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VIA: www.newsone.com In our continuing efforts to celebrate the women who shape our world, we take a look back at 10 women who shaped 2008. 10. Christina Norman – Norman may be the most powerful black woman in media that most don’t know. That won’t be the case for long, however. She departed her post […]
A line formed in front of the D.C. courthouse on Wednesday morning as same-sex couples around the district lined up to get their marriage license. The District became one of only a handful of states (less than twenty) that allow same-sex marriages. Read more about the process in Washington, DC.
VIA: www.honeymag.com Although we’re sure you may be slightly traumatized from a hair color gone wrong experience at least once in life, rest assured that there’s no longer the need to hide your mane in fear. In fact, most at home hair color brands have raised the bar in tress coloring technology, so there’s no […]
VIA ROLLING OUT A member of one of the most renowned gospel music empires has been accused of scamming churchgoers out of millions of dollars. Michael Winans Jr. used his family’s prestigious name and church connections to set up a Ponzi scheme in the Detroit area. Winans told 180 investors that if they invested $1,000 […]
VIA NEWSONE It should come as no surprise that a population that treats the earth as bad as it does seems so overwhelmingly misogynistic in general. America has historically treated white women as 2nd class citizens so with the race/gender dynamic causing Black men to come in 3rd class, the Black woman has historically ended […]
VIA: http://www.twitter.com/hotlantabuzz I am a Twitterhead and read a retweet (kinda like repeat) by @hotlantabuzz today. The ATL blogger retweeted a link sent by singer turned actor Tyrese Gibson. Gibson tweeted a link to a cute video, saying to people: “Sing along if you know the words.”
VIA: www.cms.k12.nc.us and www.wbtv.com Runner Jonathon Prince has covered more than 7,500 miles across America to inspire people to choose hope when times get hard. On Wednesday, March 10, Prince ran through Charlotte. Principal Eric Ward along with 30 members from Wilson Middle’s track team laced up their running shoes and joined him for approximately […]
VIA USA TODAY President Obama, who rarely attends public church services, turns often to a wide range of Baptists, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Muslims and Jews for prayer and spiritual and moral discussion, according to a new report. Obama prays on the phone with ministers from around the country, speaks often of the role of faith […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER COLUMBIA – When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the S.C. legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House. Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75, a solitary figure living in a rented house four miles […]
Holy Hip Hop: Street Gospel 101 shows that you can love the Lord and hip hop at the same time. Check out a music sampler.
VIA: www.newsone.com This week marks the 35th commemoration of International Women’s Day (Monday), celebrated by the United Nations. This year’s theme is “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Progress for all.” As a woman, I am grateful that for one day out of 365, women are recognized for our achievements. But outside of this special day and […]
VIA: www.phoenixhouse.org Friday, March 5, was an incredible day for all of us at Phoenix House. Pop superstar Beyoncé and her mother, fashion designer Tina Knowles joined us for the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at our Phoenix House Career Academy in Brooklyn. The new Cosmetology Center will offer a seven-month cosmetology training course, […]