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The reality of love and brain disorders is that spouses or mates must accept the brain disorder and not fear it or the stigmas. Here are some tips to help a mate or spouse of a person with a brain di

According to an article by Marian Wright Edelman and John Kirsch (full cite below), President Obama is righting one egregious wrong of President Bush who vetoed S-CHIP two years ago by signing into p

S-CHIP UPDATE: What (Was) All The Fuss About? (Amended Post) What is S-CHIP? S-CHIP is legislation introduced in the (S)enate under the Bush Administration and promised to be fin

I had the awesome pleasure of participating in the Obama Healthcare Advocacy Summit held on Saturday, January 17, 2009! With all the hustle and bustle of people arriving from around the world, Wash

It is such a pleasure to inform you all of this wonderful event! I participated in this event last year and I am a much better African-American because of it. We often speak about how we want to g

I had to make my contribution to the recording of the life-altering Inauguration experience. I decided to spend Inauguration day with my 28-year-old daughter, her 32 year-old-girlfriend, her girlfr

I had the pleasure of reading my book proof one last time last week. It was a liberating and proud moment. I began reading the book proof and smiling at the beautiful lay out work. I must have re

Now, I purchased the now famous red, blue, and white Obama Yes We Did stickers. They are removable and very nice. I only ordered 20 and I inserted them in my Christmas/Kwanza cards and each and ever

hEY fOLKS, I have been away for over a week and I am just jumping back into things! What a week!! Anyway, I am tickled to death to see all the hits for this blog-blast! I am dying to know your

Social Security 101: If you have been diagnosed with a brain disorder such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Chronic Depression, you may be eligible for Social Security Benefits. A permanent disa

RACE YOU ALL TO THE NEWSTANDS FOR THIS LIMITED EDITION HISTORIC EDITION.....Barack Obama will be featured in a special edition of Spider-Man. Having stated that he is a long term fan of the comic book series, the people over at Marvel are adding the President-Elect as a character in an upcoming

"To: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC While this started as a drive to get cases of missing African American Women and other women of color more air time on cable and news it is now a mission to get missing

Oh, boy, what a lot of stuff in my mailbox this week about the Inauguration Ceremony, etc. I thought I would try to give you a nice, neat, tight package of good information. 1) The road to the W

HEALTHCARE, LABOR, and other topics from Environment to Immigrations will be on the Program for the Obama Advocacy Summit! Of course, Healthcare is my passion so I will be jumping in with other gra

Hey Everyone, I could not figure out how to do this in the invites, etc. so pardon me for letting you know in this way. I am on the Obama Healthcare Advocacy Team and I will be adding great stuf

Family's commitment could hold key to community prosperity BY CHERYL V. JACKSON Chicago Sun Times Consumers worldwide might be tightening their belts, but Maggie Anderson's mind is black with plot

amen? AMEN! Hey folks, I just landed back in town to discover I am a recipient of a 2008 Top 20 BAN Award -- Halleluia-er! What an honor it is to receive this Award and before you hop on over

This is for me an interesting question that comes up all the time. There are so many people who have a deep faith in God and I am absolutely one of them. I believe that through God, I can do anyth

I am so grateful to be able to share this true story with everyone. One of the blessings of the Holy-days is having the opportunity to see family and friends you may have lost touch with for some rea

Please join me in congratulating Mr. Brown as this year's 2008 Image of God Award recipient sponsored by Levine-Oliver Publisher and hosted by Swaggie Coleman at Swaggie's Voice (http://swaggiecoleman

Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa fellow authors! The second annual 2008 Image of God Award virtual ceremony begins today at 8. Please stop by any time to enjoy the ceremony and leave your congrat

A key factor in any person's success with a mental illness such as Bipolar, Depression, Schizophrenia, ADHD, PTSD, etc. is to walk beside them all the way. So, according to the International Foundati

In less than a week, Christmas Day will be upon us. It will be a special time when folks will open gifts and laugh and gather around the dinner table with friends and family! All kinds of delicious

Those are just a few good names for those of us who have a mental illness and get overwhelmed and stressed out and retreat forever on the sofa (or bed). It gets worse if you are experiencing a manic

Greetings Literary Family, As the year rapidly draws to a close, I am so thrilled to bring you another fine Author. Y'all know me, if you can write it and publish it, that makes you an author. W