The drive-by shooting death of 15-year-old Avondre Donel in Detroit makes it clear why it takes a village to successfully raise children.
Donel, an honors student, was, by all accounts, a good kid. His mother, Lisa Donel, kept him under close watc ...
Posted Thursday, May 13th 2010 at 9:46AM
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From FinalCall.com
May 12, 2010
As-Salaam Alaikum (Peace Be Unto You);
As a student of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, I could never thank Allah (God) enough for His Mercy to us, for His Beneficence to us, in allowing us a pathway of retur ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2010 at 2:36PM
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Retired-model-turned-Oprah-wannabe Tyra Banks is writing her first novel, Modelland. It will be part of a trilogy, since Random House signed her to a three-book deal. Oh, goodie! The details sound scary and fierce, like Tyra in a jumpsuit.
The boo ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2010 at 7:26AM
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During her elementary school years in this rural Mississippi town, Addreal Harness, a competitive teenager with plans to be a doctor, said her classes had about the same numbers of white and black students. It was a fact she took little note of until ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 9:02AM
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A shoplifter at the CVS Pharmacy in the Little Village neighborhood got more than he bargained for after boosting tubes of toothpaste from the store shelves. According to the Sun-Times, Anthony Kyser entered the CVS on the 2600 block of South Pulaski ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 8:43AM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Weeks after the 1-year-old was found in a dumpster, his father showed up.
The baby wriggled in his cot, smiled and held up his arms. When the father didn’t touch him, the baby started to cry and kick his legs.
The m ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2010 at 12:39PM
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Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Ne ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2010 at 11:56AM
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OTTAWA (AFP) – A Canadian ecologist has discovered the world's largest beaver dam in a remote area of northern Alberta, an animal-made structure so large it is visible from space.
Researcher Jean Thie said Wednesday he used satellite imagery and G ...
Posted Sunday, May 9th 2010 at 2:02PM
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Peace Dear Beloved Family!
I thank you all from the depth of my heart for wishing me a Happy Birthday today. It is indeed that! I believe I went through every emotion known to man today.
To me, a birthday is a day of introspection. A day to c ...
Posted Sunday, May 9th 2010 at 1:22PM
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