If you haven't heard by now, the rumors are true. Magic Johnson is interested in buying Johnson Publishing, the company that owns Ebony and Jet Magazines.
Ebony and Jet, if you didn't know, are the oldest and the most widely circulated publication ...
Posted Tuesday, February 16th 2010 at 8:34PM
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February 16
James Baskett
*On this date we point out the birth of James Baskett in 1904. He was an African-American actor.
From Indianapolis, IN., originally a passionate studier of pharmacology, James Baskett had to abandon it due to lack of ...
Posted Tuesday, February 16th 2010 at 6:02PM
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About 6 percent of those who watched the pro-family Tim Tebow ad during the Super Bowl said it made them reconsider their views on abortion, according to a study by the Barna Group.
That comes out to about 5 million people.
Political and social ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 8:49PM
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The "Too Many Aborted" campaign has placed eyebrow raising anti abortion ads featuring a young black child featuring the caption "Black babies are an endangered species"
By ERRIN HAINES (AP) – 1 day ago
ATLANTA — The message on dozens of bil ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 8:39PM
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After {the above } video was released a day before the Super Bowl, Reggie Bush’s jump-off Carmen Ortega is pissy that everyone is calling her what she is. From her statement today to HoneyMag.com:
“Earlier this week, a video surfaced on the web, s ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 2:48PM
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle are covering Essence mag yet again. In the upcoming March issue, they spoke to the mag about education and how they deal with educating First Daughters Sasha and Malia:
“Malia will tell you, my attit ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 2:42PM
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Feb 15th
*The birth in 1820 of Susan B. Anthony is marked on this date. She was an American abolitionist and woman’s rights advocate.
Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan Brownhill Anthony was the daughter of Daniel Anthony, a cotton manufacture ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 1:56PM
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Jerusalem (CNN) -- An Israeli man accused of having 23 wives and fathering 59 children was charged Sunday in a Tel Aviv court with multiple counts of sexual assault, rape, sodomy and enslavement.
Goel Ratzon, 60, was arrested last month.
Author ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 9:28AM
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Lady Gaga may have outdone herself by doing what possibly no one has ever done before: gluing pearls to her face. And her body. The singer attended the amfAR benefit gala on Wednesday night--in the middle of a blizzard, it should be noted--to kick of ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 9:02PM
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-- Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized in New York City, ABC News reports.
According to reports, he experienced chest pains and went to his Cardiologists who sent him to one of the New York Hospitals where he underwent a procedure that put ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 5:50PM
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February 11
*On this date in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison. He was (then) a South African political activist and member of the African National Congress.
Still active, he had been in Robin Island prison in South Africa for 27 ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 2:08PM
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...I wish to propose an alternative to the terms used to describe people of African heritage. I will start by focusing my attentions on a linguistic phenomenon--- namely, the term people of color.
It is impossible to evaluate the term people of c ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 1:35PM
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By Matinez Betheliza, CareerMission.com
In the current state of our economy, it may seem as if you are physically incapable of landing a job in your current town or city. If your job search has been unsuccessful, it may be time to consider relocat ...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th 2010 at 2:44PM
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) defines body dysmorphic disorder as a preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance which causes clinically-significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other imp ...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th 2010 at 11:04AM
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Tune into a television medical drama and most often you will get a glimpse into the emergency department of a hospital. Nighttime TV portrays the fast-paced environment of the ER as an exciting, even sexy, place for nurses to work.
But one area o ...
Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 9:27PM
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New Orleans’s 31-17 victory in the Super Bowl on Sunday on CBS generated more viewers — an average of 106.5 million — than any other television program in United States history, defeating the 1983 broadcast of the final episode of “M*A*S*H.”
http ...
Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 3:54PM
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LOS ANGELES — Nearly eight months after Michael Jackson died, his personal physician was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter for providing him with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a primary factor in his death.
At his arraignment at ...
Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 3:46PM
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SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — A small group of West African men who came to the Rockies in search of economic opportunity are embroiled in a dispute with Wal-Mart, accusing it of a raft of discriminatory actions. Most say they were dismissed because supervis ...
Posted Tuesday, February 9th 2010 at 3:42PM
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MIAMI – The New Orleans Saints turned the Super Bowl's postgame celebration into something out of the French Quarter.
From the trophy podium on the field, Drew Brees blew kisses and caught confetti raining down as Dr. John and Professor Longhair b ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2010 at 6:33AM
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AP - Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Endeavou ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2010 at 6:27AM
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Watching the Super Bowl ads is as much a tradition as the game itself. During this year's contest, a few interesting trends emerged. There were commercials focusing on what it means to "be a man" as well as a couple of ads with too many tighty-whitey ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2010 at 6:24AM
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Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands The Wailers (1964–1974) and Bob Marley & The Wailers ...
Posted Saturday, February 6th 2010 at 4:43PM
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According to sources, Matthew Knowles (father of Beyonce and Solange) has a mistress, Alexsandra Wright, who had a paternity test done recently after giving birth to her daughter. It turns out that Knowles is indeed the father.
http://www.blacknew ...
Posted Friday, February 5th 2010 at 5:29PM
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1. Recognize they are good people trying to do a job. You have expectations on how you would like to be treated, and they are valid. But they are expectations, and they may not get met. Try not to take it personally.
2. Build a strong relationsh ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 at 10:20AM
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