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Via: Elev8.com // This Morning Tiger Woods took to a press conference in which he admitted that not only was he wrong but that he “was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did was not acceptable.” This admission out loud harkens back to the early days when people would publicly atone for their […]
Via: NewsOne.com // From Black America Web: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is on a mission: He wants to tour several historically black colleges and speak directly with African-American male students about teaching in the nation’s public schools. It’s a bold and unprecedented initiative – and comes at a critical time for black America. […]
Via: NewsOne.com // LAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama is unveiling $1.5 billion in housing help, a boost timed to his appearance in the city with the worst foreclosure crisis in the nation. Obama’s move, detailed by aides in advance of his town hall here Friday, is the latest by a White House determined to […]
Nominees for the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards were announced at a press conference Thursday, February 18, 2010 in Nashville, TN. The event was held at Belmont University’s Curb Café and was hosted by an outstanding list of Dove and GRAMMY nominees and winners including Francesca Battistelli, Jeremy Camp, Jason Crabb, Brandon Heath, Kari Jobe, […]
After the media frenzy that surrounded Tiger Woods’ car accident and alleged affairs, he finally speaks publicly to a select group of friends, colleagues and associates at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. According to CNN.com, a statement on Woods’ Web site elaborated: “While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between […]
Via: NewsOne.com // WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people, but he kept their get-together off-camera and low-key in an attempt to avoid inflaming tensions with China. At the risk of angering Beijing, Obama did tell the exiled spiritual […]
Via: NewsOne.com // From the Huffington Post: Martin Ssempa, a Ugandan pastor, has shown hardcore pornography to a crowd gathered in a Kampala church in an effort to stir anti-homosexual sentiment, AFP reports. “The major argument homosexuals have is that what people do in the privacy of their bedrooms is nobody’s business but do you […]
Via: Elev8.com // Africans Americans have always had the heart of Olympiads. I have been watching and cheering on the the American team at the Olympics with pride the last few nights. It called to mind the past winners. There have been many that etched their places on podiums that should never be forgotten. John […]
Via: Elev8.com // From SingersRoom.com BET’s hit reality competition ‘Sunday Best’ is on its way back but, is in serious need of new contestants. If you are talented and in need of a big break, three fresh audition dates are available to you within the next month. According to organizers, auditions will begin February 20 […]
Via: NewsOne.com // RICHMOND, British Columbia — The color of the medal mattered, not the color of his skin. All Shani Davis was thinking about was gold. With a furious kick on the final lap Wednesday, Davis stuck his skate across the line and won his second straight Olympic title in 1,000-meter speedskating, the first […]
Via: NewsOne.com // MARANA, Arizona — Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks publicly for the first time since his middle-of-the-night car accident sparked stunning revelations of infidelity. However, his agent said Woods will not take any questions from a small group of media. “This is not a press […]
Via: NewsOne.com // From MSNBC: A Haitian judge said he would order the release on Wednesday of eight of 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children, while the remaining two would be held for further questioning. Laura Silsby, the leader of the group, and Charisa Coulter, were being kept for further investigation, said investigating Judge […]
