ABC News--Andrew Kahn was only a social drinker before his weight-loss surgery. He never imagined he would develop problems with alcohol because he had bariatric surgery. But he did.
The 61-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who had his gastric ...
Posted Thursday, June 21st 2012 at 11:54AM
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was a hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rapper Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) met Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff) while trying to make a name for himself in West Philadelphia's local hip hop scene. Afte ...
Posted Thursday, June 21st 2012 at 11:44AM
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June 20, 2012
If you’re planning a visit to Chicago soon, don’t forget your sunscreen. The Windy City gets ungodly hot in the summer time, with temperatures peaking above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in early August. And don’t forget ...
Posted Thursday, June 21st 2012 at 11:26AM
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Joseph Douglass (1871–1935) was a groundbreaking African-American concert violinist and grandson of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
During the time following the Civil War, many African-American musicians began to break into the art music genre. Joseph Douglass, a concert violinist, was one of t ...
Posted Tuesday, June 19th 2012 at 1:13PM
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NEW ORLEANS—At Treme's Congo Square African beats and mouthwatering scents engulf the neighborhood as Juneteenth celebrations collide with Father’s Day.
The holiday commemorates the day African-Americans living in the Southern states learned of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proc ...
Posted Tuesday, June 19th 2012 at 12:57PM
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The following article contains edited excerpts of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s address which he delivered on the occasion of “Father’s Day” (Sunday, June 17, 2007) at Life Center Church of God in Christ in Chicago, Illinois, pastored by t ...
Posted Sunday, June 17th 2012 at 4:25PM
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Happy Fathers Day
By Sister Siebra Muhammad
This is a day that other than you say its the day to honor you.
Father means first and further
You Blackman have proven to be the Father of all
By taking such a willingly and mighty fall,
Yo ...
Posted Sunday, June 17th 2012 at 2:20PM
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CALIFORNIA--A jury in Oakland has decided that the Jehovah’s Witnesses are partially responsible for the alleged sexual abuse of a young girl by one of its members, forcing the religious organization to pay her $20 million.
After being awarded $7 ...
Posted Saturday, June 16th 2012 at 4:16PM
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Peace,
Many of our brothers are fortunate to be able to or have been able to raise their children in one house hold and many have been fortunate enough to have an active role in their children's lives from the result of failed relationships. I hav ...
Posted Saturday, June 16th 2012 at 3:53PM
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SAN DIEGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan underscored his consistent message about the necessity for unity, strength and power in a meeting with Black and Native American leaders here at New Assurance Baptist Church.
Fille ...
Posted Friday, June 15th 2012 at 10:46AM
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Helen Folasade Adu OBE (born 16 January 1959); better known as Sade, is a British singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the Brit and Grammy Award w ...
Posted Friday, June 15th 2012 at 10:41AM
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LONDON, June 13 (TrustLaw) - Policies that promote gender equality, safeguards against violence and exploitation and access to healthcare make Canada the best place to be a woman among the world's biggest economies, a global poll of experts showed on ...
Posted Thursday, June 14th 2012 at 10:55AM
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