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		<title>what the&#8230;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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i have no words.
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		<title>give up</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[my &#8216;pretty wings&#8217; go to shame as i am endlessly degraded. i hold in the tears that instead turn into a built-up hatred, as every step i take is observed under a microscope. indirectly telling me i&#8217;m not good enough for respect, or flat out letting me know that my body just doesn&#8217;t make the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=282&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>why do black women want &#8220;good hair&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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thoughts?
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		<title>i love avalon organics conditioner!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i switched to avalon organics conditioner a couple weeks ago, and i&#8217;m so glad i did! i found their shampoos and conditioners on sale at whole foods, and decided to give them a try. i don&#8217;t know if i&#8217;ll be able to use the conditioner at its regular price ($8-$9, depending on where you get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=270&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>snip snip diaries: beauty and make-up.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[this is a continuation of my first snip snip diaries post.
as for make-up, i prefer to play up my eyes more than anything else. i love almay&#8217;s one-coat triple effect mascara, along with their intense i-color purple eyeliner (for brown eyes). i usually line the bottom eyelid, and soften the line with a charcoal shade [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=250&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>product radar: essie &#8220;sassy satchel&#8221; nail polish</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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great color for the fall! click here to check out this and other essie nail products.
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		<title>snip snip diaries: fashion and style.</title>
		<link>http://bqpress.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/snip-snip-diaries-beauty-and-fashion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[big chop]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[after i did the big chop almost two months ago, i feel like my fashion and beauty sense has been more precise. before the big chop, i asked myself a lot of questions&#8211; mainly different versions of: can i pull this off? and then there were some stupid questions. will i need to change my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=245&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>dear obama: on education.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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Dear President Obama,
First, I would like to commend you on announcing the American Graduation Initiative and acknowledging the importance of community colleges. While interning for Women Employed, a Chicago-based social advocacy organization, I gained first-hand knowledge of the many difficulties that today&#8217;s community college students face. The interviews I had with single mothers attending Olive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=236&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>solange knowles joins the BC club.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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wow! even though i&#8217;m not too crazy for celebrity news, solange&#8217;s big chop made me so happy. it was something so unique and unexpected; shocking in a way that immediately excited me.
let me explain. when india arie cut her hair, it was beautiful, but not particularly unusual. the neo-soul arena is not only well known [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=230&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>l&#8217;oreal under fire</title>
		<link>http://bqpress.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/loreal-under-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[super duper important]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["because you're worth it"]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[l'oreal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[L’Oréal, the French cosmetics giant, whose advertising campaigns proclaim  “because you’re worth it”, was found guilty of racial discrimination for  considering black, Arab and Asian women unworthy of selling its shampoo.
France’s highest court was told that the group had sought an all-white team of  sales staff to promote Fructis Style, a haircare [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=223&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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