Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

The 7 Most Important Things That Happened In The George Zimmerman Murder Trial This Week

By Rachel Samara It was an interesting first week in the George Zimmerman second degree murder trial. The prosecution brought out a number of witnesses including law enforcement officers, residents of the neighborhood, and a number of eye and ear … Continue reading

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Cover of New Yorker Magazine’s Next Issue

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Stars, politicians, friends and family pack 1,500 seat funeral for ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini

By Tara Palmeri Friends and co-stars filled a Manhattan cathedral today to remember James Gandolfini, a “big teddy bear,” whose larger than life role as Tony Soprano often consumed him in darkness.There were enough actors and extras to film a … Continue reading

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Cameron Diaz Signs On for Will Gluck’s “Annie” Film Remake, Starring Quvenzhane Wallis

By Michael Gioia Golden Globe nominee Cameron Diaz has signed on for “Annie,” the upcoming film remake of the 1982 movie musical that will star 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, according to Deadline.com. Diaz, … Continue reading

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Cleric and 2 Others Arrested in Vatican Bank Investigation

By Rachel Donadio The Italian police on Friday arrested a prelate, a financial broker and an agent of the Italian Secret Service on corruption charges as part of a complex plot in which the priest — who is already under … Continue reading

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Verizon on hiring track in Tampa, adding 100 FiOS customer reps

By Sean Buckley Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is staffing its national customer-retention center in Tampa with 100 new sales representatives to support various sales and customer support functions mainly for its wireline FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services. New staff members … Continue reading

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Love in the Time of Technology

By Julia Stiles “Who could refrain, that had a heart to love? And in that heart, courage to… text message?” I met a young couple recently, in the throes of their newly formed love affair. The kind where they can’t … Continue reading

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Congress, give us new Voting Rights Act

By Donna Brazile In an earthshaking 1965 speech to Congress and to the nation, President Lyndon Johnson spoke directly to the sinister forces that had restricted black Americans’ right to vote across the South — laying out the goals of … Continue reading

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Brian Sims, Pennsylvania Lawmaker, Silenced On DOMA By Colleagues Citing ‘God’s Law’

By Mollie Reilly An openly gay lawmaker was silenced by colleagues on the Pennsylvania House floor Thursday when he attempted to speak about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) … Continue reading

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Dark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel story

By Brittney Cooper Trayvon Martin’s trial might be intriguing, fascinating cultural theater to some. To me, it is more akin to a cultural trauma: a continual reminder of how unsafe all those young Black men that I love actually are as … Continue reading

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