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If Ne-Yo had a song called ''Mr. Independent,'' it would be Jacques's signature tune. The 22-year-old Howard University junior describes himself as a ''go-getter'' who...
Heavenly Round-Up: Sometimes, reality just bites. Even so, there's more than one silver lining still on the racks -- but you'll have to fight the...
Anyone hoping to catch the attention of Eugene is going to have to come equipped with sharp wit, an encyclopedic knowledge of current events and...
Heavenly Round-Up: Unexpected material comes bubbling up from the depths, like a swamp. And the release of all that pent-up matter comes as a huge...
Heavenly Round Up: What will the wind bring back to you after you blow the dandelion fluff away? What will the tide wash up on...
Resilience, hard work and independence are values prized by 24-year-old Brandon. The native Marylander earns his keep as an office administrator for the federal government...
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force produces the famed Winter Party Festival in Miami, with the tagline ''party with a purpose.'' But why should...
A childhood accident nearly claimed Mark's life. It also shaped his worldview. When he was six, he fell out of a boat and was about...
You won't see drag queens in swimsuits at the Miss Gay Arlington pageant. ''There are several queens who God blessed with an extremely good body,...
A professional photographer with traditional roots, Dustin has a nontraditional outlook on life. The Louisiana-born, Florida-raised Southern boy living in Rockville likes to buck the...
Heavenly Round-Up: You can wake yourself from the dream state into which you've fallen. You can extricate yourself from the web of suppositions and innuendoes...
Andrew must have been fated to be in the spotlight. The 24-year-old aspiring opera singer started out as a math major in college, but switched...
''It's a matter of pride for the bartenders to present these drinks, so they really go all out,'' says Hector Torres, a partner at Beacon...
Robert, 25, is one Buffalo, N.Y., native who actually can ''Shuffle Off to Buffalo.'' As a professional dancer, that's kid stuff. ''Shuffling off'' is actually...
Heavenly Round-Up: You're ready to look for the light at the end of the tunnel. You're on the brink of cracking the code and going...