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OPEN HOUSE for “BIRDSONG’S VEGGETERIA” Vegan & Raw Food Restaurant
OPEN HOUSE for “BIRDSONG’S VEGGETERIA” Vegan & Raw Food Restaurant FEATURE PRESENTATION by Chef Keidi – Raw Food Chef When: Saturday March 3, 2012 at 12noon until closing Where: BIRDSONG’S VEGGETERIA 112 W. 9TH ST. L.A., C.A. 90071 For more info go to: www.livinsuperfood.com Or call Chef Keidi at: 323-902-2919
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FRONT PAGE WELLNESS FORUM
FRONT PAGE WELLNESS FORUM Hosted by: Dominique DiPrima When: Friday March 16, 2012 at 6:30pm Where: Eso Won Bookstore – Leimert Park 4331 Degnan Blvd. LA. 90008 Featuring: India Holloway, Colon Hydrotherapist Dr. Noel Reid, MD. and Pilates Instructor This event will spotlight a mini-lecture from each panelist and then a question & answer period. […]
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DR. KWAKU PERSON-LYNN
Known for his way with students, Kwaku Person-Lynn is a native of Los Angeles, a husband, father of five sons and a grandfather of two. Professionally, he is an historian, musicologist, educator, author, filmmaker, and radio producer. He has published two books (e.g., First Word: Black Scholars, Thinkers, Warriors: Knowledge, Wisdom, Mental Liberation. New York: […]
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HOMELESS MOTHER GETS 12 YEARS FOR STEALING EDUCATION!
First-degree larceny and conspiracy seem like odd charges for sending your child to school, but that’s what Connecticut mother Tanya McDowell has pleaded guilty to after she “fraudulently” enrolled her son in the wrong school district. The prosecution says she stole money from taxpayers by putting her child in the wrong school and now she’s […]
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Obama gains with women: Jobs, social issues help
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s looking like President Barack Obama may be back in the good graces of women. His support dropped among this critical constituency just before the new year began and the presidential campaign got under way in earnest. But his standing with female voters is strengthening, polls show, as the economy improves and […]
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Sleeping Pills Called ‘as Risky as Cigarettes’
Feb. 27, 2012 — A provocative new study finds that people who take prescription sleeping pills — even once in a while — have a higher death risk than non-users. The top third of sleeping-pill users had a 5.3-fold higher death risk. They also had a 35% higher risk of cancer, the study found. “We […]
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Black women heavier and happier with their bodies than white women, poll finds
In the pre-dawn darkness, the gym doors close, and the black women start to move. House versions of Whitney Houston’s “I’m Every Woman,” and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” blare from speakers as the 30 or so women, most with curves, not angles, grab their jump ropes at the L.A. Fitness club in Capitol Heights. […]
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Mandela released from hospital after treatment
Johannesburg (CNN) — Nelson Mandela was released from a South African hospital a day after officials said the ailing anti-apartheid icon underwent treatment for an abdominal ailment “The doctors have assured us that there is nothing to worry about and that Madiba is in good health,” President Jacob Zuma said in a statement earlier, […]
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Blacks hit with Tasers far more than whites
The police call came in for an “emotionally disturbed person” who had poured spaghetti sauce in an apartment stairwell. With emergency responders at hand, a City of Newburgh officer urged the woman, 53, to go to a hospital. “You honky!” she shouted. “Go back to Mars!” The woman — “enraged,” the police report states — […]
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ASHRA KWESI
Ashra Kwesi and Merira Kwesi are lecturers on African history, civilization, religion and culture. They present lively and dynamic slide presentation productions and videos based on their extensive study and travel on the African continent. Their startling and revealing information on the African origin of many of the concepts and symbols now utilized by the western […]
