Sharon P. Carson, a writer who already had a book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man out in 2003, is claiming that Steve Harvey took her idea for his New York Times best sellling book of the same title.
Here is Ms. Carson’s press release:
“FOR IM ...
Posted Tuesday, March 31st 2009 at 12:45PM
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My job is registering students for public school. Each employee is assigned a grade level to register students. In the state of Louisiana the age of consent is 17, so a student can register themselves if they desire. I have been doing so since 2002.
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Posted Saturday, March 28th 2009 at 7:45PM
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By Sister Siebra Muhammad
My Butterfly wings.
Dancing, shimmering lights.
They are the northern lights
of the south during the day.
Beautiful green.
Flash and flutter.
Dancing upon the walls.
Making such a clutter.
These butterfly wings ...
Posted Friday, March 27th 2009 at 3:51PM
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By Sister Siebra Muhammad
The day light breaks
Another day has begun.
still no sleep has come.
My body is weary
My mind overworked.
I lie thinking
But what
I am unsure.
need to break free from the cycle I endure.
Everyda ...
Posted Friday, March 27th 2009 at 3:41PM
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By Walter Dellinger
John Hope Franklin, who died yesterday at 94, was one of the most remarkable Americans of the 20th century. He was the master of the great American story of that century, the story of race. John Hope wrote it, he taught it, and h ...
Posted Friday, March 27th 2009 at 3:38PM
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This was sent to me through my Myspace page and now I pass it on.
LIPSTICK INFORMATION:
Something to consider Next time you go shopping for
Lipstick......
This comes from someone Who works in the breast cancer unit at
Mt. Sinai Hospital ...
Posted Friday, March 27th 2009 at 2:24PM
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Beyonce has been tapped to play Black Panther Angela Davis. Franco-Algerian producer-writer-director Rachid Bouchareb is filming a movie based on the early life of Black Panther and FBI renegade Angela Davis. And he wants to Beyonce to play young Ang ...
Posted Wednesday, March 25th 2009 at 3:07PM
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American International Group's corporate security advised employees of the insurance giant, which has received more than $170 billion in taxpayer money, to take measures "to increase their overall safety and security" due to "a growing sense of publi ...
Posted Tuesday, March 24th 2009 at 2:58PM
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On Townhall.com, a website owned by a popular Christian radio network Salem Communications, writer, Burt Prelutsky has some very offensive things to say about Michelle Obama:
After all, in spite of the fact that affirmative action got her an Ivy L ...
Posted Tuesday, March 24th 2009 at 2:52PM
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I'm madder than a crowd on the day Mardi Gras passes
Our elders may not be able to pay back their taxes
They don't want the 44th president to be our man
Hell, they won't even approve of his stimulus plan
Governor Jindal talked about his role in ...
Posted Friday, March 20th 2009 at 1:19PM
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This Old Navy commercial posted below aired last night while my 12-year old niece and I were watching American Idol on New Orleans, Louisiana's FOX affiliate Channel 8. The commercial depicts a white male supermodel ripping the clothing off of a blac ...
Posted Thursday, March 19th 2009 at 2:49PM
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ALL I CAN SAY UPON READING THIS ARTICLE IS, "HOW RETARDED CAN THIS COUNTRY GET???"
The economy may be limp, but condom sales are not.
Sales of the contraceptive device have risen five percent this year, according to a report by the Nielsen Comp ...
Posted Wednesday, March 18th 2009 at 9:45PM
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From WomanistMusings.com
March 17, 2009
He could be anybody’s grandfather and in fact he was a great grand father. This 73 year old cancer survivor was enjoying a barbecue and some family time when the police arrived to question his son Shawn Mo ...
Posted Wednesday, March 18th 2009 at 5:02PM
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Reporting from Homer, La. -- On the last afternoon of his life, Bernard Monroe was hosting a cookout for family and friends in front of his dilapidated home in this small northern Louisiana town.
Throat cancer had left the 73-year-old retired elec ...
Posted Wednesday, March 18th 2009 at 4:30PM
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WHO AM I?
By Sister Siebra Muhammad
I'm Mary J. Blige giving you the 411
And I won't stop until the war is won
I'm the Salt with a Deadly Pepa
Aiming higher, never settling for lesser
I'm Angela Bassett, Halle, Jada, and Taraji
I'm the one ...
Posted Monday, March 16th 2009 at 6:07PM
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TENAHA, Texas— You can drive into this dusty fleck of a town near the Texas-Louisiana border if you’re African-American, but you might not be able to drive out of it—at least not with your car, your cash, your jewelry or other valuables.
That’s because the police here allegedly have found a ...
Posted Saturday, March 14th 2009 at 8:57PM
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DETROIT – Welcome to Landlord Nation, where foreclosure notices are plentiful and for-sale signs offer at least 1,800 homes for under $10,000 that once were worth at least 10 times more.
In extreme cases, homes are on sale for $1 or less, which ha ...
Posted Saturday, March 14th 2009 at 5:08PM
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Last night my 12 year-old niece began to complain about doing the dishes. She's a good child who never gave me a moment's worth of trouble so far, never got into fights and the like, but when she began to complain, I told her a story I learned as a t ...
Posted Thursday, March 12th 2009 at 4:28PM
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TAMARAC - A 4-year-old at a Tamarac preschool caused a furor when police say he pulled a plastic bag of pot from his book bag and casually told a classmate, "That's my brother's weed."
Authorities say the incident occurred Friday at Tamarac Presch ...
Posted Thursday, March 12th 2009 at 4:18PM
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This week marks the 12th year of Christopher Wallace’s passing and since then a lot has changed. The slang, the style of dress and even the “pop culture” referenced metaphors have been altered since the Notorious One was laid to rest.
With all the ...
Posted Tuesday, March 10th 2009 at 3:38PM
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This poem is dedicated to the memory of our Sister Katherine, a former member of our BWC community. I have only been a member of this site for 3 months, and I became aware that there were some community members who did not do well by her. And while I ...
Posted Tuesday, March 10th 2009 at 3:05PM
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Most people who are prone to headaches or migraines suspect that certain things, such as red wine or strong perfume, can trigger their head pain. Now a new study suggests that rising temperatures could trigger headaches, too.
According to a study ...
Posted Tuesday, March 10th 2009 at 2:02PM
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MORE THAN JUST RACE
Being Black and Poor in the Inner City
By William Julius Wilson
190 pp. W. W. Norton & Company. $24.95
Conservatives have a ready answer. Racism is not the problem; instead, a pervasive culture of instant gratification, ...
Posted Tuesday, March 10th 2009 at 1:32PM
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