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Life is all about images, these are powerful images of the emergence of Black people.
Scars of American slavery
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Through A lens Darkly - Black Photography And The Emergence Of A People
May 26, 2013
America's oldest veteran to spend quiet Memorial Day at Texas home
May 25, 2013
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For his 107th Memorial Day, Richard Arvine Overton, who saw many of his fellow soldiers fall in the line of duty in World War II and even more die over the following decades, is planning a quiet day at the Texas home he built after returning home from World War II.
He wouldn’t want it any other way.
Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics
May 24, 2013
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Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists.
During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized the importance of "doing good" as a principle that unites all humanity, and a "culture of encounter" to support peace.
Using scripture from the Gospel of Mark, Francis explained how upset Jesus' disciples were that someone outside their group was doing good, according to a report from Vatican Radio.
Obama Heckled During Speech On Drones, Gitmo (VIDEO)
May 24, 2013
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President Barack Obama was heckled during a speech at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
Benjamin began shouting just after Obama began remarks on the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The president repeatedly asked Benjamin if he could finish his remarks, at one point pausing to let her finish yelling.
ANCIENT ATOMIC WAR:TEKTITES: A TERRESTRIAL EXPLANATION?
May 23, 2013
TEKTITES: A TERRESTRIAL EXPLANATION?
Large desert areas strewn with mysterious globules of "glass"--known
as tektites--are occasionally discussed in geological literature. These
blobs of "hardened glass" (glass is a liquid, in fact) are thought to come
from meteorite impacts in most instances, but the evidence shows that
in many cases there is no impact crater.
Another explanation is that tektites have a…
The Teenage CEO Who Has Raked In $100K!
May 23, 2013
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Leanna Archer, 17, turned a family recipe into an international company. She explains to Jeff Probst how she started Leanna's Hair Products.
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Summer afternoon
May 22, 2013
Henry James thought "summer afternoon" to be the two most beautiful words in the English language. The hopeless romantic in me wants to agree. He can see the melancholy beauty of the landscape only two words create. He can see a place, a time, he can feel a faint breeze.
And he can also feel love.
~ forgiveness and love...
May 22, 2013
Writer Unboxed » Flog a Pro: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
May 22, 2013
Trained by reading hundreds of submissions, editors and literary agents often make their read/not-read decision on the first page. In a customarily formatted book manuscript with chapters starting about 1/3 of the way down the page (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point type), the first page has 16 or 17 lines.
The challenge: does this narrative compel you to turn the page?
Handbags Contain More Bacteria Than Toilets
May 22, 2013
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Handbags contain more bacteria than a toilet. Oh, the irony – the very handbags women use to carry around hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial wipes are filled with more bacteria than the average toilet. The report which broke that unfortunate news also informed the public that one in 5 purse handles is filthy enough to pose a threat to human health.
