One of the charities I donate to is Women for Women International and I received a message from its President. This organization helps women in foreign war-torn areas rebuild their lives. I was so moved I had to share it with you all. Sometimes all we need is a bit of perspective to remind ourselves how [...]
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I have mixed feelings about the report titled, “The Recent Surge in Homicides Involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time to Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control“. Like what we want to hear about is more bad news. I’m wondering why did it take 6-8 years of ‘fact-finding’ for enough a trend to emerge [...] Today we are observing the sixth principle of Kwanzaa: Kuumba – Creativity. The goal is to do as much as we can, in the way we can, to leave the community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Now this principle is very important in light of the decaying neighborhoods many of us [...] I say crazy with the upmost respect because she risked her life trying to deliver medical supplies to Gaza earlier today. The boat she was on was surrounded by Israeli warships, fired at and rammed numerous times to render it inoperable. Now I’ll argue the gov’t has the right to take an appropriate military [...] Governor Rod Blagojevich has appointed former Attorney General Roland Burris to the vacant Senate seat in IL. Mr. Burris has more than 40 years of service and is more than qualified. If the voters had selected him or Rush for Governor when they ran – instead of Blago – the state wouldn’t be in [...] Today is the celebration of Kwanzaa principle five: Nia – Purpose. To goal is to make a collective vocation, building and developing the community in order to restore Black people to their traditional greatness. (That’s a tall order!) On this day a Zawadi (gift) that is meant to be educational, cultural or made by [...] Well if Hamas started it, innocent civilians are getting their butts kicked – and worse! There’s already the ongoing humanitarian crisis that still hasn’t been resolved. Suffering makes you a little less likely to want to sit at the negotiation table. There have been quite a few protests in San Francisco already, at the [...] Don’t you just hate it when you’re trying to sleep but the light seeps through the curtains? I was up nearly the entire night because I couldn’t fall sleep but then when I wanted to stay asleep my body insists on noticing the daylight and I woke up with less than my 6 hour [...] Do you think these women look similar? One is a famous British actress. The other is the socialite and mother of an international music star. When I first saw a photo of Isabel Preysler I thought she was Thandie Newton’s mum not Enrique Iglesias’. She is tres chic! credit: gooya.us credit: WireImage My Blog Name [...] |
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