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The Dating Game

Monday, 10 August 2009 18:59 Mr. Maximus
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Entering the “dating game” again after being hurt is not easy. The last time I was in a relationship my boyfriend told me he was HIV positive. What’s even more F up is when I found out that I was HIV positive, and I got it from him. I felt so...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 04:58
 

The Lack of Minority faces in Safe Sex Ads by Condom Manufacturers

Monday, 10 August 2009 08:12 Anita
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Each year two major condom manufacturing companies Trojan and Durex emphasizes the importance of safer sex through elaborate commercials geared towards Americans purchasing their products. While their efforts to have Americans practice safe sex...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 05:48
 

Strapped Condoms – Not Quite There Yet.

Monday, 10 August 2009 08:09 B-Lady
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And here’s Strapped Condoms second attempt to rectify the problem and the verdict is another failure. First of all why is Lil’ Wayne letting any one reach into his pockets, second why does he need bling, lutchie (money, chedda, feddy) and a...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 22:26
 

The Diagnosis, “you have AIDS.”

Monday, 10 August 2009 08:05 JoJo Napoles
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The day I found out I had AIDS was a nightmare. April 12, 2006, I had spent 2 weeks in the hospital waiting to find out why I was constantly getting sick. I was sitting in the hospital room with my mother a little anxious and very concerned. My...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 22:28
 

Lil’ Wayne – Strapped Condoms

Monday, 10 August 2009 08:00 B-Lady
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STRAPPED CONDOMS is a product by a black-owned company based in Texas, which has a website that promotes their product.

Rap superstar Lil’ Wayne is in one of their condom ads about a year ago. In the ad, there’s an all black background with...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 22:26
 

Party Lines: The Hookup Spot?

Monday, 10 August 2009 07:56 Sergio Mendoza
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It's a warm summer night a young man sits on the corner of Broadway and 12th Street in downtown Oakland sipping from a bottle of Hennessey he got from a liquor store. Bored and looking for a sexual fling with no strings attached, the young man...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 22:31
 


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