Mya is tops on "Dancing With the Stars." The 30-year-old Grammy winner was the top scorer Monday on the hit ABC show. She finished a point away from perfect, earning 59 points out of 60 for her two dances and beating fellow competitors Donny Osmond ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 1:16PM
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The House floor erupted in one of the loudest cheers the chamber has heard in years when Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), an hour before midnight, cast the 218th and deciding vote on landmark health care reform.
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Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 6:40PM
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November 8
Alfre Woodard, an African-American actress, was born on this date in 1953. Born in Tulsa, OK, she is the youngest of three children. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 6:11PM
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November 8
Minnie Ripperton
On this date in 1947, Minnie Riperton, African-American singer with one of widest vocal ranges of any singer in the twentieth century, was born in Chicago. She was the daughter of Daniel and Thelma Riperton, the younge ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 5:58PM
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Prophesied on October 25, 2009, in Memphis, Tennessee:
"For there has been a scheme and a plan against the President of this nation, to suffocate him." God says, "The enemy has planned in 2010 to bring shame to the first African President. So that ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 1:13PM
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Stress Beyond Belief
The authorities will deal with Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is accused of bringing the nightmare of mass murder into the sanctuary of a military base on American soil. But the rest of us need to look very close ...
Posted Saturday, November 7th 2009 at 6:02PM
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The word was out on Janet Walters. Someone was telling prospective employers that they shouldn't hire her. It cost her at least twelve top job offers, kept her
unemployed for over a year, and more than $100,000 of her retirement fund. Walters, not h ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 1:15PM
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Sony Pictures paid $60 million for film rights to Michael Jackson's final rehearsal footage - an amount I originally thought was ridiculous. Their goal was to create a film that honored him, showcased his last few moments, and generate $100 million d ...
Posted Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 4:00PM
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Six badly decomposed bodies found at a Cleveland home were all females and all were homicide victims. All are believed to believed to have been killed at the hands of Anthony Sowell a convicted rapist. Read more or watch video of this story by using ...
Posted Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 10:58AM
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(CNN) -- Rape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists said in October. Anneke van Woudenberg, senior researcher w ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 6:02PM
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November 2
On this date in 1903, the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank opened it doors. Started by Maggie Walker in Richmond, Virginia, this was one of the first Black owned banks in America. The Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank, as its name suggests, was ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 2:12PM
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(CNN) -- Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo joined human rights activists to demand courts martial for troops who publicly gang raped women in the streets of the West African country of Guinea last month. It's part of a strong message against rap ...
Posted Sunday, November 1st 2009 at 4:19PM
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Stacey McBride-Irby is a designer/intrapreneur at Mattel. Recently, she received rave reviews from the national media for creating their new "So In Style" line - a new line of black Barbie dolls with fuller lips, a wider nose and more pronounced chee ...
Posted Sunday, November 1st 2009 at 3:36PM
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With H1N1 vaccine reaching the public early this month, it's good to know how this vaccine was developed and how it will protect people from H1N1 to make an educated decision on whether to get the shot or not. Three out of the five vaccine manufactu ...
Posted Sunday, November 1st 2009 at 12:40PM
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Don't bad-mouth your ex. Children don't want to hear bad things about either of their parents, and they especially do not want to take sides. No purpose is served in criticizing the other parent to your children.
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Posted Sunday, November 1st 2009 at 11:27AM
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