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7 Ways to Stand Up Against Domestic Violence

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“Among National Violence Against Women Survey participants, the lifetime prevalence of all intimate partner victimization for women age 18 and older was nearly 25 percent, and 7.6 percent for men.” – The National Institute of Justice   October has been designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Unfortunately, Domestic Violence is familiar to many of us. [...]

Surviving Breast Cancer: Stay Positive!

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As many of us know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  In honor of this particular awareness, I have recently had the privilege of interviewing a good friend of mine who won her fight against breast cancer making her truly a “Breast Cancer Survivor.” Breast Cancer Survivor Interview with Jeanine G. on Sunday, October 10, 2010. Welcome [...]

Did @Twitter Kill #TroyDavis?

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Twitter controls trending topics.  How do I know this?  Let me tell you about my past few days. As most of you know, Troy Davis was put to death last night, September 21, 2011, by the state of Georgia.  Davis’ death sentence was extremely controversial because witnesses who helped to convict him of murder recanted their [...]

Emergency Appeal: Tens of Thousands dying of starvation in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti

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The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in over fifty years.  The extreme drought has resulted in loss of livestock, increasing food prices and rising conflict.  Tens of thousands have died of starvation in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti.  The most vulnerable are children.  Of the over ten million affected across the Horn of Africa two [...]

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