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From the New York Daily News: The man who murdered Malcolm X with a shotgun blast in 1965 was released Tuesday from prison. Thomas Hagan, who turned 69 this month, walked out of the Lincoln Correctional Facility around 11 a.m., said state corrections spokeswoman Linda Foglia. Hagan was spending two nights a week in the […]
From the New York Times: When Denzel Washington talks about challenging death to a wrestling match, you suddenly sense that everything’s going to be all right. Not for Troy Maxson, the character portrayed by Mr. Washington in the vibrantly acted Broadway revival of August Wilson’s “Fences,” which opened on Monday night at the Cort Theater; […]
From Elev8.com: According to GospelFlava.com, New York’s famed Carnegie Hall will play host to “A Night of Inspiration” on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. The evening will feature an uplifting concert of inspirational music and spoken word featuring performances from Pastor Shirley Caesar, Bebe & CeCe Winans, and Michael McDonald. The evening will also feature appearances […]
From HelloBeautiful.com: (From shine.com) To put your best foot forward this season (and the rest of the year, too), challenge yourself to incorporate at least two of these guidelines. Making small strides each day will build good habits to give you big rewards over time! 1. Increase your exercise If you know you’ll be knocking […]
From CNN.com: When Christian music artist Jennifer Knapp abandoned a successful career seven years ago, many were left wondering why. After selling about a million records and winning at Christian music’s prestigious Dove Awards in 1999, the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter disappeared in 2003. There were countless theories as to why Knapp checked out, including the possibility […]
Actress Gabourey Sidibe is well aware that most people know her from her breakout role in Precious, but she understandably wants to make it clear to people that she’s not her troubled, abused character. What better place to make the distinction than the Saturday Night Live stage? The excited, bubbly host used her monologue for […]
From Elev8.com: Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease. It doesn’t exclude any gender, race or age group. However, African-Americans are at higher risk for this serious disease than any other race or ethnic group. African- Americans are developing hypertension at younger ages than other groups in the United States. High rates of high blood […]
From HelloBeautiful.com: (BlackDoctor.org) — According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, it may not just be the season that is aggravating your allergies, causing you to sneeze and wheeze through the spring months. Your allergies might be in high gear because of a few simple mistakes you are making. BDO recommends the […]
From the NY Times: The sudden closing of the Harlem School of the Arts this month is proving to be temporary: The mayor and other city officials and a host of donors have stepped in to resuscitate the storied and fiscally troubled Harlem institution, and it is to reopen on Saturday. The school was shuttered […]
From the New York Times: Roger Vangheluwe, the longest-serving bishop in Belgium, resigned from his post Friday after admitting to sexually abusing “a young man in my close entourage” many years ago. In a statement issued by the Vatican on Friday, Vangheluwe, 73, the bishop of Bruges since 1984, said that the abuse had occurred […]
From the Washington Post: Funeral services for civil rights matriarch Dorothy I. Height have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, according to the National Council of Negro Women, which Height directed for 40 years. The services are expected to be attended by an array of civil rights figures and dignitaries and […]
Many will celebrate Earth Day by making a special effort to be a little kinder to our home planet. It’s chic to tell everyone how, on this day, you “rode a bike instead of driving” or “picked up some trash on the beach” or even, finally, made the commitment to forgo “paper” and “plastic” in […]