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Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn
Meet Dr. Kwaku – www.drkwaku.com 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, […]
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Source: Bishop Eddie Long settled for $24.8 million, private apology
ATLANTA, June 8, 2011, 3 a.m. – New Birth Missionary Baptist Church pastor Bishop Eddie Long is paying nearly $25 million and has given an apology to settle claims he had sexual relationships with four young male parishioners, a source has told Redding News Review. The source, who claims to be familiar with the details of […]
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JEWEL DIAMOND TAYLOR
JEWEL DIAMOND TAYLOR Speaker – Minister – Author – Life Coach – Workplace Training – Retreat Facilitator Taylor’s high-impact keynotes and workshops are empowering, effective, engaging, informative and memorable. Taylor, the Self-esteem Dr., is a leader and a thought provoking communicator. This “emotional intelligence” trainer is an awakening force. Her presentations provide insights to understand, […]
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Facebook lets users opt out of facial recognition
Facebook’s computer systems will soon be able to recognize familiar faces. Facebook is making changes to the process for tagging friends in photos uploaded to the social network, the company announced on Tuesday. Starting in a few weeks, the system will scan all images posted to Facebook and suggest the names of people who appear […]
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Sharpton to speak at rally in support of Tanya McDowell
NORWALK — The Rev. Al Sharpton will be a featured speaker at rally at Brookside Elementary School Tuesday in support of a Bridgeport woman arrested nearly two months ago for allegedly enrolling her child illegally in the Norwalk public school, his office said. The Equal Education for All Rally, organized by the Connecticut branch of the […]
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Andee Nathanson
www.compasz.com or email compasz@me.com Andee Nathanson has been working with people from the film and music business since putting her photography career on the back burner in the mid-70’s. ”When I was in my late twenties and not quite sure of who I was – where to go – or how to go […]
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Marqueece Harris-Dawson
Beginning in his teens, Marqueece has been active in the community for more than twenty years. Currently he is President and CEO of the Community Coalition, a community-based organization in South Los Angeles. Marqueece was the organization’s second Executive Director, following its founder, current California State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass. The organization is […]
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Strauss-Kahn indicted by grand jury, is granted $1 million cash bail
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund accused of sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper, was granted bail Thursday even as prosecutors said a grand jury voted to indict him on seven counts. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who had been favored in most French polls to defeat President Nicolas Sarkozy as the Socialist Party […]
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Former Black Panther Elmer ‘Geronimo’ Pratt dies, attorney says
Former Black Panther Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, who was wrongly imprisoned for 27 years on a murder conviction, died Thursday in Tanzania, his former lawyer said. He was 63. Stuart Hanlon, a San Francisco-based lawyer who helped overturn Pratt’s murder conviction, said he did not know the exact cause of death. Pratt died in a small […]
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Early release proposed for crack cocaine offenders
Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. backs an early release proposal to retroactively correct sentence disparities between crack and powder cocaine offenders. The plan, which would apply to 5,500 prisoners, would take effect Nov. 1. 6:20 PM PDT, June 1, 2011 Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles Thousands of federal prisoners could have an average […]
