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Obama Allocates $300,000,000 to Fight HIV Infections in Young Women in Africa
In an effort to combat HIV infections in girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hit hardest by the virus, the Obama administration recently announced a $300 million program to help reduce the growing numbers, according to the Associated Press. The administration hopes to see a “25 percent infection reduction in females between…
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Texas City Votes to Leave in Place Street Name Changed to Honor Sandra Bland
The newly minted Sandra Bland Parkway in Prairie View, Texas, will keep its name. The Prairie View City Council voted Tuesday to keep the name for a road that leads into Prairie View A&M University and was renamed this summer in honor of Bland, who died at the Waller County Jail in July after she…
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Ga. Church Votes to Remove Pastor Who Ousted 103-Year-Old Woman
Members of a Georgia church voted recently to fire a pastor, who this summer banished a 103-year-old member who openly criticized his preaching manner, or his “holiness style.” Members of Union Grove Baptist Church of Elberton, Ga., voted Sunday to remove the Rev. Tim Mattox, who received national attention in August when he banned Genora…
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Va. High School Teacher Suspended for Using N-Word in Class
A high school history teacher in Newport News, Va., is under fire after she used the n-word during a class discussion about racial prejudices, according to NewsChannel 3. The incident occurred while Heritage High School teacher Lynn Pierce, who is white, was conducting an Advanced Placement history lesson on “Native Americans, and a student asked…
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Emmy Award-Winning Actress Regina King Talks HBO’s The Leftovers
Regina King has finally arrived. This sentiment may sound silly to those who have been following her career since she starred as the sweet Washington, D.C., kid Brenda Jenkins on NBC’s hit sitcom 227, but the woman who has been earning major roles in television, film and television again has slowly but surely been building a…
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No Matter How Long the Odds, UVA’s Coach Meets the Challenge
Her hair was falling out in clumps. And there was nothing he could do. As a former college football star, Mike London was accustomed to making a key tackle, snagging a momentum-changing interception, willing himself and his teammates toward victory. Now his only course of action was to fight back the salty puddles that spilled…
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Michelle Obama Is Simply Breathtaking at the China State Dinner
The president and first lady hosted China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, at a White House state dinner Friday evening. And the first couple gave photographers quite a playful greeting as the president admired his wife, who stunned in what was reported to be a Vera Wang gown.
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Drake Discusses His Beef With Meek Mill and the ‘Ghostwriter’
The thing that struck Drake the most about his beef with Meek Mill this summer is the thing that a lot of people found odd: the fact that Meek started it, but didn’t seem to have any diss records on deck with which to wage the rap battle. Drake opened up about all of this in a…
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Shonda Rhimes Sold Another Show to ABC; That Makes 3 Shows on the Air and 4 in Development
Shonda Rhimes sure is making everyone else in the world seem like slackers. The woman has three kids; is the mastermind, executive producer or showrunner behind three hit shows on ABC (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder); and just sold another show to ABC, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The show…
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First I Was His Side Chick, Now I’m His Wife and I’m Having Second Thoughts
I recently married a man who cheated on his child’s mother with me and other women. We had a short engagement and were married only a few months after his previous relationship ended. I think we got married too quickly. He and his ex have been in an ongoing custody battle and I am second-guessing…
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