Category Archives: Healing

Video | President Obama Introduces The Movie Classic “To Kill A Mockingbird”

Posted on April 9, 2012 by rikyrah

I didn’t get to watch the President’s introduction to To Kill A Mockingbird Saturday night. Did anyone see it? Thought we’d post a clip of it along with a few others to re-introduce theis classic novel/movie. Harper Lee wrote her … Continue reading →

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Video | Congressman Bobby Rush, Sixty-Five, Significant, & Will Not Be Silenced

Posted on March 30, 2012 by rikyrah

“Just because someone wears a hoodie, does not make them a hoodlum.” 3 Chics SouthernGirl2 posted the video of Congressman Bobby Rush at least 3 times this week. I’ve had an opportunity to watch it and replay it several times … Continue reading →

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Gwen Moore Wisconsin ( D) Introduces Violence Against Women Act

Posted on March 28, 2012 by rikyrah

That Ms. Moore has to stand before collegues and share such painful memories of being raped, just makes me sad for this country, sad, hurt, and angered by the facts that a portion of our nation’s leader want to wipe … Continue reading →

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Videos | Affordable Care Act aka “OBAMA CARE” Being Argued/Defended Before The Supreme Court This Week

Posted on March 25, 2012 by rikyrah

Get your T-shirts here.  I’m getting one. Two years after the passage of the Affordble Care Act, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments/defense beginning Monday, on the 2010 Health care Law the Obama administration championed.  The arguments will not … Continue reading →

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The AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Second Anniversary: OBAMA CARES! :-)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by rikyrah

Today, March 23, 2012 marks the TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Today is as good a day as any to reflect on what ACA is and how it is benefitting Americans. Next Monday, March … Continue reading →

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Frederica Wilson (D) Congresswoman Speaks to The House On Shooting Death Of Trayvon Martin

Posted on March 21, 2012 by rikyrah
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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on March 18, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

Prayers to Trayvon Martin Family “A Change Is Gonna Come“ is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the RCA Victor label shortly after his death in late 1964. Though … Continue reading →

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BLACK MALES: “Question Bridge” Panel Discussion

Posted on March 10, 2012 by rikyrah

The Question Bridge: The extended conversation between Black men mediated through video. The project invites a critical mass of Black men to expand the conversation by submitting their own video questions and answers. What do all Black men have in … Continue reading →

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Domestic Violence Rewarded With Flowers, Dinner, & Bowling

Posted on February 8, 2012 by rikyrah

“It’s NOT the first time” the wife says… Did the judge make the right call for this couple? Your thoughts? Would love to hear the male and female insights on this.

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African American History: Mary Eliza Mahoney, RN | First Black Nurse |

Posted on February 6, 2012 by rikyrah

Today it’s all about our ANGELS OF MERCY, NURSES.   Mary Eliza Mahoney, R.N. First Black Nurse 1845-1926 Source:  At the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Roxbury, Massachusetts, a three-by-five, black, paper-covered memorandum book is kept under … Continue reading →

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