“Are you Somila Tanti from Sonitput?” She nods. “Then you are free .”1
The photo below says it all really. It captures the moment a father is reunited with the teenage daughter he had given up hope of ever seeing again. The child he believed wou ...
Posted Monday, April 28th 2014 at 8:43PM
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This institution which was the first source of land ownership for slaves in America (with the human character of black people) is viewed as the reason and savior of oppressed African people in the United States.
Organized politically and spiritu ...
Posted Friday, November 1st 2013 at 1:44PM
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And the No Snitching Code that keeps it going. No Snitching or Not cooperating with the police is standard in too many (urban) communities -- but there are exceptions, say researchers who spent three years talking with kids in Philadelphia's toughes ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2013 at 2:08PM
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In this episode of iCook, uCook, we explore how to make a traditional Jamaican dish; rice and peas. We also feature boneless skinless chicken thighs marinated in beer, brown sugar; and jerk seasoning along with a few other special ingredients. We ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2013 at 12:27PM
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While the study is almost a year old, Black folks may be unaware that chemically treating your hair or that of your daughters, can lead to some serious health problems. Hair Relaxer Use and Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata in African-American Women http:/ ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2013 at 11:46AM
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Wisdom and Revelation
Holy Spirit embraces and hovers over mankind while we sleep. He imparts and recalls dreams that beckon us to pursue Him with all of our heart. Paul prays in Ephesians 1:17–19 that Believers may be enlightened in our understandi ...
Posted Wednesday, February 13th 2013 at 9:28PM
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Are you secretly envious of your co-workers and friends who, like superheroes, never seem to suffer from illnesses like colds or flus, heart issues, stomach problems, even certain cancers, and use far fewer office sick days (or rather, use less sick ...
Posted Thursday, December 27th 2012 at 12:26AM
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Whitney Houston - "Behind The Music" interview on Australian radio
...As I got older and I started to experience life on my own... my relationship with God became stronger. ...
...All the Man I need... I know a song is very special when I can relate it to my human nature ... my spiritual natu ...
Posted Sunday, June 10th 2012 at 9:14AM
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Before every game, the girls' basketball team at Kenmore East High School have a disturbing tradition. "The whole team before our game has a ritual of saying 1-2-3 and then the N word," says Tyra Batts, the only African-American member of her Buffalo ...
Posted Sunday, December 11th 2011 at 11:45AM
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In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 12:49PM
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A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Japan at 2:46 p.m. Tokyo time on Friday, triggering a tsunami that has devastated the northern parts of the country. Reports indicate it is the largest earthquake on record to strike Japan. A tsu ...
Posted Monday, March 14th 2011 at 11:25AM
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Friday, February 11, 2011 Blaming others for one’s own faults is a human condition that goes back to the book of Genesis. It’s so prevalent that when someone accepts responsibility for his or her actions, it’s refreshing. But left-wing commentator K ...
Posted Friday, February 11th 2011 at 2:54PM
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Motivational Tip: Stand for something, or fall for anything! Don't waiver! Stand strong on your goals, and watch what happens! Stay on task!
Weight Loss Tip: Eat slowly, and remember portion control is your friend!!
Erika McQueen
Midday Motivati ...
Posted Wednesday, February 9th 2011 at 3:16PM
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A simple split has become a nasty race war, and now, it's going back to the ugliest time in American history. Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry, battling for custody of their daughter Nahla, have both thrown some mud, but after word about Aubry's allege ...
Posted Tuesday, February 8th 2011 at 12:20PM
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He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. ...He expanded American values to include the vision of a c ...
Posted Saturday, January 15th 2011 at 12:08AM
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Our leaders invoke the dream frequently, but as a society, we rarely measure ourselves against it. Police brutality permeates the surface of a community, and it scars the psyche of everyone who lives there. When police officers can get away with vio ...
Posted Friday, January 14th 2011 at 11:29PM
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The decision to use the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday as a snow makeup day for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has drawn some criticism. There's a lot of emotion involved in the controversy. After passionate opposition to the closing of some west sid ...
Posted Thursday, January 13th 2011 at 7:40AM
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On the anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti & killed more than 200,000 people, we look at how the nation is still struggling to rebuild.
• The Root: Haiti's year-long aftershock
• Bing: Charities offering relief & aid to Haiti
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Posted Wednesday, January 12th 2011 at 12:42PM
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AP) Arianna Huffington: There are always going to be unbalanced people, just as there are always going to be viruses in our environment -- but what most determines whether those viruses make us sick is the strength of our immune system. When it is st ...
Posted Tuesday, January 11th 2011 at 11:40PM
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Palin, Amid Criticism, Stays in Electronic Comfort Zone ...
Under criticism that her political rhetoric had helped create a climate for political violence, Sarah Palin addressed the issue in trademark fashion: via e-mail to the conservative commenta ...
Posted Tuesday, January 11th 2011 at 12:09PM
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With 500 million users worldwide, Facebook has proven itself to be a very innovative online tool that allows companies to interact with and even market to their existing and prospective customers. Even non-profit organizations, publications (newspape ...
Posted Tuesday, January 11th 2011 at 11:49AM
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TUCSON — In a community college classroom here last June, on the first day of the term, the instructor in Jared L. Loughner’s basic algebra class, Ben McGahee, posed what he thought was a simple arithmetic question to his students. He was not prepare ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 6:32PM
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I was asking a nurse colleague if her children spoke her native language and she told me that they didn't, but rather the husband's native tongue. I thought to myself what a blessed woman to be able to trace her precise roots and culture back to the ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 5:35PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Beginning an exercise program can be like embarking on a fun and exciting adventure, but it can also be very overwhelming and painful if you aren’t careful. Warming your body up and stretching prior to exercise is very important ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 3:22PM
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Martin Luther King, Jr. said “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” Why is this still true? In this clip two Baptist pastors from Salt Lake City (one from a white church and one from ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 2:15PM
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