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Lifestyles of the ‘Hood and Infamous | Poem
Violence, drugs, dilapidated conditions, a sense of weird harmony among peers, liquor stores, all placed in the ghetto. There are teens plagued with this problem on a daily basis, yet many people fail to understand why they are the way they are. Folks often judge and talk about how easy it is to get out. For some it’s a mute possibility. For others it’s more daunting and eventually they may succumb to this cut throat life style. Readers, let’s venture on a journey of a 16 year old who deals with this everyday. Enjoy. Walk a mile in my shoes… …and this is what you’ll see A barrel of…
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Should a Man’s Past Drive a Woman Away?
In my recent post “Should A Woman’s Salty Past Be A Deal Breaker?” I touched on some skeletons that women may have in their shoe closets and whether or not they (the skeletons) should play peek a boo; and if so, should a man leave or continue to pursue something with the woman. So I’ll be doing the same with the not so fairer sex, and I’ll incorporate the same rating system with different vernacular although I won’t rate them. I’ll leave that up to YOU the readers. For each scenario is it: * Yay? * Nay? * Run away? So people, what say you? Here goes… 1. Was gang involved This…
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From Superstar to no Star: Athlete Careers That Were cut Short
“He’s going to be the next…..” “We have a future (fill in the blank) on our hands” “Wait until he hits his prime” “He’s a future Hall of Famer” These were many of the cliches’ that described athletes over the course of time. There have been many a high school/college phenoms that have come out and fizzled under the burden of injuries, miscalculated career-shortening moves, and the grueling perseverance it takes to succeed as an athlete. These athletes are ones that have that “what could have been, should have been” stigma. I didn’t include athletes that have passed away because we all know you can’t necessarily help that. However, the…
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Should Black men Keep Their Sexuality Hidden in the Workplace?
[Admin Note: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage once again, K. Ferdinand.] “I’m coming out…. Coming!…I want the world to know gotta let it show…”. I’m sorry, but that seems to be the new National Anthem these days. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, the latest news is about Mizzou’s defensive lineman Michael Sam coming out the closet revealing to the sports world that he will be the first openly gay athlete to [actively] compete in a major American sport. Journalists and the media have been in a frenzy trying to figure out how he will be accepted in the NFL. More importantly, how will Michael Sam’s sexuality affect…
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Should a Woman’s Past be a Relationship Deal Breaker?
Before I write another word let’s start with this scene from Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall. So with the comedy aside, which of those women (except Arsenio in drag of course) would be a turn off for you based on their situation? There are brothers (and sistahs too, don’t get the game twisted) that would let the other off real quick should they be privy to some unsavory info. Question is: Should a woman’s past be a deal breaker when meeting someone or starting a new relationship? Let’s delve into some scenario’s shall we? We’ll break them up into 3 categories: * Deal * No deal…
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10 Reasons to Show up to Work in the Nude
We all know here in this country you can get arrested and put on the Sexual Offenders list real quick for exposing any part of your body. I read somewhere you can become a sex offender if you are caught urinating outside. Crazy. But what if you could do things naked besides have sex – like say… hmmmmnn…..go to work? Let’s delve into this world for a bit in this unconventional borderline morbid top 10 list. We here at Opinionated male like to jazz (not jizz) it up a bit with some off the wall stuff, so here goes. 1. No one can ever steal your chair Would you want…
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Real Reasons to Celebrate Black American History & Pioneers
We may have had to sit in the back of the bus, but it doesn’t mean we weren’t the first on the bus. Although Black History has been relegated to only one month, some of you may recall it used to be only one week. The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter Woodson and the Association for the study of Negro life announced the second week of February to be “Negro History Week.” This week was chosen because it marked the birthdays of both former president Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. People, especially those of color may have an issue with Black History…
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Love Conundrum: Is Love REALLY Unconditional?
Admin Note: Please welcome guest blogger K. Ferdinand. Enjoy. So I was talking to my father last night and we were discussing each other’s Valentine’s day plans. My father and mother have been divorced ever since I was a baby, so the type of relationship that my father and I have is more of a friendship than of the traditional father and son. Overall, I cherish much of his advice, and seek his wisdom often to get through many situations. He was telling me of his lofty plans. His plan comes down to which one of his women is going to shoot cupids arrow on him, and enjoy his company…
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9 Secrets Women Won’t tell Their Men
What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. Classic line isn’t it? Well since the beginning of time couples have always hid a secret or two from one other; whether it is ‘so harmless’ why even divulge it or something ‘so damaging’ they’ll take it to the grave. Well in this article, I’ll share nine secrets that women keep from their men. Some of these I actually got from conversations over time with the fairer sex. While a few of these may be humorous, some are actually quite serious and true. So let’s chop it up shall we…. THEY ACTUALLY WANT YOU TO HAVE YOUR GUY TIME Yes fellas, it’s true. Women while…
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When Living in the Moment Goes Wrong, Sports Edition
Yo! Yo! Yo! fellow readers of OM, I hope your new year is going well so far. I’m not into New years Resolutions or anything but if you made some, I hope you are sticking to, or attempting to stick to them. I guess one we all have is to save more and spend less but it’s rather daunting to do so. Anyway let’s touch on some of the stuff we’ve seen in sports over the last few weeks. I want to congratulate Peyton Manning on his victory against the Patriots this past Sunday. I mean after all you beat a Patriots team that was already void of receivers (we’ll…
