How absolutely devastating. Just days before Yale doctoral student Annie Le was supposed to enjoy one of the biggest moments of her life, she disappears somewhere in the building of her lab of all places. Now the news is reporting that a body has been found but not officially naming it as Annie Le’s pending formal identification (I dread ever having to be called to identify the dead body of a loved one).
Serena Williams meltdown at US Open when playing Kim Clijsters
9/12/09 AP Top Stories (video)
The President gives a speech directly to Americas students welcoming them back to school. He emphasizes their hope and potential but makes clear they will need to take responsibility for themselves and their education to reach that potential. September 8, 2009. (Public Domain)
In recognition of their work chronicling human rights in Asia, Africa, and the developing world, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Committee today announced that authors and journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn will receive the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
Who can EVER forget? Take a moment of silence. Light a candle. Say a prayer. Do not forget what the cities in the Gulf region went through in late August 2005. Where were you? What did you do? What have you done? How were you affected?
Every year thousands upon thousands of people of Caribbean descent come out to Brooklyn, New York to enjoy the parade, concerts, and related festivities associated with the West Indian American Day Parade and Carnival. Now in its 42nd year
Schools segregated by gender seemingly went out of fashion in the 1970’s yet proponents of this system of simultaneously educating boys and girls, just in different classrooms or schools, are affecting a comeback of the old system.
Los Angeles, CA– The Black Gay Men’s Network, a professional network committed to creating soulful, loving connections among Black gay men, will host its seventh annual retreat Thursday, October 1 Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Beach Resort, in Miami, FL.
I don’t even really watch football, but Michael Vick’s story has really caught my attention. I think it’s because he’s a black man, a celebrity in his own right, who has done wrong- not to a human but to animals. It strikes an inner debate with me on what the appropriate punishment should have been/be and how angry I should be.
Rhythm citrus liqueur hosted its launch party while also celebrating the premieres of “Trek to the Holy Land” and “Skin” during HBO’s New York International Latino Film Festival (NYLIFF), now in it’s 10th year. The event was held at High Line Ballroom in New York City on Saturday, August 1, 2009.
The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) celebrates its 10th Anniversary as the premier Latino film festival in the country, unspooling in New York City from Monday, July 27 to Sunday, August 2, 2009.
Documentary- The Nine Lives of Marion Barry debuts tonight on HBO
Article I wrote for July 2009 edition of JENESIS magazine (www.jenesismagazine.com) about the AIDS epidemic in DC. I’m just cropping it down to fit this blog and placing it here in case you missed seeing it online. There’s been a lot of discussion about DC in particular over the past several months after learning that rate has been on the rise.
The Exposure Group African American Photographers Association Inc., is pleased to present “Colors of Life,” a new juried members exhibition starting Tuesday, July 21 through Monday, September 4, 2009, at the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives in DC.
