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		<title>#9. Staying Out of Public Drama</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/9-staying-out-of-public-drama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Everyone goes through hard times in their lives and many a time due to their own mistakes or misjudgments.  It is tough to face the consequences and deal with all the rollercoaster of emotions one expeiences with life and black women are pretty notorious for keeping these matters private.  They may talk to their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=60&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#8. The Gospel Choir: A Spectacle or Respected Structure?</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/8-the-gospel-choir-a-spectacle-or-respected-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/8-the-gospel-choir-a-spectacle-or-respected-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/?p=56</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[        Many (not all) Black women consider their faith as an extremely important part of their lives. Since we the authors are both Christian, we can only speak about that experience though we invite input from Black women of other faiths as well. The Black Church, while sometimes a place of contradictions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=56&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#7. &#8220;I Have Black Friends&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/7-i-have-black-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/7-i-have-black-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  So we are here to bust your little bubble, having black friends doesn&#8217;t mean a thing! Just because you have a black friend to your name or are seen out with one doesn&#8217;t mean that you know everything there is to know about black people and their experience. Additionally, if you do have a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=48&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#6. D.S.W.G. = Dark Skinned White Girls</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/6-dswg-dark-skinned-white-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/6-dswg-dark-skinned-white-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[MURS]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/?p=45</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Major shout out to MURS for writing this and putting our story to music. This song speaks on the experience of Black women who consistently tread the line between the Black and White worlds. Here&#8217;s to all the women that feel somewhat at home in each world but never fully at home in one&#8230;. Click [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=45&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#5. Needing to be &#8220;Put Together&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/needing-to-be-put-together/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/needing-to-be-put-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/?p=44</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to being out in public many Black women always feel the need to be &#8220;put together.&#8221; This can me many various things. Personally, I have come to develop the phrase &#8220;ten different kinds of crazy.&#8221;  This is what I use to describe how I feel when I am not &#8220;put together.&#8221; For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=44&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Mess With Texas!!!</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/dont-mess-with-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/dont-mess-with-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Miss Texas, Crystle Stewart, who won the Miss USA 2008 title last night! You go girl! (Looks like we are even further down the road in getting recognized for how amazing we truly are!)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=41&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#4. Not Understanding Why Black Women&#8217;s Beauty is Rarely Recognized</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/4-not-understanding-why-black-womens-beauty-is-rarely-recognized/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/4-not-understanding-why-black-womens-beauty-is-rarely-recognized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Black women have always been beautiful, unique, and diverse, coming in all shapes, sizes, skin tones, and hair textures. Although women of all ethnicities would hope to be fit and firm, black women do not usually struggle with not living up to the mainstream standard of beauty of having to be super skinny. Although they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=34&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#3. Thinking About Race while Making Life Altering Decisions</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/3-thinking-about-race-while-making-life-altering-decisions/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/3-thinking-about-race-while-making-life-altering-decisions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teamac.wordpress.com/?p=24</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Many people choose schools, homes, and jobs based on price, prestige, and convenience. On top of all those things, Black women must also think about race. If you know a Black woman who is currently making a life altering decision like this, you can bet she is thinking/wondering about how her race will affect [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=22&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#2. Being Sensitive about our Hair&#8230;but Pretending that We&#8217;re Not</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/2-being-sensitive-about-our-hairbut-pretending-that-were-not/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/2-being-sensitive-about-our-hairbut-pretending-that-were-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  An important fact about Black women that many people are just starting to become aware of is that we are really sensitive about our hair. It has only been very recently that it has truly, TRULY become acceptable and considered beautiful when a Black woman wears her hair natural. Many people may be wondering, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=25&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#1. Liking White Boys Who are &#8220;Down&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/1-liking-white-boys-who-are-down/</link>
		<comments>http://blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/1-liking-white-boys-who-are-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackwomen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Something that many people don&#8217;t know about many Black women is that we are REALLY into &#8220;down&#8221; White boys. Being a &#8220;down&#8221; white boy can mean many things. To us, it has come to mean any white boy who does any combination of the following things: &#8211; dates black women, likes to talk about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blackwomanxperience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3305351&amp;post=24&amp;subd=blackwomanxperience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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