hate the cover, the 2nd pic is cute.. not a big alica fan as far as looks.. but liked how she switched it up..

She looks beautiful…where’s she been hiding??

beautiful and talented…well represented for ‘Black Girls Rule!….

Alicia looks good. Fierce!

I LOVE A.KEYS… SHE’S A NATURAL BEAUTY AND TALENT..

She’s really pretty. I never knew she was half black/half white till I saw one of her specials recently, and noticed her mama was white (or italian…not sure). Mixed people have the best features.

wifey!!!!

now i wouldn’t mind seeing more of alicia! she is gorgeous and talented- and she never overdoes it! go a-keys!

DAYUM LI LI LOOKING LIKE “COME AND GET IT IN THAT SECOND PIC… I HOPE HER ALLEGED BOYFRIEND KERRY BROTHERS (I KNOW SHE’S REALLY GAY) MAKE HER CUM, DAYUM!LOL

alicia reminds of a dude i knew in high school. seriously tho.

I’m diggin’ the different gear in the second pic. That’s what you call bringin’ it.

#6….Mixed people have the best features?! Give me a fucking break.

Anyways, Alicia looks cute in the pics….with her beautiful piggish nose and all.

^^^Yeah! I’m with you… #6, You’re a moron.

Anyway, I like this look on her. The hair is cool.

She looks like a whore in the second pic. But a beautiful whore nonetheless.

I’m sure CAFF will have the same type of shit Lady A just said “mixed people have the best features”. Last time I checked, Gabrielle Union wasn’t mixed, Sanaa Lathan wasn’t either. Both ladies are gorgeous. It has nothing to do with race or mixing. Whatever.

#12 - NYC, preach.

Alicia is beautiful.

she doesn’t look like a whore.

Alicia Keys is SO beautiful inside and Out…

This is what I’m talking about…

I love when Concreteloop does articles/postings on diverse subjects & people like Alicia Keys & Heather Headley..

Excellant Posting Angel.La.
Thank-You for this !!

I love Alicia….she does her thing still flyin’ under the radar.

Black girls rule? No, mulatto girls rule.

i am disappointed with these pics. crotch shots…no alicia.

^ see what I was saying y’all?

“Black girls rule” with Alicia Keys on the cover. LOL, WTF? Thats why we have dumb asses on here thinking “mixed people have the best features”.

WTF

We don’t believe you, you need more people. -=)

Alicia and Halle Berry are who they chose to be. They only claim black, so they’re BLACK in my eyes.

CAFF = MYSHELL = LADY A

Alicia looks good.

HA HA, ya’ll really take caff seriously!
Well, I’m mixed, so yeah, mixed people DO have the best features, and mulattos DO rule!!!!!!! HAHA LMAO

This thread wont end well, too many ignorant people here, NYC aka #12 perfectly worded my feelings.

WTF

You clearly don’t understand my comment. Yea, Alicia is considered black. But she is also mulatto. So basically, the cover is somewhat off. I merely corrected it, kiddo.

But stop fighting it. You love me. I can tell because you spoke of me before I even arrived. -=)

@ 6 LADY A - YOU GOT FUCKIN PRABLEMS. I WILL POST A PIC OF MYSELF AND SHOW YOU THAT MIXED PEOPLE DON’T HAVE THE BEST FEATURES… WTF YOU SHMOKIN. I AIN’T MIXED, NO MORE THAN HAVING 1/4 CHEROKEE IN MY BLOOD, BUT I GOT PERFECT FEATURES. I HAVE HIGH CHEEKBONES, BEAUTIFUL SHAPED EYES, DAMN NEAR PERFECT LIPS AND I HAVE A BODY TO DIE FOR. I AM BROWN-SKINNED. IF YOU GONNA BE POSTING BULLSHIT LIKE THAT, YOU NEED TO STAY OFF THIS SITE…

Lol @ M E Renegade

I hope you’re a chick saying all that.

caff=myshell=lady a? WTF @ WTF.

Nice gap in 2nd pic!

Black girls may rule, but she looks like a white girl!

love alicia, can’t say nothing bad about her at all. she is truly talented

LadyA…Mixed people do not have the best features. That is such a generalization. Best of both worlds. *sucks teeth*

Meatloaf…As much as I respect Alicia she does not look black in this picture. Sorry…

She does look real pale in the first pic.

Wow M E Renegade, HYPE much? No one cares. Really. It’s the internet.
Seems to me like you’re too worried about others opinions… repeat…OPINIONS. Stop trying to prove shit to others. If someone thinks that, then so be it.

awwww where has she been?

trace magazine is amazing but it never comes out and they have a problem paying their writers. get it together trace!

Do yall remember their Lauryn Hill interview for this issue last year???!!!!???
It was crazy, really crazy!!!!!!!!!!

But congrats to Alicia Tho’ doing big things in movies and with her production company.

lol LadyA do u know what u might start? I thought CL had gotten over those debates months ago.

I like Alicia I really do, but she’s not all the way black, what is up with the “yellow girls ” lately. THey could have easily put GAbrielle on the cover, but whatever. Alicia is gorgeous.

I guess on here you’re fine as long as your lightskinned. Never mind that you have bad skin. No, wait, horrible skin.

I love Alicia! Unlike a lot singers out there, this lady has real talent! She can sing virtually any type of music and still sound amazing! (And she doesn’t need to be half-naked to do her thing, either.) She’s definitely proof that “Black Girls Rule!” And she also looks great in these pics!

@30 DAYUM!!! (curse you CL for disabling registration)

I for one care more about a woman’s mind then her appearance.
But in the interest of goodwill I will offer my services to end this debate. If any of you ladies wish to dispute or validate the claims made by #6 you can send me a picture and I will offer my unbiased opinion (nudity is not necessary but it not frowned upon).

^^^LMAO

Wait, wait, wait…Why does everybody keep saying Gabrielle Union? She is certainly not the dopest black girl around. Highly overrated if you ask me.

If anything, Res should be on the cover. She looks way better than Gabby and she’s black.

Caff who’s Res?

you GOTTA just love licia! she’s the shyt!!

Ill take her music, talent, performances, and etc over BEEEEEEEEEE, ri ri *rihanna, cassie, all of them ANY DAY! and yes I made the comparison

Res is this amazing funky beautiful singer that has been out for a while! she has a song called Golden Boys! I love the beat reminds me of a cooled down Kelis

Alisha considers herself black, so let her be black damn. She is beautiful and talented. And yes, other dark skinned sisters could have gotten the cover, but maybe they wasn’t on their job and that’s why Alicia is on it. She deserves to be on it because she is beautiful AND talented = FIERCE. Gabrielle is just as beautiful, but she can’t act worth a damn! : )

WHO’S RES?!?!?!!?!?!?

Omg, I’m mad. Res is a singer who came out with an album 4 years ago called How I do. She’s ridiculously underrated and was never really promoted enough for her to completely blow. She’s on Lauryn Hill’s level. She’s from philly too.

She’s touring with Gnarls Barkley right now, and she’s working on her sophmore album. But I suggest you go get How I Do, ASAP.

Alicia’s Talent: she gets mad props just cause she plays the piano… Everyone wants to make her out to be some musical genius, but please take away that piano, and she’d be nothing to scream about, she can’t really sing, she just screams to me and her first and last CD were mediocre to me at BEST,aside from Fallin, and A Woman’s Worth on the first one, and You Don’t Know My Name, and If I Ain’t Got You on the second… Take away that piano and she’d just be another light skinned girl ya’ll love to hate!!! On a positive note it does seem like she pours her heart into her music, writes her music, and produces a lot of it, so even though I’m not buying what she’s selling she does a hell of a good job pushing that mediocrity!

ALicia’s Look: Well she’s cute, but Beautiful and Gorgeous, she is NOT, IMO! She has horrible acne still, babygirl is mad photo shopped!! She got a huge over bite, and a big ass nose!!! SO hmmm I guess mulatto’s don’t have the best features… On a positive note she does have a great smile, and her eyes convey a great deal of sexyness(sp?) and mystery…

Alicia’s Cover: Well this cover is like a slap in the face… How can you have a cover that says black girls rule and then have a damn near white bitch on the cover! Trace get’s no love from me for that one… They could of at least put an obvious black girl on the cover!!!

Well that’s my 2cents….

The firt pic is horrible. She looks pale and cracked out.

The second pic is nice though.

I’m sorry!!! LOL, No but thank you, I’ll have to check her out!

Kat25

That was more like $2.73 worth.

THE REAL DEAL:

I LIKE HER………THE PICS. R IIGHT! WHERE DA HELL SHE BEEN? I HOPE SHE MAKES A BIG COME BACK, IF NOT THEN………(ILL STAY THERE)

HOLLA ATCHA GURL

lol @ caff

But Kat, I do agree with everything you said. Ever since A. Keys came out, I wanted to know what the big deal was. Yeah the singles that she releases are hott, but when I bought the CD’S I was disappointed as hell.
And yeah, her voice is mediocre, but she has more range than alot of the females out now.

i think alicia keys is beautiful. i think she looks better then alot of people that are in the indusrty

There are some mad insecure people up in here!!!

Caff Said:
Black girls rule? No, mulatto girls rule.

I swear you say shit to just rile muthafuckas up. Mulatto= black ask a white person they will tell you. She is a beautiful BLACK woman there are many of us. I just wish that we could have a magazine do a special on beautiful black women of all shades.

Not crazy bout the first pic, but she’s looks like a show-stopper in the second.

I have to agree that I don’t see the huge deal about Alicia artistically. I mean, she is good, but I don’t think her debut album should’ve recieved all that acclaim. It was mediocre at best. But she is better than a lot of girls out there today. At least she can carry a tune and plays an instrument.

what happened to” we come in all shades”. so we only want to have pride in our people if they are dark skinned? now if Alicia started to only claim here mothers heritage, you would br screaming, “that bitch know she black”. don’t lie you know that is what you would say. once again people, we come in all different shades from the palest pale to the the darkest berry

CAFF

Don’t flatter yourself, I only mentioned you before you came cause yo “only light is right” complexed ass is too predictable. You’re not sarcastic like you claim in another thread, and you sure ain’t slick. YOU used to diss the dark skinned sistas and be the reason of so many beefs here now you tryna save face. Res probably your “exception to the rule” since all rules have exceptions. Alicia IS black. You just had to say that mullatto comment cause the word alone gets you aroused huh? We’re all mixed with something due to history, she IS black and CLAIMS black.

@ #59 brownsugah305

please scroll up to comment #29, and then take your foot out of your mouth!!!

#61 thank you! had she chosen to represent her mom’s heritage everyone would be like “bitch is black”. And no she doesn’t look nowhere near white here. She still has her negroid features and she ain’t sporting no platinum blonde wig.

@COffy

That is so true we do come in all shades, so IMO the cover should of featured a few sistas all of different shades… I mean if a person did not know Alicia Keys and saw that cover they would be mighty confused, cause she looks white… All shades of black should be celebrated with a cover like that… Not just one yellow broad, this is coming from the mouth, and mind of a yellow broad!

@WTF

In the mind and hearts of a lot of black people the “white” media always praises, identifies with, and gives more attention to the lighter skinned black woman… with that in mind and for a cover like that they should of tried to shatter that opinion by featuring a sister as black as Alex Welk (sp)with the title black women rule!!! Holla Back!!!

#51 Kat 25, it may have been more than 2 cents but it was worth every penny. You spoke the fuckin truth. Take that piano away and her live performances would suck grundle(the space between a mans balls and ass hole). I remember when her and India Arie both came out and got nominated for grammy’s and India got NONE. I was so pissed because she deserved them way more than A.Keys overrated ass.

@ kat25 - but Lauryn Hill had more praises than all the light skinned sistahs of today combined. First black woman to be on the cover of TIME Magazine, aint that dope?

@ CAFF “THE GOOD HUMOR MAN” YES! I A 100% ALL WOMAN. NOT JUST ALL WOMAN, BUT “EVERY WOMAN”.

@ 59 I AGREE. CAFF BE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE HEATED. THAT’S WHY HE BE SAYING SHIT HE DOESN’T MEAN…LOL!

Alicia’s the real deal, she’s beautiful in and out.

I love me some alicia she has TALENT! and she is a graceful young lady with a beautiful voice.

play that piano girl!

Alica looks like that makeup was put on at the morgue. damn, or like a geisha or sumn, not a good look. and well………. her albums are kinda borin but she still gotta getsome props for bein a true artist and not a model-turned-”singer”. or just bein a pretty face.

Lauryn did get mad attention, but when Lauryn was Lauryn she was the undeniable TRUTH!!! Yeah that was dope, but damn how long ago was that?

I don’t know though, I mean Bey is probably not intelligent or prolific enough to ever make TIME, but I swear this week alone I have felt like I am being force fed that bitch…

But come on WTF you know something is very wrong with A. Keys alone on that cover…something about that isn’t right and it stinks!!! To me it just doesn’t go with that statement they are making!

#6 I don’t know wtf u r regarding race? but ur one dumb bish. Where the hell u get that mixed folks have the best features? how u gonna have best features if ur black daddy have a big azz nose and u come out with the same nose? or if ur white mama have a big azz head and cockeyed and u get same traits. See how ignorant that dayum statement sounds? could be vice versa, daddy could be white or whatever with hook nose and beady eyes and mother asian with flathead and crooked teeth and kid looks like both of em,lmao,yet that’s good traits? hmmmmmmmm. I’m 100% black, Alicia’s complexion, naturally curly hair that I relax to make a little straighter, straight nose and nice eyes, I’m not mixed and I have good features. My father is very dark skinned and my mother dark brown, yet I came out light like lot of my mother family, we’re not mixed. Lot of my race is beautiful and not mixed, Beyonce, Kelly, Janet, Nia Long, Nelly, Morris Chestnut, Fantasia and I can go on and on, so why fugg would u make that statement? and Alica does look pretty and she’s down to earth.

@ kat25, I’m aware of what you’re saying, but about A.Keys being on the cover, she’s black, especially to white America, so when they say “black girls rules” that’s because they see a black girl at the end of the day (and that’s what I see too). Alicia never tried to look extra european, she didn’t get no nose job or dye her hair blonde. That’s why I don’t see nothing wrong with that. I don’t see a light black chick with european features. I really honestly frankly don’t have a problem with this cover.

@62

Indeed, not a single black person in the U.S., in 2006, is completely pure. 99.9% of us have European blood running through our veins as we type. Is it a factor in our appearance? No not in all of us, it’s a minuscule amount of caucasian DNA, but it’s still there nonetheless.

Just for the record, I am slick, sarcastic and most importantly, I am always right. My logic is undeniable. I can’t be defeated. -=)

WTF, I can tell you for a fact that when white people see Alicia they see her as mixed, cause it is well known that she is mixed because ALicia never denies any part of who she is and I commend her for that, but at my mothers job I overheard an older white woman and a younger one talking about how pretty and talented she was because she is mixed! They were like yeah, that Alicia Keys is so pretty and talented, and you know her mom is white! Believe me honey white folks do think that she gets the greater part of her beauty, talent, and grace form her white side!!! Just as they do with Halle! It’s not their fault, I mean you are who you are and I respect both ladies, but as a black woman, and hell I’m lighter than Alicia, this picture is a poor represenatin of black women! Like I said they should of had a few women representing every shade of black ther is on that cover!!!

littlemamajtb, you sound like an ass

@ Caff

your confidence/arrogance is maaaaaaaad sexy… How old are you might I ask???

#30 You sound crazy talking about mulattos, then throwing in your 1/4 Cherokee in your description. Do you know that makes you mulatto too?

Kat25, I’m 23 and I’m a libra. -=)

mixed people have the best features?? Alrighty then!!
Moving on………Then I guess most American blacks have “best” features.

Alicia is all that. Kat, you do have a point about white folks thinking Halle and Alicia get their beauty from the whiteness…and they are wrong and crazy as hell.

Wow you’re young Caff! I need to change my name to Kat26 cause I just had a birthday… and I’m a Leo you lil’ sarcastic bastard… Ha Ha Ha!

Okay, well you really know how to get people riled up and I alway look forward to your comments here and on SOHH when I’m over there… You keep me laughing, and oh yeah in post #76 you forgot to mention that your witty!!! That’s all!!!

Caff, who the hell says “mulatto” in 2006. Please leave 1956 Alabama please….Black is black. Alicia and Halle are both black. She does to “look black” in these pictures. Not everybody “black” is dark brown.

@ Amber Nicole

Hell yeah, wrong and crazy as hell!!! Good one!!!

Alicia does not look white….at all. Nobody can make some of you black folks happy. If they’d put Cicely Tyson on the cover, you’d be saying that they didn’t represent the light skinned sisters.

@LadyA - WTF.

@86 I doubt anybody would say that light skinned women are not represented.

Amber Nicole

You are so right!!! That’s why I think they should of put one Very Dark sista in the middle and then put a black woman of every shade on the outside of her! That would of been so dope!

And I think Alicia looks white in that first picture! So we will have to agree to disagree on that one! Alicia looks white on a lot of covers, shit everytime I see her on a cover I have to look twice, except when she had braids! I think the cover would of made more sense with a chocalate sister on it, it would of made more of a statement! Yeah a chocolate sista with big lips, a big nose, with a big ole ass… The very features we were taught to believe were ugly should of been featured in all their glory!!!

Kat25, yes I am young, but very wise for my age. I was so going to include something about my wit in there, but I decided not too. We’re on the same page.

I’m glad I can brighten up your day. That makes me happy. -=)

But um, what in Sam Hill are you talking about Amber Nicole? I sincerely hope you didn’t think you were teaching me something in that uneccessary outburst.

love it

WHat you talkin bout Tianna???

Alicia Keys is intelligent, beautiful, and multi-talented, one of the BEST R&B artists in the music industry and she just happens to be biracial (half-italian/half-jamaican). She is just one of may bi-racial artists in a neverending slew of mixed celebrities (Mya, Faith Evans, Halle Berry, Tiger Woods, Mariah Carey, Ashanti, Tyson Beckford, Kimora Lee Simmons, etc.)I really like the magazine cover, i don’t know why everyone on this board is reacting so harshly. At least the girl acknowleges who SHE is.

lol @ “big ol’ ass. lol I don’t know why that was so damn funny to me!
*Imagining the old E.U. video “Da Butt” right now*

Kiss my ass Caff. The only thing unnecessary on this board is you. Only idiots use the word “mulatto”.
Hey Kat…Wrong and crazy as hell^^^^^^^^^

Favorite biracial artist?? lol lol That sounds like a new category at the Grammys. lol

You have a great opinion Lia!

But I actually think this board is pretty civilized!!!

@#67, WTF? You can take the piano away and Alicia will still sound better than India.

I cosign w/ #84, black is black. Dang people just leave it at that!

Alicia looks beautiful. I have been wondering where she been hiding at.

Love Alicia, I am a big fan of hers. She need to make a new CD quick, fast and in a hurry.

Not sexy…too conservative. Show me somthing.

I just can’t get into India Arie. The thing that pisses me off is that many black people assume that if you don’t like India over Alicia, its a dark skin/light skin thing and that is some bullshit. I just can’t do India. She looks…stinky. Once AGAIN, black is black…Nobody cares about your cookie mixture.

I’m an idiot for using a word that’s in modern day dictionaries? D’ah well, guess I’m a full blown idiot, because I utilize the whole entire dictionary, instead of just a portion. -=)

Amber Nicole

I feel you on the India Ari situation, and that is the prevailing thought amongst blacks…

Man I went to see India in concert about two weeks ago and I must say, she sounded INCREDIBLE, I always thought that Alicia could sing better but after that concert India definitely takes the cake… On the other hand India’s songs are downers to me, even though the contents are uplifting and there is a message her songs just made me wanna go to sleep! I mean she was BORING! Musiq SOulchild and the DJ had us so revved up and India started off good with “I am not my Hair” but it was down hill from there. As a matter of fact towards the middle of her show people started leaving, and I was one of them… I definitely respect her and ALicia both though…
India’s voice > Alicia’s Alicia’s songs > India’s IMO! But I feel you cause I just can’t get into India like that… Actually I don’t get into any Neo Soul music like that period and don’t give a damn who likes it or not! Ha Ha Ha

Everyone who’s saying black is black, are totally wrong. “Black” or “brown” doesn’t equal African American when it comes to other countries. So therefore, black is not black. -=)

Go travel outside the U.S. one day.

Do you like Bilal or Goapele?? I”m really trying to do the neo-soul thing…but sometimes it’s hard. Some of that mess puts me to sleep, like you said.
Ya’ll left the concert half way through?? lol Aw man, now you know that’s going to be a song on her next album. lol

What’s so funny is how are you going to give somebody the blues about who and what they are attracted to.
If that man likes light skinned and only mixed girls thats his preference, do you want him to like you, is that the case?
I prefer light skinned or puerto rican looking guys with great feature and greatr skin, however there are the darren sharpers that make me forget I have a type.

Caff, shut the hell up. I”ve been outside the U.S. and frankly I don’t give a shit how anyone else does it. In America, when one of your parents are black..or Colored as you probably say, your ass is black as well. AS a matter of fact, all of us are brown..I”ve met very few truly “black” skinned people. Your youth and inexperience shows no matter how much you want to hide it. Remember, when you have to tell people you are wise for your age, it usually isn’t that deep.

great skin^

If you want to go deeper into the rabbit hole, the cover is actually saying that minorities rule, when it comes to entertainment. If Trace meant African American, they would’ve put it on the cover. “Black Girls Rule” means black/brown people of all countries. In conclusion, black is not the black you’re thinking.

Thank you Jesus for blessing me with uncanny knowledge.

“black” is an ignorant term reffered to people of color.
haitians are haitians
dominicans are dominicans
If one doesn’t know their roots then they say they are “black”.

I meant to say a lazy generalization for people of color

Amber, can you possibly have an open discussion without telling me to “shut the hell up”? My youth and inexperience has obviously outshined your current maturity level.

I’ll leave you with this qoute from Dr. King…

“We have not learned to disagree without being violently disagreeable.”

[starts poplocking]

@ Amber Nicole

Girl No! I don’t listen to either of them. I don’t even try. I mean like I said I have nothing but respect for ANYONE who is living their dream, but Neo Soul gets a lil to deep for me at times and I’m not ashamed to say it!!! To me sometimes the Neo Soulers come off as a lil condescending to others who are not like them… Maybe they are not but sometimes it seems like they think in order for you to be black you have to be like them…

I do like Musiq though cause he is so smooth with his!

@ CAff poplocking

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn that was funny!!!

AK is so pretty, why some people gotta hate on that girl. Yall know in no way shape or form she looks like a guy. Is it because she’s light, can pass (if she wanted) and pretty

DAMN, before we ask for respect from White America lets try giving it to each other

@Amber, I bi-racial and I use the word mulatto to describe myself @ times. I’m a black woman but when you tell that to people, I mean obviously there’s more to it than that. It’s just a detailed description of what I am put simply, nobody wants a history lesson when they ask you what race you are. I mean to say I’m “mixed”? I’m not a can of paint you know?

@ BELLA,
“DAMN, before we ask for respect from White America lets try giving it to each other”

VERY WELL SAID!
iT could probably start at the SWSNBN post, instead of focusing on the worst aspects, and direct our energy on some positive I think we can become a better race, us “Blacks” (lol!)

I mean you have a good point but us “blacks” aren’t the only ones who talk negatively about our own…

I mean if you look at one of their blogs you’ll see that some people say some sick sadistic shit on them!

I myself don’t feel my opinion is negative, it is just my truth and how I really feel… I’m not going to sugarcoat it cause that’s not what these blogs are for, these blogs are for us to be able to express how we truly feel… No race is going to be unified and think the same way as a whole,and thank GOD for that cause this would be a boring world if we all just said what is PC. As blacks, scratch that adults we have to learn to agree to disagree, educate each other when we feel the need, but most importantly in doing either of these we must learn to do it in a civilized manner…

I really dont understand a thing, please somebody help me out….i though the thing asked was to leave a comment on AK’s Cover..i mean like this is beautiful or ugly…i like it or not…but then it seems like its a debate on people’s skin colour…. I mean i don’t understand people’s reaction…Bi-racials are not Black, neither White, they are Bi-Racials…White people have always considered them as Black people because of racism, Black people have always rejected them because of Jealousy..But can’t we just consider them as Human Beings?? I really dont give a f*ck about whether the singer im’ listening to is Black, White, Indian, Arabic, or Asiatic, as long as he gives me good music, good vibrations, good feelings..dont u guy agree with me? I’m a french west indian guy, and i’m Black, but i guess i’m Mixed cuz my grand father is white…who cares? im a human being before being a person of colour

I am haitian, dominican and taino indian and i cannot win. i don’t give people a detailed race breakdown i just say i am carribean and leave it at that. alicia represents brown beauty, lets stop calling ourselves black, black is a color not a race group. Asians aren’t called yellow, latins are not called caramel. when you think about it, it is really silly to label ourselves that way.

^^^Well, thats the main reason some people have a problem with the cover. To say “black girls rule” and then put a biracial woman on the cover just may rub some people the wrong way. I understand where your coming from but you answered your own question. I dont think anybody has a problem with Ak as a person or her pictures. I just thought it was funny myself.

Sorry, my comment was responding to 119 soulastic

When did Ashanti become biracial? I seen that in someone’s comments. When I look at her and her parents I see Black. Am I wrong?

@ Soulastic

I wish I could live in your dream world where we are all just “human beings” and the sky is always blue, and lolli pops and skittles rain from the sky!

PLease, that we are the world ish ain’t neva eva going to happen in America! In America there is black, white, light skinned, darkskinned and there is RACISM!!! Racism being the root of all that ails us Americans… It’s unfortunate! Oh if the rest of the world was like you it would be perfect, but it’s not and this is the reality! Plus Trace made color an issue by putting “Black Girls Rule” on their cover and then putting a white face on it… And yeah A. Keys feels black is black or whatever but her skin is whiter than a lot of white peoples so what does that say??? It’s all in the subliminal messages people… The media has always sent out subliminal messages to blacks that the lighter ones are better, this cover is a perfect example!

Yes, Soulastic, everyone is a human being. No matter the color of their skin. We should all be treated fairly.

God made a variety of human beings not so we could be segregated from each other, but to have a world of diverse individuals with different cultures, values, and knowledge to reach one common goal. And that common goal my friends, is to bring down gas prices.

LMAO!! ^^^^^ You had me for a minute!

#105 I prefer light skinned or puerto rican looking guys with great feature and greatr skin, however there are the darren sharpers that make me forget I have a type.

Err….what is a Puerto Rican looking guy? Last time I checked Puerto Rican was a place…and in PR you have Blacks, Whites, and everything in between.

Bernie Williams and Carlos Delgado are Black Puerto Ricans.

Jenny Lopez, Daddy Yankee, and 99% of PRs in the Bx…are those “everything in between” ones

Ricky Martin….white PR.

So which ones do YOU like?

you know what we could also say that by putting her on the cover it reminds the larger majority that no matter how light and bright she is still considered “black”

@ kAT25,

Alicia looks beautiful. It also looks like she lost some weight.

@ KAT25, have you ever considered some people really do think light skinned with Europeanish features are more attractive? Not just media hype? Maybe it’s not a conspiracy, maybe it’s the truth in a lot of black and whites and whatever else’s eyes. It’s just a nice look-deal with it!

LMAO @ CAFF once again!!! Witty mutha fucka!!!

@ COffy, maybe, but I doubt it!

@NYC, Puerto Rico is a place, Puerto Ricans are a people…

#132…typo…don’t chop the fingers off.

#125 to which the white man is not helping…but that’s another blog
#120 doesn’t it piss u off when people ask u “what are u?” Happens among us caribbean people too

@ zsazsabanks

Oh for sure, and they have every darn right to think that way, but the media does play a hand in perpetuating that thought honey… For years you never ever saw an attractive darkskinned black woman on T.V. or magazines… In fact even in our very own Ebony all you saw through and through on damn near every page in the beginning were advertisements for skin bleaches… When you saw white women all you saw were images of beauty, I mean the whitey’s they put on TV looked perfect so of cousre the blacks that looked more like the whites were regarded as more beautiful than the ones who were darker… This is a fact sweetie! So those that feel that way have learned to feel that way more than they themselves may even realize it!

I have said this two or three times that I am probably lighter than Alicia, so yes I know it is a good look, See I’m not hating on the complexion, but it has been a long time coming for black women especially darker ones to really be seen for how beautiful they truly are!

trinb

Neither is the “brown” man.

Kat25, lighter than Alicia you say? Hmm, when are we going on a date?

fuh tru….power struggle in a box of crayola….

I am so glad to see my girl back in the lime light. I had the pleasure of seeing Ms. Alicia Keys in concert on 2 occasions. It was worth it. She is the one of the most talented female artists out there. I so tired of seeing and hearing Beyonce. I have a very good appreciation for grown folks music. She always brings it home with every album. She does not have to use her body to sell records. Ms.Keys stay talented and true to yourself and you will remain in the business. Can’t wait for some new music.

@ Caff, you’re silly!!!

I think I would be waaaay too much woman for you, not in the big girl sense either… You’re mad funny though!!!

Shot down -=\

#6 - get a life. Mixed people/best features? WTF. And when did Italian become NOT white.

Anyhoo - Alicia looks nice in the second pic. First one is kind of blah! But she looks good. Can’t wait to hear some of her new music. She’s a TRUE talent.

kat25 and for the rest of u haters first of all alisha keys is not only a singer or a piano player she is a producer, she produced her own album as well as christina agulara’s stripped and did some track on kiesha kole album. SO ALL THE UGLY GIRLS ON THIS SITE TAKE THE HATE OUT OF UR BLOOD AND she’s a real singer america is sooo commercial these days they cant realize a real singer what would u preferr her shaking her ass in a video please!

kat25 and for the rest of u haters first of all alisha keys is not only a singer or a piano player she is a producer, she produced her own album as well as christina agulara’s stripped and did some track on kiesha kole album. SO ALL THE UGLY GIRLS ON THIS SITE TAKE THE HATE OUT OF UR BLOOD AND she’s a real singer america is sooo commercial these days they cant realize a real singer what would u preferr her shaking her ass in a video please!

@ Caff

plus i have fugly feet!!!

Just kiddding!!!

I LOVE HER HAIR

And I agree - Gabrielle Union is VERY overrated. Lose the weave and the dimple and you’ve got. . . nothing to write home about. How about putting FREE on the cover. She’s pretty AND she’s talented.

@127 NEWSFLASH! puerto rican isn’t a country its a race, while you’re trying to check me!
I am attracted to exactly what I said “puerto rican looking dudes”
ie., a mixed brotha with an exotic look.

Kitty can you read? Because if you could and have read all my post you will see that I mentioned that Alicia produces and all that. Just because I don’t think she’s God’s gift to music does not mean I am a hater so please, go somewhere with that dumb ish you are talking.

This blog was going good into your dumb ass came on hear calling people “haters” expand your damn vocabulary. I haven’t said anything “hateful” about Alicia damn Keys so beat it!

As long as we keep feeling being obliged to scream “Black Girls Rule”, it will always have some problem of racism…Ak’s a biracial, ok…What if (still being a biracial) she was as dark complexioned as india Arie for example….Would people have reacted differently? Being a biracial is not synonymous of being light complexioned….I think it wouldn’t have bothered poeple to see on a cover writtel “Black Girls Rule” with a dark-skin bi-racial…Right?
Ak says she feels more black than bi racial cuz she’d grown in a district that forced her to feel this way, though she was raised by her white mum..I think we r not focusing on what it’s truly important…We all fall in a physical appearance-importance that leads us to racism without realizing it…

Asian girls rule.

love the pics and love alisha, go gurl, ya’ll better give her your respect before i spank ya’ll , she is the bomb,

@ Soulastic

To me it was never about A. Keys being bi-racial, that’s another persons argument.. to me it’s about her skin being as white as a white person’s with a title that says Black Girls Rule! It’s almost an oxymoron, or maybe it is…. I just think that the statement would of been stronger with a chocolate girl on the cover, that’s my argument!

@ Soulastic

You make a good point though for those who are arguing about her being bi-racial!

TO ME IT SAYS, NO MATTER WHAT SHADE YOU ARE ” ‘BLACK’ GIRLS RULE”
IF YOU ARE MIXED AND AS LIGHT AS 8 1/2″ X 11″ PAPER
OR IF YOU ARE AS BLACK AS TAR “BLACK GIRLS STILL RULE.”

^^^^Thank you. I just thought it was funny myself. If someone didnt know AK background it may be a little confusing. If we didnt know her story we would all be sitting up in here trying to guess what part of her was black. And when did puerto rican become a race?

Alicia hair and face looks beautiful but the poses are a little weird.

@ 134 lets not even start with the what are you? with that weird look on their face as they try to dissect your features to figure out what you are “mixed” with.

i understand y everyones not excepting of alicia being on the cover, but alicia is still black shes probably been through racism, and white people still see her as being black but i still understand y some people are mad, because of all the black woman they could of pick they picked a mixed light skinned girl and also putting alot of make up on her and havin bright lights shine in her face, it almost seems they want her to look even lighter, i think they should of but different shades of black woman on the cover from dark to light it would of been more represetative to all black woman and everyone would feel excepted.

@ Ne’

I really don’t see how that cover says that…

Maybe if it was Alicia and India I would see that, but it doesn’t say that to me with just Alicia! Although what you are saying is absolutely true!

^ This a magazine run by white people-HELLO? Do you relly expect them to give a shit about your color struckness?

@tdotlady

Thank You!!!

I’m sure Alicia has had a lot of issues with racism growing up bi-racial, hell I’m not bi-racial, but people have always asked me “what are you” and all that crazy stuff, and I’m not mixed, I do ahave a little sister who is and she gets hell! She seems to identify more with her white peers, which is fine with me as long as she’s happy, cause her black peers gave her hell!

The cover doesn’t really make me mad, it just makes no sense and it makes me wonder….

@ zsazsabanks

I am hardly color struck! I’m just an equal opportunity employer!!!

You make a good point about them being a white magazine though, cause they don’t care… But I’m on a blog with black people that I hope do care!

This all sounds like some School Daze ass shit! I’m glas the media prefers light blacks cause the darkies never give us a break!

@ zsazsabanks

So sad for you!!!

is anyone her from toronto or is it just me????

why does everyone like caff i remember reading his comments on other post and he was so disrespectful to women

Well guys I got to go home now, and I don’t do the net at home!!! So on that note it was very nice talking/debating with you all as usual… Have a nice night or day and I love you all!!!

Remember All black is beautiful
All the time!

Peace and Blessing Mutha Fuckas!

@ uumm
It’s not that they chose to just say I’m black, but most mixed kids have darker complexions and society will only see them as a minority…a black kid.

#119, you are WAY off base…It has always been blacks that have embraced those of us who have two parents of a different race.
Neither black nor white?? Child Please….American blacks have been mixed for hundreds of years. I guess that means 95% of us are “grey” shadows walking around.

Also, I’m proud to call myself black. Haitians, Jamaicans or whoever can call themselves whatever they want, but at the end of the day if you look black or are associated with blacks, that’s what you will be classified as.

I can respect that.
It’s my perception. It may not be what they meant but when I see alicia keys on cover and a title that says “black girls rule”
for someone to write that means they believe it
believe 50% of what you hear!
no matter what day it is she is still one of us, not “black” but cultured woman no matter what! and She isn’t white washed.
thats why i feel it speaks about all of us cultured people

ZsaZsa…If you like Mulatto, then that is your business, but I can’t stop thinking about the literal meaning of that word. It literally meant half human, half beast…Meaning the blackness was the beast part. I can’t and won’t use that word.

^ Look it up-that’s not what it means.

Umm, Puerto Rican isn’t a race Dear. The true Puerto Ricans are African descendants..NO matter what lies many tell today about that.
In the words of Paul Mooney, Puerto Ricans are Niggers on boats who can swim.
All and all though Ne’, I agree with you when you say that Alicia is one of us..I’m not tripping on her being light skinned. I could give a darn. She isn’t white washed either like you said also and that’s something else I like about her. I don’t expect to see a dark skinned girl everytime a “black girl” is mentioned. I”m just happy to see anyone no matter what hue, representing the race.

I”m telling you the real meaning that isn’t in the dictionary….Do your black history research Please. In the black studies department at my university we had a discussion about it.

It was actually “half donkey” for the beast part.

She looks beautiful to me.

#149…if you saw I said I made a TYPO.

and this shit

I am attracted to exactly what I said “puerto rican looking dudes”
ie., a mixed brotha with an exotic look.

is fucking SAD, cause like I said Puerto Rican doesn’t have a damn LOOK.

It is really sad and annoying that most of you can’t appreciate Alicia as being a black woman representing. Everything turns into a silly ass dissection of race on this board. Alicia looks good and she is representing.
A few of you need to come out of your “color and race don’t matter” worlds and step into reality.
Only in 2006 do we have idiots arguing and getting mad because someone called Alicia black.

By the way, I think most white women know their features aren’t the best. They wouldn’t tan to get a deep pretty color, or they they wouldn’t use needles to fill their lips up. These are African features and I don’t care what any of you say…They are African features. Its part of the game. Whites make us feel bad about the way we look, while they steal our culture, looks, and anything else we have that’s cool. I’m on to them.

*** SLIDES A 24 OZ. BOTTLE OF SHUT THE FUCK UP TO NYC***

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME WHAT MY EYES SEE,
IF PUERTO RICANS HAVE A LOOK “TO ME” THEN THEY HAVE A LOOK.
I don’t have to explain anything to you! what are you? the fucking moral majority?
PLEASE DRINK UP!

IF “PUERTO RICAN” ISN’T A RACE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IT IS!

WOULD THE PUERTO RICAN PRESIDENT PLEASE STAND UP!

I KNOW AN AM FULLY AWARE THAT A MAJORITY OF ALL CULTURE, RACES HAS AN AFRICAN DECENT!

#22

GOD BLESS YOU

u took those words right out my mouth

luv the haircut!

If it were a white magazine saying “White Girls Rule” and a mixed person were on it, how would you feel then??

FIERCEEEEE UM IN THE 2ND PICTURE THAT IS…

Good damn point, Giggles!

I’d say, “Hey, her azz is black”!

Great! Somebody different!

Shoutout to Concrete Loop for all the great posts today! Keep it up!

The “real meaning that’s not in the dictionary”? That means it’s not the real meaning-Kay?. It’s a spanish word anyway, anyone that wants to know: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto

Ne, please drink that shit yourself and while you’re at it go read a fucking book because you’re one stupid mothafucka.

Akeys look like she’s saying “Come ride it daddy” in the second pic. I ain’t even gonna get into the Black/White Mixed Mother Earth Coutry Fries Steak eating contest you all done started.

But just Remember: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Just a question though: Why do people always run to wikipedia.com when they’re trying to prove thier point? What? Britanica can’t get no love no mo?

^ LOL-But ask Google

Puerto Rican can refer to anyone who was born in or whose ancestors are from Puerto Rico.

to add to what I said ^^The term race distinguishes one population of humans

stupid mothafucka huh?
bitch you got the game all twisted up,
read a book?
please don’t get me started!
lol at you for being born!

Naturally beautiful. I love Alicia Keys, she keeps it realer than real and I love her perspective on life. Keys says she constantly stays in prayer (like 50 X a day). That is inspiring.

I said in the other post, artists (like Beyonce) need to fall back for a min. Well I think Keys is an example of an artist falling back for a minute, enjoying life and falling into her own womanhood. Sort of like Aaliyah did. I miss Aaliyah, and need Keys to drop an albulm soon.

Alicia Keys looks great. She lost some weight to.

you know angelina jolie is gonna play a bi racial woman in a bio movie, i think they should a post about it on concreteloop, i know it would cause a big discussion. i read some comments and alot of people r angry about it

She got the Beyonce disease getting all skinny and shit!

why some of ya’l going there with the black/white thing. Damn shame. How many blacks do you know that are full breed african. I don’t know many. Most of us brown folks in this WORLD have mixed race ancestry. Babygirl is black,one drop of African blood makes you black in my book and historically. Props to her white moms for keeping her close to her roots, cause Keys know who she is. Keys is lucky,her moms is strong as hell to have raised a black child in this racist country, never hiding her from her roots.

I think Ms. Keys looks cute in these pics…her abs are great. I’ve always been a fan of Alicia, but after I saw her at the ladies first tour (w/ Beyonce & Missy) i was extremely impressed. She’s a great performer, which is had to do when your sitting behind a piano. She really knows how to draw you in. Although her music isn’t earth shattering, it’s perfectly enjoyable and it has that warm and fuzzy old soul vibe. I must agree w/ someone here who said her voice isn’t all that great. Your right it isn’t. She can sing, but she does have a limited range and strains a lot, but just like Lauren Hill (on of my other favorite artist) who doesn’t have a perfect voice either, Alicia works with what she has and make music that’s very heart felt. She’s also a smart girl, like Ms. Hill (although laruens a lil off!) and she’s got a lot of personality. What i like about her most however is that she stays out of all the drama.

As for the mixed girl stuff? Alicia has always identified herself as a black woman & if she refused to refer to herself as black she would’ve have gotten flack that too. your damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Ask for the media always promoting light skinned and mixed black woman - I can understand where you’ll are coming from with that, but alicia can’t change the way she looks or who her parents are and she’s never played that whole “i’m light and pretty look at me” so I’m happy to see her be succesful. At the end of the day, I don’t know a single black american who’s pure anything, myself included. Race is not a perfect science…we come in a lot of shades.

My girl!!!!!

Loves A. Keys, absolutely loves her!!!! She’s one of the few multi-talented (and sometimes under-appreciated) artists owt now who doesn’t need to resort to shaking her ass all over the place and walking around half naked. She looks gorgeous.

***Snaps to Ms Keys***

Yeah tdotlady, I read that too. I saw a picture of the woman she will be playing and she’s actually quite brown. Since brads the producer I guess their just going to completely overlook the fact that Anjelina bares no resemblence to her. I wonder if they felt having an interacial couple in the movie was to complicated? who knows?

As if there weren’t enough roles out there for white actress…even the black roles are getting taken. lol.

@ 201…well said.

I constantly get asked “what are you mixed with” when both of my parents, and my grandparents are black. We just light complexion. ( I know I got native american and white running down both sides of my family but no family I ever met.) I can look at my family and see all shades of black and there ain’t one person in my family that in unattractive. But me and some of my cousins look like night and day in terms of complexion. People way too obsessed with that mixed race crap.

We all come in different shades, but we all got that African blood, which makes us who we are - BLACK!

@ 198 I heard about that movie. I like angie, but um no.

I think this is one of the best pictures I’ve seen of her. I always thought she was pretty and glad to see she’s not stick thin. She’s so talented it’s crazy.

stupid mothafucka huh?
bitch you got the game all twisted up,
read a book?
please don’t get me started!
lol at you for being born!

Actually, I am sorry I got you started…seeing as though you’re a dumb ass. You’re the one saying that Puerto Rican is a race…and they all have one look remember?

OoOoOOoooooOOOOoo………..SHE SKINTY !!!! lol

‘BLACK GIRLS RULE SHE NOT BLACK” U MEAN MUTT RULES

NO. 204 SHES NOT 100% BLACK! SHE’S MORE LIKE 35%

AK has lost alittle weight, i see… nice.

She looks good! I love the curly hair on her.

lookin good alicia!:)

Every connotation isn’t always in the dictionary Dear. Sometimes you must go to the roots of words to understand their meaning. It doesn’t matter, you should keep using that word and sounding like an idiot to anyone who knows the real meaning.

Amen to #200….leekagyrl. Right on to your post.
*Giving you the Angela Davis black power fist*
Leaumont….You’re an idiot.

I wouldn’t have a problem with Angelina playing a black woman…as long as she looked like her Damn.
White Hollywood has always done this. Showboat anyone??

kat25 said:
@ #59 brownsugah305

please scroll up to comment #29, and then take your foot out of your mouth!!!
Already saw that comment when I posted I stick to what I say so back up before you end up taking my foot out of your ass!!!!

@ Caff…man u r someting else! i look forward to ur posts everdamnday!…keep it comin my yute.

Alicia looks nice.

@ dukesman2000…lol.

Has anyone ever considered the REAL reason Alicia is on the cover?? It was a great MARKETING tool!! it got ALL of ya’ll talking!! Much more advertisement for the magazine. Do any of you remember when Mariah Carey was on the cover of Essence and the cover said,”Mariah Carey: America’s Most Misunderstood Black Woman”, Blacks were pissed at her being on the cover but it gave Essence lots of publicity! It’s al about selling the mag and I don’t care what anyone says Alicia cannot “pass” she looks like a light skinned sister to me so the cover is RIGHT!

her hair is so beautiful, and the second pic made me wanna be a man for just one min lol

WOW!! There are people who actually think Puerto Rican is a race in 2006!! I know lots of Puerto Ricans and they range in colors and features! They have no “look”!! An end to racism unfortunately won’t end==until the ignorance does!

oh my girl is finally getting her shine on, my girls Ind, Alicia Keys, and Christina A. have a nice year ahead of them.

why do we always seperate when we want to be equal. damn

With all the discussion about her looks and about her being black….the shirt in the second pic is really cute..and her hair.

alicia looks soooo good! I hope her next album hits hard. I’ve heard some rumors about it. nothing to be confirmed yet.

isn’t the term mulatto a derogatory term?

Will somebody @ concrete loop please hire caff because she’s slick? sarcastic? and always right plus she got too much free time on her hands like trina say everybody lets step her game up this child need a job typing 8 hours a day but then again who would want to hear what she has to say LMAO

I’m a light-skinned, mixed-up sista myself and I didn’t appreciate Alicia on the cover a mag that says “Black Girls Rule”. Maybe I’m bein overly sensitive to what constitutes as black or bi-racial but I was a little surprised. Her being half-white isn’t even the whole issue. My issue is WHERE THE HELL HAS SHE BEEN? She wasn’t big in ‘06 at all. And I’m not really feelin the purple gloves and smudged make-up.

Yes #225 it is a derogatory term to folks who have common sense and a real sense of history.

are yall happy with yourselves,i mean seriously?why we must talk about somebody damn skin color?

Lightskinned individuals that walk away wit an inferior complex really piss me off.

CAFF if you love light coloured skin so much go find ur self a white women and hand in ur black identity card.

Im biracial and i dont walk away acting like one group of people are better than another. Some of the narrow minded idiots on here need to get their head outta “MASSA’s” ass and go enlighten themselves.

I meant to say “walk away with a superior complex”

I am also one of those who constantly get asked what are you? it also irritates the hell out of me when you read magazines and they HAVE to bring up a persons genetic makeup, not their talent which helped put them on the map but how much white they have in them or any other race other than black like its taboo for a person just to recognize one race, especially if black..they just HAVE to be something else. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out that my own genetic makeup consists of more than one “race” so to speak..but as a child with a mother who followed the early teachings of Malcolm X and a grandmother who was a Garveyite(and if you don’t know who Marcus Garvey is especially as a black person my heart bleeds for you)being black(not african american)is all I have ever known, relate to and accept..however society and closeminded people of color would say differently and that is what makes this discussion so sad. Quite simply you don’t pick your lineage, you do however have the choice to accept all, half or none of it. Alicia has chosen to identify herself w/ what she is comfortable with..being a black woman despite the lack of melanin in her skin. Read and understand this well..the color of your skin doesn’t make you any blacker than the next person..it’s the heart and soul of who you are and what you accept as being “black”..Kathleen Cleaver is one of the “blackest” light bright sistas you can ever meet, Sanaa Hamri very political/video director..light as well, Colin Powell,hell half of the civil rights movement had assistance by lightskinned blacks, those that you could tell that the color of their eyes and the waviness in their hair attested to a large multicultural background. However they always considered themselves black and so did the police. Open your eyes and understand we are a collection of beauty that rains in a multitude of colors..cuz those of you hating on us lightskinned; bi-racial brothers and sisters..be advised that once again being dark isn’t always sweeter. I know of a few dark skinned so called brothers and sisters who are so removed, that I swear they wake up every morning finding ways to rub off that”tan”….I’ll leave you w/ my favorite line in school daze…”wake Up” ..If you don’t understand then rent the movie

@ 215…thanks girl! I mean every word.
@ 232….deep post, I feel ya, KEEP IT REAL! my dad is light skinned with green eyes but he’s one of the most pro black people I know. He’s always standing up against RACISM b/c of how he grew up in the South and pride for his ancestry. There are a lot of people darker then him where I live that would sale all of us black people out. That seems so ironic to me. Until I woke up and realized that complexion cannot define your blackness, like you said, it is where your heart is, blackness comes from the soul. I feel really bad for people who deny their African lineage though, because it’s a strong part of you. Not just the beautiful features you adopt but our history. So yes fist in the air to all my black kings and queens, like Alicia. I like how she puts on her purple gloves. Purple is the color of royalty. The picture shows attitude, like Alicia is saying “World, I’m ready so watch out”

wow you guys are mean or have issues. all I meant to say is that usually, IMO, mixed children have some great features and turn out really beautiful ie. Alicia Keys. I’m not saying they are the best looking people in the WORLD… geez… everyone has standout features, no matter what race…I know that…

Why is her skin tone the same shade as MJ in the first picture? She’s biracial but not that light. Anyway, she’s still a cutie with a hot body.

sittin up not being able to sleep, i just wanted to comment on something that posted on this page. Ne’ and NY have been arguing over whether puerto rican has a look and i wanted to say that i understand that Ne’ is attracted to guys that have a
“puerto rican” look… but puerto ricans come in many differnt shades just as black people do…. if u ever been to puerto rico u would see many different cities and towns with puerto ricans that look like u and me, are born and raised there, and their ancestors were born and raised there. there are places in puerto rico that look like u r standing in the middle of harlem NY, the only diffence is they speak spanish… there is a misconception that all puerto ricans look like ricky martin, j lo, and marc anthony…. just like everyone thinks that everyone in the continent of africa has dark chocolate skin but many of the people there are all arrays of shades… just look at charlize theron (she is from south africa). NY just was trying to inform u that puerto ricans do not have a “specific” look… it would have been more apropriate if u would have said u prefer lighter skinned guys with an OLIVE complextion…not tryin to b a a$$ hole just wanted to be informative.

dont cuss me out… just adding my 2 cents.

any who alicia keys looks fine to me.. just a little more heroine looking than i would like her to look in the first pic.

LORD HAVE MERCY WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER IS SHE BLIND SHE NEED TO FIND A NEW LOOK AND NOT THROW IT AWAY SHE NEEDS TO BURN!!!! IT

SHE NEED TO BURN THIS LOOK

ALICIA KEYS IS BLACK! GET THE FUCK OVER IT DAMMMNIT!!!!

** IF “PUERTO RICAN” ISN’T A RACE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IT IS! **

PUERTO RICAN IS A NATIONALITY. IT MEANS THAT YOU’RE FROM PUERTO RICO. JUST LIKE AMERICAN MEANS YOU’RE FROM AMERICA. DUUUUUUUUUUUUH!!!! THERE ARE P.R. FROM DIFFERENT RACES LIKE IN AMERICA OR AFRICA. AFRICAN IS NOT A RACE EITHER, THERE ARE WHITE AFRICANS. YALL STILL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NATIONALITY AND A RACE??? CELIA CRUZ WAS CUBAN, A BLACK CUBAN. THERE ARE WHITE CUBANS TOO. CUBAN IS THEIR NATIONALITY/CULTURE/ORIGIN NOT THEIR RACE!!!!

227/ms delicious, you mentioned your skin complexion why??????? I didn’t see how it applied to your comment. I see alot of females throw that in like they’re about to make some sort of point with it but don’t. It’s crazy & dumb that we still try to separate eacn other by skin tone and act like one is better than the next. It’s pretty old and holds no value.

227/ms delicious, you mentioned your skin complexion why??????? I didn’t see how it applied to your comment. I see alot of females throw that in like they’re about to make some sort of point with it but don’t. It’s crazy & dumb that we still try to separate eacn other by skin tone and act like one is better than the next. It’s pretty old and holds no value. And to Kat25 “lightskinned/darlskinned” isn’t Americas problem, the majoruty could care less. It’s just a ignorant black thing.

I agree with Caff, Res IS underrated, I thought that I was the only Res fan here.

#240 WTF

Even though there are white people there now, the original Continent of Africa was black! These white Africans are the decendents of envaders!

@ okay i guess

sorry wrong dear, dark skinned/ lightskinned is America’s problem… Read Willie Lynch, “The making of a Slave” and see why it is “America’s” problem…

I brought up my complexion because my post may have led some to believe that I only had a problem with Alicia on the cover b/c she is lightskinned and I am darskinned when I am not… Like I said I could care less if she was bi-racial either, I was just saying that the magazine would of made more of statement TO ME if they had a dark woman on the cover, with the big lips, a big nose, and a big ole ass, all the features we were taught to think of as ugly with the title “BLACK GIRLS RULE” or had a few sistas on the cover of different shades… TO ME, again, TO ME Alicia on the cover ALONE takes away form the boldness of that statement cause TO ME on that cover she looks even lighter than usual!!! This is my opinion and I’m sticking to it!

A letter of thanks to ALL the Ladies (and crazy CAFF) for this History Lesson!

Thank you daredd1.Dag, Girl, You are ALWAYS on Point…
You taught me a LOT today…I will now refer to myself as BLACK, as opposed to African American. Thanks for your impartation of wisdom.

Thank-You Zora for the Lesson about the island of Puerto Rico. I’ve never been,
But based on your description I now WANT TO VISIT.
Thank you for YOUR dissertation. That was wonderful

I really appreciate the discussion, dialogue and even the arguments between my Girl
NE’ & NYC, because it has taught me quite a few things….
I don’t EVER want to offend anyone so it’s important to know what an
Puerto Rican is, e.g. race vs. nationality..
* Someone pointed out that Paul Mooney said that a Puerto Rican is nothing but a Nigga on a Boat who can swim…
Man Paul Mooney is one of the funniest Negro out !!

Puerto Rican’s (and a lot of the Spanish Race, especially Dominicans) can SOMETIMES pass for Black people, in fact, some Puerto Rican are JUST AS dark as Black People.
I believe the reason is because they ARE black people…The slave ships dropped off a lot of slaves at different island/locations !

Now, I know A LOT of Puerto Rican will FIGHT you because of that statement, and that’s cool !!
It’s whatever RACE YOU IDENTIFY WITH (as Ms. Daredd1 taught ME today)
that determines what YOU are !!

If you want to be white so be it
If you want to be Black so be it..
If you want to be Mulatto (Thanks Caff, because it IS in the dictionary) then that’s cool too !

If Ms. Alicia Keys considers herself Black, then she is !!…
I don’t care what color her mother is, or the percentage of Black Blood in her system.

Someone state that we need to get past race.
Well…..
That’s debatable: I think it’s important to have a sense & history of who you are, and where you came from.
One of the wonderful things about the Jewish, Italian, & Irish race is they NEVER forget their heritage.
That also hold true for many of the Asian Descent. They never forget their history !!!

Anyways, thank you EVERYONE for giving me this history lesson this morning.
I read each and every comment on this thread, and I feel better & more informed from doing so.

Peace

@M E RENEGADE… Hurry up and put that pic up baby, I WOULD like to SEE that!!! Sound like my “Future Wife”
@caff… There as been an influx of asin chicks here in the CHI and I must admit, THEY BE LOOKING GOOD !!! And I’m not talking your average asian chicks… I MEAN these girls be having bodies like the sistas
And @sha… THAT’S a Nice Phat AZZ you got there

this is the first post where i’ve read everyone’s comment. and all i have to say is ” Give me a fucking break”

why the hell does every thread end up being about somebody’s skin color.

Save that shit for ya moms

That’s my girl. Beautiful pics and she can sing!!!

@ 266 - bill, so well stated my brotha. Yes, that darredd1 is on it, ain’t she!
And Ne’& NYC may disagree but you know what, they’re both right. Zora obviously know her history and can school me anytime. She on it too. So many fine, well spoken intelligent sistas on here; Make me wanna run out and procreate~

^246

I just read on Cake and Ice Cream that “Trace” has also featured Naomi Campbell, and India Ari on the cover before with the title “Black Girls Rule” I think that is great, I’m guessing this is an annual thing they do *scrolls up to the top of the page* yep it is third annual “Black GIrls Rules” cover… Well I guess I got so caught up in the cover and the title that I didn’t read between the lines.. literally…So I guess it was time to let a lighter skinned black chick shine on the cover!!!
*promptly takes foot out my mouth*

I also read up on “Trace” and it is actually a pretty dope mag, shit I’d subscribe!!!

See this is what big girls do, they admit it when they are wrong!

Guess what ya’ll we beat out the Beyonce’ post they have 180 something post and we’re already past 250!!!! And we did our debating in a pretty civilized manner!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

Go Alicia, go Alicia!!!!

@ 252 (kat) - **applauds and gives a standing ovation**

Now don’t nobody cosign on how she was wrong and all that. Just let the shit go. The girl admitted her mistake so let’s just accept her apology.

Now I have a question for you kat, where did you find info on Trace. I came up with a million irrelivant searches when I looked. I was curious to see if it was a black magazine or a black womans magazine (like Essence). I was just wondering cause I wanted to know why the couver could’nt just say GIRLS RULE. What they needed the “black” part for?

Post # 250, real to real..

It’s like falling in love with Kat25..
I LOVE when a women can express herself, admit when they are wrong and keep it moving…

Kat25, I know you have a Thing for Caff, but if that doesn’t work out, call me…555-1212…lol.

As for the other ladies that I mentioned.
They KNOW how I feel about them
*I tell dareddl “I want you” (the marvin gaye version) every other day..
I’m the President of her fan club),
And that Fine lady named NE..
Well don’t get me started.I’m trying to live a saved sanctified life, and I don’t need to be lusting over women on the Internet…That’s just not right..lol..

Well, anyways, I just love to hear/see/read a women express themselves. That’s just wonderful !!

Peace

Amazing how ya’ll can take a potentially boring post about Alicia and turn it into a title fight. Don’t know if that’s good or bad. The bottom line is if ya have any black in ya, your BLACK!! Black DNA is always dominant.

It’s not a “black” magazine, it’s a multicutural or transcultural magazine and it is based out of the UK… They’ve feature people of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, all that good stuff… I got the info from the Mag on a link off of Cake and Ice Cream…

@daredd1… Well Put and “School Daze” was a GREAT movie !!!
@bill… Intelligence amongst our women IS such a WONDERFUL and BEAAUTIFUL thing !!!

Well it was based in the Uk now it’s here in New York… Put in Trace Magazine “Black Girls Rule” and you will get some info about the mag…

Good morning and god bless!

I am FULLY aware that puerto ricans come in different shades sizes and colors, FOR EXAMPLE from NORE to JLO.
Puerto rican men have a look TO ME, I know a puerto rican when I see one. Just like our Beautiful black men have “a” thing. Jamaicans have that thing. Africans have that thing that lets you know who they are. Don’t try and play me!

The term RACE distinguishes one population of humans: and so on. I am far from stupid and I can distinguish the difference between race and nationality.

@ ok I guess
I decided to put in my complexion cuz i wanted to show that people who call themselves “100% black” or people who are of the darker complexion aren’t the only ones who have a problem with Alicia on the cover. It’s just showin a different point of view. Im not tryna put up an ad for myself if thats what u think. And I don’t think of myself as better than anyone else cuz I’m light. If anything, i get a lotta ish for bein so light.

THANKS BILL I AM FLATTERED,
Maybe you should put a flix up of you so we can lust on you! lol.

I DONT REALLY SEE ALICIA KEYS AS A BLACK GIRL. BECAUSE SHE REALLY ISNT BLACK BUT MIXED…TO ME TO BEING BLACK MEANS HAVING AT LEAST MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR ETHNIC HERITAGE COMING FROM AFRICA.

I M NOT HATING OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I DO LOVE ALICIA’S TALENT BUT SHE REALLY ISN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF A BLACK WOMAN

FIRST OF ALL KAF25 THAT WASNT CALLED FOR BECAUSE JUST LIKE YOU BASED UR DUMB ASS OPINION IM BASING MINE. AND FOR THOSE ASSES THAT SAY SHE LOOKS LIGHTER THAN USUAL HAVE U EVER SEEN HER IN PERSON. SHE IS REALLY PALE SOOO KAF25 U HAVE WAAAAY TOO MUCH TIME ON UR HANDS AND GO HOME AND FIX UR COMPUTER SWEETY

XOXOXO

FIRST OF ALL KAF25 THAT WASNT CALLED FOR BECAUSE JUST LIKE YOU BASED UR DUMB ASS OPINION IM BASING MINE. AND FOR THOSE ASSES THAT SAY SHE LOOKS LIGHTER THAN USUAL HAVE U EVER SEEN HER IN PERSON. SHE IS REALLY PALE SOOO KAF25 U HAVE WAAAAY TOO MUCH TIME ON UR HANDS AND GO HOME AND FIX UR COMPUTER SWEETY

XOXOXO

Thanks so much Bill! And I concur with Ne’ though you need to put a pic up… But then I guess I’d have to put one up too!

This has been a wonderful debate with some very intelligent folks for the most part! I guess that’s why I keep coming back!

kat25 and for the rest of u haters first of all alisha keys is not only a singer or a piano player she is a producer, she produced her own album as well as christina agulara’s stripped and did some track on kiesha kole album. SO ALL THE UGLY GIRLS ON THIS SITE TAKE THE HATE OUT OF UR BLOOD AND she’s a real singer america is sooo commercial these days they cant realize a real singer what would u preferr her shaking her ass in a video please!

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Kitty girl you are late, but I will apologize for calling you a dumb ass even though based on the above comment you kinda came off as one but I shouldn’t of stooped to your level with that sort of response… And how could you say my comments weren’t called for when you called me a hater and insinuated that I was ugly when you have never ever seen me in your life… Come on now honey, my comments were very much called for in defense of myself and anyone else who does not share your opinion of Ms. Keys talent, looks or whatever!

kat25
I agree with you… sucha GREAT DEBATE! I love cl

alicia keys has always worn her real hair and no weaves and i love her for that she has a head of thick long hair and she wears it like a real woman without all the extentions like me, i have long hair and i dong do all dat crazy mess to my hair i wear it down or curly, i love her for dat will beyonce ever just wear her own hair and on Res. she had a song called They say vision, i loved it. she had a go go music type feel.

@268 - Ne’ I understand what you’re saying about a “look”. Jamaicans definitly have it and if you are a “traditional” Jamaican you can spot another one a mile away. For example, most traditional, born and raised Jamaicans, light, dark or whateva have a swagger and you can spot it if you know what your looking for. You don’t see it so much with the new generation of Jamaicans (those who have Jamaican parents but were raised in the US and not on the island). The same goes for Africans. Just ask anybody from the islands or the mother country and they know what I’m talking about. Now with the Puerto Ricans they have a “look” too. You can even distinguish them from Dominicans right off the bat. Maybe its a NY thing. It could be. Anyway, I got what you were saying.

Now before anybody tries to negatively jump on my ass about what I just said, let me say this in advance…Fuck you too.

Thank you very much STEPH
It may very well be a NY thing. With NY being so diverse and being around SO MANY different nationalities you can distinguish who is who, you’re able to say… he’e haitian, not jamaican, or he’s italian , not cuban.

Okay, thank you Amber Nicole. I did further investigating because I really would like to know if mulatto means half-man half-beast. I guess it depends on who you ask. And the origins of the word are even debatable. In many societies considered derogatory in others not. I’m mixed, I don’t mind it. I use the N word and the B word. Words don’t bother that way and I find a sense of power in defining myself and saying fuck you to society. From what I found mulatto basicly means any kind of hybrid/mix of anything, race, car, etc.

@TaNeesha

Yeah I have long hair too, but sometimes you just like to switch it up…Every now and then I throw in a lil weavy weave just for a change!!! Usually some with some type of highlight… People are always like “why you got that weave in your hair when your hair is already long” I just do it to for change and to give my hair a break, plus I have no perm so my hair gets puffy and the weave doesn’t…. Damn I’m rambling…

I feel you with Bey, but homegirl has a contract with l’Oreal that says she cannot change anything about her look without their permission first! So she got to keep the blonde, the weave, and that overall look until her contract is up…

Lol, maybe I should start logging on at night. I’m mad Trickster thinks I’m a female. Maybe I should scratch my balls and spit more often. Toughen up my CL image a little.

Oh wait, you can’t see me do those things.

^ In addition, you can define a word not let it define you.I’m also a Sagitarrius, the centar which is a half man/half horse, so I think it’s safe to say I’m a true mulatto!

@ civa said “I DONT REALLY SEE ALICIA KEYS AS A BLACK GIRL. BECAUSE SHE REALLY ISNT BLACK BUT MIXED…TO ME TO BEING BLACK MEANS HAVING AT LEAST MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR ETHNIC HERITAGE COMING FROM AFRICA.”

give me a break. What do you call having a white mom and black dad. last time I checked that was 50%. and last time I checked 1 drop of African blood makes you black, that is how genetics work. And like Alicia being light makes her exempt from racism. Please. She go through it just like you, if you black. That comment is ignorant. I don’t even know why I am wasting my time.

@ Ne

I def agree with you. it must be a NY thing, ’cause i can tell a puerto rican, dominican, cuban, etc etc right off the bat. also, i do not think you were trying to be insulting when or ignorant when you said puerto ricans have a look. [i know that "look" as well lol] i guess someone people just like to read into things a little too much.

@Caff

Don’t worry hunny, cause Kat knows your all man!!!

some of ya’l really got some self-esteem issues on here. I feel bad for you. You call yourself black but have a problem with a “Black Girls Rule” title. Would you rather it say “White Girls Rule”?

bigup mizzlizz
You KNOW what that look is!
It’ll have you biting your lip…umm umm mmm

I think light skinned girls a very beautiful. And yes there are some brown skinned women in hollywood that are pretty too. But people this is hollywood. I am light skinned and in hollywood when your white and have ligher skin you get head much faster. I guess the same can be true in non-hollywood. Its been that way for century’s and I really don’t think it will ever change in our society. Its all about looks and in the hollywood business and music business they can sell you more if your lighter skin because you look more exotic and more appealling to the masses. Research at NYC University 2 years ago showed that black men are more appealed to ligher women and somewhere around 80 some percent of black men were embrassed to admit it.

One drop of black blood does not make you black. If you do some reading or research you whould know that one-drop rule was used back in slavery days. If you had any type of black blood in you, the person would be considered unpure or tainted. Meaning you were dirty and so was your blood. But that does not mean the person is fully black.

WOW! Ya’ll is it really that serious? Coming from a white person ya’ll black people really need to get over this skin color thing and who is “lighter” or “mixed” or “dark”. White people DON’T CARE! To us your ALL n***ers!!

@ Breanna

I read your comments. Babygirl, you sound real ignorant. I can’t even go there with you. I feel bad that you buy into that bs you posted.

@ La La

You just want attention, huh. damn shame.

Please

No one respond to the ignorance that is La La… She is just looking for attention!

la la,
cl loopers will tear you to shreds. I don’t have the energy or else I would go there, I need to eat first.
God bless you and yours. After all you may need it.

La La,
I can’t even get mad at you. Because that is what I have been thinking the whole time. It doesn’t matter how much black we have (2% or 100%), we still are considered black to white folks.

But if you EVER say the n- word again, I will find you and FUCK you up!

sorry kat25,

I just read your comment. Maybe you are right. I probably shouldn’ve said n e thing b/c that’s probably what her ignorant a$$ wants. But I just have a short temper and no patience for things or people like that.

Breanna said: Research at NYC University 2 years ago showed that black men are more appealed to ligher women and somewhere around 80 some percent of black men were embrassed to admit it.

And where can I get a copy of this groundbreaking research Ms Breanna?

LMBAO @ La La!!! littlemamajtb, IS THAT YOU? Stop playin girl…I see you…come one…I see you…LMBAO!!!!

Kathleen Cleaver is one smart sister. I really like her and look forward to meeting her one day.

Bill, I’m the one who mentioned Paul Mooney because I LOVE him too. Had the opportunity to see him last year and I have never been so enlightened, yet entertained in all my 24 years. By the way…Excellent Post my brother.
Civa..You are trippin. Black is mixed, because most of us who call ourselves “black” could just as easily use a cookie mixture when it comes to race. It really doesn’t matter if you see Alicia as a black woman, because she does.

No, I resent that. I’m not looking for attention. I just want you guys to hear yourselves. A debate about the skin complexion of a person is SILLY! There are so many other things we can discuss about Alicia. The picture looks GREAT! (although she is photo-shopped) When whites see it THEY SEE A BLACK PERSON! We don’t have time to sort ya’ll out as in who’s “light, mixed, yellow, red bone, brown skin”. If the hair is curly, the lips are full; the nose is round YOUR BLACK! It may sound offensive but that’s the truth of the matter. I actually love dark skin! But, it’s so sad at how much you guy’s have been brained washed to think the closer you are to white the more attractive you are. (Read your OWN comments by your OWN people “mixed people have the best features” or ANY post on B and her ever evolving skin complexion) In 2006 black people still suffer from that old slavery mentality. That’s what my people did to keep control of your people. I’m not trying to be rude. I’m just trying to let you look at it from another races point of view. WAKE UP!!! Although you may not want to admit to it on this site cause I used the “n” word, you know deep in your heats it’s true!

Breanna…..Black men who “only” like light skinned girls are victims of institutionalized racism. Don’t trip either because I”m light like Jasmine Guy and even I say black men who only like bright girls are crazy. Oh, and you need to get Lola and myself a copy of this research from NY. Also, you need to check your facts….One drop does make you black and its only people who have a problem with being black who take issue with this instead of seeing it as a unifying thing as I do. Once you add the black element, you can no longer be truly white because the same things don’t affect you as they would a white person. Therefore all this talk about “belonging to both worlds” doesn’t really exist. It’s crazy talk. When a white person follows you around a store because they think you or the people you’re with are going to steal, are you a part of the white world?? In Whitney’s words…HELL TO THE NO! Your ass is black.

LaLa, the crazy thing is, white folks have blacks so stressed out about color and our features, but whites are steady in the tanning bed and plastic surgeons office trying to buy lips and asses. That SHOULD be telling blacks something about how valuable and beautiful we are.

Thank You my dear sister, Ms. Amber Nicole…

I remembered your statement, but I SHOULD have gave you credit for THAT statement, because your postings have certainly enlightened & educated me on this day.

For that I will eternally be grateful.
Thank You to ALL of My Sisters !!!
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A letter of thanks to ALL the Ladies (and crazy CAFF) for this History Lesson!

Thank you daredd1.Dag, Girl, You are ALWAYS on Point…
You taught me a LOT today…I will now refer to myself as BLACK, as opposed to African American. Thanks for your impartation of wisdom.

Thank-You Zora for the Lesson about the island of Puerto Rico. I’ve never been,
But based on your description I now WANT TO VISIT.
Thank you for YOUR dissertation. That was wonderful

I really appreciate the discussion, dialogue and even the arguments between my Girl
NE’ & NYC, because it has taught me quite a few things….
I don’t EVER want to offend anyone so it’s important to know what an
Puerto Rican is, e.g. race vs. nationality..
* Someone pointed out that Paul Mooney said that a Puerto Rican is nothing but a Nigga on a Boat who can swim…
Man Paul Mooney is one of the funniest Negro out !!

Puerto Rican’s (and a lot of the Spanish Race, especially Dominicans) can SOMETIMES pass for Black people, in fact, some Puerto Rican are JUST AS dark as Black People.
I believe the reason is because they ARE black people…The slave ships dropped off a lot of slaves at different island/locations !

Now, I know A LOT of Puerto Rican will FIGHT you because of that statement, and that’s cool !!
It’s whatever RACE YOU IDENTIFY WITH (as Ms. Daredd1 taught ME today)
that determines what YOU are !!

If you want to be white so be it
If you want to be Black so be it..
If you want to be Mulatto (Thanks Caff, because it IS in the dictionary) then that’s cool too !

If Ms. Alicia Keys considers herself Black, then she is !!…
I don’t care what color her mother is, or the percentage of Black Blood in her system.

Someone state that we need to get past race.
Well…..
That’s debatable: I think it’s important to have a sense & history of who you are, and where you came from.
One of the wonderful things about the Jewish, Italian, & Irish race is they NEVER forget their heritage.
That also hold true for many of the Asian Descent. They never forget their history !!!

Anyways, thank you EVERYONE for giving me this history lesson this morning.
I read each and every comment on this thread, and I feel better & more informed from doing so.

Peace

Oh Bill, you’re so sweet. You didn’t need to credit me. Hell, I’m just happy you’re a Paul Mooney fan. A lot of people don’t get his humor.

Paul Mooney is The real deal..

I’ve been listening/laughing @ Paul Mooney for over 30 years…

Paul Mooney was Richard Pryor’s BEST Friend, and his Number 1 Writer.

Paul Mooney ALSO had a sucessfull Radio Career @ one time..Less than 2 years ago he hosted a morning show her in NYC (I can’t remember if it was KISS or WBLS)

Here’s a review of Paul Mooney LAST DVD
Analyzing White America….Enjoy Ms. Amber Nicole !!
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Editorial Reviews

About the Actor
Though Paul Mooney reached a new level of public familiarity in 2004 with his appearances on Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show,” the comedian has made millions laugh for over 30 years. As a television writer for the classics “Sanford & Son” and “Good Times,” sketch comedy shows “Saturday Night Live” and “In Living Color,” and a long-time Richard Pryor collaborator, Mooney has lived in the public ear, if not in the public eye, for a very long time. As head writer on “In Living Color,” it was Mooney who created “Homey the Clown” “Dial a Nigger” and “The Brothers Brothers,” never one to shy away from controversial racial themes.

Product Description
Paul Mooney is angry, fearless and very funny. Here he takes direct aim at racism and White America and hits his targets with dead-on accuracy — and humor. Whether pondering chubby white women’s attraction to skinny brothers, or examining the “N” word, Paul Mooney is unafraid of the truth — or the humor that is at the heart of controversy.
Mooney’s stand-up is legendary. Grammy®-nominated for his comedy album Race, he has spent years writing for other comedians as well. He started out as a writer for Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx and Eddy Murphy and was the head writer for In Living Color, where he created “Homie, The Clown.” Recently he’d been a regular on the critically acclaimed Chappelle Show, most notably as the character “Negrodamus”

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Introduction
9/11
Loyalty
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It’s A New World
Chubby White Women Skinny Brothers
I Love Jerry Springer
Once You Go Black
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Pretty funny, July 4, 2006
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He is so funny and to keep that poker face through out his comedy routine is funny in its self.

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Long Overdue DVD!!, June 26, 2006
Reviewer: chakasworld “chakasworld” (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
If any of you missed out on Mooney’s ‘Race’ (1993) & ‘Masterpiece’ (1994) CDs,
this new DVD will give you a taste of what we knew all along. Mooney is
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Props to Tim Reid&Paul Mooney on bringing this film to Life. Paul Mooney will crack on you&Blow your sides out. Bro Man had me rolling&also had me nodding in agreement with alot of the things he said. he just puts it out there for you to think. He ain’t afraid of being himself. the Man understands timing&puts it out there for you to digest.Paul Mooney is One of the Most Creative Minds who has ever picked up a Mic&also as a Writer.

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Paul Mooney - With all Comedy Go To Source., February 28, 2006
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Paul Mooney’s Analyzing White America is the first readily accessible medium of Mooney’s brilliance since the early 90’s. With his previous albums R.A.C.E. and Master Piece no longer in production, this is the only place where you can see Mooney’s brilliance.

Mooney’s not for everyone. His material is sharp, and if you like Bill Hicks, Doug Stanhope, Dave Chappelle, or Chris Rock and are willing (if white) to hear thoughts far away from the mainstream media, then this is the best pickup possible for $10.

Watch it by yourself first, and then look at your social net and see who is capable of handling. For those, this DVD will probably be the best standup they have ever seen or heard.

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• paul mooney

Visit the Page You Made

Sorry For that LONG Post..
That was for Ms. Amber Nicole to enjoy….

I apologize, I should have edited some of the Amazon references out …I’m trying to rush out the door..Gotta pick up the kids from Aftercare

Good Night & PEACE

thanks bill

My Brother Judah..

We NEED to her YOUR point of View..

Preach on My Brother..I got you in the AMEN corner.

You are on point sir !!!

I just want you guys to hear yourselves. A debate about the skin complexion of a person is SILLY! There are so many other things we can discuss about Alicia. The picture looks GREAT! (although she is photo-shopped) When whites see it THEY SEE A BLACK PERSON! We don’t have time to sort ya’ll out as in who’s “light, mixed, yellow, red bone, brown skin”. If the hair is curly, the lips are full; the nose is round YOUR BLACK! It may sound offensive but that’s the truth of the matter. I actually love dark skin! But, it’s so sad at how much you guy’s have been brained washed to think the closer you are to white the more attractive you are. (Read your OWN comments by your OWN people “mixed people have the best features” or ANY post on B and her ever evolving skin complexion) In 2006 black people still suffer from that old slavery mentality. That’s what my people did to keep control of your people. I’m not trying to be rude. I’m just trying to let you look at it from another races point of view. WAKE UP!!! Although you may not want to admit to it on this site cause I used the “n” word, you know deep in your heats it’s true!

Wow…it’s funny how one simple picture could start such an elaborate debate. This is the first time that I’ve read every single comment, and might I add that they’re very interesting. I don’t think the debate was silly at all but was actually was much needed. Blacks in general to unite and realize that we are all part of a very deep rooted and rich culture that needs to be cherished within ourselves.
@ daredd1- very powerful message
School Daze was an excellent movie WAKE UP YALL!!!!!

LUUUUV that COVER SHOT (she resembles KARYN PARSONS “HILLARY” from the FRESH PRINCE in the cover shot)!

GO HEAD ALICIA KEYS!

LIKE THE CURLY HAIR!

@ Amber Nicole…..great post, I hope Breanna got your memo. I am glad you broke it down b/c I didn’t have the energy or the time to EVEN go there.

NO problem Leekagyrl! I HAD to go there with Miss Girl. I cannot deal with that kind of ignorance!

Bill, I really really really appreciated that post. It may’ve been long, but its exactly what I needed. Thanks Again!!

ya having “in depth” conversation up in here aint it ! ya got long paragraphs and what not !!! chillax a bit …….lets focus on the real problems…..for example WHY ALICA SO SKINTY !!! lol just playin lighten up peeps it aint that serious..light skin , dark skinned, caramel…whatever…..we all black in the dark lol

Hey everybody i’m glad my post was thought provoking it did what it needed to do..it’s too many of you to thank on here, but I appreciate you all. I usually don’t speak when it comes to a “color” debate but the ignorance on this post ran a new high. People MY people..I am SOOO tired of fighting..we are a nation of forgotten kings and queens..in lack of a better phrase..we RUN this shit!..from the cotton gin..and no it wasNOT Eli Whitney who thought it up..to the latest dance craze..Without US there would be no THEM..yet we fight over trivial matters of skin color and worse..We are a laughingstock STOP buying into the madness of genocide..we have those in a very short past who died just so we could be equal..went to prison, raped, hung, castrated, assasinated just so we could have choices…as Huey Freeman would say..let’s put a stop to the NIGGA moments..shut society’s views of us down..we are the ONLY race that spends more time looking for ways to tear each other down and divide then to build each other up..and what’s so sad is that there are those of you who are so use to negativity thats it’s as normal as taking a breath..you don’t think about it you just do it…whether you like this or not we are in this TOGETHER..STOP IT!