Archive | August, 2011

Happy Birthday Michael Jackson!

King of Pop Would Have Celebrated 53rd Birthday Happy Birthday to Michael Jackson from AskDrO. The singer would have celebrated his 53rd birthday. Jackson died on June 25, 2009 of acute propofol intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest. In February of 2010 Jackson’s personal physician Conrad Murray pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, if [...]

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Children Sue Mother Over “Bad Mothering”

Mom Failed At Buying Appropriate Gifts Two children had the audacity to sue their mother over her “bad mothering.” This story is just…ABSURD! Raised in a $1.5 million Barrington Hills home by their attorney father, two grown children have spent the last two years pursuing a unique lawsuit against their mom for “bad mothering” damages [...]

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Posted in Divorce, Family, Marriage, Newsworthy, Parenting, Relationships, School, What's Hot0 Comments

Florida’s Governer Wastes Money On Drug Tests For Welfare Receipients

Florida Gov. Rick Scott unfairly assumed that people who use welfare are on drugs more than the general population. After requiring all applicants for temporary cash assistance to pass a drug test he was proven wrong. Ninety-eight percent passed. And the process will cost the state $178 million. The Tampa Tribune reports that the Department of [...]

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Posted in Education, Finance, law, Newsworthy, Politics, Race Relations, Racism, What's Hot0 Comments

Oakland Starts School Program For African-American Males

By Forward Ever Media We’ve all heard the negative stats about the “achievement gap” in education for black males so often they’ve lost all shock value. However, rarely do we hear about programs addressing the problem at the root. But in Oakland, Ca, the public school district has embedded an “African American Male Achievement” program [...]

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Posted in Education, Parenting, School, Top Featured, Uncategorized1 Comment

BET Dedicates Sunday Programming To MLK

Don’t let the canceled dedication ceremony stop you from honoring Dr. King’s memory! From NEW YORK (AP) BET still plans to dedicate Sunday’s programming to Martin Luther King, Jr., even though his memorial won’t be unveiled that day due to Hurricane Irene. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial was supposed to be unveiled [...]

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Bishop Eddie Long Releases Statement

In light of recent declarations by two of the men, Spencer Legrande and Jamal Parris involved in the sexual misconduct lawsuit against New Birth Missionary Baptist Church leader, Bishop Eddie Long. Legrande and Parris have broken their silence and a clause against confidentiality in their lawsuit settlement by speaking to press. They’ve announced that they [...]

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Posted in Announcements, Gay, law, Male Depression, Mental Health, Newsworthy, Relationships, Spiritual, Top Featured, What's Hot1 Comment

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