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In the November 11, 2007 to November 24, 2007 edition, in the “Excuse me are you listening?” column, I wrote about my experience with a duct cleaning company who used fear to try and charge me $500.00 for their service and the ad said $49.99.
Three days before Thanksgiving, I received a box in the mail from my youngest sister, Kendra. It has been very hard since, my father passed away in late September.
Rooms Of The Heart
By Donna Hill
ISBN: 1-58571-219-1
Publisher: Genesis Press
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Screen Gems
Plot: Gathering to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in four years, the Whitfield clan uses the opportunity to finally share their true feelings about one another.
Cast: Loretta Devine, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Regina King, Sharon Leal, Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Lauren London, Columbus Short and Laz Alonso
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2
Although the latest government study finds drug use unchanged, kids are still at risk and experimenting at younger ages
The day-to-day schedule of the average African American parent can be a precarious balancing act, factoring in kids, work schedules and meetings, after-work and after-school functions, meals, homework and all of the errands that need to be run in between.
A state lawmaker in a runoff election in Louisiana called a black civil-rights veteran who had helped her campaign "Buckwheat," angering the NAACP, which urged voters to kick her out of office, reports the Associated Press.
Prosecuting Attorney Stuart Dunnings III initiated a recent probe regarding the wrongful conviction of Claude McCollum with the Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox’s office. He said it was the right thing to do. Photo by Michael Jennings
"I requested the investigation because the people are entitled to have an independent review of what
happened…”
Prosecuting Attorney Stuart Dunnings III, regarding the wrongful conviction of Claude McCollum
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Rapper leaves European tour to attend services; Jay-Z, Beyonce, Anita Baker, John Legend among mourners.
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Everett High School student, Marsheda Ewulomi directs the actors, while Assistant Director, Marilyn Buford looks on. Photo by Mark Mayes.