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DHJ URBAN WEAR LLC: Stepping Out in Stylz

DHJ URBAN WEAR COMPANY offers name brand Urban wear at Discounted Prices.  Our mission is simple: to provide the best products and service to our customers at the lowest prices possible. DHJ URBAN WEAR is a blacked owned business based in the Chicagoland area.

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Erykah Badu Dumped Common Over the Phone
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 10:28 am

In a candid interview with talk show diva, Wendy Williams, Common revealed that his first love, Erykah Badu dumped him over the phone.  The pair dated 2000 - 2003.

“She handed it to me. I was in my hotel room on tour and … she called me and was like, ‘Hey, I don’t wanna be in this relationship no more. I’m liking somebody else,’” Read More

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More bad news for bank customers: Debit card fees
By Associated Press | Sep 29, 2011

Bank of America will start charging debit-card users $5 a month to pay for purchases. The move comes as the cards increasingly replace cash and as banks look for ways to offset the loss of revenue… (Read More)

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Why your spouse is your "most important investor"
By Michael Hess | September 16, 2011

If you’re married and thinking about going into business for yourself, the very first thing you should sell is your spouse. No, I don’t mean auctioning your beloved to the highest bidder. I mean before you put it all on the line, pitch the idea to your husband or wife.

Here are four things you must discuss with your spouse before you quit your day job: (Read More)

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7 “Bad” Foods That Are Secretly Good for You

Do you avoid avocados? Steer clear of coffee? Some foods just come with a bad reputation. Here are 7 foods that deserve a second chance—after all, they just might improve your health.  (Read More)

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Fast Food Chains Getting Into The Food Stamp Act
By Nina Terrero Sep 7, 2011 5:34pm

In an ever-growing number of  states, if you crave a taco or fried chicken from a fast-food restaurant,  you can pay for  it with food stamps.
Food stamps - known more formally as the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -  have been in use for grocery staples, such as bread and milk, since 1934, but now, for the first time,  they can be used for fast food  in four states across the country.  (Read More)

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Feds Finally Examine Health Risks of Menthol Cigarettes to Blacks

[This] issue is important to the African American community because menthol brands have long been favored by 75 percent of black smokers, the article says. And African Americans who smoke menthol cigarettes may be less likely to quit than those who smoke regular cigarettes.  (Read More)

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First Lady Michelle Obama Graces The Cover Of Upscale Magazine
Written by Hello Beautiful Staff on September 15, 2011 1:00 pm

In the October Upscale cover story, entitled “National Treasure,” Michelle Obama opens up to Spelman College graduates about her life as a young black girl in the Southside of Chicago.  Read More

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