"martin-luther-king-junior" Articles & Blogs:
Dr. King's vision of how we can all be great
| A moving part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s "The Drum Major Instinct" speech talks about servanthood. It is something that Coach Don Meyer speaks of often at his clinics and academies. it is something that was spoken to our team and staff at LSU by ...[Read on] |
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day - and considering "Driving While Black"
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A media ride and drive event in Memphis left me with some free time in the afternoon before heading to the airport to return home. My colleague and I were wondering how to pass a few hours, when he suggested we visit the Lorraine Motel, the assassination...[Read on] |
On the anniversary of 9/11, what do you carry in your heart about this day?
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Julia Reed, Cynthia McFadden, Candice Bergen, Liz Smith, Joan Juliet Buck, Joan Ganz Cooney and Judith Martin recall what touched them — and what will never leave them from — that fateful day in 2001Question of the Day | Today 6:00 amJudith Ma...[Read on] |
Halle Berry Gets Back to Work (and Covers Vogue)
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Halle Berry hasn’t been in a movie in several years, hasn’t done an interview in over three, yet she could not resist the call that came in to be on the cover of September’s Vogue.
Halle is the first woman of color to be on the cover of a Septemb...[Read on] |
Legendary Female Boxer Shot and Stabbed - Accused is Her Husband
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The scary details:
Cops in Orange County, Florida claim the 42-year-old former boxing champion -- who once fought on an undercard for Mike Tyson -- managed to stumble out of her home and flag down a passing motorist ... who took Christy to a local hosp...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Regina King
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Regina King
Rutina Wesley
Regina King kicked a little Emmy butt in a piece on the Huffington Post. First, she talked about the lack of people of color nominated. She cited stats from the NY Daily News the that only 53 people of color were nominate...[Read on] |
Amnesty International honors Joan Baez for a lifetime of Human Rights Advocacy
| Amnesty International turns 50 this year, and closely linked to Amnesty’s legacy of championing human rights is that of folk legend Joan Baez.
Baez was an active supporter of Amnesty from the start, stuffing envelopes at their first home office in San ...[Read on] |
Dear Jurisprudence: Is It Legal for Rodney King to Marry a Juror from His Trial?
| Rodney King announced yesterday that he has proposed to his girlfriend, Cynthia Kelley, a juror from his 1993 civil case against the city of Los Angeles. If a plaintiff’s marrying a juror sounds suspect, that’s because it very well could be! A...[Read on] |
Book Review: The Pleasure of My Company
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Author: Steve Martin
Pages: 176
Date Started: 2/7/11
Date Finished: 2/10/11
Simple Summary: Due to various fears and neuroses Daniel Cambridge is confined to his one bedroom Santa Monica apartment… and a very strange route to the Rite Aid. Through vario...[Read on] |
Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
| Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
Billie Jean King would love to head to the tennis court at the White House after she receives the Medal of Freedom.
But the tennis great hasn’t hit balls for nearly a year ...[Read on] |
Musical Monday: Genius in My Company
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So what’s “Musical Monday”? Just pick the book you’re currently reading (or just finished), then think of a song or album that best matches the book. Even hitting shuffle on your musical player will do the trick. I don’t know about you, but song...[Read on] |
Top 10 Reasons for Sarah Palin Resignation
| The following was written prior to cocktail hour on the west coast....
1) She thought that MJ was the King of the GOP not the King of POP
2) Test results were about to be released to show that her grandchild TRIP is really the son of TRIP (Sr.)
3) She ...[Read on] |
President Obama gives girls a chance
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Ever since I was a little girl, I declared myself the equal of boys. I never believed that a boy could do something better than me, and it became my small mission in life to prove any boy wrong when he said that he was better.
So, when Hillary Clinton an...[Read on] |
Musical Mondays: Head Baker
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So what’s “Musical Monday”? Just pick the book you’re currently reading (or just finished), then think of a song or album that best matches the book. Even hitting shuffle on your musical player will do the trick. I don’t know about you, but song...[Read on] |
Derrek Lutz wears dress to prom, wins prom king
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This story is a bit old, but too good not to share. Amidst all of the queer and gender non-conforming panic around prom season (remember Constance McMillen?), Derrek Lutz's story was buried.
Derrek is a high school student in New Jersey who self-ident...[Read on] |
Oprah, why the tears?
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I love what Oprah Winfrey has to say about her best friend Gayle King in the clip below from her upcoming Barbara Walters special. I feel lucky to have friends in my life I'd say the same about. But what this clip has people asking is--why the tears? As i...[Read on] |
Lena Dunham gets HBO Pilot
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Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture which made its debut at SWSX is a really great film. I saw it a couple of weeks ago and loved it. I’m not going to write too much about it here since it will be released in November, but it is smart and a breath of f...[Read on] |
Madonna Turns The Big 5-1
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In celebration of Madonna’s big birthday, BB King is having its eighth annual Madonnathon, a live performance/dance party for the living legend. Every girl has been influenced by Madonna in some way or another. She’s affected every generation...[Read on] |
Will the Next Royal Wedding Be in Monaco?
| Royal watchers will recall that last week, an unnamed guest stained the Queen Elizabeth II's dress at the 70th-birthday celebration in London for King Constantine of Greece. Curious who spilled the offending coffee on her Maj? Greek shipping heir turned j...[Read on] |
The Princess and the Frog: Old School Awesome
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When I found out Disney had reopened their hand-drawn animation studios and announced plans to do another 2D feature in the tradition of their old classics, I was SUPER excited. So I braved the weekend crowds on Saturday to check out The Princess and the ...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: When the levee breaks
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Monday morning, I drove down to Rosedale and headed first to the library, where Martha the librarian gave me an excellent orientation to the town and its history. Turns out this area was a big center for making moonshine during Prohibition — instead o...[Read on] |
Anne Hathaway and James Franco Combine in Age to Equal One Oscar Host
| Hathaway, left, in Love and Other Drugs. Franco, right, in 127 Hours. Everyone in Hollywood wants to look younger—even Oscar. The AMPAS today announced the hosts for the 83rd Oscars, and they are youthful—actress Anne Hathaway (Oscar nominee) and acto...[Read on] |
Do you or did you ever earn more money than your spouse/significant other? Did it make a difference in your relationship?
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Joan Juliet Buck, Judith Martin and the wOw women talk about money and relationshipsQuestion of the Day | Today 12:00 amLiz Smith | Today 12:00 amLiz Smith Was Always the Breadwinner I always earned more money than my spouses and they were both glad of it...[Read on] |
Cover Girl: Carissa Moore first girl on cover of Surfer Magazine in over 10 years
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High school student and rock star surfer Carissa Moore is the first female to grace the cover of Surfer Magazine in over a decade.
Last November Moore became the youngest surfer to ever win a Triple Crown event just after splitting with longtime sponsor ...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin and the Celebrity of Politics
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Joni Evans, Judith Martin, Liz Smith and Mary Wells talk about a new
breed of celebrities, Palin’s political future and more in the wOw
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Conversation | Today 12:00 am
LIZ: Do you know there’s no celebrity news to speak of? That&...[Read on] |
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