A Separate Peace for My Son
My youngest son is almost 12 years old. We live outside New York City, in a town that has a picture-postcard view of the city skyline. He has no memory of what that skyline looked like before 9-11 -...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls bin Laden's Death "Huge Psychological Victory"
Osama bin Laden didn't discriminate when it came to the bloody work of terrorism. He was an equal opportunity killer. And now that he is dead, killed sometime yesterday by a team of Navy SEALS in...
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No Tears for Osama; No Cheers for US Imperialism
What struck me initially about the announcement that al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden had been killed by United States forces in Pakistan, was the odd framing by mainstream corporate news networks:...
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Tarantino's Latest Take on Black Folks
After exploring Nazi Germany in 2009's 'Inglorious Basterds,' Quentin Tarantino is taking on another touchy historical subject in his forthcoming spaghetti western-esque film, 'Django Unchained.' This...
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Mariah Carey Delivers Twins
Filed under: Celeb Updates, Entertainment Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are officially parents/ Carey delivered their baby girl and baby boy on April 30th - a birthday that also marks the couple's three...
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Teen Makes, Gives Prom Dresses to Peers for Free
Filed under: News, Profiles Think all of today's youth are squandering their life away? Not 16-year-old Tanessa Patterson (pictured), a fashion designer who has been designing and making clothes since...
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Olympian John Taylor: Golden Life of Forgotten Black Star
By Frank Fitzpatrick for the Philadelphia Inquirer: Just a few blocks from the 13-year-old Franklin Field, where the young black man with the long stride had become one of Philadelphia's best-known...
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Choosing the Right Paint Color
Filed under: Beautiful Home The color of your walls might just be the most dominant element of any room. That means finding the perfect paint color might be stressful. Here are a few tips and...
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U.S. Holds Photos of Slain Bin Laden, Weighs Release
Filed under: News, President Obama U.S. officials weighed the pros and cons of releasing secret video and photos of Osama bin Laden, killed with a precision shot above his left eye, as fresh details...
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Republicans Praise Obama
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama From the NY Times: President Obama drew praise from unlikely quarters on Monday for pursuing a risky and clandestine mission to kill Osama bin Laden, a...
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California Needs to Remove N-Word from 36 Headstones
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights What does it mean when a local Boy Scout has more of a sense of justice and decency than the federal government? Unfortunately, this is the case in Folsom,...
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Recreating Rihanna's Side Braid
Filed under: Celebrity Hairstyles, Hair and Beauty At the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Costume Institute Gala At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art last night, Rihanna was stunning from head to toe,...
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Great Tales of Grit and Wit, As Told by America's Man on the Street
Filed under: Profiles By Nick Berry for The Sydney Morning Herald: T-Berry is sweating above his bright red bow tie as he launches into the story of the Pool Shootin' Monkey. Using broad gestures,...
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Can America Spiritually Celebrate Bin Laden Death?
So how can a nation, proudly steeped in religion and religious freedom with a sometimes overbearing degree of piety, conservatism and moralism boldly justify publicly cheering and waving American...
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Attorney General Eric Holder to Speak at Brown Banquet
From the The Capital-Journal: U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder and his wife, physician Sharon Malone, will be the keynote speakers for the commemoration of the 57th anniversary of Brown v. Board...
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6 Ways to Strengthen Your Bond with Your Mother
Mother's Day is a day to honor and celebrate moms. But not all adult children feel compelled to do this! I have had more than one client rant about feeling obligated to honor their mothers simply...
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Was Bin Laden's Assassination Illegal?
Filed under: Around the Web From NewsOne: NewsOne's Bakari Kitwana interviews Vijay Prashad about the implications of the recent killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Ladan. Kitwana and Prashad discuss...
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Best and Worst Dressed At the MET Gala 2011
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Hot or Not , Red Carpet At this year's"Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, most of the stars were dressed to the...
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She Got a Car (!) and Built a Dream
On a day that assistant principle Kiley Russell should have been attending the first day of school, she was sitting in the audience of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' when the craziest thing happened: A...
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Domestic Violence, Postpartum Depression Linked in Black Women
Filed under: Women's Health, Mental Health, Health According to a new study, domestic violence has been linked to postpartum depression. Why is this important? Because African-American women suffer...
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