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The MEF Team Tries the Nike Studio NYC Experience
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Is Alexander Wang canceled?
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Brand Spotlight: What makes KITH the streetwear dark horse
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MEFeater’s Looks of the Week – June 9th Featuring Adwoa Aboah, Angela Bassett and Grace Bol
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MEF Street Style Chronicles ? Featuring New York Based Poet, Elyanna Sanchez
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Breakdancing Cities Puma Collection
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Gabrielle Union Releases Exclusive New York & Company Collection
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Ava DuVernay is bringing the Central Park 5 to Netflix
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TGIF: An Interview with Friday Lynton of FRIDAY BY FRIDAY
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Vans and Marc Jacobs Colab to Create Amazing New Slip-Ons
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NYC Literally Went Bat-Sh*t Crazy During the Palace Store Opening
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MEFeater’s Best and Worst Dressed: Met Gala 2017
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Young Black Excellence: 8-Year-Old Twins Started a Bottled Water Company
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NYC Vows to Keep Birth Control Free!
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Chance The Rapper, Wu-Tang Clan, & Childish Gambino Headline 2017 Governor’s Ball ! #LIT
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From London to New York, Cheryl Speaks about her NYC Experiences!
Cheryl Osei I chose to live in America for a year because as a Londoner, I always imagined nyc as the next big ‘home’ for me. That’s mainly because of my visit there three years ago…
Having a Party August 19th! RSVP Here
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The New & Fun Way to Date in NYC!!
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I Graduated From College. Now What?…
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Today’s Street Style Looks
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MEFeater Blog: Where’s the Balance
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Kanye West Debuts Yeezy Season Two
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RSVP for MEFeater’s Launch Party!
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11 Cities Every 20 Something Year Old Should Visit
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When a B*tch Messes With Your Hair
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Don’t Blame Yourself for Being Broke, Blame your Parents!
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Eric Garner’s Family Still Demands Justice for his Death, One Year Later
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How to Use the Summer to Find Your Winter Squeeze
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Five Movies That are Worth Going to the Movie Theaters this Weekend
Everyone knows Summertime equals amazing movies. This week is no different. These are the movies to watch this weekend and following week! 1. Marvel’s Ant Man Rated PG-13 …
Being Twenty in NYC Sucks!
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15 Throwbacks that Would have any Summer Party or BBQ Bouncing
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The Secrets to Texting While Single
This article is for all of my single, lonely readers out there just trying to find a bae… Are you tired of texting back and forth hoping you have found the “right one?” Texting while…
Make NYC your Playground this June
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Summer is Here !
Hey MEF Heads! Summer vacation is here! For those who were desperately waiting to finish taking their finals and to end yet another semester in college, I cannot tell you how happy I am to finally be …
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We’re Back!
Did you miss us?? We missed you guys! We have been MIA for way too long! The college semester is finally over and your favorite team of student writers are back to write and interview more guests! Sor…
Why Empire is The Hottest Show on Television
FOX does it again with another smash musical drama, Empire. The modern soap opera based a powerful black family dynasty divided by the fight to control a hip-hop empire has every other n…
MEFeater Sits Down with the Uber-Talented Leaf
Early this year, MEFeater was granted the pleasure of interviewing and meeting the multi-talented Leaf. Born and raised in New York, we thought it was appropriate to interview the 19-year-old s…
A Look Inside of Giselle Mynx’s World of Freedom
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MEFeater Presents “Black Saturday”
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Little Pain Celebrates his L.I.T.T.L.E Mix Tape with “Good Company”
Late, last year Little Pain celebrated his new mix-tape, L.I.T.T.L.E by having a Release Party presented by The Good Company, a clothing store located in the Lower East Side. MEFeater …
MEFeater Exclusive: The Lost Souls Debut “Double Trouble”
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Why YF is Staten Island’s New Hip Hop Prince
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Yandy Smith Throws a Charity Ball for the Kids of Harlem
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MEFeater’s New Obsession is Gita :)
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College Sucks and So Does Finals Week!
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“Life So Far” – A Photo Show by Michael “Snapps” Knapp
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Prada Mane and Little Pain are More Than Pretty Faces and a Durag
When I saw Prada Mane and Little Pain perform three Thursdays ago at Palisades, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew I was going to be biased because I secretly root for them, but I never saw th…
NYC Based Stylist Emily DeSimone Stops by to Give MEFeater some insight on Fashion and Styling
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Appetite for Distinction is Probably the Most Inspirational Brand to Date
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The Lost Souls
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New Artist: Malvo
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Webster Hall House Party Tonight!
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Twenty-eight Style Moments by Solange Knowles
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How to Help Your Summer Finances
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3 Things To Do During your SUMMER BREAK – STUNT, PARTY & CHILL
With just weeks away from the most anticipated break of all time, MEFeater decided to give you 3 things you must do over your Summer break. 1. Stunt – feat. The Fashion Destination Guide. Yes, …
Stussy x Miss Lily’s Street Style
In honor of Stussy’s new collaboration with Soho’s favorite Jamaican restaurant, Miss Lily’s, the two threw an event May 20, 2014 at Miss Lily’s to celebrate! Photos by Ryan R…
Nicki Minaj Debuts Pills N Potions
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Surviving Finals Week
For those who are currently yearning for the semester to be over, don’t worry you’re not alone. I am currently procrastinating by blogging about not procrastinating ( PROCRASTIN-CEPTION). I put …
What’s your favorite color? Triangle, so are you a virgin?
Ok, so for the record I’m not a relationship expert, but I’ve come to the realization that “dating” no longer truly exist. I recently introduced a female friend to a male friend in …
The Truth About Molly
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