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	<title>Yasmin Shiraz</title>
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	<description>Author, Activist, Filmmaker &#38; Speaker</description>
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		<title>Can Gabourey Sidibe Tip the Scales of Hollywood in her Favor?</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/12/can-gabourey-sidibe-tip-the-scales-of-hollywood-in-her-favor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mo'Nique]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paula Patton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[precious]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tina fey]]></category>
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Give it to shock jock, Howard Stern, for saying what many people were probably thinking. Oprah and all the fans of Precious applauded Gabourey Sidibe&#8217;s performance in Precious, but all seemed to ignore that Hollywood is a size conscious place. With stars like Queen Latifah &#8211;who had a breast reduction&#8211;early in her Hollywood career, Oscar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marion Jones: Disgraced Former Olympian Joins The WNBA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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TV news shows have been buzzing with the news that former Olympian, Marion Jones has joined the WNBA&#8217;s Tulsa Shock team. I&#8217;m happy that Marion is getting another shot at being an athlete, but I was so disappointed in her for having to surrender 5 medals because of using performance enhancing drugs. In our society [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sexploitation: Women &amp; The Hip Hop Video</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/10/sexploitation-women-the-hip-hop-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive: A Novel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hip hop culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexploitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every day I&#8217;m sharing quotes from my books to initiate dialogue on the issues that can help us, hurt us, or make us think about life as we know it. Some days it may be an affirmation for living, other days it might be a statement about the stark reality of society, music, culture, etc. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming To Theaters This Weekend: Mother (Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/10/coming-to-theaters-this-weekend-mother-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/10/coming-to-theaters-this-weekend-mother-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[All Movie Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother film]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a movie, I gotta see. The synopsis describes a lot of mother/son relationships. Read the synopsis below and check the trailer. Then, email me and tell me you don&#8217;t know several people like this.

A woman devoted to her son struggles to keep him from spending his  life  in prison in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming To Theaters This Weekend: Our Family Wedding (Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/10/coming-to-theaters-this-weekend-our-family-wedding-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a movie that I plan on seeing this weekend. It involves a family coming together for a wedding. One side of the family is Latino and the other side is African American. Without having to guess really hard, I bet they won&#8217;t get a long&#8230;. Well, I&#8217;m going to go see if this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congrats: Geoffrey Fletcher &#8211; 1st African American To Win&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/09/congrats-geoffrey-fletcher-1st-african-american-to-win/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/09/congrats-geoffrey-fletcher-1st-african-american-to-win/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Oscars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoffrey Fletcher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious the movie]]></category>

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Yesterday in my Oscar highlight posts, I forgot to include Geoffrey Fletcher&#8217;s win. Geoffrey won an Oscar for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for his adaptation of Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire. According to Oprah, Geoffrey is the first African American ever to win in this category. As a person who has adapted three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father of African American Cinema featured on US Postage Stamp</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/08/father-of-african-american-cinema-featured-on-us-postage-stamp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/08/father-of-african-american-cinema-featured-on-us-postage-stamp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[film]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oscar micheaux]]></category>
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To my filmmaker family, I wanted to let you know that Oscar Micheaux who is considered the Father of African American Cinema is being featured on a US Postage stamp this year! Spike Lee recently said that all of us black filmmakers stand on the shoulders of Oscar Micheaux, so please share this info. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congrats: Kathryn Bigelow Becomes 1st Woman to Win Best Director Oscar</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/08/congrats-kathryn-bigelow-becomes-1st-woman-to-win-best-director-oscar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/08/congrats-kathryn-bigelow-becomes-1st-woman-to-win-best-director-oscar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barbra streisand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know if you watched the Oscars last night, but history was made. Kathryn Bigelow, the director of The Hurt Locker, became the 1st woman to win a best director Oscar for her film. Congratulations Kathryn. This is big news and a great accomplishment. It shows that the women filmmakers deserve the same recognition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congrats: Mo&#8217;Nique Becomes 5th Black Woman To Win An Oscar!</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/08/congrats-monique-becomes-5th-black-woman-to-win-an-oscar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/08/congrats-monique-becomes-5th-black-woman-to-win-an-oscar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actress/Comedianne, Mo&#8217;Nique became the 5th Black woman to win an Oscar at the 82nd Awards ceremony yesterday. Congrats Mo&#8217;Nique. The other actresses to win the award: Hattie McDaniel, Whoopie Goldberg, Halle Berry, and Jennifer Hudson. I&#8217;m excited for Mo&#8217;Nique and all actresses who are stepping their game up! Mo&#8217;Nique dedicated her Oscar win to Hattie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Progress: DC To Give Away Female Condoms</title>
		<link>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/06/positive-progress-dc-to-give-away-female-condoms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yasminshiraz.net/2010/03/06/positive-progress-dc-to-give-away-female-condoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mac cosmetics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Washington Post, the District of Columbia will be giving out free female condoms over the next three weeks as a part of a campaign that will distribute 500,000 condoms through high schools, beauty salons, and convenience stores.The campaign is funded by MAC cosmetics. (Get ya lip gloss on!)
This initiative is aimed at [...]]]></description>
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