Monthly Archives: May 2014

President Obama delivers a statement on release of Sgt Bowe Bergdahl

Posted on May 31, 2014 by SouthernGirl2
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Serendipity SOUL | Saturday Open Thread | Cyndi Lauper Week

Posted on May 31, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy Saturday, Everyone! Hope you’e enjoying your weekend. Today we’re checking out the 2013 Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. KINKY BOOTS! Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Based … Continue reading →

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Rachel Jeantel Keeps her Promise to Trayvon & Graduates High School Today

Posted on May 30, 2014 by rikyrah

CONGRATULATIONS, RACHEL! Rachel Jeantel keeps her commitment to Trayvon Watch VIDEO HERE. Sybrina Fulton attends Rachel’s graduation.  We’re so proud of you, Rachel! Rod Vereen and Rachel Jeantel (Courtesy photo) Rachel:  “I did it,” Jeantel said. “The witness who didn’t … Continue reading →

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Happy 9th Birthday Haley!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy Birthday, Haley! 3 Chics’ SG2’s granddaughter Haley is 9 years old today. We LOVE you Haley. Have a glorious Birthday, dear one. BEAUTY, BRAINS,, BOLDNESS, KINDNESS, and SPIRITUALLY enlightened. That’s Haley. She’s the apple of Grandma’s eye too. GOD … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL | Friday Open Thread | Cyndi Lauper Week

Posted on May 30, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy Friday, Hope you’ve been enjoying the music of Ms. Cyndi Lauper. All Through the Night April 1, 1984 – Apr 1, 2014 – The 30th Anniversary album is available in a solo CD, vinyl & 2-CD

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Serendipity SOUL | Thursday Open Thread | Cyndi Lauper Week

Posted on May 29, 2014 by rikyrah

“True Colors” is a song written by songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from Cyndi Lauper’s second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper … Continue reading →

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President Obama Delivers Commencement Address at West Point

Posted on May 28, 2014 by rikyrah

WEST POINT, NY – MAY 28: U.S. President Barack Obama pauses for the invocation before giving the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. … Continue reading →

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Dr. Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86

Posted on May 28, 2014 by rikyrah

Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86 By MARGALIT FOX MAY 28, 2014 Maya Angelou, the memoirist and poet whose landmark book of 1969, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” — which describes in … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL | Wednesday Open Thread | Cyndi Lauper Week

Posted on May 28, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy HUMP Day, Everyone! More Cyndi Lauper… SHE BOP The song was considered controversial, as it dealt with the subject matter of masturbation. It was also included on the Parents Music Resource Center’s “Filthy Fifteen” list, due to its sexual … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL | Tuesday Open Thread | Cyndi Lauper Week

Posted on May 27, 2014 by rikyrah

More Cyndi… Cyndi and Patti Time After Time

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