Monthly Archives: October 2011

Leymah Gbowee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, & Tawakkul Karman | Dynamic Trio | Win 2011 Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on October 7, 2011 by rikyrah

Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Yemeni democracy and women’s rights activist Tawakkul Karman, collective winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. (CBS/AP) Africa’s first democratically elected female president, a Liberian peace activist and a woman who stood … Continue reading →

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Serendipty SOUL | Friday Open Thread

Posted on October 7, 2011 by rikyrah

Happy FRY-day, Everyone!  3 Chics is wrapping up  the week with Gladys Knight & The Pips’  Midnight Train to GEORGIA.  

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First Lady Michelle Obama Welcomes U.S. Women’s Soccer Team at The White House For a Let’s Move Soccer Clinic

Posted on October 6, 2011 by SouthernGirl2
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First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Secret Service Headquarters

Posted on October 6, 2011 by SouthernGirl2
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President Obama Holds News Conference: Tell Congress To Pass The Jobs Bill!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by rikyrah
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First Lady Michelle Obama Conducts The Fall Harvest With Local Students in the White House Kitchen Garden

Posted on October 6, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

First Lady Welcomes Let’s Move Tweetup

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Serendipity SOUL| Thursday Open Thread

Posted on October 6, 2011 by rikyrah

Michelle Obama is Barack Hussein Obama’s WOMAN.

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President Barack Obama Visits a Child Development Classroom at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas

Posted on October 5, 2011 by SouthernGirl2
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President Barack Obama Attends Fundraiser in Dallas Texas

Posted on October 5, 2011 by SouthernGirl2
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Dorothy Cooper, 96 Denied Voter ID In Tennessee: (RTVWB) Registering To Vote While Black!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by rikyrah

So what does it take for a 96-year-old Black woman to get a VOTER ID in the 21st century, her DENTURES?  This is just plain despicable. 96-year-old Chattanooga resident denied voting ID Dorothy Cooper is 96 but she can remember only … Continue reading →

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