Like most parents, you probably want your children to develop an excellent work ethic and be prepared for success in later life. What are the practical elements of training them? How do you shape your child’s attitude and not just form skills? This w ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 6:11PM
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Dr. James Dobson, founder and former chairman of Focus on the Family, is stepping down 33 years after he began the organization that has helped countless families.
Host John Fuller and Focus on the Family CEO and President Jim Daly paid tribute to ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 6:06PM
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Those who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference had an opportunity to learn from leaders of the movement.
http://www.citizenlink.org/videofeatures/A000012113.cfm
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Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 5:55PM
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Besides the common jitters most parents experience on the first day, Allers spoke of an anxiety that "only Black mothers can understand." How could she "ever raise a Black man in a world that is statistically stacked against him," she asked. And so b ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 3:51PM
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reform our broken health insurance system. It's a critical step toward getting the job done on health reform -- and a historic moment you won't want to miss.
Senators and representatives will gather with the President to talk through the bills tha ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 2:56PM
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February 24
*Lillie Brown was born on this date in 1931. She was an African-American civil rights activist.
From Troy, Ala., she was one of five daughters of a domestic worker. She joined the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in 19 ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 10:29AM
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February 24
*On this date in 1864 the first Black woman attained a Medical Degree.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler graduated from the New England Female Medical College on this date. Crumpler worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts.
Refere ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 10:26AM
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Rapper and reality show star Flavor Flav is reportedly in trouble for owing more than $60k in back child support for one of his seven children. I'm not sure how true any of this is, but I hope Flav has enough money left over from "Flavor of Love" t ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 10:31PM
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Men's Health Must Become A Priority For The Nation
By Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell and Dr. Clare Xanthos
Dr. Henrie Treadwell
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Women's health advocacy is making tremendous strides, with government, foundations, n ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 10:15PM
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VANCOUVER (AFP) – French pairs skaters Yannick Bonheur and Vanessa James are set to create history on Sunday when they become the first black couple to compete in figure skating at the Olympic Games.
Getting to Vancouver has been a long journey fo ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 10:01PM
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February 22
*On this date in 1988, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince won the first Rap Grammy Award.
This honor was for the hit single “Parents Just Don't Understand.” DJ Jazzy Jeff was Jeffrey Townes, and the Fresh Prince was Willard Smith ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 6:50PM
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The United States men's hockey team, an outside contender for
a medal at the Vancouver Games, shocked Canada, 5-3, and will
force the home country's team to play an extra game to
qualify for the elimination rounds of the Olympic tournament.
It wa ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 5:04PM
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ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - The wife of televangelist Benny Hinn has filed for divorce from the high-profile pastor, whose reputation as an advocate of prosperity gospel has attracted millions of followers and criticism from lawmakers and watchdog groups o ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 3:58PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Finally! A study that shows that the voluptuous figures of countless black women possess more benefits than just aesthetic perks. News from the study reports that fat in the butt and thighs of women may help them live longer. Acc ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 3:34PM
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This is a small clip from a scene in "Dry My Tears" which is a story about a woman (Esther) who has had 3 miscarriages thereby causing her sadness. Her husband (Fetus) in an attempt to cheer her up takes her back to their hometown.
Festus hope ...
Posted Sunday, February 21st 2010 at 3:42PM
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If you haven't heard by now, the rumors are true. Magic Johnson is interested in buying Johnson Publishing, the company that owns Ebony and Jet Magazines.
Ebony and Jet, if you didn't know, are the oldest and the most widely circulated publication ...
Posted Tuesday, February 16th 2010 at 8:34PM
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February 16
James Baskett
*On this date we point out the birth of James Baskett in 1904. He was an African-American actor.
From Indianapolis, IN., originally a passionate studier of pharmacology, James Baskett had to abandon it due to lack of ...
Posted Tuesday, February 16th 2010 at 6:02PM
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About 6 percent of those who watched the pro-family Tim Tebow ad during the Super Bowl said it made them reconsider their views on abortion, according to a study by the Barna Group.
That comes out to about 5 million people.
Political and social ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 8:49PM
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After {the above } video was released a day before the Super Bowl, Reggie Bush’s jump-off Carmen Ortega is pissy that everyone is calling her what she is. From her statement today to HoneyMag.com:
“Earlier this week, a video surfaced on the web, s ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 2:48PM
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February 15th
*On this date 1851, Black abolitionists broke into a Boston courthouse and rescued Shadrach Minkins, a fugitive slave. Born in Norfolk in 1800, Minkins was affected by the Nat Turner rebellion and the death of his owners Thomas and Ann ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 2:00PM
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Feb 15th
*The birth in 1820 of Susan B. Anthony is marked on this date. She was an American abolitionist and woman’s rights advocate.
Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan Brownhill Anthony was the daughter of Daniel Anthony, a cotton manufacture ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 1:56PM
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Jerusalem (CNN) -- An Israeli man accused of having 23 wives and fathering 59 children was charged Sunday in a Tel Aviv court with multiple counts of sexual assault, rape, sodomy and enslavement.
Goel Ratzon, 60, was arrested last month.
Author ...
Posted Monday, February 15th 2010 at 9:28AM
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Lady Gaga may have outdone herself by doing what possibly no one has ever done before: gluing pearls to her face. And her body. The singer attended the amfAR benefit gala on Wednesday night--in the middle of a blizzard, it should be noted--to kick of ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 9:02PM
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-- Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized in New York City, ABC News reports.
According to reports, he experienced chest pains and went to his Cardiologists who sent him to one of the New York Hospitals where he underwent a procedure that put ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 5:50PM
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