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From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama introduced Solicitor General Elena Kagan on Monday as his choice to become the nation’s 112th justice of the Supreme Court, hailing her as a “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds,” as he girded for a battle over whether it takes a judge to serve on […]
From the New York Times: Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan. […]
Via: www.newsone.com // Again I found myself reading the comments posted on one of my blogs when this little gem, posted by QueenOfDaJungle83, jumped out at me: “if god was racist there would be nothing but white. blacks, spanish, chinese and any other race that is non white would not exist.” I remember thinking uh […]
Via: www.newsone.com // From CBSNews.com: (CBS) President Obama delivered the commencement address today at Virginia’s Hampton University – his first as president to a predominantly African-American school. Fifty-five percent of African-American high school seniors go on to college these days, compared to 45 percent in 1970. But graduation day is another story, as CBS News […]
Via: www.elev8.com // According to a new report, the obesity epidemic which has gripped the nation for the past 20 years appears to be leveling off for adult whites but Blacks, young adults and children are still getting fatter. The report – “Forecasting Distribution of Body Mass Index in the United States: Is there More […]
Via: www.newsone.com Black politicians and church leaders blasted cops Sunday for storming a Crown Heights church during services to pursue a suspect in a traffic incident.Police chased Kendall Jones, 18, into the Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist Church Friday night after he dumped a stolen car and fled. “The police violated the sanctity of this house of […]
Via: www.elev8.com Mother, Holly Robinson Peete and Family Mother’s Day is especially dedicated to God’s beautiful creation – mother, because she deserves recognition and appreciation for being a significant part of our lives. It is hard to think about the world without her, because she is the creator; a person who knows only to shower […]
VIA CBS NEWS: Today marks the federally-recognized National Day of Prayer, an annual tradition that dates back to 1952. Will it be the last? Last month, a U.S. District Judge in Wisconsin ruled that the government-sanctioned event, established by Congress and marked with a proclamation from the president, is unconstitutional. “It goes beyond mere ‘acknowledgment’ […]
Via: www.newsone.com // WASHINGTON — More confident U.S. employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent as Americans streamed back into the market looking for work. The hiring of 66,000 temporary government workers to conduct the census helped overall payroll […]
Via: www.elev8.com 1) Every person you see, you should give a gift to. Whether it be a compliment, a plant, or a blessing. This will create love and joy to you and to those around you. 2) You must allow yourself to receive whatever gift the world has to offer you. Embrace the gifts of […]
Each year, the sitting president signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. In 2009, all 50 state governors plus the governors of several U.S. territories, signed similar proclamations. This day of prayer is non-denominational and encourages all Americans to exercise their religious freedom by gathering publicly to worship and pray for […]
Via: www.elev8.com People who get less than six hours sleep per night have an increased risk of dying prematurely, researchers said. Those who slumbered for less than that amount of time were 12 percent more likely to die early, though researchers also found a link between sleeping more than nine hours and premature death. “If […]