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Follow: Black Voices News WASHINGTON — Trayvon Martin’s parents expressed relief Wednesday over a special prosecutor’s decision to charge the man responsible for the 17-year-old’s death. Martin’s mother said if she could speak directly to George Zimmerman, she would allow him a chance to say he is sorry for what happened. “I would probably give …
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Given its cultural baggage, the term “secretary” has been jettisoned over the past three decades. Then why is it that Warren Buffett still has a secretary and not an executive assistant?
With about 10,000 baby boomers hitting age 65 each day, they’re becoming caregivers and those needing care.
Adam Robb’s grandma used to take care of him. Now she’s experiencing symptoms of dementia. He’s learning how to make memories with her — even as her memory fades.
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 5:09 am By: Erica Taylor, The Tom Joyner Morning Show The Howard Theater in Washington, DC opened its doors in 1910. Nestled on DC’s “Black Broadway” the Howard Theater was the country’s “Largest Colored Theater in the World.” The Howard Theater was where the Supremes first made their debut in …
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Dawn Turner Trice April 9, 2012 In preparing his 1997 movie “Titanic” for 3-D, James Cameron reportedly reshot a scene because an astronomer told him that the position of the stars was wrong in the original movie. Christine LeBrun, 35, of Palatine, said there’s another historical inaccuracy in Cameron’s original blockbuster that she wishes he’d …
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The odds were stacked against her – abused, neglected, and homeless after the loss of both parents to substance abuse and AIDS, Christine Carter became just another ward of the child welfare system. As she grew into adulthood, she had a choice: define the terms of her own life, or become another statistic. Her choice was …
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Turning affordable life-saving drugs into profit in Uganda
Images of Kenyans’ trials and tribulations of learning to skate
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Malawi
Manolo Blahnik is a household name thanks to ‘Sex and the City’. The shoe designer talks to CNN about his life.
By Lisa Desjardins, CNN Radio Senior Correspondent Washington (CNN) – Few might realize it, but Tuesday’s primary elections might have quietly sealed the racial and ethnic makeup of the U.S. Senate for a couple of more years. On Tuesday, C. Anthony Muse, thought to be the strongest black candidate for U.S. Senate this year, …
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Perils of rural Zimbabwe life depicted in art
Key facts, figures and dates
Images of the graffiti castigating Kenya’s political leaders