Hey, y'all! Howyabeendoin'?
I did it again, I know, but I got a great excuse this time. I have been swamped with healthcare reform and homework! But I had to make sure you all knew about the Baltimore Book Festival this weekend!
The Baltimor ...
Posted Monday, September 21st 2009 at 7:21PM
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Rudeness has become the (or fast becoming) norm for the media in covering President Obama's ideals for change. Especially, this is magnified with the thrust for healthcare reform. With all the negative coverage about town hall meetings and now that ...
Posted Monday, September 21st 2009 at 1:31PM
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I'm sure we’d all agree much of our society and educational system is failing to inspire many of our children rather than inspiring them to not fail.
The Better Detroit Youth Movement was born out of an ongoing frustration with the lack of effort ...
Posted Saturday, September 19th 2009 at 8:39PM
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Yesterday I was commenting about how First Lady Michelle never smiled duringthe presidential address last week. It boethered mefor some reason. Her smiles usually indicates to me her confidence in our President. I saw worry on her face last wee ...
Posted Thursday, September 17th 2009 at 12:38PM
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WHAT: President Obama will appear in person to discuss Healthcare Reform and take questions.
Where: University of Maryland - College Park
Comcast Center
1 Terrapin Trail
College Park ...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th 2009 at 2:47PM
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Based on a survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and in September 14, 2009's New England Journal of Medicine, 62.9 percent of nationwide physicians support proposals to expand health care coverage that include having a public and pri ...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th 2009 at 2:07PM
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According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), people with more education live longer and experience better health outcomes. The brief looks at three major intertwined pathways through which advanced education is linked with good health. Th ...
Posted Sunday, September 13th 2009 at 5:38PM
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It's never too late or too early to plan for financing a college education. Below is a list of scholarships sent by a friend. He is very passionate about why blacks do NOT apply for scholarships and then the available money is returned to the sender.
Why do we allow scholarship funds to ...
Posted Sunday, September 13th 2009 at 5:10PM
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This is an article I found on Black Voices. It has me wondering what do we think is due us during these economic times?
"The Black Middle Class is in a severe state of decline as a result of the economic crisis begun in September 2008. Foreclosu ...
Posted Sunday, September 13th 2009 at 4:36PM
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By LINDA DEUTSCH
AP Special Correspondent
Guest: Many wept during Jackson's Calif. funeral
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) -- Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcom ...
Posted Friday, September 4th 2009 at 12:02PM
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The first workshop to stop foreclosures sponsored by Congressman Elijah Cummings in Maryland was held in June at Morgan State University and it was a huge success!
Many, many foreclosures were prevented and interest payments substantially reduce ...
Posted Friday, September 4th 2009 at 11:27AM
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The University of Chicago has just released clinical research data that demonstrates how healthcare reform will significantly impact reducing federal dollars spent on sugar diabetes health costs. In a report published by Health Affairs, this researc ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2009 at 7:32PM
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Discover how one African-American woman conquered the odds and recovered from a mental condition known as Bipolar!
"Cooling Well Water: A Collection of Work By An African-American Bipolar Woman" ISBN 13 978-0-9754612-0-4 reveals the positive side ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2009 at 2:36PM
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Hi Family,
I was reading and ran across this little article. It has stuck out in my mind because I just finished all that reading about fruits and vegetables and how they affect depression. This is good timing because we learn that we can plant ...
Posted Monday, August 31st 2009 at 12:11PM
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EATING FRUIT...
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it, and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know HOW and WHEN to eat.
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
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Posted Friday, August 28th 2009 at 3:27PM
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(Taken from Black Voices 8/26/09)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in an enduring political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2009 at 6:13PM
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Below is a list of all the Congresspersons who support Healthcare Reform and who got our President's back!
If your state is listed, you can make a quick call and say, "Thank you for supporting Healthcare Reform" anytime it is convenient for you. ...
Posted Sunday, August 23rd 2009 at 6:33PM
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NAMI Executive Director Michael Fitzpatrick joined a group of 12 representatives from the disability community last week for a historic meeting with President Barack Obama.
The group met prior to an East Room ceremony in honor of the 19th annivers ...
Posted Sunday, August 23rd 2009 at 6:14PM
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Did you know Congress is about to return to DC after a brief recess?
On Thursday's Teleconference, the President made the stakes of reform crystal clear. He talked about how, with health care costs rising three times faster than wages, the cost of ...
Posted Sunday, August 23rd 2009 at 4:31PM
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hey guys,
I wanted to get your attention that I have posted the entire healthcare teleconference held today by President Obama.
This is by far the most thorough breakdown of the healthcare reform bill that tells the truth and puts an end to all ...
Posted Thursday, August 20th 2009 at 10:32PM
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S
HEALTHCARE REFORM TELECONFERENCE
August 20, 2009
Today, I attended a Teleconference on Healthcare Reform sponsored by Obama For America (“OFA”). Before I introduce the honored special guest, Governor Tim Cain, Chair ...
Posted Thursday, August 20th 2009 at 10:25PM
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a. cannot afford insurance will have an Exchange public option to purchase health insurance rather than not have any health insurance at all;
President went further to explain just what the facts are about the public option Exchange:
1) We will ...
Posted Thursday, August 20th 2009 at 10:04PM
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very crucial and important! Those people who are not quite old enough for Medicare, but retire currently cannot get insurance until they are old enough for Medicare…Healthcare Reform will expand to reach them over time.
Q: Where are these lies co ...
Posted Thursday, August 20th 2009 at 9:50PM
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Hi All,
I am involved with this organization and I am sharing this information to reach as many people in the general location of our New York event.
If you can support this event or if you want to become involved in this organization for tee ...
Posted Saturday, August 15th 2009 at 9:16AM
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Well, suh...
Every now and then I run across an article or information that floors me with thought-provoking challenges for acceptance. Today, I am twixed between it being possible, I guess, that even toddlers could have a chemical imbalance of t ...
Posted Friday, August 14th 2009 at 6:02AM
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