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The brother of Oscar winner Mo’Nique appeared on Oprah yesterday and admitted he molested the actress when they were children and wants to apologize to her.
From CNN: Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights pioneer of the 1960s, died Tuesday at age 98, Howard University Hospital confirmed. Height died at 3:41 a.m., said hospital spokesman Ron Harris. No cause of death was given. Height, who had been chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, worked in the […]
From USA Today: The blogosphere and Facebook have been overwhelmed over the past 24 hours with rumors and accusations that President Obama has canceled the National Day of Prayer, scheduled for Thursday May 6. So, is it true? No. The rumors arise out of Thursday’s decision by Wisconsin U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb that the […]
From HelloBeautiful.com: Are debt, credit cards, or student loans controlling you, or are you controlling them? Are your finances a source of freedom or a cause of stress? These signs of a financially healthy woman will help you figure out if money is controlling you, or if you need to take control of your money. […]
From CNN: Haiti’s top prosecutor on Friday denied reports that charges have been dropped against nine of the 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children after a devastating earthquake hit the nation in January. Attorney General Joseph Manes was responding to news from the office of U.S. Sen Jim Risch, R-Idaho, whose staff on Thursday […]
From WhiteHouse.gov: Statement by President Obama on the passing of Dr. Benjamin Hooks Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks. As I was running for this office, I had the honor of spending some time with Dr. Hooks, and hearing about his extraordinary place in our American […]
From Newsone.com: Here is President Barack Obama’s letter to Al Sharpton for his National Action Network Conference Dear Reverend Sharpton: Congratulations to you and the National Action Network for another year of fighting for the rights of those who have no voice, and lifting up causes that would otherwise go unnoticed. I regret that I […]
From Elev8.com: Researchers say they’ve found the most religious place on Earth–between the southern border of the Sahara Desert and the tip of South Africa. Religion is “very important” to more than three-quarters of the population in 17 of 19 sub-Saharan nations, according to a new survey. In contrast, in the United States, the world’s […]
From the AJC.com: The complicated struggle for control of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference continued Friday with court filings and accusations that that some SCLC leaders were willing to sacrifice the civil rights group to seize power. One faction of the SCLC board has asked a judge to order an opposing faction to return more […]
From HelloBeautiful.com: By Karen Clark Photography can be a BIG line-item cost for your budget. So, the question is this: Is it worth it? The short answer is yes. Photography is the ideal way to capture the special moments and details of the day. After you’ve obsessed over flowers, linen colors, the design of the […]
From the New York Times: Daryl F. Gates, the unyielding chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, whose aggressive approach to policing in a period of intense urban turmoil was both admired for its innovation and criticized for the racial unrest it provoked, died on Friday at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. He was […]
From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ordered his health secretary to issue new rules aimed at granting hospital visiting rights to same-sex partners. The White House announced the rule changes, which will also make it easier for gay men and lesbians to make medical decisions on behalf of their partners, […]