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		<title>featured artist: william walker.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[childhood is without prejudice. an outstanding mural by william walker. located on 56th and lake park, chicago. click here for a detailed view.




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		<title>back to basics: shea.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i think shea butter is going to be added to my list of staples. i just got my very first package of nasabb shea butter, and i&#8217;m so glad i did. i&#8217;ve completely forgotten the benefits shea butter has for both the hair and scalp. needless to say, i&#8217;m going to keep using nasabb&#8217;s shea [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bqpress.wordpress.com&blog=4072653&post=307&subd=bqpress&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>Shiraz</dc:creator>
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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>
		<link>http://bqpress.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/snip-snip-diaries-beauty-and-make-up/</link>
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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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		<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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			<media:title type="html">Shiraz</media:title>
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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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