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Just another friendly reminder to check on your voter registration status. And, if eligible, GO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY! Oh, and don't forget to check on "absentee voting" processes, if applicable. PEA

The upcoming U.S. Presidential election wasn’t the only “hot topic” I was involved in last week. Anyway, I don’t remember exactly how the conversation started, but the subject was dating. At any rat

Fried Deviled Eggs Recipe courtesy The Neelys See this recipe on air Monday Jul. 21 at 1:30 PM ET/PT. Show: Down Home with the Neelys Episode: Southern Hospitality 1 dozen eggs 1/4 cup mayonn

(Link) - http://www.theroot.com/id/47216?GT1=38002 (Excerpt) Lay Off Soror Barbie! By Raven L. Hill | TheRoot.com Don't let outdated stereotypes about AKAs stop us from celebrating the new black

The never-ending debate over the relevance of HBCUs led someone I know to forward the link I’ve pasted below along with the contents located in that Web page. My ultimate response to such a “defi

Focus on this. Wait! No, focus on that, but the real focus is ... Oh heck, derive from it what you wish. But, I meant to focus on ... The above rhetoric may be confusing, but it's what I thought of after viewing/reading the following posting (click on the following link- http://www.slate.c

Albeit humorous (at least to me), this scenario (click on link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuWYBeFu9bg&feature=email )could be applied to many aspects of life. THINK ABOUT IT! Peace, Jane

Like a bedbug that is always somewhere on a mattress near you, hate groups are always there waiting to cause you some type of irritation. Here's an excerpt (and the Web link) on an interesting piece

Just another friendly reminder to check on your voter registration status. I am gearing up for my state's (NJ) Februrary 5th primary election. "I'm so excited!" Jane P.S. Remember to focus on

Just heard a woman make the following statement, “If a man loves his mother, than you know he’s a man that’s gonna treat his woman right.” Where are those men? I have personally been told by cert

It’s just never too early to start getting your “ducks in a row” for the 2008 Presidential election. It'll be time to cast those ballets for our country's next president before you know it, so make

Do they (hip hopsters) have a valid point of view? Is there really more to the Hip Hop culture than some refuse to understand? I don’t know, but I do know that recently my perspective on the art for

Just curious - Has anyone viewed the YouTube video clip, BET - "Read a Book"? My initial reaction/thought was one of astonishment at what I was viewing/hearing. Go (I'm not providing that link o

This is yet another reminder to keep on top of your voter registration status, for those of you who will be first-time voters and for those of you who have done a little "hometown shuffle." And don

It never ceases to amaze me at how subtle negative attitudes can spread throughout a place of employment. After reading an article, stated to be authored/written by Alexandra Levit, about that very topic, I know of several instances wherein a person would be friendly to another one minute a

While attending a gathering last month, I spotted a platter of what appeared to be mouth-watering paprika- topped Deviled Eggs. Little did I know, but I was about to shell out a recipe or two for the

I found this article posted on the Yahoo Web site. It did not state exactly who wrote it, but it is interesting nonetheless. Jane ARTICLE AND WEB LINK BELOW – “Hot Off the Grill: Great Food

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who is reportedly now listed as an Independent (“unaffiliated”), recently left the Republican Party, but has not given a clear indication whether he did so in

For those of you who don't know, enhance knowledge, etc., I found the following Web site on the history of Juneteenth. http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm.

Because I care, and believe that it’s never too early to register to vote, if you haven’t already, below are some Web sites containing information on voter registration processes and requirements for

Although I'd rather one perform his/her own research on a particular subject, I will update with a little information on the video clip I posted a few days ago on the issue of judging a book by its co

A family member forwarded the following video clip to me. I hope you check it out. http://thecomforter.info/main/content/view/32/40/ Jane

Since, reportedly, recently being placed under the protection of the U.S. Secret Service, 2008 presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) is reportedly the only one of the candidates to be

With the April 25, 2007 official announcement of his bid for the U.S. Presidency, by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), here’s an update on the political figures reportedly pursuing the position of America’s ne

Hi All, I found this article, written by LaMont Jones of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, to be interesting. The content has and seems to remain thought provoking and should cause many of us to really l