Campaigning for Change in Liberty City, written 6 days ago, I finally located a USB cord to transfer photos from my camera to the computer. One thing is certain, I have way too many power cords and cables to which item I have no clue they belong. Anyhoo, here are some photos of the fabulous team ...

A Picture Perfect Holiday Message From The Obamas, written 2 days ago, Check out our new President-elect Barack Obama, his beautiful wife Michelle (dontcha just love that name!) and their two cute daughters, Malia & Sasha in their 2007 holiday message.  Mrs. Obama starts things off with a gener...

Okay This Girl Has Talent........ Video Inside!, written 3 days ago, This has to be a sign!:)

I love to share my views on a variety of topics, and this is where it all goes down. Like the marquee says, I'm sassy, informed, and opinionated, so if you've got a viewpoint, be prepared to defend it in a lively discussion!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: More Shelby Steele on President-Elect Obama, written 2 days ago, Continuing the video interview series, the senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and conservative commentator asserts that no white candidate could have won the 2008 U.S. presidential election armed with Barack Obam...

AWARENESS: COMMON TALKS TO SCHOOL KIDS IN GEORGIA, written 2 days ago, Rapper Common speaks to kids at Wheeless Road Elementary School. ( Photos: Annette M. Drowlette / Augusta Chronicle ) Common spoke to students at Wheeless Road Elementary School in Augusta Georgia this week. He encouraged the ch...

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"QUILOMBO COUNTRY," the Documentary about Black Rebel Villages of Brazil, Now Live Online, written 2 weeks ago, "Quilombo Country," the award-winning film about Brazilian villages founded by escaped and rebel slaves, can now be downloaded to rent, buy and stream instantly, right ...

Relationship Disconnect, written 2 weeks ago, I believe there is a mutual disconnect between men and women regarding who they are in their relationships. Women on one hand, have been socialized to be caretakers and fixers. consequently, they cater to the many flawed male egoes with just as flawed ...

CONTINUING TO RISE LIKE THE PHOENIX, written 1 week ago, Long ago, I recall someone mentioning to me that his life was like the phoenix in that he seems to always find himself rising out of one set of ashes of adversity after another. I didn't quite know what he meant. I also recall having heard the...

Expectations, written 1 day ago, Growing up as a black girl in suburbia, I was well aware that my parents worked very hard to get to where they were, and that they set high expectations for me to maintain or exceed the lifestyle the provided me. Even though my parents and I get along great now, m...

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How to Study Preaching, written 1 week ago, <a href="http://biblicalpreaching.net/"Biblical Preaching is in the middle of a series of articles defending homiletic training. It is interesting how some will study to get a job, but when it comes to preaching, they think they should just d...

The Cocoa Lounge Remembers: Miriam Makeba, written 1 week ago,

Who Is Dondria? Ask So So Def Records., written 2 days ago, If you’re a regular to the podcast, you know every show I try to highlight a music artist. I wanted to wait until the next show to highlight this artist, but I thought why not share her story with you in it’s own post. Dondria a.k.a “...

I'm tired of the mass mis-communication out there about Black women. I'm tired of other people speaking for me. I'm tired of being misunderstood.

An End to the Love Affair with the Confederacy?, written 2 days ago, As a woman of color, the Confederate flag represents HATE for me, no more and no less. Regardless of what supporters of both the Confederacy and the Confederate flag claim, we all know that it is, and always has been, a symbol of r...

Change.Gov = Washington insiders in most cabinet positions?, written 2 days ago, One of my favorite new bloggers, Cheri Thomas, has some concerns about the Barack Obama's cabinet picks. She is seeing a business as usual dynamic going on thus far. She writes, "I voted for Obama, because I pref...

Where would NASCAR be without the Big 3?, written 4 days ago, I watched the election night results about a half mile from the Lowes Motor Speedway outside Charlotte, N.C.   During the campaign, the “NASCAR” voter was apparently supporting Republican candidates. The speedway like most tracks ar...

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