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The issue of illegal immigration, and even to some extent, legal immigration, has obviously been a big topic of debate in recent years. Many feel like illegal immigrants are an absolute threat to American society and are...

This take is solely for visual purposes lol. It is rumored that black women are made out of brown sugar, cocoa, honey, gold and the strength of ten thousand moons. I have no idea if it's true so don't quote me!! Flexin'...

If you have never tried wearing a wig, you should give a wig a try. Wigs aren't just something costumey that you wear on Halloween, they can be for any day of the year, and for any occasion. Some people think wigs are...

1. I made this myself... 2. ...from scratch... 3...only took me 16 hours 4...you're welcome! 5. You can tell that's not good butter. Now THIS, this is real grass fed cow butter. See how yellow it is? You don't get that...

Yeah, everyone loves a good hamburger, pizza, fries, doughnuts...but what you can do to make all of these at least a bit more healthy is: substitution, reduction, ommision. Hamburger: Ommit the bun - substitute it with...

Ok, so I really need to say this, true love is messy as f*ck!! I thought I found it when I was 18 but he ended up leaving me because his destiny was in a religous kind of life, it hurt like HELL. Almost 2 years later I...

This i can predict will become quite controversial but I hope it becomes thought provoking, especially for a new generation that inherited certain "traditions" from its predecessors, without testing them first, through...

Believing in equality just means you're a reasonable person! Yes, there are levels to 'feminism'. Feminazis are a radical group of people who've distanced themselves so much from what feminism actually is and...

To say John Lewis is all talk, talk, talk and no action is more than laughable. It's offensively ignorant. Forget that Lewis was recently one of the main congressmen holding a sit in at the house in demand for gun...

Social anxiety. It's the thing that keeps you from talking to that cool person you saw over there or the cute guy/girl from class. Even if you do work up the courage to go and introduce yourself, there's your new...

In this day in age video games have been becoming very popular among teens and young adults, gamers are growing in numbers everyday. Here is some reasons why I think having a gamer boyfriend is fun! 1. He Doesn't Give Up...

Here are some really important things you need to know if you want to make it in the big bad world. Some of these might sound like opinions, but they're actually facts only because I say they are. 1. Dogs > Cats This is...

I must confess that I have been extremely disenchanted with social media the last few days. In the midst of society's seemingly all encompassing rage directed toward every angle of politics, I have had to deal with family...

Stronger Together. It's a collective of marginalized and disenfranchised groups coming together saying hear our voice. Saying we are here and won't be pushed to the side. We want to break bread and work together if you...

This is the pledge Americans take and today these is the pledge we marched to protect. With over 5000,000 people showing up to march in DC today, more than we're present at the swearing in, I'm touch by our ability to....

A new era has begun. We officially have our 45th president, Donald J. Trump. Like it or not, as so many have said, he is here, and what comes next, we must deal with however that may be. However, the rolling over to a new...

No, this list does not include Twilight. You're welcome. 1. The Thirst https://www.youtube.com/embed/kG4AV6kLrKY I really enjoyed this film because for once, the vampires weren't these ridiculously beautiful sterilized...

I believe in love and I still want to get married someday. I've always believed in these two things no matter if I was a ten year old marrying her Barbie and Ken together or where I am in life now. I've been told at my...

We've all heard that saying, hurt people, hurt people. It's true, but not always the case. Broken people come in all different shapes and forms, but I think that there are two main types. I call them fixers and wreckers....

If you feel your space is just drab and in need of some type of color boost but you don't have a lot of money to buy something expensive from a home good store, try making a DIY project to boost the level of color in your...