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Pediatrician Chu Chu Onwuachi-Saunders offers practical advice and strategies for girls experiencing puberty (especially menarche, or getting their first period.) Her first post is:
Dr. Chu Chu writes:
...Most of us would argue that we know how to balance a child physically and mentally- we encourage them (sometimes force them) to eat healthy foods and exercise frequently. We educate them and insist they read more. Some of these goals are easier said than done...
Jackie Jones writes:
...I have no idea whether Tiger Woods' statement is sincere and, quite frankly, it doesn't matter to me. He has to travel his own path and I've got my own life to keep on track physically, professionally and spiritually. Taking on someone else's issues is not on my agenda. I recently met the infamous Jayson Blair - the brother who was publicly busted for plagiarism and fabrication while a reporter for The New York Times. At a dinner with journalists, Blair admitted he was responsible for his actions, realized he hurt a lot of people, destroyed his career as a journalist and that he was still in the process of recovery and healing from drug addiction and mental illness...
jrswriter writes:
...In his first State of The Union address Barack Obama mentioned among other things, he wanted to appoint a "bi-partisan commission" to examine ways to reduce the escalating federal deficit. As soon as he said it I thought to myself, "Uh oh, Obama is going to gut New Deal programs under the guise of fiscal responsibility and austerity."
Charlene Muhammad writes:
...The fourth chakra of body is the heart. The heart is the middle chakra, the center of balance between the upper and lower energy systems. The heart is the seat of unconditional love, compassion and loving kindness. Its shadow side reflects anger, grief, bitterness and hatred due to an inability to let go of the past and allow the acceptance of compassion and love into one's life. One of my favorite scriptures of the Bible is written by Paul who shares Jesus' teachings on the purification of the heart. Paul writes that Jesus was willing to teach both Gentile and Jew because it was not the physical circumcision that makes a man holy, but it is the circumcision of the heart- the purification of the heart that makes one holy. Everybody has the ability to purify his/her heart. Regardless of gender, race or status in life...
Registration is open for the Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2010! From March 10 through March 13, 2010, the festival in Washington, D.C. will feature readings, workshops, panel discussions, youth programming, film, activism, opportunities to speak out for social justice, imagine a way forward, and celebrate the many ways that poetry can act as an agent for social change.
What is the purpose of Hillary Clinton's recent speech about Iran? The most obvious conclusion is that it is to promote conflict, and to convince Americans that Iran is an actual threat to their security.By Mark Weisbrot
US reaches $1.25B settlement with Black farmers. Portland officer cleared in fatal shooting of unarmed Black man. No civil rights charges in police killing of Sean Bell. La. jury acquits White Officers in killing of 73-year-old Black man. Regulators: Toyota flaws linked to deaths of 34. The case for busting the filibuster. Report: largest corporations responsible for $2.2T in environmental damage. Obama to back health bill through budget reconciliation. Study: highest Medicaid enrollment in decades. Welfare recipients forced to sell food stamps to buy basic necessities. And MUCH more...Check the REAL news!
A memorial poem by Ruth-Miriam Garnett and six of Lucille Clifton's poems: blessing the boats, sorrow song, jasper texas 1998, wishes for sons, my dream about being white and mulberry fields.
"We are humbled by the tribulations of the people of Haiti. At this time of destruction, suffering, death, and survival, we offer our condolences, our prayers, and our aid. At the same time, as scholars of the African and African-American experience, we are dismayed by the inhumanity of those who have used this tragedy as an opportunity to espouse groundless explanations for Haiti's troubles..."--the Department of African & African American Studies at Duke University
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