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Navajo Code Talkers honored on Veterans Day
It was the one code the Japanese couldn't crack. Based on the Navajo language, the code helped the US communicate clandestinely during World War II – and ultimately contributed to victory in the Paci
President Obama Seeks Revision of Plan’s Abortion Limits
WASHINGTON — President Obama suggested Monday that he was not comfortable with abortion restrictions inserted into the House version of major health care legislation, and he prodded Congress to revise
Patient Voices Uncovered: Coping With, and Without, Insurance
Covered by an inadequate health plan, denied insurance or voluntarily without insurance — six men and women share their experiences. Legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system is working
Health Care Passes: The Scene In The House When It Happened
The House floor erupted in one of the loudest cheers the chamber has heard in years when Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), an hour before midnight, cast the 218th and deciding vote on landmark health car
Actress Alfre Woodward, an actor with wide-ranging venues and talents
November 8 Alfre Woodard, an African-American actress, was born on this date in 1953. Born in Tulsa, OK, she is the youngest of three children. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a
A voice from heaven, Minnie Riperton!
November 8 Minnie Ripperton On this date in 1947, Minnie Riperton, African-American singer with one of widest vocal ranges of any singer in the twentieth century, was born in Chicago. She was the
Oakton Community College Named to Top 50 Employers
HBCUConnect.com announced Oakton Community College has made the list of Top 50 Employers of HBCU Students and Alumni. HBCUConnect.com decided to recognize those companies and organizations that have done an excellent job in their specific efforts to target students and alumni from our nation's
"Your President Shall Have a Great Conversion in 2010 Which Will Bring About Changes to this Nation"
Prophesied on October 25, 2009, in Memphis, Tennessee: "For there has been a scheme and a plan against the President of this nation, to suffocate him." God says, "The enemy has planned in 2010 to b
HOMETOWN MEMPHIS: GOING HOME
HOMETOWN MEMPHIS 11.08.2009 Written by Ms. Winnie Shields also known as MIISRAEL GOING HOME HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN WINNIESPOETRY HOMETOWN MEMPHIS GOING HOME! READ IT NOW! OR.... TO REA
Stress Beyond Belief / Interactive: The Victims at Fort Hood
Stress Beyond Belief The authorities will deal with Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is accused of bringing the nightmare of mass murder into the sanctuary of a military base on America
PRECIOUS: A MOVIE FOR CRITICS OR ADMIRERS
MOVIE NEWS--PRECIOUS Starring: Debuts--Gabourey Sidbibe, Jason Buchannon, Mo'Nique, Lenny Kravitz, Paula Patton Released Date: November 06, 2009 Genere: Drama Producer: Lee Danie
CLEAN HANDS FOR CHILDREN STOPS SWINE FLU
In a recent report by the Robert Woods Foundation, (See, http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/digest.jsp?id=24685) teaching children as young as age 2 how to wash their hands in daycare centers, the home
Super Tuesday provides Unmistakable rebuke of Democrats
--- 'Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It's not 2008 anymore,' by WashPost's Dan Balz: 'Neither gubernatorial election amounted to a referendum on the president, but the changing shape of the el
Career Sabotage: The Influence of a Past Employer
The word was out on Janet Walters. Someone was telling prospective employers that they shouldn't hire her. It cost her at least twelve top job offers, kept her unemployed for over a year, and more th
The Big Michael Jackson Payday
Sony Pictures paid $60 million for film rights to Michael Jackson's final rehearsal footage - an amount I originally thought was ridiculous. Their goal was to create a film that honored him, showcased