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I Will Always Love You

On Saturday afternoon a text appeared on my cell phone that read, “Whitney Houston died. Wtf?” I assumed it was some stupid rumor. After the recent tragic death of the legendary Don Cornelius the Twitterverse had declared Eddie Murphy to be pushing up daisies. That prompted me to tweet RIP Eddie Murphy — We must really all look alike to white people when Don Cornelius dies and they think he’s Eddie Murphy (continue reading…)

Whitney Houston 19632012 I Know Why the American Nightingale Sings

“While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.” Psalm 146:2
Less than 24 hours before the Grammy’s, Whitney Elizabeth Houston — the pride of Newark, N.J., and the greatest singer of her generation — was found dead in a luxury suite at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Houston was 48-years-young.
God rest her soul.
The cause of death at the time of this writing, is unknown and when it is known, it will still hold mystery. Mystery that the gossip (or sloppit, as I call them) mongers will try to unravel by rumor, innuendo, assumption, and ignorance (continue reading…)

ACOAS How Did Growing up with Addiction Affect You

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ACOAs: Click above to find out which negative and positive qualities you may have developed growing up with some form of addiction in the home. (2-3 Min)
The kind of emotional and psychological trauma that occurs within the context of relationships can become a template that we carry throughout our lives. Children in addicted or abusive homes, are constantly faced with situations that challenge their sense of normal and these situations are being created by the very people who nature intended to be caretakers and comforters.Kids in these homes are at particular risk for developing issues with self esteem. Because of children’s limited intellectual development, they are stuck trying to figure out what’s going on, with only childlike reasoning at their disposal, they are left scared and shaking with no where to go (continue reading…)

Celebrate the Feast of Absalom Jones

This Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of Absalom Jones, the first African-American priest in what is presently, the Episcopal Church, U.S.A. This day of devotion is annually set aside in February by the Episcopal Church, to commemorate this pioneer of religion, social action and transformation. I have always admired him for his passion, for breaking barriers in an established church. Jones was born a house slave in 1746, he taught himself to read by using the New Testament because school was not available for him (continue reading…)

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Twice The Stress Of Average Parents

I didn’t see it coming. One day I was typing away on my laptop, totally in the zone, when I suddenly realized I needed to double my font size in order to read what I’d written. Last November, I prepared the same luscious Thanksgiving dinner I’ve made for the past 30 years. It took five days to make retribution to my lower back.
“This can’t be,” I thought to myself (continue reading…)

Sunday Roundup

This week, I used my vast storehouse of football knowledge (i.e., almost none) to correctly predict that the Giants would beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. I did not, however, predict that supermodel Gisele Bundchen would make headlines with her expletive-laden tirade blaming hubby Tom Brady’s teammates for the loss. I also failed to predict the Catholic Bishops’ forcing the president into overtime in Birth Control Bowl MMXII, or Rick Santorum’s trifecta on Tuesday night (is it time to officially downgrade Romney from inevitable GOP nominee to evitable GOP nominee?).
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I Had a Dream

I had a dream last night. Mitt Romney had won the Republican nomination and the race for the presidency was on. But really on. The super PACs on behalf of Mitt coughed up their tens of millions for starters — and the attack ads began everywhere, day and night:
Mr (continue reading…)

Time to End Political Attacks on Contraception

With his announcement on Friday, President Obama affirmed that we must protect women’s health and the religious freedom of all.
The president’s effort to work with all sides to find the middle ground has garnered support from groups ranging from Planned Parenthood and the National Organization for Woman to the Catholic Health Association, Catholic Charities USA and Catholics United. With organizations and individuals across the political spectrum expressing support for the administration’s move, now is the time to put an end to the political attacks on women’s access to contraception.
But some people just don’t know how to take yes for an answer (continue reading…)

Baltasar Garzon Champion of Human Rights

RFK Speak Truth to Power Human Rights Defender Baltasar Garzon has made a career of fighting against the thugs of the world — organized crime, terrorists, drug lords, death squads and perpetrators of crimes against humanity. In October 1988, he inspired a generation of human rights defenders when he indicted General Augusto Pinochet, who was responsible for over 3,000 deaths or disappearances in Chile and tens of thousands of cases of torture, according to truth commission reports. Garzon’s actions changed history, and today, dictators everywhere are becoming aware of what is often called the Pinochet Precedent: the possibility that they will be prosecuted for crimes committed in the past. More recently, Judge Garzon has sought to reveal the fate of thousands of victims of torture, extrajudicial killings, and disappearances that were widespread during the Spanish Civil War, again sparking controversy and earning the enmity of powerful people in Spain who do not want the details of the past revealed (continue reading…)

Why Im Glad I Gave My Ex Custody Of Our Son

When my ex-husband and I decided to divorce, my close relationship with my son exploded almost overnight. “Luca,” then six, turned into a piece of property my ex was determined to acquire. My ex did not go after our daughter, and to this day she fortunately has managed to dodge the crossfire.
Unlike most alienating parents, my ex never really wanted full custody. He wanted me to do the care-taking but let him make the decisions (continue reading…)

Reacting to Reactionary Muslims

Last week, the Saudi writer and blogger Hamza Kashgari tweeted about Prophet Muhammad and his tweets caused an unanticipated fire-storm of outrage among many Saudis. They formed an “electronic lynch mob” and responded with hate-filled tweets, Face-book posts, comments, threats and YouTube videos, calling for the arrest and punishment of Kashgari.
A prominent Saudi cleric accused Kashgari of apostasy (“Ridda”), which could be punishable by death under Saudi law. Multiple sites reported that an arrest warrant was issued by the King of Saudi-Arabia, even though Kashgari deleted his tweets and apologized for them (continue reading…)

Facebook Isnt Addictive It Just Makes People Happy

A lot has been written about “Facebook addiction.” Indeed some press coverage of a recent study from the University of Chicago suggests that “Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol.” But a new study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking puts a positive spin on the issue. Could it be that, just like eating chocolate, Facebook and Twitter are simply fun and pleasurable?
The word “addictive” doesn’t appear once in the report, “Why Is Facebook So Successful? Psychophysiological Measures Describe a Core Flow State While Using Facebook,” (PDF) but it does point out that ” the successful spread of SNSs (social networking services) might be associated with a specic positive affective state experienced by users when they use their SNSs account.”
The researchers analyzed users’ skin conductance, blood volume pulse, electroencephalogram (brain waves), respiratory activity and pupil dilation in 30 healthy subjects “during a 3-minute exposure to a slide show of natural panoramas (relaxation condition),” and “the subject’s personal Facebook account” and found that Facebook use correlated with responses from people who are in a positive emotional state.
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Diagnosis The Day Everything and Nothing Changed

I had my life planned out in 1994, and it was looking good. I had a lovely, bright, obedient 6-year-old daughter and a boisterous, energetic and “eccentric” 2-year-old son. (He ignored my suggestions for him to “wave bye bye” or to talk, really, after it seemed that he HAD been talking, but that was his independent spirit, and I loved it.) I was ready to start my career, counting down the remaining diaper days, studying to begin studying for a Ph.D. My kids would walk down the street or into the church with their cute, matching outfits and I would be so proud (continue reading…)

What Lack Of Sleep Does To Your Spirit

My favorite local coffee shop sells merchandise brandished with their amusing slogan: “Sleep is for the weak.” After petroleum, coffee is the world’s most traded commodity. My spouse tells me of one of his students who sleeps with headphones on that repeat all night long the terms she is trying to memorize. From Red Bull to 5 Hour Energy, products claiming to boost one’s energy proliferate. It comes as little surprise that one-third of Americans report getting insufficient sleep — that is, fewer than seven hours a night (continue reading…)

Does Britannia Rule the Waves in the S Atlantic Argentina Thinks So

Argentina’s foreign minister wants the United Nations to mediate with Britain over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and accused London of militarizing the south Atlantic. “Rubbish,” responded Britain’s ambassador.
Just when you thought the world had enough problems, there was a bit of a time warp. Foreign Minister Hctor Timerman and UK Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant traded verbal salvos in dueling U.N (continue reading…)

Time to End Political Attacks on Contraception

With his announcement on Friday, President Obama affirmed that we must protect women’s health and the religious freedom of all.
The President’s effort to work with all sides to find the middle ground has garnered support from groups ranging from Planned Parenthood and the National Organization for Woman to the Catholic Health Association, Catholic Charities USA and Catholics United. With organizations and individuals across the political spectrum expressing support for the administration’s move, now is the time to put an end to the political attacks on women’s access to contraception.
But some people just don’t know how to take yes for an answer (continue reading…)

A 75th Anniversary for the American Dream a 25Year Anniversary for Me

On this day 25 years ago, in 1987, I became a filmmaker. It was around 10 in the morning and the first-ever roll of Kodak 16mm film for my first-ever movie was loaded into my friend’s camera to shoot the very first scene of Roger & Me. I had no idea on that morning in Flint, Mich. what my life would be like after that, or what would happen to Flint, or to General Motors (continue reading…)

Keystone XL Time for the Senate to Show Some Courage

At least for now, the battle over the Keystone Pipeline — the most visible environmental cause in many years — has moved from the scarred boreal forest of Alberta and the Sand Hills of Nebraska to the halls of Congress. Or rather, it’s moved to send button on your email application, because that’s the best way we’ve got right now to stiffen the spines of our Senators.
Beginning at noon on Monday, the progressive community will focus for 24 solid hours on the Keystone battle. We’ll try to generate half a million emails to the Senate — the most concentrated burst of environmental advocacy this millennium. We’ll know if it works if the Democrats who control the chamber do one simple thing: back their president.
Barack Obama did the brave thing (continue reading…)

NFL rejected President Nixons blackout proposal White House tapes reveal ESPN

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Supernatural Recap Sam Faces His Fears In Plucky Pennywhistles Magical Menagerie

Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 7, Episode 14 of The CW’s “Supernatural,” entitled “Plucky Pennywhistle’s Magical Menagerie.”
Choosing to follow a mythology-based or emotionally heavy episode with a light, frivolous one is the “Supernatural” way, and your enjoyment of said filler episode is generally dependent on whether you’re a fan of the monster-of-the-week format or wish that the show could be all plot, all the time. I typically fall into the latter category, as a rule, although there are obvious exceptions: when the silly episodes are just so well-written or have such great brotherly moments that you can’t help but get swept up in them.
I’d say that the alliteratively-titled “Plucky Pennywhistle’s Magical Menagerie” fell comfortably in the middle of the heap. It didn’t have the originality of “Frontierland,” but it was no “Mannequin 3,” either (continue reading…)

Love Etc Director Opens Up About Love New York City And Finding Inspiration

Tune in to “Super Soul Sunday” this Sunday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network to see “Love Etc.”
I made the film “Love Etc.” because Jonathan Tisch (my executive producer) inspired me with his vision of New York City and Love.My producing Jeffrey Stewart and I put his idea on paper and gave it form, and that is how “Love Etc.” came into being.
I was also inspired to make this movie because I am in love with New York City. Unlike any other place I have ever lived in, New York is where I feel most at home (continue reading…)

If Its Not One Thing Its Your Mother At the Athena Awards

In this its second year featuring a lively weekend of films focused on women and leadership, the Athena Awards, founded by Kathryn Kolbert and Melissa Silverstein and held at Barnard College, honored The Tempest director Julie Taymor, Moneyball’s producer Rachael Horovitz, Pariah’s director Dee Rees and producer Nekisa Cooper, and the Fempire: Young Adult writer Diablo Cody, , Liz Meriwether, and Lorene Scafaria. A Laura Ziskind Lifetime Achievement Award was inaugurated in memory of this noted film producer and activist in cancer research. Recipients are asked to adhere to only one caveat: they must speak about a woman who has influenced or inspired them, not their mother. An act of rebellion, this rule was immediately violated.
Taking the stage to M.C (continue reading…)

Myth Debunked Palestinian Textbooks Dont Teach Hatred

Apologists for Israel’s continued occupation and control over Palestinian lives have long contended Israel is more interested in peace than the Palestinians. One exaggerated argument, repeatedly put forward to justify military rule, is that Palestinians teach their children to hate Jews.
Politicians in the U.S., especially during election campaigns, find that bashing Palestinians has no downside and yields a vote (and donation) jackpot.
Palestinian textbooks are scrutinized for any hostile reference to Israel — or praise for Palestinian nationalism — and every frame broadcast on Palestinian television stations is analyzed by experts to see if it contains any incitement to violence.
Palestinian-Israeli committees spent hours researching these issues and concluded that there is no textbook glorification of violence or hate. European and bipartisan American committees reached similar conclusions. But the anti-Palestinian attacks never stopped (continue reading…)

Parents Of Estranged Children Offer Advice

I sat with Susan, a petite and lively 85 year old and talked about growing up in the rural south, her work and her two marriages. Susan, despite a daunting array of health problems, is a funny, lively person. She likes a drink or two and enjoys her activities with friends in her assisted living community.
But the atmosphere changed in an instant when I asked her, “What advice would you give for having a good relationship with your grown children?” Susan became very still, holding her breath (continue reading…)