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by Harriet Hairston
It’s good to see people getting another chance to get things right. My husband and I got another chance with our loan modification for our home. A friend of mine got another chance with his wife after she learned of his infidelity. Michael Vick, after serving two years in prison for dog fighting, got another chance to play in the NFL. It’s a beautiful thing!
What will he do differently to prevent the same fiasco from taking place again? Well, he’s taken an outstanding step in allowing …
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As we get ready for the DC Premiere of Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage we wanted to share what people are saying about the film around the web.
BrownSista.com -Black And Married With Kids (Full Interview) (Great interview)
BlackTwitteratti.com -Black Love Lives With “Happily Ever After”
EURWeb -Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage
BlackNews.com -Award-Winning Website Debuts Ground-Breaking Documentary, Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage
DimeWars.com -Happily Ever After - A Positive Image of Black Marriage & The Obama Effect (Hip Hop site, …
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If you haven’t heard by now, popular Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates is in the news after being arrested, “in his house!” The full story is crazy but not shocking in the least. You can go here to catch up if you haven’t yet. Below you’ll find his response via his lawyer courtesy of TheRoot.com.
http://www.theroot.com/views/lawyers-statement-arrest-henry-louis-gates-jr
Statement on Behalf of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. — by Charles Ogletree
This brief statement is being submitted on behalf of my client, friend, and colleague, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. This is a …
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A Mississippi school just had it’s first integrated prom last year in 2008!!! The integrated prom was paid in full by actor Morgan Freeman and HBO documented the events for an upcoming documentary. Video of Cambell Brown interviewing students of the school.
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This week’s pick is the creation of Michelle Dugar who has been featured on the site before with her products “Ginger Snaps Baby“. You can check out The Sweet Life here.
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Actress Joy Bryant’s wedding is currently featured on Essence.com. She wed stuntman Dave Pope during a ceremony at the end of June in the Hamptons. Click the link to check out photos from the couples special day.
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Of course you know that a memorial service was held in Los Angeles for pop star Michael Jackson yesterday. By now most of you have seen it and probably boo hooed at some point (did you make it till the end and if you did I bet Paris broke you down). What a tribute (BET take notes) to the man. Below I’ve included my favorite moment which was Stevie Wonder singing I Never Knew You’d Leave in Summer.
What was your favorite moment from yesterday’s service? What memories of MJ do …
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by Lamar Tyler
I’m excited to be a part of a new website that plans to explore and examine the representation of blacks in the media. TheRetort will begin this process by taking a close look at CNN’s Black in America 2 which is set to air later this month.
I’ll be joining some of the best black bloggers on the web including: Danielle Belton of The Black Snob, Christopher Chambers of Nat Turner’s Revenge, Cheryl Contee of Jack & Jill Politics, Charles D. Ellison of The Ellison Report, Gina McCauley of …
