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	<title>The Color Curve</title>
	
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		<title>3 Ways Sisters Can Cook for Their Man (With Purpose)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[black relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some will skip right over this column like double dutch in the summertime because their hearts are as hard as the city concrete. Cooking for a man is not some slavery syndrome sort of activity; you are not a mammy in a kitchen serving your master. Cooking for your man is an art, and it’s <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/3-ways-sisters-can-cook-for-their-man-with-purpose/#more-5444" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This, Right Here, Is Exactly Why Black Boys Are Murdered (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/LF2NE1MH8w4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black boys murdered]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What you probably will not care about. A 13-year-old and a 17-year-old was shot to death in West Philadelphia. What you will shake your head and move on about. A four-year-old shot at a basketball game in The Bronx. It&#8217;s all in the game. This short video breaks down so perfectly.  And yet, five years <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/this-right-here-is-exactly-why-black-boys-are-murdered-video/#more-5442" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Incredible Genius of the New Television Drug (Why We Have to Watch the Stupid Shows We Watch)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/S8PUbwL3D70/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black community]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/?p=5440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was completely embarrassed. On a rare Sunday away from the family, I was supposed to do some chores, and run some errands. By the time I looked at my iPhone, I missed eight calls and 11 text messages (all of them from wifey). It was 10:54 pm on a Sunday night. I had just <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/the-incredible-genius-of-the-new-television-drug-why-we-have-to-watch-the-stupid-shows-we-watch/#more-5440" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting on Your Breakthrough? Don’t Hold Your Breath.</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/tJNuxXckn1E/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/waiting-on-your-breakthrough-dont-hold-your-breath/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakthrough]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/?p=5438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I felt like the dumping can for friendly frustration; random phone calls from buddies and acquaintances alike who are profoundly frustrated with life. They either yell on the phone or sulk in silence. I could hear their sullen voice. I had a decision to make. Help them or dump them. The topic at <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/waiting-on-your-breakthrough-dont-hold-your-breath/#more-5438" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying. Here’s a Solution: Just “Get Over It.”</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/YPNyM5mXF6M/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/bullying-just-get-over-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicole Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/?p=5431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s a real cold statement, right? Annhhh!! Wrong answer!! There is such a thing as spending too much time coddling these kids into a false sense of pride and entitlement, not to mention undervaluing one of the most beneficial aspects of growing up, getting bullied a little bit. For clarification, I&#8217;m not talking about violent <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/bullying-just-get-over-it/#more-5431" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The 3 Issues I Have with (Some) Black Intellectuals</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/f-Jer9Zj7vQ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/the-3-issues-i-have-with-some-black-intellectuals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black intellectuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black thought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/?p=5429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brother Rashid goes the bookstore. Brother Rashid reads a book. It’s a very insightful book, carefully crafted with advanced vocabulary and interesting theories on black masculinity. It’s an idealistic book. It’s a well written book. Brother Rashid likes this book. Brother Rashid carries his newfound knowledge like a freshly purchased pie, eats it and immediately <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/the-3-issues-i-have-with-some-black-intellectuals/#more-5429" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oh My God! What is That?! Is That… Black Love?! (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/I-m7Qee0Fcs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/black-love-black-man-loves-a-black-woma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage proposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proposals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/?p=5427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you were feeling weary from the spiked, soul shattering cyber belt of blogging damnation, here are two videos bound to brighten even the most skeptical lover.  First video goes hard. Brother man is trying to stay cool, but he knows his woman is worth what he&#8217;s about to do. It&#8217;s a beautiful <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/black-love-black-man-loves-a-black-woma/#more-5427" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Conferences &amp; Festivals Only the Powerful &amp; Intelligent Would Attend</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/JT1caKT808A/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/5-conferences-festivals-only-the-powerful-intelligent-would-attend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African-American empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aspen Ideas Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Enterprise Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forbes Global CEO Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Urban League Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No Excuses Summit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/?p=5422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Conferences are usually life changing, if you come in with the right mindset. But which conferences are you attending? For the progressive African-American who wants more out of life, it’s important to not just attend the black conferences. You are encouraged to step out of your comfort zone, and believe big. Here’s a list of <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/5-conferences-festivals-only-the-powerful-intelligent-would-attend/#more-5422" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Black Kids Destroy a Walmart, You Know We Have Problems (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/Unycu8yQW0g/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/when-black-kids-destroy-a-walmart-you-know-we-have-problems-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flash mobbing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/?p=5419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh no. Dear Lord, not the watermelons! When over 300 black kids rampage a Walmart in Jacksonville, you know that something has fundamentally fallen apart in a black community. What is the solution to this type of behavior? Watch the video and you tell me.  &#160; The  real issue is that these kids are more <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/when-black-kids-destroy-a-walmart-you-know-we-have-problems-video/#more-5419" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Jobs You Can Get Within 18 Months Paying YOU $50,000 or More (No Degree Required)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheColorCurve/~3/j5aAKKDB0vU/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheBlackGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Black Man's Black Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hustle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making moves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wealth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hit the links and I will reveal not only the jobs, but how you can get the job within 12 &#8211; 18 months. Make money and hit the links, or ignore it and enjoy your $9 an hour. In 2012, it’s all about moves. Make moves. Don’t be stagnant, take care of the little disciplines <a href="http://www.thecolorcurve.com/blog/bmbm/3-jobs-you-can-get-within-18-month-paying-you-50000-or-more-no-degree-required/#more-5411" class="more-link">Continue reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
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