Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. Starting her career in the late-1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker eventually released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. Baker rose to stardom following the release of her sophomore 1986 album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single “Sweet Love“. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit. Baker has an alto vocal style.
Anita Baker was born on January 26, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio. When Anita was two, her mother abandoned her and Baker was raised by a foster family in Detroit, Michigan.[3] When Baker was twelve, her foster parents died and her foster sister raised her afterwards.[3] By the time Baker was sixteen, she began singing R&B at Detroit nightclubs. After one performance, she was discovered by bandleader David Washington, who gave her a card to audition for the funk band, Chapter 8.
http://youtu.be/P8n6wea0otY
https://twitter.com/usatodaystyle/status/424710188080185344/photo/1
I don’t know what it is, but I cannot help but crack up watching those Malcolm McDowell and James Earl Jones Sprint commercials. Seeing two ‘ thespians’ – in tuxedos no less – reciting ‘texts’ from teenagers – tickles me everytime.
https://twitter.com/eonline/status/424696774666616832/photo/1
This lady is just plain powerful!
Tom & Lorenzo on Lupita:
Check that flawless bronze goddess OUT. WERQ that Aphrodite shit, girl. Three snaps. Z formation.
Among the many other gifts bestowed upon her, she’s blessed with one of those faces that’s all planes and angles, which means she can look very different depending on the makeup and the lighting, from Grace Jones-style warrior to pretty princess. And while we always go out of our way to salute whoever does her makeup for her, attention must be paid to that astonishingly flawless hairline of hers.
She SERIOUSLY feels like a present the universe sent to fashion
bloggers. A beautiful, charismatic, talented, stylish woman who’s smart enough to get very good people on her style team who know exactly what to do with her striking looks. Thank you, universe.
http://tomandlorenzo.com/2014/01/werq-lupita-nyongo-in-calvin-klein-at-the-2014-critics-choice-movie-awards/
https://twitter.com/eonline/status/424700298704080896/photo/1
Class and style all the way!
https://twitter.com/budgetbabe/status/424697792687521792/photo/1
These Gay Dads And Their Children May Be America’s Most Adorable Family
Jan 17, 2014
By Terrell Jermaine Starr
This photo of two gay, Black fathers tending to their children’s hair
is going viral and may become one of the most symbolic examples of the
modern American family the social web has seen.
Not because being an openly gay family from Atlanta is breaking
news–because it really isn’t. For me, it’s because the photo is so
extraordinarily normal, yet beautiful at the same time. In one selfie,
any stereotype one could have about a Black gay couple raising Black
girls was dispelled with the snap of a smart phone camera.
And that is exactly the affect Kordale and Kaleb intended when they set up their Facebook page “KordaleNKaleb” last May.
“I’d like to show that love, African-American gay love, any love can
be displayed in a positive light,” Kaleb said to NewsOne in an exclusive
interview. “I want to show people, close friends, people who aren’t our
friends, that it’s possible to inspire others and that they don’t have
to live in a stereotypical gay life where every man is promiscuous and
sleeping with everybody.”
Last year, the couple were in bed when Kordale opened up about having
“big dreams” of taking their happy family life public. They were not
only a happy family, Kordale thought; They are a brand. The Facebook
page went live in May and the Instagram page with photos of them and their three children (Desmiray, 7, Maliya, 6, and Kordale, 5) followed.
(All three are Kordale’s. He had them from a prior heterosexual
relationship in consecutive years during his teens: 17, 18 and 19. He
and the mother share joint custody)
http://newsone.com/2838371/kordale-n-kaleb-instargram-gay-black-dads-photos/
Columbus has 17 charter school failures in one year
Schools closing at alarming rate, costing taxpayers and disrupting the lives of hundreds of students
By Jennifer Smith Richards and Bill Bush Sunday January 12, 2014 8:44 AM
At the beginning of 2013, one long-struggling charter school closed. Over the summer, five more did. And in the fall, 11 more Columbus charters closed their doors, most of them brand new.
That’s 17 charter schools in Columbus closed in one year, which records show is unprecedented.
“It shows the power of a couple of players with standards that are not up to par really affecting an overall market,” said Chad Aldis, a vice president at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which sponsors 10 charter schools in Ohio, some in Columbus.
Nine of the 17 schools that closed in 2013 lasted only a few months this past fall. When they closed, more than 250 students had to find new schools. The state spent more than $1.6 million in taxpayer money to keep the nine schools open only from August through October or November.
But while 2013 was unusual, closings are not rare. A Dispatch analysis of state data found that 29 percent of Ohio’s charter schools have shut, dating to 1997 when the publicly funded but often privately run schools became legal in Ohio. Nearly 400 currently are operating, about 75 of them in Columbus.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/01/12/charter-failure.html
https://twitter.com/CuteEmergency/status/424571991233134592/photo/1
https://twitter.com/CuteEmergency/status/424550524764291072/photo/1
https://twitter.com/zellieimani/status/424347397880172544/photo/1
Adorable!
Kelly O’Donnell ✔ @KellyO
.@GovChristie spokesman releases statement that begins “MSNBC is a partisan network that has been openly hostile to Gov Christie”
um…..
um…….
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Nun who gave birth in Italy ‘unaware of pregnancy’
A nun who gave birth to a baby boy in the
central Italian city of Rieti, said she had no idea she was pregnant,
local media report.
The 31-year-old was rushed to hospital with abdominal pains, which she thought were stomach cramps.
The young mother, who is originally from El Salvador, reportedly named her newborn Francis after the current Pope.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25787757
Rikyrah,
I’m not gonna laugh
I’m not gonna laugh
I’m not gonna laugh
I was trying to think of the gif for this story, and it’s the one of Richard Castle who can’t get the words out
bwa ha ha ha ha ha
You’re going to send me to hell. Stop it!
Why Governor Chris Christie and His Aides Belong in Handcuffs
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21302-why-governor-chris-christie-and-his-aides-belong-in-handcuffs
Occupy Wall Street protesters get arrested for blocking a bridge to make a larger point, then every member of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration should receive at least the same treatment, if not face greater charges.
During his January 9 press conference, Gov. Christie’s explanations of the scandal in which he used his official position to score political payback prove that he’s corrupt, a coward and a bully. He’s a coward for deflecting accountability away from himself to members of his administration.
And he’s a bully for shutting down traffic in a political opponent’s city simply because that public official exercised his First Amendment rights to support a gubernatorial candidate other than Christie. But this is just the latest incident in Christie’s long career of cowardice, bullying and corruption.
As Ezra Klein wrote, Gov. Christie has a staffer who is paid to follow him around with a camera, record him bullying his constituents, and proudly post the videos on YouTube. One clip showed Gov. Christie shouting “Keep walking! Keep walking!” to a constituent who was criticizing him openly.
Another incident involved Christie shouting at a teacher who dared to criticize him at a campaign rally. There’s no reason to engage in such buffoonery as governor of a state unless you are actively trying to cultivate a tough-guy political image.
One of the most cowardly ways Christie exercised his executive power was by setting the date for the special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the late Senator Frank Lautenberg, which popular Newark Mayor Cory Booker had already said he would seek. The three dates Christie could have chosen for the election were a Tuesday in November 2014, a Tuesday in November 2013, or a date of his choosing.
Hey Chicas! I had to break out my Willie Hutch on Chris Christie blasting John Boehner about Sandy aid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJrCHGQq6vY
Buuttt…this happened
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOTAF3Ld6w
Chris Christie–> SLICK ain’t got no sorrow, if he don’t get you today, he’ll get you tomorrow!
Good Afternoon, Everyone :)
Have any of you seen this play:
DANG! GOT HIM!
What kind of Sandy Relief assistance is Mantoloking, the wealthiest community in NJ, receiving?
http://www.mantoloking.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/tr0113.pdf
http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2013/12/construction_on_40m_steel_sea_wall_in_mantoloking_could_begin_early_2014.html
Have y’all seen this vid? OMG
Oooooooooooooh!!! LOLOLOLOL! Oh my gosh…..That is SO funny!!!
Thanks, Ametia!
LOL! I prefer this:
LOL! Too funny!
Christie: “Now without a doubt, we will cooperate with all appropriate inquiries to ensure that this breach of trust does not happen again.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cszx86Bl_TU
3ChicsPolitico@3ChicsPolitico
Christie’s GWB counsel fights to shield toll files. http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Christies_GWB_counsel_fights_to_shield_toll_files.html …
OOPS!
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HEE HEE HEE
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE, WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 2016?
So Christies’ counsel is fighting to SHIELD files already, huh? I guess those files are NOT “APPROPRIATE” for his cooperation in the investigation.
You’d better erase this because of the second half with the talking. I did not listen to it until I posted the song.
Done at your request!
Thanks, SG2!
I am still remembering Madiba and singing this song!
Christie camp held Sandy relief money hostage, mayor alleges
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/mayor-christie-camp-held-sandy-money-hostage
Darkness ALWAYS come to LIGHT.
Governor Christie’s admin, did you call for this service?
“Where Do We Stand” at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration (2012)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scholastics-parent-child-magazine/how-to-make-martin-luther_b_4611440.html
Rachel Maddow & Steve Kornacki tag teaming & putting Chris Christie a** in JAIL.
LOL Love the graphic. Love it even more when Krispy Kreme and his cohorts are behind bars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOTAF3Ld6w
love the jail gif
TY!
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ff71d6326c814e6ab8c06db78f77ffde/MD–Emancipation-Celebration
Thanks for this, Yahtc.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-margolis-schools-computers-20140119,0,2183468.story#axzz2qlInPacj
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/blackhistory/story/St-Augustine-displays-new-African-American/-BoARFeNckG5XpOt7Cx5yw.cspx
http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2014/01/17/at-30-a-soldiers-story-still-a-premier-american-film/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/18/ultrasound-law-north-carolina/4630599/
http://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/hospitality/2014/01/17/city_reates_guide_to_african-american_historical_sites/11286
“15 of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Most Inspiring Motivational Quotes ”
http://www.parade.com/252644/viannguyen/15-of-martin-luther-king-jr-s-most-inspiring-motivational-quotes/
Beautiful photograph of the Martin Luther King memorial:
http://www.parade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Memorial-washington-ftr.jpg
Beautiful,indeed.
Wow. I hope to see that someday.
Wishing all of you a Good Morning and a great weekend :)
Good morning, Yahtc & everyone! Happy Saturday! Enjoy your weekend!
good Morning, Yahtc & Everyone. :-) Loving the Slom Jams this week, SG2.
Thank you! Anita’s music is soo romantic. I’m loving it.