February 5, 2012
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Human Interest
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Received this post in an email from a friend.
Dr. Sharon Malone speaks during the ‘Slavery By Another Name’ panel during the PBS portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on Jan. 4, 2012 in Pasadena , Calif.
*Imagine this…
You do some research into your family tree and discover that your uncle, who was born nearly 30 years after slavery, was one of thousands of black men pulled back into a forced labor system in which they were arrested – largely on trumped up charges – and compelled to work without pay as prisoners.
Imagine that this “convict leasing” system saw the groups of prisoners sold to private parties – like plantation owners or corporations – and that it was not only tolerated by both the North and South, but largely ignored by the U.S. Justice Department.
Now, imagine that nearly a century after your uncle served 366 days in this penal labor system, you find yourself married to the head of the U.S. Justice Department, who, ironically, just so happens to be the first African American in the position.
Dr. Sharon Malone, wife of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, tells the heartbreaking story of her uncle Henry in the upcoming 90-minute PBS documentary “Slavery by Another Name.” The film is based on the eye-opening book by Douglas A. Blackmon, which exposes a part of American history that most folks either had no clue existed, or didn’t know existed to the extent that it did.
“I want people to understand that this is not something that’s divorced and separate, and this doesn’t have anything to do with them,” Dr. Malone told EURweb exclusively at the Television Critics Association press tour last week. “If you were a black person who grew up in the South, some way or the other – whether or not you were directly involved in the system as my uncle was – you knew somebody who was, or your daily lives were circumscribed by those circumstances.”
History has repeated itself with the rate of incarcerations of this century!
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.Click link below for Promo: The 90 minute documentary aired on PBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5s8ccKepCms
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.Click for sound cloud:
http://soundcloud.com/cherienic/dr-sharon-malone-of-pbs.
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February 1, 2012
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Human Interest
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This link below came from a friend. It is a follow up to the movie ‘Red Tails’ post. This story is featured in a CNN Profile.
Herbert Carter, 94, one of the original 33 Tuskegee Airmen pilots, holds a portrait of his wife, Mildred Hemmon Carter, in her flight uniform. She was the first black female pilot in Alabama and is counted among the history-making Tuskegee Airmen, too. He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Married nearly 70 years, the two were known as Tuskegee’s “first couple.”
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A little long but well worth the read…:-) Enjoy!
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.Click link below for story:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/22/us/tuskegee-airmen-first-couple/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
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January 31, 2012
Mohenjo
Technical
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I received this in an email from a friend. This post might help in the battle against fat:
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What A Unique Way To Present The Sugar content in different items
4.2 grams = 1 teaspoon of sugar = 1 cube !
Someone ought to get an award for this. We know the facts, but this
brings it into perspective quickly, doesn’t it?
Each cube is a teaspoonful.
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.Click a picture below for picture gallery (click X in upper left of gallery to return here):
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The following video comes from AOL Video Health. Maybe this post helps those fighting the battle of the bulge like me. I like what she says about purchasing foods that are boxed or bagged.
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.Click link below for video:
http://www.aol.com/video/youve-got-suzanne-somers/517256445/?icid=maing-grid7|myaol|video-module|sec1_lnk1|130835
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January 29, 2012
Mohenjo
Human Interest
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Etta you will always be remembered! I have included the 3 renditions of ‘At Last’ by Etta at different times in her life. 2 other songs and photos. R.I.P. Etta. All of these pulled from tweets by various celebrities after her death.
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Click links below for Etta’s music
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.1 ‘At last’ by Etta:
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1uunRdQ61M&feature=youtube_gdata_player
.2 ‘At last’ by Etta on dancing with the stars:
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPBGIBc3YV4&feature=youtu.be
.3 ‘At last’ by Etta in another venue:
http://www.nickcannon.com/post/rip-etta-james
.4 ‘Somethings got a hold on me’ by Etta (Miss peaches):
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzibSiJv8hc&noredirect=1
.5 ‘I just want to make love to you’ by Etta:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pu_AdU_NQg&feature=related
.6 Etta dies at 73 (photos):
.http://globalgrind.com/news/etta-james-dies-dead-73-photos-details
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January 27, 2012
Mohenjo
Science
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Found this nugget on HUFFPOST Heathy Living.
Researcher, explorer and author Dan Buettner has worked for years identifying Blue Zones, areas where people live markedly longer than average, and what’s behind these pockets of longevity.
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.Click link below for video and narrative:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/18/dan-buettner-tedmed-blue-zones_n_1210996.html
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January 27, 2012
Mohenjo
Political
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From HUFF POST WORLD:
President Obama authorizes a raid by Navy Seal Team 6 who took down Osama bin Ladin to rescue Hostages held Somalia.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/raid-in-somalia_n_1230062.html?icid=maing-grid7|myaol|dl1|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D130049
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January 25, 2012
Mohenjo
Political
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Full State of the Union speech 2012 from CBS news.
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.Click link below for speech:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396295n
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January 24, 2012
Mohenjo
Medical
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Grabbed this from HUFFPOST HEATHTY LIVING.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has ruled that Heavy D, the influential 44-year-old rapper who died on Nov. 8, was killed by a pulmonary embolism, according to multiple news reports.
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.Click link below for full article and video:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/28/heavy-d-pulmonary-embolism-long-flight_n_1171505.html
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January 21, 2012
Mohenjo
Human Interest
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From
The CNN Freedom project: Ending Modern – Day Slavery.
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In “Chocolate’s Child Slaves,” CNN’s David McKenzie travels into the heart of the Ivory Coast to investigate what’s happening to children working in the cocoa fields. Premieres Friday January 20, 8 p.m. GMT, 9 CET on CNN International. More information and air times.
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.Click link below for entire article:
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/16/chocolate-explainer/?hpt=hp_bn2
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January 16, 2012
Mohenjo
Human Interest
business, celebrities, current-events, entertainment, Environment, Future, Green News, Health, hollywood, huffingtonpost, human-rights, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, medicine, mental-health, nature, Nobel Peace Prize, politics, religion, research, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, TV, vacation, Video, World News
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LEAST WE FORGET!
FROM HUFF POST BLACK VOICES. Pausing to Honor Martin Luther King
Did you know that MLK, at age 35, was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize? Or that U2 wrote a song about him?
The Third Monday in JanuaryHonors Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights leader, who was actually born on January 15, 1929.
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.Click Link below for more info on Dr. King:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/15/martin-luther-king-day-20_0_n_1207426.html?ref=black-voices&icid=maing-grid7|myaol|dl3|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D127933
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