Cairo, Egypt-- Egyptian President Mubarak has stepped down after three decades of rule and 18 days of peaceful protests. He has left the country and the streets of Cairo, Egypt are joyous celebration. More than 18,000 people are on the streets; it is ...
Posted Friday, February 11th 2011 at 11:37AM
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I'm keeping this brief. I forgot how man wonderful jams vocalist Chaka Khan has created over the years. During the UNCF salute, I was reminded over and over again. Songs like "Through The Fire", "Ain't Nobody," "Tell Me Something Good", "I'm Every Wo ...
Posted Thursday, February 10th 2011 at 12:27PM
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My children are eating me out of house and home. lolol I went grocery shopping almost two weeks ago. Replenished my pantry and put away groceries in the fridge and freezer. They lasted maybe five days or so it seemed. My teenager is going through a w ...
Posted Thursday, February 10th 2011 at 12:20PM
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I went to the bank the other day to make a deposit. As I walked up to the desk to grab a deposit slip out of the container on the desk, I could help but notice the white woman who felt the need to move her purse as I found a spot to fill out my slip. ...
Posted Thursday, February 10th 2011 at 12:12PM
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I strolled down memory lane with Oprah Winfrey. She saluted soap acting stars Darnell Williams and Debi Morgan, daytime TV's super couple Dr. Angie and Police Chief Jesse Hubbard on the soap "All My Children", as well as Susan Lucci (femme fatale Eri ...
Posted Thursday, February 10th 2011 at 12:08PM
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This announcement upset me. A man in my hometown has announced that this is the day that we will cease to exist. This prediction is going to now get major ink and airtime on TV and radio. My "baby" asked me if this was true. I said "No."
I would h ...
Posted Thursday, February 10th 2011 at 12:05PM
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(QM Note: I live in Upstate New York. I live closer to Canada than to New York City.I love when people complain about their weather. My friends in Chicago and Minnesota have a reason to complain. If you've never experienced an Upstate winter, you're ...
Posted Tuesday, February 8th 2011 at 12:33AM
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Our schools in Upstate New York were closed today. The weathermen expected this BIG monster storm that left two feet on snow and ice in Chicago. People were stranded in cars on expressways and the historic Lakeshore Blvd. As news about school closing ...
Posted Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at 11:38PM
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February 1st is bitter sweet time for some. My high school friend, Peter Doyle, replied to my Facebook post. My status was the title of this blog with Happy Birthday Rick James added to it. James was born in Buffalo, New York. An hour away from Roche ...
Posted Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at 11:34PM
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When Newsweek asked this question this week, I was so mad. My gut reaction was it's Oprah's company, she can hire who she wants. In the communications business, people usually hire who they know. That reputation comes from who you know and the qualit ...
Posted Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at 11:31PM
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My days of just being Marsha Jones have long been gone. When I became a wife;. I had a new identity. After the birth of my first child, I was now somebody's mama. It was a shock to my system. I thought my identity would stay the same but it evolved. ...
Posted Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at 11:25PM
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I can't put this CD down. I mean it literally. My teenage daughter heard me listening to it and when I stepped out of my computer room to grab a quick bite. She was caught taking it out of my CD player. It's the first time that we both agreed on some ...
Posted Friday, January 28th 2011 at 3:28PM
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Described as a writer who presents the truth the way she sees it, widely read and known poet and Virginia Tech professor Nikki Giovanni gave Rochester Institute of Technology's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr address by calling on us to study the effect t ...
Posted Friday, January 28th 2011 at 12:27PM
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Regis Philbin is finally calling it quits After hosting his daytime talk show for 28 years, Live With Regis and Kelly, he's hanging up his microphone. He's turning 80 this year. If they decide to keep this show on the air with Kelly Ripa, it's a chan ...
Posted Thursday, January 27th 2011 at 3:59PM
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I was minding my own business on Sunday night, when a troupe of six actresses and one male guest ambushed me and I found myself laughing in near tears for nearly two hours .The hysterical women of EstroFest (Marlena Dater, Dresden Engle, Andrea Holl ...
Posted Thursday, January 27th 2011 at 3:52PM
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I'm another year older as of yesterday. I don't mind. This year's birthday celebration, my youngest child planned. She was slick. My baby used my cell phone, my address book, and my e-mail to gather phone numbers of friends and family. She made a lis ...
Posted Thursday, January 27th 2011 at 3:46PM
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Sometimes, I wonder how I am really related to my family. Ever have those moments? I mean I look like my dad, I have my mom's features, and my sister and I looked like twins as children. Yet, I still don't see how I fit in.
My mom doesn't have my ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 2:09PM
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There is no such thing as a "little white lie." Period. A lie is a lie. The effects of a lie are just the same. A lie hurts people's feelings and creates a lack of trust. Honesty, forget about it. Lies aren't color blind. Just because you choose to l ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 2:06PM
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I only have one word for Will Smith's movie, Hitchcock: BLAH! Plain and simple. It was advertised that he was a superhero with issues. Unfortunately, it is a misrepresentation of the whole movie. Another one word description that could be used to des ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 2:02PM
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Now what? I watched coverage on my TV set yesterday. I saw choirs singing, people walking, speakers spreading their interpretation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's words and work. On Facebook friends posted speeches, videos and one showed a video clip ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 1:54PM
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I woke up this morning and hear The Today Show's Meredith Viera announce that the zodiac sign I have come to LOVE for more than 40 years may not be mine . There is now a 13th sign that astrologers have known about for years, but never said anything a ...
Posted Friday, January 14th 2011 at 10:34AM
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The homeless man with the golden voice. By now, everyone knows about this rags-to-redemption story. The former radio announcer is getting a second chance like nobody's business. He did crack, committed petty crimes, and committed fraud. The man left ...
Posted Wednesday, January 12th 2011 at 3:45PM
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I made the mistake of asking moms on my Momslikeme.com, if they celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. And if they celebrate what they do? One mom's answer upset me. Her reply was that she used that "three-day break" to spend time with he ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 1:53PM
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I took a trip down memory lane yesterday afternoon and saw The Wiz with Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Richard Pryor. Watching it now: it seemed rather ahead of it's time.
There is one thing that hasn't changed since this movie w ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 1:51PM
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All weekend, I've heard nothing else, but about the shooting in Arizona. I feel bad for the nine-year-old girl that died as well as the judge and the attempted assassination of the congresswoman. She still remains critical and is fighting hard to sur ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 1:49PM
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