Posted on March 11th, 2010 in Celebrations, Dance, Enlightenment, Entertainment, Our Communities, Theatre
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Celebrations
If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face….you’re dead inside.
Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of New Bern, N.C., hold the world record for life in wedded bliss: 85 years. He’s 104, and she’s 101.
On their May 13 anniversary, they will join an elite club: the longest marriages on record. One couple got a big head [...]
Posted on March 08th, 2010 in Breaking News, Celebrations, Empowerment, Encouragement, Entertainment, Films, Music, Popular Culture, TV
Congratulations to Mo’Nique on last night’s historic win!
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mo’Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday for her role as an abusive mother in “Precious,” claiming her first Academy Award.
Mo’Nique accepted her statuette to a standing ovation.
“I would like to thank the Academy for showing that it can be [...]
Posted on March 07th, 2010 in Celebrations, Entertainment, Films, Music, Open Threads, Popular Culture, TV
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Ok, we know there is a lot of talk on who will win the Best Actor/Best Actress/Supporting Roles….blah blah blah
The important stuff though is……….WHOSE WEARING THE FLYEST DRESS?!?!?!
Halle never disappoints!
Posted on February 27th, 2010 in Books, Celebrations, Entertainment, Films, Music, Popular Culture, Sports, TV
Associated Press~~It was a winning night for “Precious” at the 41st NAACP Image Awards.
The heart-wrenching tale of an illiterate and abused teen who finds hope in a Harlem classroom was named outstanding motion picture and outstanding independent film at Friday’s ceremony. Stars Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher and director Lee Daniels also won.
Daniels [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Books, Breaking News, Celebrations, Education, Empowerment, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Media, Our Communities
Obama to Sign Executive Order Supporting HBCUs
Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 5:58 am
By: Denise Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com
President Barack Obama is expected to sign the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Friday afternoon, making more money and support from the federal government available to the institutions, beginning with the 2011 budget.
“This is a [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 in Barack Obama, Celebrations, Economy, Education, Empowerment, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Health, Media, Michelle Obama, Our Communities, Politics
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 in Celebrations, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Entertainment, Music, Our Communities, Popular Culture
Judith Jamison, Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre
Posted on February 21st, 2010 in Barack Obama, Celebrations, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Media, Michelle Obama, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture
About Ed Dwight
A man whose resume reads: former Air Force Test Pilot, America’s first African American Astronaut Trainee, computer systems engineer, aviation consultant, restaurateur, real estate developer, and construction entrepreneur can best be described as a true “renaissance man”. Ed Dwight has succeeded in all these areas. However, for the last twenty five years Ed [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2010 in Celebrations, Empowerment, Encouragement, Fitness, Our Communities, Sports
From the Wiki
Shani Davis (born August 13, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American speed skater who competes in both short track and long track speed skating.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Davis became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual Winter Games sport (1,000 m) and the fifth black Winter [...]
Posted on February 13th, 2010 in Celebrations, Empowerment, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Entertainment, Films, Humor, Our Communities, Popular Culture, Spirituality, W.E.E. Team Family
Happy Valentine’s Day, to all our Sisters and the Brothers WEE Love!
What is it about Black men that is so awe-inspiring and scrumptiously delicious?
We define who we are and who we love. For me, there is no comparison when it comes to the love of, for, and by a Black man, and I have been married for seventeen [...]
