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Health Care Reform Live Chat/Open Thread

Posted on March 21st, 2010 in Barack Obama, Breaking News, Economy, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enrichment, Health, Open Threads, Our Communities, Politics, Rants and Soapboxes, Straitjackets and pills

Here is a rough estimate of the timing for Sunday’s votes:
2 p.m.: The House will debate for one hour the rules of debate for the reconciliation bill and the Senate bill.
3 p.m.: The House will vote to end debate and vote on the rules of the debate.
3:15 p.m.: The House will debate the reconciliation package [...]

Tags: congress, GOP Obstruction, Health care, health care reform, HISTORY, HOPE, Media, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, Teabaggercrazies, vote

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Video: President Obama addresses House Democratic Caucus

Posted on March 20th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Our Communities, Politics

“Don’t do it for me, don’t do it for the Democratic party, do it for the American people.”

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Tags: Health care, Healthcare Reform, HISTORY, HOPE, House Democratic Caucus, LOVE, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama

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Enacting Healthcare Reform: What will it mean for you?

Posted on March 20th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Economy, Education, Empowerment, Engagement-Debate, Health, Our Communities, Politics

What say you WSY readers? What will the passage of healthcare reform mean for your lives? For the lives of you loved ones?
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Tags: AOL video, Health care, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Reform, HISTORY, Insurance, Pre-existing conditions, President Obama

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Video: President Obama at George Mason University Today

Posted on March 19th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Economy, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Health, Media, Our Communities, Politics

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Tags: Education, George Mason University, health care reform, Healthcare, HISTORY, HOPE, msnbc, President Obama

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Flashback Friday: HOPE and CHANGE

Posted on March 19th, 2010 in Empowerment, Entertainment, Music, Old School, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture, Spirituality

Wassup Peeps!! Well as we come to the head of this healthcare debate, I’ve gone into the vault, and pulled out songs about what this all means in the long run, what we voted for…..HOPE and CHANGE.
Wake Up Everybody – Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

Tags: Change, Donny Hathaway, Gil Scott Heron, HOPE, LOVE, Music, Political Songs, R&B, Sam Cooke, Soul, Stevie Wonder

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Friday Open Thread

Posted on March 19th, 2010 in Books, Dance, Economy, Education, Empowerment, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Enlightenment, Films, Health, Media, Music, Old School, Open Threads, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture, Sports, TV, Theatre

You made it! Its Friday! Wooo-hooooo!!
Our iconic series today is about sports…moments in sports history that are larger than the sport itself.
1968 Olympics – John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s Black Power Salute

Doug Williams – First Black QB to start in a Super Bowl game, MVP – graduate of Grambling State University

Tags: 1968 Olympics, Doug Williams, Hank Aaron, HISTORY, HOPE, Muhammed Ali, Open Thread, Record Holders, Sports, The Olympics, Urban America, Wilt Chamberlain

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Rants From Atop the WSY Soapbox

Posted on March 18th, 2010 in Education, Empowerment, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Media, Our Communities, Politics, Rants and Soapboxes

WSY commenter Aleth step on the soapbox and tell ‘em why you mad:
Just my one cent…. rant
Honest truth for our community, nobody is going to come tell us to start our own businesses, nobody is going to come tell us to come apply for grants… I am tired of this crap, how many black business [...]

Tags: rants, Sick and tired of being sick and tired, Tell 'em why you mad, WSY Soapbox

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Thursday Open Thread

Posted on March 18th, 2010 in Books, Breaking News, Dance, Economy, Education, Engagement-Debate, Entertainment, Films, Media, Music, Old School, Open Threads, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture, Sports, TV, Theatre

Over the hump….its Thursday y’all! You can do it! Push it! Push it real good!

Undeniably, “The Wiz” was an iconic moment in pop culture. A remake of the classic “The Wizard of Oz”…it sent shockwaves thru the heartland (how dare they! LOL). First as a sold out Broadway musical, then as a blockbuster movie….With the [...]

Tags: Broadway Theatre, Dance, HISTORY, Humor, Iconic Moments, Music, Musicals, Pop Culture, Soul, The 70s, The Wiz

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She said – He said: Female Football Coach? Hmmmmm

Posted on March 17th, 2010 in Bitchiness, Empowerment, Engagement-Debate, Enlightenment, Humor, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture

Welcome to the inaugural debut of WSY’s monthly “She said – He said” debate!
Today’s topic: Can a woman be an effective head football coach?

Tags: Debate, Female Football Coach, Football, HOPE, Humor, LOVE, Natalie Randolph, newsy.com, She Said-He Said

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Wednesday Open Thread

Posted on March 17th, 2010 in Books, Breaking News, Dance, Economy, Education, Empowerment, Encouragement, Entertainment, Films, Music, Old School, Open Threads, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture, Sports, TV, Theatre

In the illustrious words of The Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson….Where all the humpin’ people at?? LOL Happy Hump Day!
Now I know many people think the moment JR Ewing got shot was a big deal…but hey, most of us recall a bigger moment was when JJ Evans got shot!

Good Times earned its place in television history [...]

Tags: family, Good Times, HISTORY, HOPE, Iconic Moments, LOVE, Open Thread, Pop Culture, Sitcoms, The 70s

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Monday Open Thread

Posted on March 15th, 2010 in Books, Breaking News, Dance, Economy, Education, Empowerment, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Films, Media, Music, News of the Weird, Old School, Open Threads, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture, Rants and Soapboxes, Sports

UGH! I know….and this “Spring forward” thing does NOT help! Alright, its a Monday, drag yourselves up and at’em!
This week, I bring you iconic moments in pop culture:
In 1977, the entire country stood still as “Roots” the miniseries premiered to record audiences. The story, based on Alex Haley’s “Roots: The Saga of An American Family” [...]