PROFILE
Crystal P. Smith(follow this member)
Stats
- Submissions: 699
- Comments: 58
- Invites: 10
- Followers: 15
My Interests
- Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Song of Solomon, The Alchemist, Jane Eyre
- Movie: Steel Magnolias, Splendor in the Grass, Closer
- Historical Figures: Malcolm X
- Other Interests: working out, reading, writing, dining and traveling
RECENT COMMENTS
- It's interesting to me how reality shows featuring Black women (or Black people in general) are often the has-beens or wanna-bes while, for whites, reality shows make them famous. Keeping Up With the Kardashians anyone?
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- Such a good story, because it also relates to the education of poor children and the things/exposure they have access to. This problem needs to be fixed! Crystal
read more- This whole credit legislation is incredible, especially since it is not something Bush even thought of. I'd like to think that credit card companies won't take advantage of the loophole, but I won't put anything past them. Something has got to be done because people are failing financially.Crystal
read more- I think mainstream media did better covering issues of race during the election than they're doing now. I think the media needs to be way more respectful and stop tolerating racist behavior for the sake of a story. Crystal
read more- Black History Month should be celebrated all year long and integrated into history on a daily basis. I think it's important to pay special attention to the achievements of a sector of society so often marginalized and ignored. Crystal
MY STORIES
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Who's going to play the history of recorded Hip-Hop?Thu, 08/19/2010 - 07:42A dedicated radio station would never survive ...
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Film Review: 'The Expendables'Mon, 08/16/2010 - 09:38As kids, my friends and I periodically engaged in debates about which of our favorite comic book superheroes was the mightiest. Could Batman beat Superman? Who would prevail in a battle between Spiderman and Wolverine? Or between Flash and the Hulk? And how would a clash of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men turn out? The possible permutations were endless, but the winners were always a matter of pure speculation, since no issue was ever published portraying all of these cha ...
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What Montana Fishburne can teach us about sexMon, 08/16/2010 - 00:00Laurence Fishburne's daughter makes everyone squeamish... ...
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In the Loop with Olympian swimmer Cullen JonesWed, 08/04/2010 - 00:00Blacks not only swim, they win medals too. ...
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Talib Kweli says he's not 'The Demise of the Conscious Rapper'Mon, 07/19/2010 - 10:24The rapper responds to TheLoop21 contributor Mychal Smith ...
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- I am not in favor of charter schools as I feel yet another layer is added to the educational system ... On Charter vs. Public Schools: Fear and loathing in education
- While I don't disagree with the broad points of the article (don't try to keep up with the Joneses, ... On A "Lottery Ticket" is no ticket to wealth
- Kim Kardashian allegedly decided at a young age that she wanted to be the star of a reality televi... On Why Kim Kardashian is bad for Armenian women
- Interesting thought. Definitely something to consider. I think a lot of people like to stay close ... On It's time for a new Great Migration, out of the hood
- Such a good story, because it also relates to the education of poor children and the things/exposure they have access to. This problem needs to be fixed! Crystal
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