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From HuffingtonPost.com: Making a second fundraising appearance for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Cali) on Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama got heckled by a protester demanding quicker action on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. And then he heckled the heckler. From the pool report: Speaking to a larger crowd and this time from teleprompters, Obama was in the […]
From the AJC.com: Just days after Jarmecca “Nikki” Whitehead was killed, many of her friends had already fingered a suspect, or suspects. Their suspicions were confirmed Friday when the Conyers beautician’s twin daughters, Tasmiyah and Jasmiyah, were arrested and charged with murder in their mother’s Jan. 14 death. Whitehead was found in a pool of […]
From MSNBC: WASHINGTON – White and Latino Americans are deeply divided over immigration, their allegiances to the nation’s political parties and their opinions about President Barack Obama, according to a new NBC/MSNBC/Telemundo poll. And in the wake of Arizona’s controversial anti-illegal immigration law, the survey suggests that Republicans could get an immediate political boost, but […]
From Elev8.com: Do you or someone you know have a painful story about experiencing swollen feet, ankles or joints? Have you walked so much till your feet a/k/a “dogs” started barking? Well, experts and research are saying that your diet can play a major factor for inflammation. Holistic expert, Julie Daniluk and author and host of […]
From HuffingtonPost.com: Fox News’ video of President Obama’s speech this weekend at West Point omits cadets’ applause after the President discussed ending the Iraq War. “WestPt cadets applaud Obama, FoxNews alters tape 2 remove applause,” Michael Moore tweeted. In the official video, seen at bottom, cadets applaud after Obama says, “through their competence and creativity […]
From the Washington Post: After winning the 2010 Oscar for best supporting actress, Mo’Nique noted that she was wearing a royal blue dress, along with a gardenia in her hair, because that’s what Hattie McDaniel wore 70 years earlier, when she became the first African American to receive an Academy Award. “Ms. Hattie McDaniel, I […]
Radio personality, TV host, philanthropist, devoted husband, new father…these are just some of the many titles that can be used to describe Cory “Coco Brother” Condrey. This year, he’ll add yet another label behind his name, record producer. On May 25th, Condrey will release his debut CD STAND 2010 on Tyscot Records. Featured on several […]
From Elev8.com: Your busy lifestyle leaves little time for pampering skin care. The result: Your skin isn’t the baby-soft body glove you were born with. As you age, your skin gradually becomes thinner and finely wrinkled. Oil-producing (sebaceous) glands grow less active, leaving your skin drier. The number of blood vessels in your skin decreases, […]
From the New Haven Register: NEW HAVEN — Yale University afforded the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, a lot of R-E-S-P-E-C-T and love Monday, with a short musical tribute and sustained cheering, when she was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree. Franklin was one of several luminaries at Yale’s 309th commencement ceremony, with award-winning […]
From Elev8.com: There’s an abundance of vitamins to choose from when you’re deciding which kind of is good for you. Making the choice of which multivitamin or which ever vitamin will help aid or strength is a task within itself. Its important to know and understand the benefits, cons and value. Below are five interesting items that will hopefully help […]
From the New York Times: From the second to last pew at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Harlem on a recent Sunday morning, Sylvia Lynch, 80, lifted a hand toward the rafters and sang praises through a haze of burnt incense. Her voice was steady and strong, as was her grip on the cane she […]
From HuffingtonPost.com: RNC Chairman Michael Steele on Sunday offered some of the most forceful disapproval of Rand Paul’s libertarian positions to date from within the broader Republican Party. In dual Sunday news show appearance, the Republican National Committee leader said he was “not comfortable” with Paul’s position on the Civil Rights Act — which he […]