Want a Bagel with your Watermelon?

A commentary on stereotyping through food, plus the revival of “negro”, the census and a suggestion for open food stereotyping. Pop the top people!

Government Agency Urges Black HIV/AIDS Awareness

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, joins African-Americans in remembering those who have died with AIDS and in fighting the disease. “We have a national responsibility to alleviate the HIV/AIDS-related suffering of African-Americans by ensuring that they have full knowledge of—and access to—all proven forms of [...]

Mineral Makeup For All Women

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One sector of the beauty market that has not been saturated is makeup for women of color. This led us to our search for makeup lines with a range that covers all complexions. The result was a grouping of primarily independent cosmetic companies offering powder-based mineral lines. We love powder for the summer to help [...]

A Classy City Slicker

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Spotted: Park Avenue South
Name: Natasha
Age: 33
Hometown: Nashville
Current ‘hood: Manhattan
First language: English
Job: Career Consultant

Ethnicity: African American
Religion: Non-practicing Catholic
Favorite Condiment: Thai spicy chili sauce
Favorite Nut: Cashew
On your iPod now: Prince, David Bowie
What’s In Your Makeup Case: L’oreal lipstick
Favorite Movie: Evil Dead, The Color Purple
Dream Job: I wanted to be an actress.
Wishlist: To travel [...]

A Rational Dreamer

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Spotted: Flatiron
Name: Sahel
Age: 20
Hometown: Manhattan
Current ‘hood: Manhattan
First language: English
Other languages: A little Spanish
Job: Retail sales associate, accounting student

Ethnicity: African American
Religion: Christian
Favorite Condiment: Ketchup
Favorite Nut: Cashew
On your iPod now: Ciara, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z
What’s In Your Makeup Case: Prescriptives
Favorite Movie: The Devil Wears Prada
Dream Job: To be an entrepreneur and [...]

The Essence Of Brooklyn

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She/He
Spotted: Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Name: Lyani///Nasan
Age: 28//29
Hometown: Germany, Puerto Rico, Alabama, Atlanta & NYC///
Kingston, Jamaica
Current ‘hood: Brooklyn//Brooklyn
First language: English//English
Other languages: Spanish//Patua
Job: Set designer for film and print //hip-hop artist

Ethnicity: Native American/African American/Puerto Rican/Rainforest tribe ////Jamaican American
Religion: “I’m in between religions.” // Baha’i
Favorite Condiment: Mojo//ketchup
Favorite Nut: Almond//Walnut
On your iPod now: [...]

Through The Looking Glass

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Spotted: SONYA Gallery, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Name: Malik
Age: 39
Hometown: Brooklyn
Current ‘hood: Brooklyn
First language: English
Other languages: I used to speak a bit of Swahili
Job: Artist, photographer

Ethnicity: African American (Guinea, Madagascar), Native American (Blackfoot, Apache, Cherokee, Choctaw, among other tribes)
Religion: None
Favorite Condiment: Apricot preserve
Favorite Nut: Cashew
On your iPod now: Immortal Technique, Taigaa!, The Brand New Heavies
Favorite Movie: [...]