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Well, it happened again a year later. My husband (who is on dialysis and immune suppressants for another condition) and I took a trip to Atlanta to attend the annual convention for the National Association of Black and White Men Together (NABWMT). It’s...
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At a time�when once again, our civil and human rights are under concerted attack, we can always turn to our elder statespersons and artists to lift us up and give us inspiration as we organize and ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
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Today, I want to honor my father, whom I adored, and perhaps you’d like to honor yours. My dad died 34 years ago—when I was 39 years old, and five months pregnant with my only child, a son. He was 69, and I knew he was dying of cancer when I became...
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This story is being written because of a promise I made to my brother Jeremy. You all know him as CameronProf. It is with great sadness that I relay the news of his passing last night around 7 pm. Jeremy made a point of telling me that I needed to go...
by CameronProf
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia and remains at home, her family has announced. Carter, now 95, remains at home with former President Jimmy Carter, who has been at home receiving hospice care since early this year. “She continues to live...
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It is with great sadness I’m passing this news on.� Ms. Tina Turner passed away peacefully today, at the age of 83. Tributes are pouring in from around the globe.
by Denise Oliver Velez
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Barack Obama's historic 2008 landslide victory turned Virginia and North Carolina blue at the presidential vote for the first time in 28 years. Since then Virginia has become a solid blue state with Democrats winning nearly every federal election...
by ModLeft
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I heard about it from a fellow kossack before I even joined the site, and how he encouraged all who could, to attend the annual Plains Peanut Festival in Plains, Georgia every September. In theory it honors the peanut harvest ( also now solar power ),...
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I’ve recently waded my way through far too many stories�that claim to crown the greatest song of all time, or those that claim to rank the top 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 … or more. �I haven’t agreed ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
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Got the blues? Dig on this news. Ran across this this morning. A woman, her husband, and random strangers will never have a Blue Christmas again as long as they have memory. I’m not normally sentimental…..but, gulp. You may want to check this out if...
by franklyn
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