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We’ve all heard the phrase “serious as a heart attack.” Well, a stroke is no joke either. Sometimes called a “brain attack,” a stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is cut off, typically due to a blood clot blocking an artery. Once the arterial passage way is completely closed, a clock starts ticking.…

Fifty years ago today, A Raisin in the Sun debuted, eventually becoming American theater’s seminal statement on racism and the human condition. Named after words from a Langston Hughes poem, the play was made into a critically acclaimed film in 1961 and was later translated into 35 languages. The play was “a breakthrough for white…

Rattler Gator: The Obamas > Chrihanna; Brown’s Political Future in Doubt ESPN: Michael Vick’s Mansion Up for Auction, You Still Can’t Afford It Funny or Die: Prop 8: The Musical—Because Controversy Sounds Better Harmonized MM: Down with Obama’s Hero Shots! ‘Mission Accomplished’ Money Shot Better! Think Progress: Glen Beck Says Stem-Cell Research Leads to Search…

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Young, Gifted, and Black – Donny Hathaway I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt Roots Rock Reggae – Bob Marley & The Wailers The Sound of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel Castles Made of Sand – Jimi Hendrix I Keep Forgetting – Michael McDonald Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley Family Reunion – The O’Jays…

Black Enterprise: Top Republicans Want to Let Some Banks Fail; So Does Buzz and Everyone Else The Daily Mail: Longevity Linked to Body’s Reaction Time; Why Blacks Don’t Live Forever Unknown The Huffington Post: PM of Zimbabwe Involved In Car Accident, Wife Killed The Chicago Tribune: Consumers Willing to Make Sojourn to Buy Black Black…

The New York Times: AIG Set to Get Another $30B, Failing Up Is “The New Black” The Washington Post: Judge Rules In Favor of Campaign Benefactor, Question Raised As To Whether He Ruled Impartially The Los Angeles Times: Granddaughter of Slave Becomes Chief Judge of U.S. District Court in LA BBC: Guinea-Bissau President Shot Dead…

The Daily Beast: Stanley Crouch Ethers Michael Steele, Et al; Steele Apology Probably Forthcoming The Daily Telegraph: Obama Gives British PM Brown DVDs, England Salty LandlineTV: Michael Steele: Hip-Hop Rethuglican LandlineTV: Don’t Understand Obama’s Budget? Get Stimulated Forexhound: Black Unemployment Rose in February, No Longer Considered Month All God’s Children Work USA Today: Black Leaders…

The L Word was must-see TV in my household. My husband and I faithfully tuned in for six seasons, occasionally throwing pillows at the screen in disgust, slapping hand-to-head over the lunacy of Jenny, the conniving pscho-beeyotch from hell.   What’s not to like? It was Dolce & Gabbana glam. (The clothes! The clothes!) It had…

Feel It In The Air – Beanie Siegel I Can’t Stand The Rain – Ann Peebles Juicy Fruit – Mtume This Woman’s Work – Maxwell Rainy Night In Georgia – Conway Twitty and Sam Moore Liberian Girl – Michael Jackson Charlene – Anthony Hamilton Get Here – Oleta Adams Fast Car – Tracy Chapman Dilated…