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Get Lifted Motivational Minute!
Motivational Tip: If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. Health Tip: Eat foods that are high in fiber. A high fiber diet improves you
Seasoned Senior, Ernestine Sheppard 74: Female Body Builder
74 Year Old Female Body Builder
Japan begins to assess the damage from a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake that triggered giant waves
March 11, 2011 ALERT: Massive Quake, Tsunami Hit Japan, Hawaii and US Pacific on Tsunami Alert Please pray with us this day for those in Japan. We, at the Elijah List, have family right now in
Obamas to Host Conference on Bullying Prevention
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will bring together Americans from across the country affected by bullying. On Thursday, the Obamas will welcome students, parents and teachers to
Young Olympic Hopeful's Death Shatters Community
Seventeen-year-old Olympic boxing hopeful Ronald “Roc” Gibbs was anointed “the Roc of Upton Boxing.” And it was a title he carried with grace and honor. But last weekend, his promising life was snu
How to Work with People You Can't Stand
The reality of life is that we sometimes have to work with people that we don’t like. Worse then that, sometimes we end up working with people that we absolutely hate and wish more than anything that
Announcing Positive Discipline's New Teleconference Series!
Are you interested in strengthening your expertise in Positive Discipline? I think you'll love Cheryl Erwin, our next teleconference presenter. Her topic is: Keeping Your Adlerian Sanity In A Medical
View Archived Issues of Ebony - Jet Magazine on line from 1950-1999~
We've partnered with Google to offer our entire 65-year archive for free browsing. Each issue appears just as it did at its original time of publication, complete with period advertisements. It's an a
Slashing Civil Legal Aid- PRESIDENT’S F.Y. 2010-11 REQUEST $407 MILLION & HOUSE VOTED $324 million
House Republicans voted to cut $83 million from President Obama’s request for the Legal Services Corporation, the federally financed nonprofit program that provides civil legal help to low-income Amer
Even a Wealthy Suburb Faces Pressure to Curb School Taxes
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — This wealthy New York suburb prides itself on its public schools. Class sizes are small. Students can choose from an array of subjects not offered everywhere. Teacher pay ranks amon
Get Lifted Motivational Minute!
Motivational Tip: 99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. Excuses have no place among the ranks of the successful. Replace excuses with personal accountability, and
We Rise: Speeches by Inspirational Black Women (Audio)
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we thought it would be fitting to uplift those African-American women who have strived for our betterment and worked tirelessly to bring love and strength to t
Singer and award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson as Winnie Mandela
Jennifer Hudson says she prepared for her role as Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie in an upcoming biopic by confining herself to an African prison cell for five days after learning Winnie served more t
"Strangers No More" Oscar Win Highlights Plight of Africans in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Students at the Bialik-Rogozin school in a rundown Tel Aviv neighborhood have survived genocide, war and famine. But they were all smiles on Monday after learning that a docume
Are African-American Women Really Exploited By Abortion Or Just Willing Participants?
Everyday in America thousands of women and teenagers seek medically induced abortions. Often the women and teenagers who seek to have an abortion have been deceived to believe that their pregnancy is
History of Abortion and the Black Community
There are many topics I could talk about when the subject of abortion and its harmful effects on women and men and most certainly the deadly effects on the children it victimizes is mentioned. But
Should all abortions be illegal?
Here's an interesting comment I read on a blog by a blogger in regards to the above question, 'Should All Abortions Be Illegal?' The way unwanted children were dealt with BERORE abortion was legal
Despite Past, Jennifer Hudson Living Her Dreams
Jennifer Hudson has truly traveled the distance of a lifetime in 29 years. From the Chicago churches that nurtured her budding talent, to Hollywood stages, where she picked up award after award culmin
The NY Times: U.S. Economy Added 192,000 Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate at 8.9%
The nation's employers added a net 192,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported on Friday. That was close to economists' expectations of 196,000 jobs. The change for January was meanwhile
The 10 Most Essential Vitamins Women Need
You’re probably wondering why you need to know what vitamins are best for you because you already take a multivitamin. Use this list, which includes the top 10 vitamins African American women need and
Get Lifted Motivational Minute!
Motivational Tip: Take the attitude of a student; never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. There's no limit to how far you can go when you are committed to learni
Virginity Rate Rises Among Teens, Young Adults
March 4, 2011 Twenty-seven percent of young men and 29 percent of young women ages 15-24 have never had any kind of sex, according to a study by the National Center for Health Statistics. That’s up
Talk Doesn’t Pay, So Psychiatry Turns Instead to Drug Therapy
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Alone with his psychiatrist, the patient confided that his newborn had serious health problems, his distraught wife was screaming at him and he had started drinking again. With his l
LeBron James' Foundation Spreading the Wealth
MIAMI (AP) — The side door to the newly refurbished gym opened, a blast of sunlight splashed into the darkened corner, and 100 children began shrieking in unison. LeBron James was thrilled. "It never
Black In AmericaWeb: Sisters Sound Off On Abortion Activists' Billboard Portraying Black Women As Killers!
Thanks for your concern, Life Always, but there are other places to put your energy. The big billboard in New York City’s Soho District blared the offense: “The most dangerous place for an African-Am