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June 12, 2016 was Scholarship Sunday We celebrated our “Class of 2016” graduates: Bailey D. Hutchinson Destiny Poteat Josiah Strickland CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS! OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT BECAUSE OF YOU!
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Photo source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/muhammad- ali Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times, Ali won 56 times in his 21-year professional career. Ali’s outspokenness on issues of race, […]
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Chief Diversity Officer Named Joelle A. Murchison has been named associate vice president and chief diversity officer at the University of Connecticut. Murchison, currently vice president of enterprise diversity and inclusion for The Travelers Companies, Inc., will serve as the University’s main strategist responsible for guiding efforts to define, assess, and promote diversity, inclusion, and educational […]
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We Are Not Cured’: Obama Discusses Racism In America With Marc Maron EPISODE 613 JUNE 22, 2015 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race relations, gun violence, changing the status quo, disappointing your fans, comedians, fatherhood […]
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Why Churches Don’t Grow Why isn’t your church growing? Do you look aroud and see that the church down the street is growing like gangbusters and yours is stagnant? Why is that? What can you do? Look at some of the reasons why your church might not be growing. The church is in conflict. Members […]
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Many of the largest religious denominations in America, including Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and the Southern Baptist Convention, don’t allow women to be ordained into the priesthood or hold the top leadership positions within the church. And even within the religious organizations that do allow women to […]
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‘Black-Ish’ Summed Up Every Black Parent’s Fears In One Scene – How do we explain police brutality to children? Black-ish, which stars Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson, tackled police brutality. See the scene here: https://youtu.be/rA9QBZr8WEg or in the sidebar.
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NHTSA Releases List of All Makes and Models Affected by Takata Air Bag Recalls NHTSA has released the full list of vehicles (by model year, make and model) affected by the Takata air bag recalls. Consumers can also use NHTSA’s VIN look-up tool to see if their Vehicle Identification Number matches one of the approximately […]
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Thinking About College? Need financial aid? Start here. Things to Remember Apply for the FAFSA via www.fafsa.ed.gov because it is the U.S. Department of Education’s website. FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid therefore there is NO CHARGE. The 2016 College Goal Event sites, where students/parents will be assisted with the completion […]
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Touré Author of “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means To Be Black Now” We should just call it what it is: Donald Trump is the leader of the White Lives Matter movement. Someone had to start it — they were gettin’ out of control. First, one of them became president and […]
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There has been much discussion over the past few years about a war on Christianity particularly when the Constitutional separation of church and state is invoked. Many Americans seem to think that being accomodating to all religions constitutes a war against Christianity. “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” is considered particularly egrigous in some circles. […]
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Here are some links for recipes to help you use all of those Girl Scout cookies. http://www.scoutingweb.com/scoutingweb/Documents/CollectionCookieRecipes.pdf http://www.myrecipes.com/course/cookie-recipes/girl-scout-cookie-recipes http://kitchenability.com/tag/girl-scout-cookie-recipes-using-thin-mints http://chefmom.sheknows.com/articles/820635/recipe-ideas-for-girl-scout-cookies
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SAVE THE DATE Saturday, May 28, 2016 Please reserve your seat by submitting a deposit ASAP. BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY DANCE AFRICA – Matinée performance at 2pm DANCE AFRICA – The nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance returns for its 39th year. It is an exhilarating celebration of culture from […]
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Why it’s so hard to kick your sugar habit (CNN)It seems like we’re always being told to cut down on sugar — but for many of us, that’s easier said than done. Sugar is hard to avoid, even for people who don’t consider themselves to have a sweet tooth. Even if you ignore the copious […]
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