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WHAT WOULD YOU LOOK FOR IN A BLACK WIFE? By BIMBOLA ADESANYA In light of all the Black Men vs Black Women debate that has been taking place on this website between A.M.O (Astute Male Observer) and A.F.O (Astute Female Observer) CLICK HERE, CLICK HERE, CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE, I have decided to do some scientific research into the matter to find out how Black men see things regarding the matter. I know some people may say, “Bimbola, why aren’t you doing any research into how Black women feel” and my answer would be: Black men are not the ones finding it difficult to get married. They are not the ones facing a singlehood problem nor are they the ones facing a never-been-married-and-can’t-get-married problem. It’s Black women facing these problems, not Black men. So we need to find out what we Black women should do to make marriage a more.... MORE

By Iya Bakare He’s considered one of America’s sexiest men alive, not to mention one of the most intelligent. A classmate and friend of President Barack Obama, Hill Harper is an accomplished film actor, scholar and author. He wrote Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest your Destiny and Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny. His most recent book, The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships , is the topic of discussion in many social circles and family gatherings all over the country. I believe timing is everything. Weeks before I was aware of the book, the same question plagued my mind every day as I walked down the streets to and from my job, my internship and my neighborhood. Why can’t black men and women get together? What has happened within our community that I rarely see black couples where I frequent? Perhaps the fact that I don’t work and live in predominantly black areas of the city may be one reason. Nevertheles...