Monthly Archives: March 2015

Videos & Photos | President Obama Selma Speech & The First Family In Selma

Posted on March 7, 2015 by rikyrah

Update: Full Selma Speech The sun sets over the Edmund Pettus Bridge where preparations for the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march with a visit Saturday with President Barack Obama and the first family, Friday, March. 6, 2015, in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on March 7, 2015 by rikyrah

I hope you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the President broke bread with My Brother’s Keeper mentees, shared the … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Mariah Carey Week

Posted on March 6, 2015 by rikyrah

I hope you have enjoyed this week with Mariah Carey.   Legacy Carey’s vocal style and singing ability have significantly impacted popular and contemporary music. As music critic G. Brown from The Denver Post wrote, “For better or worse, Mariah … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Mariah Carey Week

Posted on March 5, 2015 by rikyrah

Continue jamming with Mariah Carey. Artistry Musical style Love is the subject of the majority of Carey’s lyrics, although she has written about themes such as racism, social alienation, death, world hunger, and spirituality. She has said that much of … Continue reading →

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DOJ Ferguson Police Report

Posted on March 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

AG Eric Holder Press Conference

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Ferguson official on President Obama: ‘What black man holds a steady job for four years’

Posted on March 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The officials in Ferguson are evilness sent from hell to terrorize black people.  It’s a way of life for them. Robbing black people blind, corruption, police brutality and murder. Disband both Ferguson and St Louis County police departments and start new to build trust.  Trust with the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Mariah Carey Week

Posted on March 4, 2015 by rikyrah

Enjoying the tunes of Mariah Carey? I hope you are. 1997–2000: New image and independence, Butterfly, and Rainbow With her following albums, Carey began to take more initiative and control with her music, and started infusing more genres into her … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Mariah Carey Week

Posted on March 3, 2015 by rikyrah

More of Mariah Carey.     1993–96: Music Box, international breakthrough, and Daydream During early 1993, Carey began working on her third studio album, Music Box.[49] After Emotions failed to achieve the commercial heights of her debut album, Carey and … Continue reading →

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Video | President Obama Says Netanyahu’s Speech on Iran is a Mistake

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rikyrah

President Obama’s White House-Rueters Interview PBO on Netanyahu pending speech to Congress:  “I don’t think  it’s permanently destructive,  I think it’s a DISTRACTION from what should be our focus” Full Transcript of Reuter interview SNIP: REUTERS – Let’s talk a … Continue reading →

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Andrea Shea King: Hang the CBC in front of the U.S. Capitol Building who boycott Netanyahu Speech

Posted on March 2, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Tea Party radio host Andrea Shea King argued recently that Democratic lawmakers — and specifically members of the Congressional Black Caucus — should be put to death by hanging if they boycotted Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Tuesday speech to … Continue reading →

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