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A Dream Foreclosed: Heartbreaking Story of Sherri West
The NewYork Times does a excellent job of letting Ms. Sherri West tell the story of how her life changed after a devastating divorce which eventually led to the loss of her business and home. Inspite
Behind the War Between White House and Fox
WASHINGTON — Late last month, the senior White House adviser David Axelrod and Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive of Fox News, met in an empty Palm steakhouse before it opened for the day, neut
BREAKING DOWN THE PROBLEMS: What's Wrong with our Current Immigration System?
D.C. - Today, the Immigration Policy Center released a new report, Breaking Down the Problems: What's Wrong With our Immigration System. This special report looks at the impact our outdated and ineffi
An outline of Double Dutch is celebrated on this date's Registry. Double Dutch, fun and great exercise!
October 21 Double Dutch is historically a jump rope game played by black children (mainly girls) in rural and urban areas in America. The first concrete evidence of jump rope activity can be see
Rebranding America
October 17, 2009 Op-Ed Guest Columnist by BONO (singer/songwriter) http://www.atu2.com/band/bono/ A FEW years ago, I accepted a Golden Globe award by barking out an expletive. One imagines Presid
The Rock Obama Returns: SNL Has Beefed-Up Prez Beat-Up Sens Baucus & McConnell
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson made a special guest appearance on "Saturday Night Live" this week to reprise his role as "The Rock Obama." This was by far the most Obama-sympathetic opener of the season, a
Somebody, Anybody Help Me, I'm Having a Crisis!!
[A crisis can stop us dead in our tracks thus arresting our attention for that momemt to focus on that problem alone. A crisis can occur anytime in our lives and could be no fault of our own like whe
Rock & Roll Icon, Chuck Berry
October 18 On this date in 1926, Chuck Berry was born. He is an African-American Rock & Roll musician and songwriter. Charles "Chuck" Edward Berry was born in San Jose, California, and grew up
Have you heard, the Black Lil Monkey Doll has been changed to Pretty Panda like it's White counterpart
Who wouldn’t want to buy a Black doll named little monkey for their little girl? What better way to reinforce the idea that people of colour are less than, than by giving a child a toy that plays up
CNN BreakingNews:Police say no one was found inside a balloon that was thought to be carrying a 6-year-old boy
(CNN) -- People across the world watched Thursday as a homemade balloon soared 7,000 feet over eastern Colorado after a 6-year-old boy, thought to be inside, set it loose from his parents' home. The
From Black In America Site, Good Hair: How not to have a dysfunctional daughter live debate
DryerBuzz & Company: Join us for the LIVE Great "Good Hair - Don't Go There" Debates. We'll get to the root of the problem. We got good hair but do we have good cents? DryerBuzz LIVE has to come b
WellPoint sued an ENTIRE STATE to increase profits
Netting $2.5 billion in profits last year wasn't enough for WellPoint, the nation's largest insurance company. Now, WellPoint's affiliate, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, is suing the state of Mai
If We Care About Black Only Issues-Why Expect Others to have an Empathetic Ear? Dobbs vs. Latino in America
You and more than 50,000 others have joined the call for CNN to dump Lou Dobbs! Now it's time to take the next step. In just one week, CNN will launch its “Latino in America” series, which
Winfrey, Perry Team Up to Promote the Movie, Precious
TORONTO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey was so taken by Sapphire's novel "Push" that she read it more than once. Yet even though the talk-show host has made best-sellers of unknown books, Winfrey didn't think e
Good Hair: Chris Rock Keeps It Real
In the almost two decades since comedian Chris Rock has been on the scene, he’s been everything from sidekick and standup star to producer/host of two hit TV shows, “The Chris Rock Show” and “Everybod
Answering the Call to Holiness -Betty R. Price
Many Christians do not take holiness seriously. They do not realize that to be holy is a commandment from God. Since God has called us to holiness, we have to will ourselves to live the holy life. In
Warm Ideas for the Sickle Cell Patient
Years ago while in high school I was recruited to study engineering. My parents wouldn't let me go all the way to Boston. Now I am a clothing engineer. I am always cold, always inventing some way to s
Let Congress Go Without Insurance
Let me offer a modest proposal: If Congress fails to pass comprehensive health reform this year, its members should surrender health insurance in proportion with the American population that is uninsu
Crabtree finally signs with 49ers, thanks to M.C. Hammer
Ring the bell, school's back in! Football is back in, too, for Michael Crabtree(notes). After a long holdout, he finally signed a contract with the San Francisco 49ers. As it turns out, all they ne
Penalized while thanking God: Raider's player raises his arms and drops to his knees after an incredible play
An Oakland Raiders cornerback claims he was penalized on Sunday for making a religious display while celebrating an interception. After picking off a Matt Schaub(notes) pass in the end zone, Oakland
Digital Dating led to Wedding Bliss for Actress Essence Atkins
Digital Dating: Most of us wouldn't guess that beautiful Hollywood actresses turn to dating Web sites to find a man. But alas, Essence Atkins of "Half & Half" fame did just that. The Brooklyn-bred, Lo
5 tips for nailing a video interview
Think about it: You live in California but want to relocate to New York. You don’t have the funds to travel back and forth for in-person interviews, and the organization doesn’t either. When you throw
Networking Can Help Further a Career: Keep people interested in you because it may pay off
Susan Odegaard Turner, RN, MSN, PhD, an accomplished nurse educator, was secure in her career: "I took no calls from recruiters for eight years," she says. Then she got laid off. It can happen to any
Larry King Live: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks opens up to CNN's Larry King about weight issues, abuse, and her modeling careeer. Larry King Live - CNN.com http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/
Larry King Live 'I was shocked' when I was fired from show (Jon & Kate Plus 8)
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