Rae Lewis-Thornton: A Diva Living with AIDS

At the age of 24, Rae Lewis-Thornton was at the top of her game. A classy, diva with an impeccable style, she was doing it all. Little did she know that her world was about to come crashing down.

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Baby, You’re My Disease

Nearly half of all black women have herpes? It is about time that black men took responsibility for their starring role in the disproportionate rate of STD infections among black women.

Mar 10th, 2010 Read More 28 Comments

Best of FXP: The Fear Factor

The numbers don’t lie. People have HIV/AIDS. Many people don’t know they have HIV/AIDS though…and that’s what scares me.

Mar 10th, 2010 Read More 6 Comments

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March 9th, 2010

Of Little Black Girls, Missing Self-Esteem and White Face

This little girl is a lot of us. Sure, we don’t have the paint on our faces, but it’s there, isn’t it?

March 9th, 2010

Hood Chicks Are People Too

Why are we so hard on the Hood Chick? What about her are we so afraid of that we constantly make sure we point out that we are the opposite of that?

March 9th, 2010

I Wish Them All The Best

When you pick quality women, you know if you don’t marry them, eventually, the next man will. So I wish them all the best…

Fresh Reads

March 10th, 2010

Celebrity Injustice? Stop the Nonsense

Some people are unfairly prosecuted, but let’s stop equating those people with individuals like Weezy, T.I, Plaxico Burress and other celebrity jackasses that committed crimes and got caught.

March 10th, 2010

John McCain Would Like To Deny You Your Rights — For Funzies!

Right now Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman are floating a bill that would allow for American citizens to be detained without charge. Sure it’s unconstitutional, but that’s never stopped them before.

March 10th, 2010

Ex-Prisoners take AIDS Back Out Into Their Communities

AIDS is contracted through Hepatitis B and C- needles and anal sex…in prison. It is possible the men you have come across have been sexually involved with another male inside of a jail cell.

News & Profiles

March 10th, 2010

FXP Exclusive: Win a one-on-one coaching session with The Modern Day Matchmaker

FXP and the real life “Hitch” want to help improve your quality of life. Win an exclusive one on one relationship coaching session with The Modern Day Matchmaker.

March 4th, 2010

FXP Spotlight: The Beauty of a Dream Maker

Paula Campbell is ready to take the music industry by storm. There’s no denying the hustle of an R&B Dreammaker.

March 3rd, 2010

FXP News:T.I.’s Akoo Jeans Ad Campaign Model Speaks Out

Akoo Model Dawn Montgomery knows that the ad is controversial yet,she isn’t taking it personally.

Great Debates

March 9th, 2010

Question of the Day: All-Time Favorite Biggie Song?

His legacy lives on forever, and so we pose to you the question: what’s your all-time favorite Biggie song? Any particular reason why it impacted you?

March 3rd, 2010

The Great Debate: Black Entertainers and Social Responsibility

Do black entertainers have a social responsibility to the black community in terms of what product and messages they put out? What do you think? Two of our contributors weigh in.

March 3rd, 2010

Fresh Roundtable 2.26.10

Today we’re talking about illegal immigrants vs black unemployed; religion for recovery; Sprite Stepoff in ATL; too many black abortions; and sex rehab. Come in, sit at the table with us, and tell us what YOU think.