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Entries from May 2008

Obama Quits Chicago Church After Long Controversy

May 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Abardeed, S.D.  –  Barack Obama has resigned his 20 year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and more recent fiery remarks at the church by another minister.
Obama campaign communications director Robert Gibbs said Obama had submitted a [...]

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Tags: Faith-Gospel · News · Politics

Myvoicedc Entrepreneur Spotlights “OUR TEENS MAGAZINE”

May 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

By Micheline Bowman
People say that if you want to learn something, pick up a book.  But in this case, I say pick up a magazine. I had the opportunity to speak with Paris Fenwick, Vice President of OUR TEENS MAGAZINE and she’s passionate about the articles printed in this magazine. 
Paris along with the magazine’s President, [...]

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Tags: Business - Entrepreneurship · Myvoice Interviews

Obama Distances Himself From Another Clergyman After Speech

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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By CARYN ROUSSEAU
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO  –  Barack Obama again distanced himself Thursday from a controversial sermon given at his Chicago church, saying he was “deeply disappointed” to hear a priest mock Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tears just before the New Hampshire primary.Obama supporter and Chicago activist the Rev. Michael Pfleger apologized Thursday for [...]

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Tags: News · Politics

Bill Cosby’s Sweaters to Raise Money for Charity

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES  –  Not everyone can be Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the quick-with-a-quip dad that Bill Cosby played on TV for eight years.But for the right price, you could dress just like him this Father’s Day.
Cosby’s daughter, Evin, said her mother and father were cleaning out a closet [...]

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Tags: Entertainment - Gossip

Patrick Ewing - The Son - Aims To Make Own Name

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
KISSIMMEE, Fla.  –  More than a few players at this week’s NBA predraft camp have looked at the people studying them from the stands and acknowledged getting goosebumps.Michael Jordan is here, scouting for talent. Larry Bird’s seat is in the front row near midcourt. Pat Riley [...]

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Tags: Sports

Obama Considering Visit to Iraq This Summer

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON  –  Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first since becoming a presidential candidate.The Democrat, who has been criticized by Republican rival John McCain for not visiting Iraq since 2006, revealed his plans to The New York Times. He also [...]

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Tags: News

New Orleans Mayor Says City Is Reinventing Itself

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

By BECKY BOHRER
Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS  –  Historic New Orleans is reinventing itself as it recovers from Hurricane Katrina, with efforts under way to help make this a safer, more vibrant city, Mayor Ray Nagin said in his annual State of the City address.
Drawing from the riverside location from where he [...]

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Tags: News

Luggage Rage? Naomi Campbell Will Be Charged

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Supermodel To Face 5 Counts After April Arrest
By The Associated Press
LONDON  –  Naomi Campbell has been charged with assaulting two police officers during an alleged luggage rage incident at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer and prosecutors said Thursday.
The 38-year-old supermodel was charged when she reported to Heathrow police station to answer bail over the April 3 [...]

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Tags: Entertainment - Gossip

EZ Street Interviews Sean Kingston

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: Entertainment - Gossip · Myvoice Interviews · Myvoice Music!

Next Wave Of Black Leaders Finds Fresh Voice

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Matthai Kuruvila
San Francisco Chronicle
The Bay Area’s Benjamin Jealous, who will become the youngest president in the history of the NAACP when he takes office in September, embodies a shift in the country’s African American leadership.
African American leaders have typically ascended out of the church and the civil rights movement, while younger activists [...]

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Tags: Community · News