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Scandal: Four Characters Lisa Kudrow Could Play in Season 3
By Natalie Abrams There was some Friends-tastic news on Wednesday when it was announced that Lisa Kudrow has landed a recurring role on ABC’s Scandal. However, spoilerphobic Shondaland is keeping details of her role under lock and key, only offering … Continue reading
Universal Sets Release Date for James Brown Film ‘Get On Up’
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Pope Francis Calls Rape Victim Alejandra Pereyra In Argentina To Offer Words Of Comfort
Alejandra Pereyra was knitting at her home when she received a phone call from a stranger who knew her name. When she identified herself, he said, “It’s Pope Francis.” Pereyra recounted the experience on Argentinean television, and after she picked up … Continue reading
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Tagged Alejandra Pereyra, Argentina, Catholic News Service, Holy See, Pope, Pope Francis, Rape, Vatican
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Nikki Giovanni Remembers 1963 with a New Poem
By Bryce Stucki Nikki Giovanni is one of America’s most famous poets. She is a New York Times bestseller, a one-time Woman of the Year winner from Mademoiselle and Ebony magazines, a recipient of the first Rosa L. Parks Woman of … Continue reading
White House announces new executive actions on guns
By Carrie Dann The White House on Thursday announced two executive actions that it says will close loopholes that allow the most dangerous types of firearms from falling into the wrong hands. The new policies come as legislative action on … Continue reading
Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect
By Ryan J. Reilly & Ryan Grimm The United States government took an historic step back from its long-running drug war on Thursday, when Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado that the Department of Justice would … Continue reading
Ten Ways Criminal Justice Is One Of The Great Civil Rights Crises Of Our Time
By Nicole Flatow The last few months have issued several potent reminders that racism still pervades our criminal justice system, as even some prominent and powerful American black leaders publicly professed that they had to warn their young sons about … Continue reading
Raising kids on McDonald’s wages: ‘Some days I’ve been up for 48 hours’
Latoya Jemes was working the drive-thru line at a McDonald’s in downtown Memphis one night when a man leaned out of his car window and asked if she’d be interested in taking part in a strike. Jemes hadn’t heard about the … Continue reading
For Restaurant Workers, A Struggle To Put Food On The Table
By Jennifer Ludden Losia Nyankale, 29, didn’t mean to make a career in the restaurant business. But after two years of college, her schoolteacher mom lost her job and could no longer pay tuition. Then, Nyankale’s temp jobs in bookkeeping dried … Continue reading
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Tagged Day care, family, Home, income inequality, low income, New York, Restaurant, wages
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