Black History Month on TheStateOf: "How Does Slavery Affect Blacks Today"

Marcus Garvey, pictured.
TheStateOf will celebrate Black History Month each day by providing in-depth historical profiles, thought-provoking pieces and essays. In the first installment, Black Perspective & Introspection, a Minnesota blogger, discusses the relationship betwen black culture and slavery.
“It’s an interesting concept of which I find fascinating. Given that culture is learned and passed generationaly, what [...]

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In the Old Testament, the Golden Calf was an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites during Moses’ 40 days on Mt. Sinai. The Israelites, having lost faith in their God, made offerings to and worshipped the Golden Calf as if it were God. But it was not God. It was an [...]

And You Guys Were Worried About Soy

Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.
While advising parents to consider the possible risk, several hormone experts emphasized that the problem appears to happen infrequently and clears up when the [...]

Tyra "Porkchop"

“Television personality and former supermodel Tyra Banks has hit back at critics who mocked her as fat and dubbed her “America’s Next Top Waddle” after recent weight gains.
“Banks, 33, who swapped the fashion runway in 2005 for a career as a TV chat show host and presenter of the reality show “America’s Next Top Model,” [...]