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Lost in Port-au-Prince
I am lost in Port-au-Prince. This is the city where I was born, where I lived as a child, where I came back to live in my 20s, and where I have returned to visit a couple of dozen times since I started living abroad. But I am bewildered, suddenly not knowing where I am…
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‘Gym Hair’ Answers: Dry Shampoos, Conditioners and Thermal Sprays
Your hair or your health? I asked, you answered. Seems there are quite a few products to keep hair from “going back” to its natural state, which women of all ethnicities would prefer not to deal with after a great workout at the gym. Understood. If you spend a lot on perms or relaxers, you’d…
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Your Take: Are All Abortions Equal?
A few days ago, writer Cord Jefferson posted an article at The Root provocatively titled, ”But What if I Don’t Want to Be a Dad?” In the article, he posits the concept of giving fathers the choice of a ”financial abortion.” In the decade or so that I have been doing fatherhood work, I have…
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Say It Ain't So, Bill!
As the dirt settles on Robert Byrd’s grave, let us reflect on the wisdom of a former U.S. president offering a post-mortem alibi for the man who began his public service as the Exalted Cyclops of the murderous Ku Klux Klan. ”They mention that he once had a fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan,…
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Spain Wins World Cup
Spain defeated the Netherlands in nail-biting fashion to win the 2010 World Cup. It is the first win for Spain, who defeated the Netherlands with a goal in the last minutes of extra time. Andres Iniesta collected a pass from Cesc Fabregas to fire home from close range, winning the game and the most anticipated…
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At Least 64 People Killed in Uganda Bombings (Update)
[Updated] On the last day of the World Cup, two bombings happened at a restaurant and near a rugby ground in Kampala. Sixty-four people are believed to be dead, including one American. The bombings went off 25 minutes apart, shortly after 10 p.m. (3 p.m. EST). One was detonated at the Ethiopian restaurant, and the…
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Laz Alonso and Paula Patton Set to Star in Jumping the Broom
Laz Alonso and Paula Patton will join forces for the highly anticipated Sony film Jumping the Broom, written by Arlene Gibbs and Elizabeth Hunter and directed by Salim Akil. Gibbs and Hunter will produce the film along with T.D. Jakes, Curtis Wallace, Tracey Edmonds and Glendon Palmer of Our Stories Films. Jumping the Broom is…
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Lala Vasquez and Carmelo Anthony Tie the Knot
NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony and former MTV VJ Lala Vasquez tied the knot over the weekend in New York City. The Denver Nuggets forward and aspiring actress married at the restaurant Cipriani. Celebrity guests included Spike Lee, Kim Kardashian and Serena Williams. The bride wore a Vera Wang gown, and the couple’s 3-year-old son, Kiyan,…
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Ex-BART Cop Apologizes for Killing Oscar Grant
Fresh from our better-late-than-never file, ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of Oscar Grant III, has apologized. “I have and will continue to live every day of my life knowing that [Oscar] Grant should not have been shot,” Mehserle wrote. “For now and forever I will live, breathe,…
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Former NBA Player Mel 'The Big Dipper' Turpin Dead at 49
Mel “The Big Dipper” Turpin has passed away. He was 49. The coroner reports that Turpin committed suicide in his North Lexington, Ky., home. Turpin’s sister Margaret Buruss tearfully told reporters that he had been struggling with diabetes, and his wife has a heart condition. His wife was not at home at the time of…