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What Your Perfume Is Doing To Your Skin
Winter is coming to an end but your skin is still fighting the battle against…
March 2, 2013 / No Comment / Read More #
The First African-American Woman to Travel Into Space Re-Emerges In the Spotlight
The first African-American woman to travel into space re-emerged in the spotlight on Thursday night in Chattanooga, TN, delivering a message of inspiration and encouragement to the audience. The core of her message was: Never lose confidence. Those words are powerful coming from a woman who boarded the space shuttle Endeavour and traveled into space […]
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Jordan’s Alleged Love Child Begged His Mother to Sue to Force Jordan to Acknowledge Him
The woman who is suing Michael Jordan for child support was allegedly begged by her son to file the suit, all this according to TMZ.com. Pamela Smith is suing Jordan for paternity and child support in a case involving her 16-year old son. The boy was born back in 1995, when Michael was still […]
Your Black World Spotlight: Jeffrey T. Benson Jr., Vice President of Benson Financial Group, LLC
1) What is your name and what do you do? My name is Jeffrey T. Benson, Jr. and I am President of Benson Financial Group, LLC.…
The Black Family Is Worse Off Today Than In the 1960′s, Report Shows
According to a report released by the Urban Institute, the state of the African-American family is worse today than it was in the 1960′s. Before you become offended…
Larger Percentage of Wives Now Earning More than Their Husbands
Wives in dual-earner households are earning more money than in the past, and many of them are passing up their husbands, according to a recent survey. Back in 2011, the percentage of households with two incomes dropped, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. […]
Company Invites a Married Couple on a Trip to Mars
Want to go to Mars? That trip might be in the works if you’re an adventurous married couple with plenty of money in the bank. Dennis Tito, an entrepreneur with something to prove, has invited any married couple to take a trip to Mars in the year 2018. Tito has already been into space […]
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“No one wanted to be friends with the fat girl” – Teen wins $50,000 essay contest on bullying
May 2, 201214 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Cleveland high school student Gabrielle Jones refuses to be a victim. She has become a victor instead by writing an award winning essay on bullying and her experience in dealing with it. The empowered young superstar wrote the essay as part of the Maltz Museum “Stop the Hate” essay contest and […]
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, The360Experiment.com When I recently debated Michael Eric Dyson at Brown University on the problems with mass promotion of violent and misogynist hip-hop music through BET and other media, the response from the public was… well… interesting. On one hand, there were those who’ve been waiting for someone to speak openly about the problems with BET giving […]
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Former Elmo Voice Kevin Clash Says Lawsuits Against Him are Invalid
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Another Sitcom Star Dies
Bonnie Franklin, 69 star of the hit series One Day at a Time has died. Bonnie she played Ann Romano, mother to Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips’ Bonnie Gail Franklin was born in Santa Monica on Jan. 6, 1944. Her parents were immigrants; her father, an investment banker, came to the U.S. from Russia and […]
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Jada Pinkett Smith Supports Selma Hayek and Gucci In Launch of Women’s Movement
On Thursday,actresses, Jada Pinkett Smith and Selma Hayek came together to launch Gucci’s women’s empowerment movement called Chime for Change. The event was focused on raising awareness within the female population, in regard to health, fitness, and justice. Hayek represented fellow co-founders Frida Giannini and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter in their efforts to raise awareness. Hayek is […]
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Pregnancy: Is It Safe To Start Exercising If You Weren’t Already?
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Supreme Court Intervenes in James Brown Estate
February 28, 2013No Comment
The settlement, brokered by Attorney General Henry McMaster in 2009, of the estate of James Brown, was overturned on Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court. In the settlement, nearly half of it was given to a charitable trust, a quarter to his widow, Tomi Rae Hynie, and the rest went to his children. However, […]
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There is no question that the teenage years are both confusing and exciting for not only the teenager but the parents as well. The teen years is when they develop their own style and they discover what they like and don’t like. It is also a time where they experience rapid physical development and hormones […]
Your Black History: Read About The First Black-Owned Bank Chartered In America
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By Victor Trammell On March 3, 1888, a groundbreaking event paved the way for black economic power and independence in America. The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of the True Reformers (GFUOTR) was chartered by the Virginia legislature on that historic day. The GFUOTR was the first black-owned finanical institution in American history. […]
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