10 years later, school still sugar free and proud
The children in the cafeteria drink low-fat milk, shovel corn kernels on their sporks and munch on tuna sandwiches on wheat.
For dessert? Peaches.
There are no bake sales here, no birthday cupcakes, no cookies or ice cream. Don’t even think about bringing sugar to Browns Mill Elementary School.
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Colin Powel Drops a “Milli” For MLK Memorial
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a $1 million gift to planners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Monday and called on all Americans to help fund the National Mall project, reports The Associated Press.
So far, the foundation building the memorial has raised $102 million of the $120 million needed to complete [...]
Black Entrepreneur Makes Inauguration Dreams Come True
His name is Earl Stafford, but he might as well be called “Inauguration Santa.” As you probably know (because this more than likely applies to you) everybody and their cousin Peaches is trying to make it to Washington D.C. on 1/20/09 for the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. (I know I am!) But you also probably know [...]
175 pounds lighter, woman takes flight
Two years ago, Karen Daniel was wider around than she was tall.
Weighing 375 pounds, the 45-year-old wife and mother had high blood pressure; her knees hurt and she was always hot. She felt fatigued and could barely breathe at the slightest exertion. Even the simplest things became a chore — tying her shoes, crossing her [...]
Obama poised to rebrand America, experts say
President-elect Barack Obama is poised to restore the United States’ image in the international community, but experts say the president-elect must show the world that his actions will live up to his rhetoric.
Receiving a warm welcome is not the same as maintaining one, and Obama has a lot of work to do to improve the [...]
50 Cent — And Bette Midler! — Dedicate Community Garden In MC’s Home Neighborhood
The gangsta gave a garden.
50 Cent gave a little more to his community on Monday morning (November 3): He and actress/singer Bette Midler were in the New York City borough of Queens for the grand opening of the Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden on Foch Boulevard.
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World’s heaviest man marries in Mexico
The world’s heaviest man has tied the knot. Manuel Uribe, who hasn’t left his bed in six years, married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis Sunday in northern Mexico.
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Group gives paralyzed Iraq veteran new hope
Matt Keil didn’t wait for a call to serve his country.
He enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school in 2000, and when the Iraq war started, Keil volunteered to go. Because he was single, he wanted to take the place of a parent, wife or husband who would otherwise be sent.
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Honor Thy Father - After A Hoops Star’s Father was murdered at halftime of one her games she questioned her love of the sport
She waits for the city bus, in high-tops. Cars whiz by, and she shuts her 17-year-old eyes, imagining her dream ride: a beat-up, oil-leaking dark blue van. She fingers the locket she’s wearing, the one with Tat’s big head on it, and she starts imitating him under her breath. Man, you better get to that [...]
Veterans Fight For An Alternative Justice System That Takes Their Trauma Into Account
The plains of Oklahoma are a far cry from the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, but that’s where former Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John “Gunny” Bennett realized the familiarity of home couldn’t erase the scars of war. It’s also where he’s developed an alternative court for combat veterans who get in trouble [...]
