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Mo'Nique Held Fast to Faith

Originally publishe March 8, 2010 www.urbanfaith.com
http://www.urbanfaith.com/2010/03/moniques-victory-is-bigger-tha.html

Well, Mo'Nique did it.

The movie, Precious, for which she won the Academy Award for supporting actress, may have made us uncomfortable, but doggonit, Mo'Nique did it.

The sadistic way in which she'd make Precious, played by fellow Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe, wait on her like a slave and tell her that she wouldn't amount anything. The pain and rage in her bloodshot eyes as her chapped lips sipped a cigarette bud revealing yellowed teeth. Mo'Nique, who broke through showbiz as a foul-mouth standup comedian, was absolutely believable as a dramatic actor.

Last Updated (Saturday, 13 March 2010 01:03)

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Decade of Preparation Ends

By Wil LaVeist


Ten years ago the world was supposed to end. I remember Dec. 31, 1999 as though it were yesterday. My wife and children and I were huddled on Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago as midnight approached. For months there was spooky talk about the “Y2K bug,” that since computers weren’t programmed to identify the year 2000, machines were going to fail. Planes could drop out of the sky. Electricity could shut down, turning cities dark. Prepare for anarchy in the streets was the warning.

 

Last Updated (Saturday, 13 March 2010 00:39)

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Victory Worthy Of Tears

By Wil LaVeist

It was a time to cry.

A time for men who for their entire lives had fought stereotypes:

You’re lazy and shiftless. You’re dumb and violent. You don’t take care of your children. You’ll never mount to anything. You’re not good enough.

It was a time for men who had beaten the stereotypes, but for whom life in America remains a psychological wrestling match with their backs against the mat.

Last Updated (Sunday, 11 April 2010 02:04)

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