http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/links/page/1/ en Vox Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:13:57 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7ea022c000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7ea022c000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7ea022c000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:13:57 -0400 <a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/black.in.america/" title="Special Reports - Black in America"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7ea022c000e-75pi" alt="Special Reports - Black in America" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;"> • Angela Burt-Murray: Black women consider interracial relationships • Tatsha Robertson: Education is No. 1 issue for black America • Jury: Black community denied water for decades • Woman beats poverty, aims for her Ph.D. • I AM: Author Bliss Broyard&#39;s father kept his race a secret • I AM: Barbara Hillary is the first black woman to reach the North Pole at age 75 • Aggressive, drug-resistant breast cancer affects black women • Teens from single-parent, female-headed households defy the odds • Essence Music Festival: A festival of empowerment • Interactive: Vanessa Williams, Whoopi Goldberg talk about what it means to black • Essence: Extreme Lockup: Why are so many children being treated like criminals? • Lynya Floyd: Why are so many black women single? • Essence: Women of war share their courageous stories from combat • Obama calls absent black fathers to task • Essence: Black women whose roles shape the 2008 presidential campaign • Commentary: Why Americans can&#39;t get over race • CNN HBCU Tour: Students share what it means to be black in America • Young People Who Rock: Rissi Palmer is changing the face of country music • Celebrities talk about what it means to be black in America • HBCUs, business leaders help groom future entrepreneurs • Essence: Experts discuss greatest challenges for black Americans in 2008 • Wounds still linger for children of civil rights activists • &#39;Call My Name&#39; adds color to AIDS quilt • iReport.com: Morehouse student wins HBCU student contest </p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/black.in.america/" title="Special Reports - Black in America">http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/black.in.america/</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7ea022c000e?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> cnn.com july 2008 special special reports of black in america http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e9afd1000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e9afd1000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e9afd1000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:18:30 -0400 <a href="http://bloggingwhilebrown.com/" title="Blogging While Brown Conference | July 25-27, 2008 | Atlanta,"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e9afd1000e-75pi" alt="Blogging While Brown Conference | July 25-27, 2008 | Atlanta," style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Due to the generosity of our sponsors, we have extended late registration. 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Along with Drummond, his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), and their maid, they live in a New York City penthouse.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/opinions/article/136284" title="Whatchoo talkin&#39; &#39;bout Dudley?">http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/opinions/article/136284</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad69a5f2c0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> 1980s gary coleman dudley marshall arts different strokes shavar ross child actors peachtree tv todd bridges black orphans from harlem arnold drummond american sitcom willis drummond waterloochronicle.ca marshall ward http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cc9448000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cc9448000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cc9448000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:39:03 -0400 <a href="http://dymaxionq.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/jesse-jackson-and-barack-obama-old-guard-civil-rights-envy-and-the-conundrum-of-post-modern-american-politics/" title="Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama: Old Guard Civil Rights Envy and the Conundrum of Post Modern America"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cc9448000b-75pi" alt="Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama: Old Guard Civil Rights Envy and the Conundrum of Post Modern America" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Chicago and the Chicago political scene have long been said to be the playground of an assortment of unsavory politicians, corrupt and crooked public officials, shady hustlers and Mafioso old school gangsters (e.g. Sam Giancana, Al Capone, Bugs Moran) and their modern day prodigy (crews that go by names like Latin Kings, Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples). However, the recent comments whispered by aging Civil rights leader and longtime activist Rev. Jesse Jackson into an open microphone, to another guest on a Fox network program, to castrate presidential hopeful Barack Obama was the epitome of Windy City gangsterism.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://dymaxionq.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/jesse-jackson-and-barack-obama-old-guard-civil-rights-envy-and-the-conundrum-of-post-modern-american-politics/" title="Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama: Old Guard Civil Rights Envy and the Conundrum of Post Modern America">http://dymaxionq.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/jesse-jackson-and-barack-obama-old-guard-civil-rights-envy-and-the-conundrum-of-post-modern-american-politics/</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cc9448000b?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> chicago barack obama al capone jesse jackson bugs moran latin kings vice lords gangster disciples old guard civil rights unsavory politician sam giancana http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968854010003.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968854010003.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968854010003.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:24:55 -0400 <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&amp;friendID=23653945&amp;blogID=414722810" title="Myspace.com Blogs - On Being Included in the Historic Black Issue of Italian VOGUE - JODY WATLEY MyS"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968854010003-75pi" alt="Myspace.com Blogs - On Being Included in the Historic Black Issue of Italian VOGUE - JODY WATLEY MyS" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">At my favorite newsstands, the comments were the same. &quot;This must be some issue, people are calling and asking if it&#39;s in. We&#39;re being asked to reserve multiple copies, which never happens!&quot; they said. &quot;Wow!&quot; I thought. Highly anticipated seemed to be putting it mildly. &quot;I&#39;ve never seen anything like it&quot;, is what I&#39;m told for any magazine, especially an expensive import. 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margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">The &quot;Roots to Rhythm: Caribana Art Exhibit,&quot; curated by artist/activist Joan Butterfield, features 70 canvases that take the viewer on &quot;a dramatic journey through the soul of music - from the rhythm of African drums to gospel, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop genres,&quot; says the museum.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hAgGXVY1WFJpoqbGKKi8D8liiXHg" title="The Canadian Press: Royal Ontario Museum displays Caribana art exhibit &#39;Roots to Rhythm&#39;">http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hAgGXVY1WFJpoqbGKKi8D8liiXHg</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968780420002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> hip hop rhythm and blues royal ontario museum roots to rhythm: caribana art exhibit canadianartist/activist joan butterfield candian-african art http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cbfb26000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cbfb26000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cbfb26000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:26:17 -0400 <a href="http://nodantheman.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-riaa-thinks-of-music-downloaders.html" title="Electro Breakbeats: What the RIAA Thinks of Music Downloaders!"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cbfb26000b-75pi" alt="Electro Breakbeats: What the RIAA Thinks of Music Downloaders!" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;"></p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://nodantheman.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-riaa-thinks-of-music-downloaders.html" title="Electro Breakbeats: What the RIAA Thinks of Music Downloaders!">http://nodantheman.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-riaa-thinks-of-music-downloaders.html</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8cbfb26000b?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> riaa thoughts on music downloaders music privacy http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e84793000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e84793000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e84793000e.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:07 -0400 <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/14/oldest.blogger/index.html?eref=rss_topstories" title="&#39;World&#39;s oldest blogger&#39; dies at 108 - CNN.com"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e84793000e-75pi" alt="&#39;World&#39;s oldest blogger&#39; dies at 108 - CNN.com" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Story Highlights Olive Riley died Saturday at a nursing home in New South Wales She recounted life during 2 world wars, raising three kids and working as a barmaid In her final post, dated June 26, Riley wrote how she felt weak Next Article in World »</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/14/oldest.blogger/index.html?eref=rss_topstories" title="&#39;World&#39;s oldest blogger&#39; dies at 108 - CNN.com">http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/14/oldest.blogger/index.html?eref=rss_topstories</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b0100a7e84793000e?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogging new south wales digital divide olive riley oldest blogger http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad6997a2e0005.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad6997a2e0005.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad6997a2e0005.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:54:30 -0400 <a href="http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/gossip/20080709_Jenice_Armstrong__A_must-read_for_parents_of_at-risk_teens.html" title="Jenice Armstrong: A must-read for parents of at-risk teens | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/09/2008"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad6997a2e0005-75pi" alt="Jenice Armstrong: A must-read for parents of at-risk teens | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/09/2008" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">A simple but profound message and one that needs to come at young people in all kinds of ways before they even think of dropping out of school or becoming a teen mother. That&#39;s why parents of at-risk teens, perhaps discouraged by the dismally high youth unemployment rate this summer, should take heed of a new paperback that should be a must-read on their summer reading list.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/gossip/20080709_Jenice_Armstrong__A_must-read_for_parents_of_at-risk_teens.html" title="Jenice Armstrong: A must-read for parents of at-risk teens | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/09/2008">http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/gossip/20080709_Jenice_Armstrong__A_must-read_for_parents_of_at-risk_teens.html</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad6997a2e0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> eve angela nissel life lessons jill scott salt-n-pepa jenice armstrong must read for parents of at-risk teens mister mann frisbey cheryl "salt" wray b-phlat taraji henson http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968710f90003.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968710f90003.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968710f90003.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:12 -0400 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/11prayer.html?_r=1" title="Serenity Prayer Stirs Up Doubt - Who Wrote It? - NYTimes.com"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968710f90003-75pi" alt="Serenity Prayer Stirs Up Doubt - Who Wrote It? - NYTimes.com" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Generations of recovering alcoholics, soldiers, weary parents, exploited workers and just about anybody feeling beaten down by life have found solace in a short prayer that begins, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.”</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/11prayer.html?_r=1" title="Serenity Prayer Stirs Up Doubt - Who Wrote It? - NYTimes.com">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/11prayer.html?_r=1</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968710f90003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> spirituality religion doubt author serenity prayer reinhold niebuhr http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9686d19f0003.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9686d19f0003.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9686d19f0003.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:21:27 -0400 <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/lastfm_royalties.php" title="Read Write Webd - Last.fm announcement to pay royalties to unsigned and independent bands that uploa"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9686d19f0003-75pi" alt="Read Write Webd - Last.fm announcement to pay royalties to unsigned and independent bands that uploa" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Online music service Last.fm today announced that it will start paying out royalties to unsigned and independent bands that upload their music to last.fm. Artists will earn royalties whenever their music is played on-demand, or on Last.fm&#39;s streaming radio service. Last.fm had first announced this in January, but it took until today for Last.fm to officially start up its Artist Royalty Program. **Thank you @corvida on twitter for sharing this article!</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/lastfm_royalties.php" title="Read Write Webd - Last.fm announcement to pay royalties to unsigned and independent bands that uploa">http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/lastfm_royalties.php</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9686d19f0003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> music independent bands unsigned bands uploaded music on last.fm http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8ca9cc6000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8ca9cc6000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8ca9cc6000b.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:47:31 -0400 <a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/hot-mike-catche.html" title="Political Punch from ABC News Blogs about Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8ca9cc6000b-75pi" alt="Political Punch from ABC News Blogs about Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">RECENT POSTSHot Mic Catches Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama; Jackson ApologizesWhat About Social Security Was McCain Calling a &quot;Disgrace?&quot; German Chancellor Tells Obama &quot;Nein&quot; on Speech LocationObama Anti-Smear Website Names Alleged SmearersObama&#39;s FISA ShiftJesse Ventura To Run for Senate?McClellan: &quot;I Could Not Say Honestly Today that this Administration…Does Not Engage in Torture&quot;Obama Regrets Letting Young Daughters Talk to Access HollywoodConservative Christian Group Invokes Slavery In Opposing Obama¿Quien Es Mas Macho?</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/hot-mike-catche.html" title="Political Punch from ABC News Blogs about Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/hot-mike-catche.html</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fae8ca9cc6000b?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> apology politics news jesse jackson sen. barack obama hot mic political race http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad698e5510004.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad698e5510004.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad698e5510004.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:26:35 -0400 <a href="http://kenya.allmond.us/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/" title="Kenya Allmond: In My Own Words » Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad698e5510004-75pi" alt="Kenya Allmond: In My Own Words » Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Last week I saw on iGoogle (probably in the TechDirt feed) that 1938 Media had inked a deal with Verizon Wireless to distribute 1938 Media content on its VCast service.  I didn’t get to read it because it was a busy day.  1938 Media was no stranger to me, however, after all the controversy that his TechNi***: Where are the Black Tech Bloggers? video caused on the Videoblogging Yahoogroup a year ago.  (Google it).  So then Monday I see in my email from the Electronic Urban Report that Najee Ali, Paul Porter and other activists were calling for Verizon Wireless to withdraw the distribution deal.  I thought that interesting that this was in the Electronic Urban Report and also since the infamous video was about a year old.  I wondered if the boycott would work.  Apparently it did because the next day the Electronic Urban Report was reporting that Verizon dropped 1938 Media from the VCast service.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://kenya.allmond.us/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/" title="Kenya Allmond: In My Own Words » Corporate America Doesn’t Like Controversy">http://kenya.allmond.us/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad698e5510004?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> money technology racism 1938 media kenya allmond vcast service corporate america doesn't like controversy http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685a6eb0002.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685a6eb0002.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685a6eb0002.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:52:51 -0400 <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/070908dntexwalmart.35a796ac.html?npc" title="Mexican comic book &#39;Memin Pinguin&#39; sold at Wal-Mart called racist | "><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685a6eb0002-75pi" alt="Mexican comic book &#39;Memin Pinguin&#39; sold at Wal-Mart called racist | " style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;"> HOUSTON — Shawnedria McGinty was not sure what to think when she saw the comic book series Memin Pinguin on shelves at her local Wal-Mart. After flipping through the popular Mexican comic book, one word came to mind – racist. </p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/070908dntexwalmart.35a796ac.html?npc" title="Mexican comic book &#39;Memin Pinguin&#39; sold at Wal-Mart called racist | ">http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/070908dntexwalmart.35a796ac.html?npc</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685a6eb0002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> racism wal-mart mexician comic book memim pinguin http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685bcab0003.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685bcab0003.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685bcab0003.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:27:41 -0400 <a href="http://mog.com/SerenityLife/blog_post/171184" title="SerenityLife - Singer Amel Larrieux UPDATED her website!"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685bcab0003-75pi" alt="SerenityLife - Singer Amel Larrieux UPDATED her website!" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">She did a full blown interactive website where users can still participate with the community boards but she is accepting video messages from her fans. I was like WHAT? Amel knows people love her that much so I am so glad she decided to take this jump. **sharing this link from my MOG music journal**</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://mog.com/SerenityLife/blog_post/171184" title="SerenityLife - Singer Amel Larrieux UPDATED her website!">http://mog.com/SerenityLife/blog_post/171184</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa9685bcab0003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> amel larrieux blisslife.com mog.com/serenitylife serenitylife on mog http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad697ad9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad697ad9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad697ad9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:05:07 -0400 <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7489696.stm" title="BBC SPORT | Tennis | Venus and Serena set for showdown"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad697ad9f0004-75pi" alt="BBC SPORT | Tennis | Venus and Serena set for showdown" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;"> Neither sister has lost a set in the tournament so far, and both had straightforward semi-final wins, with Venus beating fifth seed Elena Dementieva 6-1 7-6 (7-3), and Serena seeing off wild card Zheng Jie 6-2 7-6 (7-5). </p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7489696.stm" title="BBC SPORT | Tennis | Venus and Serena set for showdown">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7489696.stm</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad697ad9f0004?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> wimbledon venus williams serena williams showdown 2008 http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968378360002.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968378360002.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968378360002.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:18:16 -0400 <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419731/" title="Racial contract killing nets life term - Crime &amp; courts - MSNBC.com"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968378360002-75pi" alt="Racial contract killing nets life term - Crime &amp; courts - MSNBC.com" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Jurors deliberated less than two hours before delivering the verdict in an Atlanta-area courtroom. A jury convicted 68-year-old Chiman Rai on Thursday of masterminding the death of Sparkle Michelle Rai. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for the Mississippi man.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419731/" title="Racial contract killing nets life term - Crime &amp; courts - MSNBC.com">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419731/</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa968378360002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> death penalty for mississippi man chiman rai racial contract killing gets like term sparkle michelle rai atlanta area courtroom http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad69655460004.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad69655460004.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad69655460004.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:25:56 -0400 <a href="http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200806/20080630.html" title="Tavis Smiley . Archives . Monday, June 30, 2008 | PBS"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fad69655460004-75pi" alt="Tavis Smiley . Archives . Monday, June 30, 2008 | PBS" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 85px;">Curtis Watkins, executive director of LifeSTARTS, says the Supreme Court ruling overturning a handgun ban will create an arms race in Washington DC. Investigative journalist and Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill explains why the U.S. needs a private army in Iraq.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200806/20080630.html" title="Tavis Smiley . Archives . 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I&#39;m a news/sports junkie who also enjoys keeping up with pop culture. CNN &amp; ESPN are my favorite channels but the internet is my true joy. I love technology and diversity; which the internet marries well. However, what’s most shaped me and my perspective is my 20 year battle with HIV and depression and one or two consequent addictions &amp; compulsions. I’ve gone toe-to-toe with them since I was a teenager and now I finally feel like I’m on this side of healing. I hope reading and visiting my blog allows you to identify with one or all of those aspects of my life. Welcome to my world. I have a lot to share….mybloglogstay connected to thirtydaes:Of course, now that you&#39;re here, I&#39;d like you to come back, so I welcome and invite any and all feedback. Here&#39;s how: Subscribe to My Feed to receive my posts directly in your favorite feed reader as soon as they&#39;re published. For comments/questions/suggestions: Send an email to: feedback@thirtydaes.com Sony Ericsson C905</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0 0 85px;"><a href="http://thirtydaes.com/nisbett/?p=351" title="june 27 is national hiv testing day | JNez@thirtydaes.com">http://thirtydaes.com/nisbett/?p=351</a></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa96825de90002?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> thirtdaydaes june 27 hiv day living with aids hiv testing day http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa96829e610003.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(SerenityLife) http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa96829e610003.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/link/6a00d09e58b435be2b00fa96829e610003.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:40:27 -0400 <a href="http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200806/20080626.html" title="Tavis Smiley . Archives . 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