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Lopez Tonight! Guest Schedule for 01/25 thru 01/28

Posted on January 25th, 2010 in Entertainment, Films, Humor, Media, Music, Politics, Popular Culture, TV

Monday, January 25, 2010 Cheech and Chong Regina King Train Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Sofía Vergara James Van Der Beek Jamie Kennedy Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Kristen Bell Charlie Wilson Thursday, January 28, 2010 Ludacris Elisha Cuthbert Great Clip from Last Week’s Show Tyrese Gibson Pays Tribute to Teddy Pendergrass (RIP) by singing “Come Go [...]

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Celebrating MLK Day: I Have a Dream

Posted on January 18th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Empowerment, Encouragement, Politics

Learn more about the Kids for King Initiative at www.KidsForKing.org President Barack Obama speaks about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the importance of persistence in achieving broader goals in remarks at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. January 17, 2010. President Obama speaks after an event where members of [...]

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Wyclef Jean Joins George Clooney To Lead MTV’s ‘Hope For Haiti’ Telethon

Posted on January 16th, 2010 in Breaking News, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Entertainment, Films, Media, Music, Popular Culture, TV

Two-hour global telethon will air Friday, January 22 Wyclef Jean will join George Clooney and CNN’s Anderson Cooper in hosting MTV Networks’ “Hope for Haiti,” the global two hour telethon to air commercial-free across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT plus CNN International, National Geographic and MTV on [...]

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Miami Serves on Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend

Posted on January 15th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Celebrations, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Entertainment, Michelle Obama, Obama Family, Our Communities, Politics, Popular Culture

Town Park Village, a residential complex in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, will welcome seven hundred volunteers to landscape and green the community as a way of honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. This January 16th event is only the latest in a series of projects that Hands On Miami has [...]

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How Will You Answer Dr. King’s Question?

Posted on January 10th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Celebrations, Empowerment, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Our Communities

The Corporation for National and Community Service shares a wonderful story of how Miami residents are coming together to green and beautify their community to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Miami project is just one example of how people are coming together to serve their communities as part [...]

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MSNBC Premieres Hope and Fear in Obama’s America with Hosts Chris Mathews and Tom Joyner

Posted on January 06th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Engagement-Debate, Media, Michelle Obama, Obama Family, Politics, Popular Culture, TV

A Two Hour Special Event on Race Relations in America On Martin Luther King Day One year after the inauguration of the first African-American President, MSNBC will present “Hope and Fear in Obama’s America,” January 18, 2010, 10 p.m. ET, an extended discussion surrounding race and post-racial identity in America. Moderated by “Hardball’s” Chris Matthews [...]