Opinion: LOOKING FOR BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS in BRAZIL

  By Veronica Maria Brown-Comegys

 
About thirty years ago, I was walking down posh Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, where I lived with my white Brazilian “family.” The crown that Mother Africa had given me was evident. In other words, all traces of my perm had vanished. Suddenly an Afro-Brazilian man stopped me. He pointed at my head, and said in English, “Black Power,” then he cackled for so long that I thought he would become breathless.

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News Spotlight – The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a phone scam

 The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a phone scam where the caller identifies themselves as a member of the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Civil Division. 

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Interpersonal Edge: Better boundaries guarantee better behavior

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q. I am a great believer in second chances, but I’m finding people use my generosity to take advantage of me repeatedly. How can I give people the benefit of the doubt without ending up on the short end of the stick?

 

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Jill on Money: Reflections on the recent correction

  

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Time flies when investors are enjoying a bull market. Until the recent correction, it had been four years since the last time the stock market declined by 10 percent.

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Movie Review: He Named Me Malala

 The gripping story of Malala Yousafzai teaches us that despite horrific acts, one can still advocate for what they believe in.

 

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Juggling Life Can Be Successfully Done

 

You wake up in the middle of the night and dread checking the time because you already feel the pressure of getting up to start another hectic day. Even though it is time to get up, you continue to lie there.

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