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Would King Have Evolved on Gay Rights?

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Bernice King, Black Church and Gay Marriage, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King and Gay Marriage, MLK LGBT Rights, MLK Gay Rights, Walter Rauschenbusch, MLK and Gay Rights, Alveda King, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Mlk, Jr, Naacp, Rauschenbusch, Religion News
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Recently, and not surprisingly, the emotional battle over LGBT rights has focused on America's moral giant Martin Luther King, Jr. and the question: "What Would Martin Do?"

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Meredith, McDreamy & More Sign On For More 'Grey's Anatomy'

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Chandra Wilson, Sandra Oh, Video, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, Grey's Anatomy Season 9, James Pickens, Grey's Anatomy Season 8, Jr., Grey's Anatomy Season 8 Finale, TV Canada, Grey's Anatomy, Grey's Anatomy Finale, Grey's Anatomy Death, Llen Pompeo, TV News

"Grey's Anatomy" will reportedly be back with its key castmembers, according to TVLine. Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Justin Chambers,...

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Six-Year-Old Saves Friend's Life

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Girl Saves Friend From Choking, Video, Aniyah Rigmaiden, Elspeth "Beanie" Mar Choking, Anthony Roy, Six-Year-Old Saves Friend From Choking, Elspeth-Beanie-Mar-Choking, Jr, First Grader Saves Friend From Choking, Good News News

A six-year-old first grader from Sacramento, Calif., sprung into action when she saw her friend choking on a piece of apple. Elspeth "Beanie" Mar p...

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PHOTOS: Amazing Street Art Project Celebrating Women

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Photography, TED Prize Winner, Video, JR Book, Street Art Book, Graffiti Book, Street Art, Graffiti, JR Women, JR Street Art, Slideexpand, Jr, Women Are Heroes, Books News

JR is a French artist and photographer who creates giant portraits of people, which he places around public spaces. Winner of the TED Prize 2011, ...

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All-American Avengers Take on Aliens, Alienation

Greg Garrett | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey, Firefly, Jeremy Renner, Nick Fury, Captain America, Iron Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss-Whedon-Avengers, Scarlett Johannsson, The Avengers, Joss Whedon, Hawkeye, Tony Stark, Loki, Jr., Avengers Assemble, The Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Culture News
Greg Garrett

The Avengers doesn't solve this problem of what to confront for us. Art rarely gives us definitive answers; it more often asks questions than answers them. But by bringing this current to the service, it could at least remind us of the possibilities open to us.

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Meningitis: Give Kids a Shot -- Save a Kid's Life

Jim Luce | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: New York Athletic Club, Meningitis, Sanofi Pasteur, Children, Monarch Wealth & Business Management, Jeri Greenwell, Danielle Doty, Jeri Acosta, Dr. Paul J. Lee, Rob Rich, James Naughton, National Meningitis Association, Miss Teen USA, Sara Herbert-Galloway, Barry J. Klarberg, Mrs. Ethnic World International, Lynn Bozof, John L. Loeb, Evan Bozof, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Jim Luce, Jr., Dr. Ruth Westheimer, John Catsimatidis, Laurie Elyse, Meningococcal Disease, Nma, James Lipton, Gayle Perry Sobel, Leslie Maier, Jean Shafiroff, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Health, Judy Gilbert, Lorraine Cancro, Daisi Pollard Sepulveda, New York City, SocietyAllure.Com, Dr. Howard Sobel, Lori Buher, Kedaki Lipton, World Conference of Meningitis Organization, Richard Thomas, Video, Impact News
Jim Luce

"We are dedicated to educating families, medical professionals and others about meningococcal disease and its prevention -- to 'give kids a shot' so no other lives are lost."

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UPDATED: Marion Barry Spars With Witnesses

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Marion Barry Filipino Nurses, Video, District of Columbia, Jose L. Cuisia, Philippines Ambassador, Marion Barry, Jr., Marion Barry Asian Comments, Marion Barry Philippines Comments, DC News

WASHINGTON -- This week's comments by former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry about local nurses has prompted a harsh response by the Philippin...

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Mobile Home Fire Kills 4 Kids Left Home Alone

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Jamari McDade, Louisiana Crime, Video, Louisiana Department of Public Safety, Bad Parenting, Shaqueta McDade, Rayne-Louisiana, Brian Steiner, LaShay McDade, Shaqueta McDade Arrested, Mobile Home Fire, Jr, Amous Mouton, Crime News

Four boys died in a mobile home fire in Louisiana and their mother was charged Sunday with four counts of negligent homicide for allegedly leaving the...

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Firelight Is Another Inspiring Movie

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Detention Centers, Jr, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Firefighters, Redemption, Cuba Gooding, TV News
Jackie K. Cooper

Once again we get a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation that has a wonderful true story, a cast that is stronger than most, and an impact that leaves the audience feeling uplifted.

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What Would King Have Said About Foreclosures, Trayvon?

Alex Emslie | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: San-Francisco-Foreclosures, San Francisco, Jr., Martin Luther King, Home Foreclosures, offthebus2012, Offthebus, Jr. Memorial, San Francisco Homicides, Trayvon Martin, Wells Fargo, Slidepollajax, Politics News
Alex Emslie

San Franciscans gathered at City Hall April 5 to commemorate the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and express outrage at the slaying of Trayvon Martin, local homicides claiming the lives of three young men this week, and "economic violence" resulting in foreclosures and poverty.

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Scars: The Complicated Making of Historic Moments and Progressive Philanthropy

Maxim Thorne | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Elie Wisel Foundation, LGBT Rights, Civil Rights, Jon Stryker, George Chauncey, Arcus Foundation, Jane Mathews, Carnegie Foundation, Gill Foundation, Dr. Martin Luther King, Ford Foundation, Julian Bond, Jr., Ambassador Jim Hormel, General Colin Powell, Naacp Centennial, Marriage Equality March on Washington, Philantropy in Action, Rockefeller Foundation, Barack Obama, David Bohnett Foundation, Henry Van Ameringen, Oprah Winfrey, The New Black, Segregation, Politics News
Maxim Thorne

To make and record history is a privilege. We learn so much from it. Now that I am teaching Philanthropy in Action at Yale University, I feel compelled to see these huge moments also in a philanthropic context.

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What Could Be Coming Fox This Fall

Garrett Greer | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Tv, Josh Friedman, Anna Camp, Bradley Whitford, Fox, Cbs, Jake Lacey, Zachary Levi, Guilty, Lone Star, Hamish Linklater, Kevin Bacon, Let It Go, Carter Bays, Jr., New Girl, Richard Schiff, Becki Newton, Chris Harris, Glee, The Finder, Cuba Gooding, Abc, James Purefoy, House, TV Season 2012-2013, Kevin Williamson, Greg Berlanti, The Goodwin Games, Nbc, Ali Larter, Scott Foley, Craig Thomas, Karyn Usher, Natalie Zea, Saxon Sharbino, The Asset, Marc Guggenheim, Fall TV 2012, The X Factor, Mindy Kaling, Ed Helms, Raising Hope, Alcatraz, Touch, American Idol, The CW, Josh Berman, Bones Fringe, TV News
Garrett Greer

As Fox appears ready to take steps back towards the kind of dark, interesting material that they excel at, a la "24," this could prove to be an interesting year for the network.

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"Toothless Rednecks" (Part Two): Hard History and Flawed Democracy in the South

Glen Browder | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Race Game, Leadership, Hard History, Racist, Alabama, Democracy, Southern Politics, V.O. Key, Biracial Accommodation, Deep South, Southerners, Arnold Toynbee, History, Politics, Campaigning, Rednecks, South, Jr., Flawed Democracy, Mississippi, Politics News
Glen Browder

It's a continuing game of racial politics -- now played by both blacks and whites in more sophisticated manner without traditional perversities -- in a regional system still struggling with historic black-white disparities and tensions.

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Getting Past the Symbolism of Aung San Suu Kyi

Stanley Weiss | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Economic Sanctions, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Nld, Burma Parliamentary Elections, Martin Luther King, Burmese Dictatorship, Jr., Burma Ethnic Minorities, World News
Stanley Weiss

Before we turn the page, it is important to see past Aung San Suu Kyi as a symbol of moral courage to evaluate the substance of her positions -- and by extension, U.S. policy -- the past two decades.

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Robert Champion Death: Hazing or Hate Crime?

Irene Monroe | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Hate Crimes, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hazing, Robert Champion Death, Robert Champion, Robert Champion FAMU, Robert Champion Hazing, Jr., Robert Champion Jr., Robert Champion Hate Crime, FAMU Hazing, Gay Voices News
Irene Monroe

Robert Champion, Jr.'s murder may never be solved. Those who struck the fatal blows may never disclose whether they used the guise of hazing and accidental homicide to cover up an intended hate crime.

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Help Me Understand ...

John Joss | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Cell Phones, Tmi, Efficiency, Twitter, Email, Search Engines, Editing, Texting, Business Writing, Digital Systems, Ring Lardner, Analytics, Database, Jr., Communications, Pcs, Productivity, Media News
John Joss

We live in an era of over-communication surpassing the grotesque, bordering on the obscene. We are now the helpless victims of TMI, or Too Much Information.

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WATCH: The People Behind The Eyes

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Video, Wrinkles of Los Angeles, Eyes Murals LA, Black and White Eyes Los Angeles, JR Photography, Wrinkles of the City, JR LA, JR Los Angeles, Los Angeles Art, JR Street Artist, JR Wrinkles of the City, Jr, JR Video, Los Angeles Street Art, Los Angeles News

JR is the world-famous street artist who brought to Los Angeles, the city of beauty and vanity, perhaps what it needs most: wrinkles. Doing what h...

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No More "King-Washing" the Pentagon, Please

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Debt, Deficit, Pentagon, Martin Luther King, Spending, Budget, War, War Costs, Jr., Robert Greenwald, Derrick Crowe, Brave New Foundation, Video, Politics News
Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe

Last year at this time, the Pentagon used the words of a friend of the King family to insinuate that, though King's plain words decry all forms of violence and war, today's wars are different and he would "understand" them.

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What Martin Luther King Day Means To Me

Akilah Bolden-Monifa | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr, Jr., MLK Day, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Jr, Gay Voices News
Akilah Bolden-Monifa

King had not specifically focused on diversity based on sexual orientation, but there is no doubt that he would have embraced equality regardless of sexual orientation, including, but not limited to, the right to marry and adopt children.

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LISTEN: Actor Ed Begley, Jr. Talks Green Reality Show, Addresses Gay Rumors

Ben Harvey | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Ed Begley Jr. Gay Rumors, Ed Begley Jr Gay, Ed Begley Jr, Ed Begley, Ed Begley Jr., Ed Begley Jr. Environmentalism, Ed Begley Jr. Gay, Ed Begley Jr Gay Rumors, Ed Begley Jr. Interview, Jr., Ed Begley Jr Interview, Ed Begley Jr Environmentalism, Gay Voices News
Ben Harvey

2011-11-04-Masterimg3.pngEd Begley, Jr. helps us kick off 2012 in total green style. He was green way before it was cool and now has his own reality show because of it.

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A Winter Journey to Poverty in North Carolina

Michael Carmichael | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: University of North Carolina, Poverty, Washington, Work and Opportunity, Prophet Isaiah, Naacp, African-American, Beaufort, Center for Poverty, Dr. Martin Luther King, Unemployment, Latino, Great Recession, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina, Pasquotank, Haliax, Hertford, Edgecombe, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

North Carolina's black economic backwater suffers from systemic economic exclusion characterized by the lowest rates of education in North Carolina, pitifully low levels of investment, deepening indebtedness and acute never-ending unemployment.

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Olsen Twins Make Forbes' List Of 30 Artists Under 30

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Deitch, Alexander Wang, Chuck Close, Forbes 30 Under 30, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Moca, The Row, Street Art, Forbes Art and Design, Olsen Twins, Jr, Nicolas Fayad, Simon Doonan, Arts News

It is hard enough for a twenty-something to be able to take care of oneself, let alone establish oneself in the art world. But here are 30 artists and...

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Stars Downey Jr. the Character Actor

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Professor Moriarty, Jr., Jude Law, John Watson, Robert Downey, Sherlock Holmes, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Downey and Law still have fun with the repartee between their characters but the genuine affection between the two men is missing. Best friends in the first film, they now appear as casual acquaintances.

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Occupy the Dream

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Russell Simmons Occupy Wall Street, Nate Parker, Kevin Zeese, Occuppy Wall Street, Civil Rights, Dr. Ben Chavis, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Timothy Tyson, Blood Done Sign My Name, Russell Simmons, Occupy the Dream, Jr., David DeGraw, Naacp, Jamal Bryant, Million Man March, Spike Lee, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

Yesterday was the day the American Civil Rights Movement merged their hopes and dreams with Occupy Wall Street.

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Brooklyn Street Art Presents: Best Images Of 2011

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Various & Gould, Aiko, Wynwood Walls, Roa, Boom, Ufo, Monster Island, Blek Le Rat, Rambo, Nohjcoley, John Baldessari, Chris, Insa, Swampy, Elbow Toe, Nick Walker, Qrst, Retna, Steven P. Harrington, Primary Flight, 5 Pointz, Jr, Gaia Clown Soldier, Ema, Ecb, Creepy, Goya, Billy Mode, Miami, Sweet Toof, El Sol 25, Skewville, The London Police, Vhils, Gifted, La Freewalls, Broken Crow, Booker, Xam, Radical!, JA JA, Los Angeles, Jaime Rojo, Banksy, Faile, AD HOC Arts, Lisa Enxing, L.E.T., Albany Living Walls, Read More Books, LA MoCA, Droid, Demon Slayers, Welling Court, ND'A, How & Nosm, Joe Iurato, Invader, Brooklyn Street Art, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Overunder, Occupy Wall Street, Kenny Scharf, Barry Mcgee, Dain, Read, Chris Uphues, D*Face, Bast, Faith 47, LMA Cru, Enzo & Nio, Martha Cooper, Ludo, Nomade, Will Barras, Baltimore, Cern, Hellbent, Specter, Kid Acne, Toofly, Veng, Kim West, No Touching Ground, Shin Shin, General Howe, Os Gemeos, Chris Stain, Swoon, Pantheon Projects, Knitta Please!, Shepard Fairey, Aakash Nihalini, Herakut, Anthony Lister, Dabs & Myla, Yok, Kopye, Purth, Sadue, 907crew, Wing, Mosstika, Labrona, Jaz, Rwk, oze108, Gen2, Irgh, Video, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

It's been an excellent year for street art all over the world and we've had the pleasure of seeing a lot of great stuff from both big names and anonym...

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