http://cleverspeaks.com Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:20:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Head shaking, lip smacking, gyrating, over-bearing, weave-wearing, non-supportive, nappy-headed, uneducated, baby making, materialistic, shallow, over-educated, too dependent, too independent, lazy, success driven, masculine, overweight, unattractive women who drive their men away and force themselves to be the largest race and gender of singles in the nation... Is that me? Is that ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2010/03/the-crime-black-female-image-assaultare-you-guilty/ I wrote this blog 2 years ago. But the recent earthquake in Haiti, the recent decision to not pursue charges against Sean Bell's murderers and recent killings of unarmed Black men by the police caused me to revisit it. It's crazy because it's still very relevant to this date. Although ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2010/02/state-of-emergency-does-america-value-black-life/ How many times have we as a people complained that we no longer have any good leaders? So often we proclaim that our problem is that we don't have a modern day Martin Luther King. We don't have a great unifier, a great non-violent mobilizer who is respected and revered ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2010/01/accurately-remembering-dr-king-revised/ So I'm sitting here on my bed with my laptop as usual. Except this time I'm being  pretty non-productive because I have a cold and I feel like crap. My mind is scanning from one thought to another in a matter of seconds. Then a friend hits me up on ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2010/01/black-women-marriage-yeah-right/ Greetings friends. Please forgive me for the extended absence. I've had some inquiries as to why nothing has been posted for so long. I just took a little break to spend time with family and friends down in ATL over the holiday season. I had to leave my laptop in ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2010/01/sex-sells/ Dear Cleverspeaks.com readers my husband and I got married earlier this year. When we were dating and engaged we always did the holidays separately. Most of my family lives here in the same city as us. His family lives in Texas. Now that we are married he says we should ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2009/12/ill-be-home-for-the-holidays/ First of all let me throw out this disclaimer. I am not a movie buff. You will rarely hear me utter the phrase "I can't wait until (insert movie name) comes out Friday!" I'm usually late on seeing movies. However, I did see Precious not too long after it came ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2009/12/precious-the-movie-our-double-consciousness/ Cleverspeaks.com takes pride in investing in the future of our children. I cannot stress enough how important it is to read to children. On this Saturday, November 14th we will create a fun and magical, yet educational atmosphere in efforts to inspire young girls to read more and enhance their ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2009/11/beautiful-brown-princess-day/ Dear Cleverspeaks.com readers we're all grown here so I'm going to make this letter short and sweet. I've met a nice man. We've been dating for a little over three months now. So far he is very nice to me. He's gainfully employed. He has one child but doesn't seem ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2009/11/am-i-shallow/ Ok brothers and sisters I don't mean to shove hair down your throats much longer. That doesn't sound very pleasant at all. But I do want to expand upon the economic issues that are part of this topic. I have had a few requests that I post my position on ... http://cleverspeaks.com/index.php/2009/11/economic-empowerment-our-dollars-currently-aint-makin-sense/