MOVIE WATCH: THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Tonya R

The movie 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' will air on HBO Saturday April 22, 2017. The movie is based on the nonfiction book by the same name, written by American author Rebecca Skloot. Oprah Winfrey will star in the movie, as one of Henrietta's children, that ultimately collaborated with the author to make her story possible. Who is Henrietta Lacks, and why is she such a significant figure for the medical community still today? From the Page of Wikipedia: Henrietta Lacks was...

Charlotte North Carolina’s 2017 Democratic Mayoral Debate Kickoff

Posted on April 22, 2017April 22, 2017 by Tonya R

The Democratic Party of North Carolina will kick off its Charlotte Mayoral Debate, Saturday April 22, 2017. The debate will be held at Weeping Willow AME Zion Church, located at 2220 Milton Rd, Charlotte NC. The event will be hosted by Sir Lawrence Lee-Conley, MBA, The moderators, April Harley and Rachel Johnson. Charlotte's current Mayor, Jennifer Roberts has a couple of highly capable contenders in the race. Vi Lyles, is currently a City Council member in Charlotte, and Joel Ford is cur...

FRIDAY APRIL 7TH IS WEAR BLUE DAY: SUPPORT GREAT CHILDHOODS

Posted on April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 by Tonya R

Friday April 7th is 'Wear Blue Day' in support of Great Childhoods as part of Prevent Child Abuse America and Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina campaign to bring awareness to child abuse in America. Participation is easy, wear blue, and post on social media using #GreatChildhoods or #PassThePinwheel to help spread the word. For more information on how you can help, visit the websites noted above to find out more about how you can get involved in child abuse prevention through other civic dee...

WOMEN IN THE WORLD SUMMIT-APRIL 5-7 NYC

Posted on April 4, 2017April 4, 2017 by Tonya R

The 2017 eighth annual Women In the World Summit, presented by Tina Brown @TinaBrownLM, in association with The New York Times, will be held April 5-7 in David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, New York City. If you are not a resident of NYC, no worries, the event will be made available via livestreamed on their homepage. What is The Women In the World Summit? Page Description: 'Women who are on the front lines all over the world come to our stage to tell their stories at our summits...

WILL GOP GO NUCLEAR TO NAIL NEIL GORSUCH CONFIRMATION?

Posted on April 4, 2017December 21, 2017 by Tonya R

Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination Hearing

Will GOP Go Nuclear?: Will GOP go 'Nuclear' to nail Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination confirmation. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated at a press conference held Tuesday April 4, 2017, "Closure will not be invoked, but we will be moving forward on confirming Judge Gorsuch on Friday". Senator Elizabeth Warren Pumps the Breaks Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proceeds to pump the breaks on Gorsuch's nomination, with a reminder of the rules of protocol currently in place. Sh...