CAU STUDENT SELLS HIMSELF ON E-BAY....DAMN...DAMN...DAMN

Desperate times have called for desperate measures and some people will go through extremes in order to accomplish a goal. In the case of Clark Atlanta University alumni, Terrance Wyatt, he has decided to place stock in himself as he places himself on eBay and selling himself for $10,000.

Such a drastic move seems to have come from a man that may have felt that his back was firmly pressed against the wall as he was eighteen credits shorts of graduating and was one that was not privileged to receive an abundant amount of financial aid along with the university not being the place to look for in terms of receiving the necessary funds. At this point it seems as though Wyatt, 23, has looked to all of his resources and this is the last option he feel has been presented with.

As far as the actual ad that he presented to potential buyers, which has since been pulled by eBay, Wyatt issued this:

“I am in the last year of my master's of business administration program here at Clark Atlanta University. As many of you, I have become a victim of the recession (a depression to some of us) in our wonderful country and I am in danger of losing everything I have worked for in the brief 23 years of my life. The root of my problem stems from not being able to cover all of the tuition in the final year of my pursuit of higher education. I am short about $10,000 of realizing a lifelong dream.

I am a first generation college student in my family. My mother did not finish high school but she did the best she could in raising me under the circumstances. I haven't seen my father since I was 7 years old. Although being raised in poverty, and around drugs and violence; by the grace of God, I overcame my surroundings and graduated in the top 10% of my high school class (2004).

So I am willing to offer you a piece of my future. I am an aspiring hedge fund manager, social activist, and entrepreneur. I am offering to give the person that is willing to help me now, a percentage of everything that is soon to come in my life. This investment in my future right now could potentially pay off to be millions for you if I have my way.

I can verify everything I have said. I am not trying to scam or lie to anyone. I just want to graduate this year and break the cycle of self-destruction and poverty in my family once and for all.

As far as being a benefactor of my future earnings, we can have the documents customized to your liking by the firm of your choosing (or mine if you would like) to insure you will be entitled to future compensation from any of my future earnings and business ventures. You will also receive a thank you card and a personal note of gratitude as an immediate item.”

Man, times are hard.

I WANT A LOVE THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THIS....

For you I give a lifetime of stability
Anything you want of me, nothing is impossible
For you, there are no words or ways to show my love
Or all the thoughts I'm thinking of
Cause this life is no good alone
Since we've become one,
I've made a change
Everything I do now, makes sense
All roads end, all I do is for you

For you I share the cup of love that overflows
And anyone who knows us knows
I would change all faults I have,
For you there is no low or high or in between
Of my heart that you haven't seen
Cause I share all I have and am
Nothing I've said's hard to understand
All I feel I feel deeper still, and always will
All this love is for you

Every note that I play, every word I might say
Every melody I feel
Are only for you and your appeal
Every page that I write, every day of my life
Would not be filled with without the things
That my love for you now brings
For you I make the promise of fidelity
Now and for eternity
No one could replace this vow

For you, I'd take take your hand heart And everything
And add to them a wedding ring
Cause this life is no good alone
Since we've become one you're all I've known
And if this feeling should leave, I'd die
And here's why, all I am is for you
Everything i do now makes sense
All roads end, all I do,
Is for you

MORE REASON WHY I LOVE FOOTBALL....

YOUR THOUGHTS?

BEAUTIFUL MAN...

YES HE IS LEGAL....BARELY(20 YEARS OLD)

A SONG FOR YOU...WHO RAN IT?

WHY ARE YOU STILL SINGLE?

Original Post found at Warm & Tasty Blog

So you have your shit together, you have your own home, own car, self confidence and swagger yet you still come home alone every time. You have to break out the bottle of lotion because no one is there to please you sexually because your status on Facebook says "Single"?

You see that person walking with their boyfriend down the street and wonder "how did they get a man and I don't have one? I'm way cuter than he is!" There are often mistakes that we singles make that we do not notice that we do on a regular basis.

Here are some reasons as to why you may still be single and if they apply to you, you may need to re-evaluate.


You Value Your Being Independent Over Being Tied Down [raising my hand on this one]
When you were younger, being single and independent was perfect for you because you could do anything you wanted without having to worry about what others had to think or say about you.

But as much as it hurts me to say-being in a relationship involves plenty of commitment, sacrifice and compromise. Being independent means you have grown accustom to the habit of doing things on your own terms but sometimes things have to change.

Your daily routines are not something you have to abide by 100%. We sometimes have to be a bit more lenient to allow others in. You can invite that special someone into your life and still have your freedom.

You're Always Too Busy
Your job is your first love. You thought you could find a man after rising to the top of the ladder, but realize there is no end to it. You feel like you will forever climb that corporate ladder.
Spending most of your time focusing on getting ahead, you have realized you have lost your social life completely and forgot how to put your best foot forward when you are looking for the right man.

You Have Not Maintained Your Appearance On A Regular
Look at yourself!!! What have you become!? Where did those extra 10 pounds come from!? Your hair is a mess!! Appearance isn't everything but it is when it comes to first impression. If you aren't keeping it cute with yourself...Others will pick up on it and wonder "Does he look like that everyday!? DAMN"

You never know who you are going to run into so you should look your best everyday. Or if not your best....pretty damn close to it.

You Don't Try Hard Enough To Make Things Work
Anal ain't free and neither are the good things in life. If you are just waiting for the right person to come around while you sit on your ass eating Sarah Lee Cheesecake Bites lol your chances of him falling into your arms are slim to none. The more you put your face out there, the more visible you are the higher the chances of getting a man.

When you put in the time and effort to expand your social life, you’ll find yourself making more friends, and potential dates will come naturally along the way.



You Are Too Afraid To Put Yourself Out There And Meet Other People
The idea of opening up yourself to others and letting people into your life is scary thing for you? Well say hello to a life of solitude. Fears we have like failure, rejection commitment, trust issues; lead to one feeling self-conscious and having a lack the confidence to approach people. Taking the initiative and making conversation is the first step into breaking that cycle.

You Have High Standards That Are Impossible To Meet
I tell a friend everyday "Boy you better lower them standards!" of course its usually about sex but it makes sense when it comes to all aspects of social life. Come on having that checklist of 6ft, dark, masculine, extremely muscular, no kids, lives within 5 minute radius chances are you are ruling out a lot of good men who do not meet any of your standards.

Not everyone is perfect so expand those options. But do not lower them to the point where you are welcoming absolutely everyone in the neighborhood.

Past Relationships Leave You Alienated [raising my hand on this one]
We have all had failed relationships and break ups that leave us crushed and angry singing Kelis' "Caught Out There" or any song by Keyshia Cole. You cannot let your past experiences shut you down from new things that others will bring to the table.

So take a little break in between relationships; which means NO REBOUND RELATIONSHIPS. Now that you have healed you can leave all your excess baggage at the door and be open to a new person

You Treasure Your Possessions More Than Anything Else
We all have material things that we love and can bring us pleasure for the moment. But those material things won't hold you at night unless its a Snuggie! We all need that human companionship from time to time.

You should put these items to the side for you to be able to find love...to be loved....to love.

DEEP FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Can I be honest?

I spoke his name and he appeared, like the summoning of some spirit from a novice medium tapping into the "otherworld" for the first time. He came to me, pouring out his soul in a fount of words and emotions that caused reality to bend and stretch and blur. And I drank what flowed forth from his heart, lapping up every dripping word, savoring every heated emotion. The taste was different from what I recalled of the past. It was a genuine flow from a suffering soul. When all was said and his cup was empty, my stomach felt heavy and my tongue tasted bitter. Partaking in him came with a price.

Honesty is the first of many charges.

God, give me the courage to be honest.


I dream only of you. I love more than I would like to, more than I have the words to express, more than I have the power to contain, and more than I have the strength to fight. I believed, once, that I had let go, forgiving you of past crimes, and forging ahead with new men - all of whom only served as mirrors, reflecting you back to me. They lacked your firmness, your bravado, your lingering kiss, your eyes. They reminded me only of how incomplete life felt without you. And I will be honest enough to say that I haven't had sex with a single man since you and I tore one another apart through words and infidelity.

But I feel you've gone on to make a foolish mistake. Your confession of love would be no issue if you weren't already involved with another man's heart. This man's heart you've held before, you've broke before. Do you remember how I played the role of the other lover when you last held his heart? Love is dangerous in the hands of the foolish, and I will not be a fool again. Not when karma paid me back so perfectly for loving you in darkness.

So, where do we go from here, my dear? Will we remain lovers only in the depths of our minds while reality denies us another chance to make amends to Eros for spitting on his gift? Are we fated to be the ones who have obtained every thing in life except for love? Or are we just too young to realize that in time this love will fade into the ether, becoming little more than a fond memory of 'naive love'? Or perhaps it is the opposite... This love has had a year to fade and the memories and feelings seem to persist as defiantly and boldly as though you were here just yesterday.

If this is a test from the winged god of love... If he waits to see how highly his gift is regarded by our mortal souls, I am willing to take up arms and fight fiercely for the arrow that pierced my heart long ago. Does my honesty make me foolish?

Why must we suffer for love?

I GOT THIS FROM ANOTHER BLOG!

THIS IS WHAT A STAR LOOKS LIKE....ZOE...ZOE...ZOE

BLACK BEAUTY...TO'S FIRST BLACK GIRL

NEW SUMMER/FALL BANGER...NUMBER ONE

IS LOVE ENOUGH???

Is love enough if you're unequally yoked? For example different goals or wants, desires, financial status, demeanor, beliefs or outlook about life can be road blocks or speed bumps. Is love enough?

SEXUAL STYLE BY SIGN

Sure, we've all read about how romantic or commitment-shy each zodiac sign is -- but do you know what a person's sign says about how they feel about sex? Who likes role-playing and who likes a bed of roses? Who needs a long warm-up session and who's ready for take-off after a peck on the cheek? With the help of Phyllis Vega, author of "Erotic Astrology: The Sex Secrets of Your Horoscope Revealed," we found out what your -- or your love interest's -- sign indicates about sexual style, turn-offs and turn-ons. Plus, find out which signs are sexually compatible.

Aries

Sexual Style: Passionate and impatient, these lovers want to get down to business. They're not into wooing you with flowers and romance. They're actors, not dreamers, and they prefer a spicy, energetic romp to a drawn-out lovemaking session. "They want what they want, and they want it now," says Vega. If what they want is you, you'll have a partner dedicated to pleasing you between the sheets -- but you'd better not be into foreplay, because you're not going to get much.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, Aquarius

Turn-ons: Anything different; aggressive partners. "Attack!" says Vega. "Subtly is totally lost on the Aries." As is the joy of a routine: The ram gets randy when exhilarated and surprised.

Turn-offs: The same-old, same-old. Scheduling sex every Tuesday and Thursday with your Aries is a sure-fire way to bore him to death.

Taurus Sexual Style: Taureans want to be wined and dined and slowly seduced. These sensual lovers mull over their decisions, but once they've decided that you're the one, they'll want you and only you. The reliable and easy-going bull likes deliberate, uncomplicated sex, and possesses a libido that, once unleashed, lets her go all night.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Turn-ons: "Taureans fall hook, line and sinker for all the traditional tools of seduction," says Vega. Just put high-thread-count sheets on the bed, some flowers in the room, pop open a bottle of fine wine and turn on the Barry White. The downside is that you may feel like you're setting up a 1970s-era love den, but the upside is that your Taurus love interest will probably be taking off her shirt by the second song.

Turn-offs: If you push her up against a wall or show up at her house in a kinky costume, your Taurus will probably run shrieking. These traditionalists aren't into hard come-ons or warped fun.

Gemini

Sexual Style: This cerebral, verbal sign is stimulated mentally first and physically second. Once you've got him excited, drag him into the bedroom before he gets distracted, since Gemini minds wander easily. Sex is sure to be hot and heavy, and probably pretty chatty. "They like to talk during sex; they like to talk about sex," says Vega. Lounging around makes those born under the sign of the twins nervous, so don't take it personally when your Gemini wants to get out of bed after he climaxes.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Turn-ons: Steamy conversation and novelty. Tell him what you're going to do to him, and, better yet, make it something he's never had done before. Mix it up: A Gemini changes his mind often, so he may like rooftop action on Tuesday and a personal lap dance Wednesday. Turn-offs: The dreaded cling. Don't act needy with a Gemini; though they can be happily monogamous, they want to at least feel free.

Cancer

Sexual Style: "Cancers don't just fall into bed," says Vega. For the most part, the extremely emotional crab wants a relationship, and once she has you in her claws, she doesn't want to let go. These intense, serious, possessive lovers zero in on one partner with whom to engage in all of their favorite sensual activities. While they may be shy initially, they're tender and deeply affectionate once they feel comfortable.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Scorpio, Pisces

Turn-ons: Some great food and loads of trust. Make your Cancer an elaborate meal and let her know she can be vulnerable with you, and you may just have her pleasing you forever.
Turn-offs: Whatever you do, don't hurt her feelings or even think about straying. The supersensitive Cancer is easily offended, and, since she has the best memory of all Zodiac signs, she will never forget precisely how you've screwed up.

Leo

Sexual Style: The self-mythologizing Leo wants to be a star and is as dramatic in bed as in life. The lion craves recognition and an audience, and if you keep applauding him, he'll keep satisfying you. "They want to be stroked, literally and physically," says Vega. These natural-born lovers are exceptionally sexual, inventive and devoted. They don't take no for an answer, so why bother? Give in, and let them put on a one-Leo show just for you.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Aries, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Turn-ons: Endless flattery. Tell the magnetic Leo he is gorgeous, witty and fabulous in bed. His libido will skyrocket, and you'll reap the significant benefits.

Turn-offs: Bossiness. The Leo must be in charge, or at least think that he's in charge. So if you value your peace of mind, you won't try to tell your Leo what to do.

Virgo

Sexual Style: "Everyone thinks the Virgo is chaste, but they're just fastidious," says Vega. They like to get it on in a clean and lovely environment. They're sweet, romantic, orderly paramours who thrive in calm relationships and often prefer to be the less aggressive partner. Even though they may act shocked when you suggest something naughty, they're secretly thrilled. So coax your Virgo into that acrobatic contortion you read about in the "Kama Sutra" and as long as she doesn't pull her hamstring, she'll be as happy as you are.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Taurus, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Turn-ons: Fresh sheets, a traditional courtship, routines. Treat them carefully, buy them fine gifts, read them poetry and generally work with their precious, old-fashioned sexual sensibilities.

Turn-offs: "Don't throw them on the ground and try to jump their bones," warns Vega. They're not interested in getting literally down and dirty.

Libra

Sexual Style: The sophisticated Libra is an intellectual and a perfectionist -- an excellent bedmate, if a bit detached. The high-minded sign approaches sex with a mental bent, and is often intrigued by erotica and new conceptual approaches to pleasure. He is open-minded but refined, so he'll probably go along with anything as long as it's not too gnarly. (Read: While he may wear a sleeveless butler costume, hardcore fetish play probably isn't a sure bet.)

Sexually Compatible Signs: Gemini, Aquarius, Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Turn-ons: A well-decorated bedroom, the best of everything, a night on the town. The urbane Libra gets excited by a nice situation in which to get his subdued-but-considerable groove on. And he may be too polite to say so, but he really digs pricey gifts.

Turn-offs: "No gross hotel sex," orders Vega. You'd be best also to avoid taking your Libra camping or suggesting that he rough it in any way. Libras aren't interested in lovemaking under the stars unless they're in a luxury cabin with skylights.

Scorpios

Sexual Style: Everyone knows Scorpios are freaks, but not everyone understands that they are discerning freaks. The mysterious, intense Scorpio may be a horn-dog, but she prefers celibacy to milquetoast sex. She's interested in transformative lovemaking, not just 20 minutes of missionary. "It must be more than sex and love," says Vega. "It must be a greater connection." The sexy scorpion, who doesn't understand the phrase "shades of gray," is either totally uninterested in you or focused entirely on you. Once she has decided that you're the one, she'll show you undying love and darkly erotic action. If you want to be with a Scorpio, start working on your stamina, and brace yourself.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Cancer, Pisces, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Turn-ons: Understanding. When you know what your Scorpio sweetheart likes, do it for her. And if you're curious about bondage, this would be the sign to whom you could hopefully offer a rope and a whip. Scorpios aren't scared of a little kink.

Turn-offs: Naysayers, dullards and pushy people. If you think, or attempt to assert, that you're in control, the Scorpio will kick you to the curb. Got it?

Sagittarius Sexual Style: This ardent, enthusiastic world traveler will make you feel like the only person in the world when he's in bed with you, but if he hears the call of the open road, you might as well enjoy the view as he leaves. Still, while you've got him, you're in for a grand time, as the Sagittarius is open, adventurous and committed to having fun. Expect him to get lusty when in a new and exciting place. "They please you and they want you to please them; they'll try anything, and they'll make love anywhere," says Vega.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Aries, Leo, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Turn-ons: Adventure. Make the archer pursue you. Try weird positions and exotic sexual techniques, preferably in far-off locales. Mile-high club, meet your newest members!

Turn-offs: Predictability. If you always want to stay at home and watch movies on Saturdays, your Sagittarius sweetums is going to shrivel up from boredom. Step away from the datebook and put down the remote if you want to get lucky later.

Capricorn Sexual Style: These guys may seem like workaholics, but once you lure one into the bedroom, he'll show you that he plays just as hard. "The Capricorn is one of the most passionate signs, and nobody knows it," says Vega. Since the Capricorn lover is dependable, ambitious and responsible, he often sublimates his sexual desire. But underneath that professional exterior, he's ready for action. When he warms up, he's affectionate, straightforward and dedicated to pleasure. Bonus: He's got major endurance.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Turn-ons: Capricorns are attracted to smart, accomplished people who are willing to make the first move and have the patience to lure them away from work with sexy clothes, a romantic meal and sensual distractions. They love making dates and planning "sex nights" in advance.

Turn-offs: Spontaneity and weirdos. The goat doesn't like whimsical romps that interrupt his packed schedule any more than he likes getting busy with a person he considers unsuitable in the grand scheme of his life.

Aquarius

Sexual Style: Nobody can pin these freewheeling eccentrics down. And while none of these water bearers are alike, one thing they have in common is their intellectualism. The Aquarius libido rises in relation to her mental stimulation; she's willing to try anything if it sounds interesting. Your reserved, cool-headed Aquarian lover starts slow but can be worked into a wildly passionate state -- and once she's in it, you'll be blown away. But you can never possess an elusive Aquarian entirely, as they always hold something back.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Gemini, Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Turn-ons: Conversation, unusual personalities, intellectual pursuits. As they have few qualms, they enjoy the span of bedroom activities from the ho-hum to the extra-pervy.

Turn-offs: If you're conventional type with neither a quirky bent nor a dark side, an Aquarian isn't going to give you the time of day. Also, don't try to fence her in: "If the Aquarian thinks you'll take away her freedom, she'll run for hills," says Vega.

Pisces

Sexual Style: This lover is a chameleon, able to shift his style according to your needs and desires. "They're physically magical," says Vega. "They're emotional, not intellectual." A Piscean sweetheart lacks practicality -- that, combined with their loving natures, enthusiasm for all things carnal and natural empathy makes them talented at pleasing others and accepting pleasure. What's naughty to another sign just seems like fun for the fish, and they approach bedroom romps with an open mind and an open heart, always expecting your time together to be fantastic.

Pisces

Sexual Style: This lover is a chameleon, able to shift his style according to your needs and desires. "They're physically magical," says Vega. "They're emotional, not intellectual." A Piscean sweetheart lacks practicality -- that, combined with their loving natures, enthusiasm for all things carnal and natural empathy makes them talented at pleasing others and accepting pleasure. What's naughty to another sign just seems like fun for the fish, and they approach bedroom romps with an open mind and an open heart, always expecting your time together to be fantastic.

Sexually Compatible Signs: Scorpio, Cancer, Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Turn-ons: When you're happy, he's happy, so make sure to show your appreciation. Since they're dreamers, Pisces are often turned on by fantasy games, so get out that cheerleading costume and start stretching.

Turn-offs: Don't play it cool with your Pisces, or he'll lose his libido. A Piscean partner needs to get a response in the sack.

WORLD'S FATTEST MAN....DAMN....DAMN...DAMN....

29 WITH 21 KIDS....WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!!

This fertile dude pictured up top has eleven baby mothers and twenty one children. His name is Desmond and he is twenty nine:

As if Octomom wasn’t bad enough, a Tennessee man, 29 year old Desmond Hatchett has now fathered at least 21 children he can’t support. Hatchett was in child support court again last week. His name appeared on the dockett 11 times in one day, representing 15 of his children.

Hatchett says he wasn’t out to set a record. He says he never intended to have this many children, “It just happened.” He fathered the children by at least 11 different women and he claims all of the mothers knew about his large family. The children range in age from newborn to 11 years old.

The question Knox County officials now face is how to support all these children. Hatchett works a minimum wage job and by law the state can only take 50% of his paycheck for child support. By the time that money is split 21 ways, some of the mothers get less than $2 per month. That leaves the taxpayers footing a large portion of the bill for these children.

Even though Hatchett can’t support the children he has, there is nothing the state can do to prevent him from having more. Hatchett reports that he had 4 children in one year, twice. He says he’s done having children now, but only time will tell. He does say that he’s a good father and knows the names, ages, and birthdates of all of his children.

All of the blame can’t be placed on Hatchett in this case. One has to wonder about the women who chose to have his children. In the end, the children and the taxpayers of Tennessee will pay for their choices for years to come.

This is just foul. Situations like these make the concept of government regulated sterilization sound like a wonderful plan.

SOME SUNDAY LOVE FOR US ALL....

AMAZING!!!

PHOTO OF THE MONTH....

QUOTE OF THE WEEK....

NEVER MAKE SOMEONE A PRIORITY WHEN YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN THEIR OPTION

That's probably the best advice I've ever heard. I mean, when you think about it, it's totally true. You spend all your time putting someone else first in your life. You wonder what they're thinking, are they happy, are they sad, what can you do to make them happy. And to them, you're nothing more than an afterthought. Someone to warm their bed once a week. A weekend girlfriend or boyfriend or something like that. They spend maybe one day with you on the weekend. And then when Monday comes, they ignore you like you don't exist. MAYBE they'll send you a text message or an email. MAYBE they'll answer the phone if you call. But, more often than not, they don't think about you. You get frustrated and sad and wonder what did you do that was so wrong. What can you do differently to get them to look at you the way you look at them. But the truth is, nothing. When it's gone, it's gone.

All you can do is stop making someone a priority when you are nothing more than their option.

DISTURBINGLY FUNNY....WATCH YOUR MOUTH

HIGH ACHEIVING BLACK WOMEN DON'T GET MARRIED....

Michelle Obama may have become an archetypal African-American female success story — law career, strong marriage, happy children — but the reality is often very different for other highly educated black women.

They face a series of challenges in navigating education, career, marriage and child-bearing, dilemmas that often leave them single and childless even when they’d prefer marriage and family, according to a research study recently presented at the American Sociological Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco.

Yale researchers Natalie Nitsche and Hannah Brueckner argued that “marriage chances for highly educated black women have declined over time relative to white women.” Women of both races with postgraduate educations “face particularly hard choices between career and motherhood,” they said, “but especially in the absence of a reliable partner.”

And there’s the rub. As noted in a recent Sexploration column, contrary to old media reports, most educated, professional women who want to marry can and do marry. But the picture is less bright for high-achieving black women because “marriage markets” for them have deteriorated to the point that many remain unmarried, the researchers found. Since these women also feel pressured not to become single mothers, they often go childless as well, the researchers found.

In the study, Nitsche and Brueckner used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey of 50,000 households dating back to the 1970s to tease out data points on race, gender, education, marriage and fertility.

Among black women with postgraduate educations born between 1956 and 1960, the median age at which they gave birth for the first time was 34 years old. This was about the same as it was for white women in the same demographic. But once white women reached their 30s, many more of them did give birth, often more than once. Many black women did not. The rate of childlessness among this group of black women rose from 30 percent for those born between 1950 and 1955, to 45 percent for those born between 1956 and 1960.

The rate of childlessness does moderate somewhat in highly educated black women born between 1961 and 1970. In this group, 38 percent have remained childless.

Beyond the personal interests of individual women, the trend is significant because “in terms of American society, this is one additional obstacle” to the broadening of the black middle class, Brueckner said. Fewer highly educated black people having children means that they cannot pass on those advantages and knowledge.”

This defeats the goal of affirmative action, argue some demographers. The idea behind assuring that blacks had access to higher education and graduate school was that after a generation or so, African-Americans would reach a kind of achievement parity after generations of suffering educational and career restriction. But if black women, who comprise 71 percent of black graduate students, according to the census data, do not have children, the rate of achievement reaches a kind of familial dead end.

Another Yale sociologist, Averil Clarke, who has written a soon-to-be-published book called “Love Inequality: Black Women, College Degrees, and the Family We Can’t Have,” sees the impact of this demographic trend in a slightly different, and more romantic, light. It’s not about passing on economic and educational advantages, though these concerns are valid, she said. It’s about love.

“I think this inequality can be construed around outcomes in love,” she said. “We are very caught up right now in [the controversy] over gay marriage. Well, what are we arguing about? Whether people can have these kinds of emotionally satisfying experiences and if not, if that is unequal.” She also believes that these demographic facts, and the reasons for them, constrain the sexuality of some African-American women. She has found that many more are celibate than are white women with similar education levels. “So for me it matters because love matters.”

Declining marriage chances
One big reason why these women remained childless is, as one might expect, that they go unmarried, experts say. Among highly educated women of both races, about 22 percent between the ages of 20 and 45 were single in the 1970s. But then that number diverged. It has remained the same for white women, but now 38 percent of black women have never been married.

“Their marriage chances have declined,” Brueckner explained. “This may sound trivial but one reason is that they outnumber men in this education group.” The disparity in education is important because Americans have a strong tendency to marry those with equal levels of education, a trend that has only grown stronger since World War II. “So since there are fewer men with the same education,” Brueckner continued, “you either have to find another group you can marry or you are out of luck. You have nowhere to go.”

Highly educated black men tend to “outmarry” (marry outside race, religion or ethnicity) at a higher rate than black women, researchers say. Think of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates or Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Both married white women.

Black women are either much more reluctant to marry outside their race, or do not have the opportunity to do so. The answer is both, Clarke said.

FAME 2009....FOR MY TRUE 80'S BABIES...

STILL FINE AT 39....

STILL THE HOTTEST CHICK IN THE GAME...NOBODY, NOBODY, NOBODY CAN FUCK WITH HER...

BLACK LOVE....WELL KIND OF...

STILL HOLDING STRONG...

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MORE condom news? Yes, please, I guess! So let’s recap: in these last few months of the Year of the Condom (that’s this year), we’ve found out, on the one hand, that condoms are bad for you and you might as well just pull up anchor instead, but on the other hand, that they can make for racy pillows and even racier commercials.

Now word comes that there is a new kind of condom in town for girls. But this condom is less like a condom and more like Pam No-Stick Oven Spray for your vagina. Reality: a pourable condom. Realer reality: it may be the best invention of our era…

The gel is liquid as long as it is in contact with the acidity that is normal in a vagina, but will turn solid when it encounters semen, which is slightly alkaline. Any particles wider than 50 nanometres – including sperm, HIV and other viruses such as the herpes virus and the papilloma virus, which causes cervical cancer – are trapped, so the gel could double up as both a protectant and a contraceptive.

Just spray some on before you leave the house in the morning! Cleans even the toughest of AIDSes!

The objective is to give women in countries where HIV is rife a cheap way to protect themselves from viruses and pregnancy even if their partner is unwilling to wear a condom.

Somewhere, Alfred Nobel is just going nuts in his grave like, “THIS is what I made the f*cking Nobel Prize for! THIS IS THE BIG SHOW!” A condom you can’t see, feel, or “forget to wear” that traps all that bad news and could put an end to the AIDS epidemic? The best thing to happen to sex, woman-wise, since pineapple juice. The only unanswered question here is, does it also work if you pour it in the– no, the question is, does it also protect the man? Unclear from the article.

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