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Federal authorities have given BP 72 hours to come up with sound contingency plans for the collection of gushing oil in the event of an operational failure or severe weather.

Developing and evaluating a faith-based, HIV-prevention program for African-American mothers and their daughters is the focus of Dr. Chisina Kapungu’s $795,000 career development grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. SOURCE: Physorg University of Illinois at Chicago

If you’re not familiar with Desiree Rogers, she was the White House Social Secretary for the Obama’s who caught hell after the two party crashers got into the President’s first state dinner without being invited. See what she is doing now inside!

Looking for a new solution to release tension stiffness in your neck and shoulder?  Try this neck and shoulder release with a strap.

Thousands of protesters gathered around the corner of Liberty and Church Streets on Sunday to voice their opposition to a proposed “mega mosque” near New York City’s Ground Zero. Source: Christian Post | Lawrence D. Jones

Facebook, Twitter, myspace and LinkedIn are popular social media sites to network and reconnect with people.   Various stories and testimonies from individuals are heard directly or by word of mouth about how they have located a long-lost friend, loved one or even got a job.  If you can do that, why can’t you be able […]

Marvin Isley, the bass player for the legendary Isley Brothers, passed away today at the age of 56 in a chicago hospital due to a unreleased cause at the time of this post.

Health

Check out the pics and video footage from Yolanda Adams Health and Wellness Tour that was held this past weekend! She also shares a powerful testimony about taking care of "us"!

On a recent Sunday morning, the Rev. Stephen Thurston stood on the pulpit before a packed New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago while a health care worker swabbed his upper and lower gums. After his sermon, she announced the results: Thurston had tested negative for HIV. SOURCE: The Chicago Tribune

Health

Although the number of African- Americans affected is small, it’s important to know that proper caution may help you and your friends and family prevent the disease.