><a class="tweet-screen-name user-profile-link" data-user-id="14040522" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/DryerBuzz" title="Y. Lattimore">DryerBuzz</a> for the sneak peek of the <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/iDz3u">wedding</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="tweet-user-name"> </span> </div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-49916856937662279542011-06-02T11:03:00.001-04:002011-06-02T11:13:35.085-04:00Walking in Memphis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
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I love folk rock singer-song writer music. I can't properly verbalize why I connect with this music on such a heartfelt level, but I do.<br />
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A fun tidbit that I recently learned is that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Cohn">Marc Cohn</a> who sings one of my favorite, Walking in <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/tennessee/memphis/overview.html">Memphis</a>, is part of an intercultural couple. He is married to ABC News Correspondent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Vargas">Elizabeth Vargas</a>. Vargas is Puerto Rican and Irish-American. They have two sons: Zachary Raphael, who was born on January 31, 2003, and Samuel Wyatt, who was born on August 16, 2006.<br />
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For your enjoyment, I present Walking in Memphis.<br />
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Source:<br />
Youtube<br />
Wikipedia<br />
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</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-28749767175309967542011-05-31T22:01:00.000-04:002011-05-31T22:01:57.790-04:00Runaway Slave Announcement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadd4fr_YUQ52K7BjCi1wwlWNeLx3zHztyZll2l5_7zDWbT0hFuCQq9ze9OZ0PVwTtlpkj4n69HFwdFsSm39aJP-4xDkxHAtoxCBqo78jmTlfiUVuCM_z8ifbF0-eHRLBYUYpFAPZADiyL/s1600/Runaway+Slave+Annoucement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadd4fr_YUQ52K7BjCi1wwlWNeLx3zHztyZll2l5_7zDWbT0hFuCQq9ze9OZ0PVwTtlpkj4n69HFwdFsSm39aJP-4xDkxHAtoxCBqo78jmTlfiUVuCM_z8ifbF0-eHRLBYUYpFAPZADiyL/s400/Runaway+Slave+Annoucement.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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Oooh goodness it's getting hot here in NYC. I'm looking forward to the summer, but not that beating noon-day sun. I remember once upon a time I used to avoid the sun like the plague. Not necessarily because I was afraid of aging prematurely (yet another thing I would have worried about had I known to worry about it), but because I feared getting any darker than I already was. Those of you who've been reading this blog know that I've posted once or twice on that topic. Take a look if you haven't already: <br />
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<a href="http://everythingiric.blogspot.com/2011/05/twitter-teenagememories-praying-for.html"><b>Twitter #teenagememories: praying for a bigger butt and lighter skin </b></a><br />
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<a href="http://everythingiric.blogspot.com/2011/05/black-is-beautiful-psychology-today.html"><b>Black IS Beautiful. Psychology Today article, where's the science?</b></a><br />
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Today,@swirlmag shared a preview for an upcoming documentary entitled <a href="http://vimeo.com/24155797">Dark Girls</a>. Powerful words from sistas who've shared a common pain. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this documentary. I hope they also balance it with some of the experiences of our light skin sistas as it relates to this topic of light vs. dark in the black community. <br />
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Yours,<br />
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It's no surprise to anyone who knows me that I little black heart weddings. I don't necessarily like to attend them, nor am I a huge proponent of marriage - yes, I know I'm married. No, I'm more of a side-line viewer. I like to watch various TV shows and visit websites that capture all aspects of the wedding experience: the couple's story, the dress, the food, the decor...you name it. I'm especially excited when it's an interracial or intercultural couple because the diversity provides an added component.<br />
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One of my favorite sites to drool over is <a href="http://weddingnouveau.com/">Wedding Nouveau</a>. Below are some highlights of some of those I like the most. Trust me, it was a difficult decision.<br />
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You can check out <a href="http://weddingnouveau.com/">Wedding Nouveau</a> to view more. <br />
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</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-21910174519925545362011-05-24T01:43:00.000-04:002011-05-24T01:43:58.039-04:00Marriage by Proxy by Sasha Combs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6131538-marriage-by-proxy" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Marriage by Proxy" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51udAb%2BqLdL._SX106_.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6131538-marriage-by-proxy">Marriage by Proxy</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2382913.Sasha_Combs">Sasha Combs</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/170624649">1 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I'm sure the author is a lovely, lovely person. However, I'm quite upset that she would try to pass this off as a book. The story sticks in my head because it is so poorly written. I'm all for suspension of disbelief in order to accept a storyline as plausible, but not when I can't get past all the technical errors. Where was the editor? <br />
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</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-29681641372436950922011-05-23T23:42:00.000-04:002011-05-23T23:42:25.640-04:00Virginia Hasn't Always Been for Lovers by Phyl Newbeck<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="post-labels"><a href="http://everythingiric.blogspot.com/search/label/betty%20white" rel="tag"></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1786194.Virginia_Hasn_t_Always_Been_for_Lovers" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Virginia Hasn't Always Been for Lovers: Interracial Marriage Bans and the Case of Richard and Mildred Loving" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188331238m/1786194.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1786194.Virginia_Hasn_t_Always_Been_for_Lovers">Virginia Hasn't Always Been for Lovers: Interracial Marriage Bans and the Case of Richard and Mildred Loving</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/817747.Phyl_Newbeck">Phyl Newbeck</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/170580586">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Phyl Newbeck is an enabler of geeks like me who love stats, facts and research about EVERYTHING Interracial and Intercultural. My copy of this book is marked, highlighted, dog-eared...whatever you can think of to indicate that it's been constantly referenced and read multiple times.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sorry I've been slacking on the blog posts...work has been keeping me pretty busy. As a way to unwind, I've been watching nonstop reruns of the Golden Girls. I little black heart this show and all the ladies - especially Sophia, who I most identify with. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV6BzYnGmmRrvL1yIespgfbFUgAuRcxXOQLCcevcCuJofvpzNu9IymIHFOGC7vLZ242vpXuBIoapM7e78_hfVNn47YyLBl5xx5fReK9aUFhlv3dQIYXcO98riDMd5vcZ4JN0LayxlHlFK/s1600/GGlogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV6BzYnGmmRrvL1yIespgfbFUgAuRcxXOQLCcevcCuJofvpzNu9IymIHFOGC7vLZ242vpXuBIoapM7e78_hfVNn47YyLBl5xx5fReK9aUFhlv3dQIYXcO98riDMd5vcZ4JN0LayxlHlFK/s400/GGlogo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span>I have yet to meet the person (age, race, ethnicity, whatever) who has watched this show and not enjoyed it. If you are that person, please don't spoil it for me by admitting it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span>For your enjoyment, I present: </span><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088526/"><span style="color: blue;">"The Golden Girls"</span></a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0589782/"><span style="color: blue;">Mixed Blessings</span></a> (1988)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">The episode where Dorothy's son Michael is engaged to a black woman who is twice his age. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ykb4x-n-Dy2p3-9VpOEfZP6l_Gq7yRi9pR2I5eaUh4RU35Nu9ZVCpve3oOi8BTWCRF6WCoCc8dEIEh1iPZs8Xb7cB615Q2Lhu4pE8lktnF66eqvslkb_KapRl3dnLVenU0x5I79TAwkB/s1600/GG+Michael+and+wife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ykb4x-n-Dy2p3-9VpOEfZP6l_Gq7yRi9pR2I5eaUh4RU35Nu9ZVCpve3oOi8BTWCRF6WCoCc8dEIEh1iPZs8Xb7cB615Q2Lhu4pE8lktnF66eqvslkb_KapRl3dnLVenU0x5I79TAwkB/s400/GG+Michael+and+wife.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqOUgotYl7nFMCHPlDGaB3IVecGMlL2ifRw7F4fxpH6fuCg2X0TFJ7xn-5vHACBnKgIgaDKVORZOdubHeEJJfSxjdP6aJtzi3DwpBsRnyH5o_5-GiXpHoCYhHb9cXMWTUsGswZmRtpZ3s/s1600/GG+Mixed+Blessings.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqOUgotYl7nFMCHPlDGaB3IVecGMlL2ifRw7F4fxpH6fuCg2X0TFJ7xn-5vHACBnKgIgaDKVORZOdubHeEJJfSxjdP6aJtzi3DwpBsRnyH5o_5-GiXpHoCYhHb9cXMWTUsGswZmRtpZ3s/s400/GG+Mixed+Blessings.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"> <b><span></span></b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001268/"><span style="color: blue;">Sophia Petrillo</span></a>: [<i>Sophia walks in and sees Lorraine and her family, of African American decent</i>] What is this a revival of Raisins in the Sun? <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415016/"><span style="color: blue;">Michael Zbornak</span></a>: Grandma, this is my fiancé, Lorraine, and this is her mother and her two aunts. <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001268/"><span style="color: blue;">Sophia Petrillo</span></a>: Wait-wait-wait-wait... This is your fiancé? <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415016/"><span style="color: blue;">Michael Zbornak</span></a>: Yep, that's right. <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001268/"><span style="color: blue;">Sophia Petrillo</span></a>: You couldn't find someone your own age? <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135102/"><span style="color: blue;">Greta</span></a>: What is that supposed to mean? <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001268/"><span style="color: blue;">Sophia Petrillo</span></a>: No offense, but it looks as though you're daughter's been around the block more times then a good humour man! <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135102/"><span style="color: blue;">Greta</span></a>: [<i>Turns to her sister</i>] Hold my purse - those are fighting words! <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924508/"><span style="color: blue;">Rose Nylund</span></a>: Stop it all of you! What difference does it make that Lorraine's a little long in the tooth and Michael's a skinny white boy? Can't you see they love each other? We should be celebrating not arguing whether or not it's right. Now what do you say we all join hands and sing a chorus of 'Abraham, Martin and John?' <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135102/"><span style="color: blue;">Greta</span></a>: Is she for real? <br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0037735/"><span style="color: blue;">Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak</span></a>: Yep - frightening isn't it? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><u><b><span>Source:</span></b></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0589782/quotes</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span>www.youtube.com </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span>www.google.com </span></b></div><span></span><span class="title-extra"></span></div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-79230387200184648472011-05-21T01:25:00.000-04:002011-05-21T01:25:46.981-04:00Multicultural Men Take A Stand To Prevent Violence Against Women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
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I'm not even going to pretend that this video doesn't put a GIANT smile on my face. I stumbled upon it just a little while ago on a RT of a post from @iluvblackwomen and have watched it multiple times since.<br />
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More than the fact that it's great to have men of all cultures talking about what makes their partners beautiful, I appreciate the purpose of the video to have men uplift women as a stand against domestic violence.<br />
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I continue to be a proponent of organizations that empower boys and men to advocate against all types of violence toward women. <span class="content">One such organization is <a href="http://www.menstoppingviolence.org/index.html">Men Stopping Violence (MSV)</a> whose mission for the past 30 years has been working to create a community-centered response to domestic violence that will discourage men from using violence or abuse in their intimate relationships.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvOJkrpj_ckyaFPIQ_R_PF7FSqcQ_ItVVPSOFHaVcPE9sX6Cy8ur09JG9EgATpE7-3IvZM-V1I-H8PLhz4tP6nJ90aZ-jYAKYCFF_LZ98lNps4ajiQaqPbTww2Ehp2vwt_vkaxJ9wsVza/s1600/MSV+banner10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvOJkrpj_ckyaFPIQ_R_PF7FSqcQ_ItVVPSOFHaVcPE9sX6Cy8ur09JG9EgATpE7-3IvZM-V1I-H8PLhz4tP6nJ90aZ-jYAKYCFF_LZ98lNps4ajiQaqPbTww2Ehp2vwt_vkaxJ9wsVza/s400/MSV+banner10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="content">Part of our mission here at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_287836835">EIRIC</a></span><a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=27">™</a><span class="content"> (in our shop <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_287836838">Made in The World</a></span><a href="http://madeintheworld.everythingiric.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=1">™</a><span class="content">) is to make a profit to make a difference. </span>According to the <a href="http://www.rainn.org/">Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)</a>, in 2007, there were <strong>248,300 victims</strong> of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. (These figures do not include victims 12 years old or younger.)<strong></strong>. It is our belief that an effective means of combating this statistic is to train and empower boys and young men to be agents of social change against sexual violence. <span class="content">The goal is that if it's done early on we'll end up with fewer cases such as that of former IMF leader </span><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/21/us-strausskahn-apartment-scene-idUSTRE74K0DF20110521">Dominique Strauss-Kahn</a> <span class="content">who stands accused of sexually assaulting the West African maid at his NYC hotel. We want to raise men who will shape the minds of younger boys (be it sons, nephews, cousins, students, etc...) to respect women. </span><br />
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<span class="content">Hopefully with your support we can raise the funds to make this a reality. </span><br />
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<span class="content">Yours,</span><br />
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<span class="content">E<br />
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</div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-56770707498759980032011-05-19T18:07:00.000-04:002011-05-19T18:07:12.082-04:00Sister, Sister Star Tamera Mowry Weds Fox Correspondent Adam Housley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Congratulations to the happy couple!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy couple after tying the know. Love those petals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pregnant twin sis Tia shedding tears of joy</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20495769_20965508,00.html#20965500">More pics at People.com</a></div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-31918265952961752172011-05-18T04:23:00.000-04:002011-05-18T04:23:23.545-04:00Happy Haitian Flag Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="left">Dear Readers, </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Today I celebrate the flag day of my country of birth as I sit here in the country I was raised. </div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left">To share this celebration with you, this post captures a brief history of the flag. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Hope it enlightens you.</div><div align="left"><br />
Yours,</div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><u><strong>Brief History of the Flag:</strong></u></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">The first Haitian flag was created on May 18, 1803</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Catherine Flon, a seamstress in Archahaie (a town outside of Port-au-Prince), stitched together the first version of the flag</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"> Flag Day is a nationally recognized holiday in Haiti</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Army General Jean-Jacques Dessalines made the first rough draft of a flag by grabbing France's red, white and blue, ripping the white stripe to pieces and joining the blue and red together.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">This makeshift flag symbolized the union of the mulattoes and the blacks against the colonialist, pro-slavery France.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">The arms are composed of a palm tree surmounted by the Phrygian cap of liberty and ornamented with trophies with a banner across the bottom saying <strong>"L'Union Fait La Force"</strong> <em>(through Unity there is Strength). </em></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">In 1805, after Dessalines proclaimed himself emperor, the Haitian flag colors were changed to black and red bands placed vertically, respectively.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">After his death in 1806, the country was divided into two republics for 14 years. Henri Christophe and the northern part of the country retained Dessalines' flag. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">The southern and western parts of the country, led by Alexandre Petion, went back to the 1804 blue and red flag. This time a square patch was added to the middle that included the country arms and the L'Union Fait La Force motto.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">The flag was in use until 1964 when Papa Doc Duvalier modified Dessalines' version by adding the arms of the Republic. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">After the fall of the Duvalier regime in 1986, the people took back the flag. They changed it to two-equal sized horizontal bands, a blue on one top and a red one underneath. The coat of arms of the Republic remained in the center. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">This is the version of the flag that is in use today. </div><div align="left"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The version of the flag that is in use today. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I'm moving over some old (as far back as 2009) posts from the main <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">EIRIC™</a> site to here. Reason: I'm going with a different direction for the <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">front page</a>. Please feel free to take a <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">look</a> and provide your feedback.<br />
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Yours,<br />
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E<br />
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<u><b>Post:</b></u><br />
Ridiculously gorgeous Rima Fakih, Miss Michigan, was crowned on Sunday, May 16th as Miss USA 2010. Ms. Fakih, a Lebanese American, is the first woman of Arab descent to hold both the Ms. Michigan and Ms. USA titles. Congratulations Ms. Fakih! We can't think of a more beautiful face to represent the U.S. <br />
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<a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/the-2010-miss-usa-pageant/show/46500/news/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20100517-us_miss_usa">http://tv.yahoo.com/the-2010-miss-usa-pageant/show/46500/news/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20100517-us_miss_usa</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.arabdetroit.com/news.php?id=960">http://www.arabdetroit.com/news.php?id=960</a> </div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-57822814051816904402011-05-18T03:53:00.000-04:002011-05-18T03:53:20.006-04:00Have you seen Arranged?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
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I'm moving over some old (as far back as 2009) posts from the main <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">EIRIC™</a> site to here. Reason: I'm going with a different direction for the <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">front page</a>. Please feel free to take a <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">look</a> and provide your feedback.<br />
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Yours,<br />
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E<br />
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<u><b>Post:</b></u><br />
Rochel is an Orthodox Jew, and Nasira a Muslim of Syrian origin. They are both young teachers at a public school in Brooklyn...each going through the process of arranged marriages through their respective religions and traditional customs. How do they handle it?<br />
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To learn more: <a href="http://everythingiric.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=1836&Itemid=2">http://www.everythingiric.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=1836&Itemid=2</a><br />
<u><b>Source: </b></u><br />
<a href="http://arrangedthemovie.com/">http://arrangedthemovie.com/</a> <br />
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<a href="http://everythingiric.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=1836&Itemid=2"></a> <br />
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I'm moving over some old (as far back as 2009) posts from the main <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">EIRIC™</a> site to here. Reason: I'm going with a different direction for the <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">front page</a>. Please feel free to take a <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">look</a> and provide your feedback.<br />
<br />
Yours,<br />
<br />
E<br />
<br />
<u><b>Post:</b></u><br />
Ms. Kelly Kapoor and Ms. Erin Hannon - the delicious interracial diva group known as <a href="http://www.subtlesexuality.com/main.shtml">Subtle Sexuality</a> who can do it all: sing, dance, act and wear shiny gold spandex. You can catch them on NBC's The Office or visit their website below. Grab a hair brush, lock your doors and sing along with their hit <i>Male Prima Donna</i>.<br />
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<u><b>Source: </b></u><br />
<a href="http://www.subtlesexuality.com/main.shtml">http://www.subtlesexuality.com/main.shtml </a><br />
<a href="http://everythingiric.com/www.hulu.com">www.hulu.com</a><u><b> </b></u></div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-55591738970558829392011-05-18T03:39:00.001-04:002011-05-18T03:39:58.042-04:00R.I.P. Ms. Lena Horne (1917 - 2010) - A Class Act!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
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I'm moving over some old (as far back as 2009) posts from the main <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">EIRIC™</a> site to here. Reason: I'm going with a different direction for the <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">front page</a>. Please feel free to take a <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">look</a> and provide your feedback.<br />
<br />
Yours,<br />
<br />
E<br />
<br />
<u><b>Post:</b></u><br />
In the 1940s Ms. Horne was one of the first black performers hired to sing with a major white band, the first to play the Copacabana nightclub and among a handful with a Hollywood contract. To her fans (and some of ours), one of the most memorable moment is her 1973 performance with Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street. Ms. Horne, who dealt with a very color-conscious world during her career, was appropriately tapped to help Kermit come to the conclusion that 'green is just right for him and just what he wants to be.' For your viewing pleasure, please see below for "It's Not Easy Bein' Green."<br />
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Source:<br />
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_horne">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_horne </a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPvZR6DTbq8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPvZR6DTbq8</a></div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-7314133425972040652011-05-18T03:32:00.001-04:002011-05-18T03:34:17.242-04:00Have you met the I am ... Indigenous project?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
<br />
I'm moving over some old (as far back as 2009) posts from the main <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">EIRIC™</a> site to here. Reason: I'm going with a different direction for the <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">front page</a>. Please feel free to take a <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">look</a> and provide your feedback.<br />
<br />
Yours,<br />
<br />
E<br />
<br />
<u><b>Post:</b></u><br />
The project seeks to change perceptions forged by stereotypes by showcasing those who inspire us to be better human beings.<br />
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Click below to read the profiles of<a href="http://iamindigenous.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-am-juliette-blackhawk.html"> Juliette Blackhawk, an Ojibwe language teacher</a>; and <a href="http://iamindigenous.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-am-nick-sherman.html">Nick Sherman, a talented gracious musician</a>.<br />
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<u><b>Source: </b></u><br />
<a href="http://iamindigenous.blogspot.com/">http://iamindigenous.blogspot.com/</a></div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-77384809403966051552011-05-18T03:27:00.000-04:002011-05-18T03:27:06.549-04:00Have you met actress and author Victoria Rowell?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
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I'm moving over some old (as far back as 2009) posts from the main <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">EIRIC™</a> site to here. Reason: I'm going with a different direction for the <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">front page</a>. Please feel free to take a <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">look</a> and provide your feedback.<br />
<br />
Yours,<br />
<br />
E<br />
<br />
<u><b>Post:</b></u><br />
Ms. Rowell (known to a lot of us Soap Opera fans as Drucilla Winters from the Young and the Restless) is an advocate for foster care children. The daughter of a white mother and black father, Ms. Rowell grew up in Maine and was a child in the foster care system for 18 years. If you haven't already, learn more about the foster care system and what you can do to help. The following link will take you to Ms. Rowell's foundation - <a href="http://www.rowellfosterchildren.org/">The Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">-L to R: Jasper (V's son with Jazz great Wynton Marsalis); Radcliffe's daughter, Victoria, Radcliffe Bailey (V's new and 2nd husband); Radcliffe's son; Maya Fahey (V's biological child from her first marriage)</td></tr>
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<u><b>Source: </b></u><br />
<a href="http://www.rowellfosterchildren.org/">http://www.rowellfosterchildren.org/ </a><br />
<a href="http://everythingiric.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=1824&Itemid=2">http://www.everythingiric.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=1824&Itemid=2 </a> <a href="http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2009/07/15/victoria-rowells-wedding-a-family-affair/">http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2009/07/15/victoria-rowells-wedding-a-family-affair/</a><u><b> </b></u></div>everythingirichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644633960150995206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584710685570950033.post-6935701073625083972011-05-18T03:17:00.000-04:002011-05-18T03:17:50.014-04:00Who are you to judge our crush on the pillowy host of Bizarre Foods?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers,<br />
<br />
I'm moving over some old (as far back as 2009) posts from the main <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">EIRIC™</a> site to here. Reason: I'm going with a different direction for the <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">front page</a>. Please feel free to take a <a href="http://www.everythingiric.com/">look</a> and provide your feedback.<br />
<br />
Yours,<br />
<br />
E<br />
<br />
<u><b>Post:</b></u><br />
If you haven't met Andrew Zimmern, it's past time that you did. Follow this NYC Jewish foodie on his cultural adventures around the world. The video below explores his time in Cambodia. Weak stomachs need not apply. <br />
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