On the Roman calendar, March 15th marks the day of the assassination of Caesar, thus the Ides of March became a turning point in Roman history. The 25th of March shall forever now be known as the day of last-minute rescue to prevent a complete collapse of the Cypriot economy. The Eurozone has […]
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Saying it was a “day of the advocates, a day of the survivors,” President Obama signed an expanded Violence Against Women Act on Thursday in Washington. “This is your victory,” Obama said. “And this victory shows that when the American people make their voices heard, Washington listens.” Originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized since,
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The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. gathered to march along the national mall today, marking the 100th anniversary of a march to help women get the right to vote. The predominately black sisterhood was founded 100-years ago at Howard University. As their first public act, the Deltas participated in the Women’s Suffrage March in March
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As we get closer to finishing out Q4 2012 earnings, we have been seeing a pattern of growth. Can that be sustained into Q1 2013? With 429 S&P 500 companies reporting for the fourth quarter, 72% have reported earnings above estimates, which places them marginally above the average of 69% recorded over the past four
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It’s Earning Season and I’m getting the sense that members of the Doom and Gloom crowd aren’t as enthusiastic is some others may be. Of the 334 companies that have reported to date for the fourth quarter (Q4 2012), 72% have reported earnings above estimates. This percentage remains above the average of 69% recorded
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Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teen who was shot and killed over a year ago in Florida, would have turned 18 today. Instead of celebrating what would have been a milestone birthday,Trayvon’s family and local leaders have planned community healing and memorial events this week in honor of the teen whose shooting death last
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Things haven’t gone as some had expected…. Ahh…the Davos Forum of 2013, held in Switzerland, where the oracles of all knowledge across world governments, economics, business and technology go to attend expensive soirees and bestow upon us Lilliputians what is going to happen in the year ahead. The powers of divination concluded their self-romancing spectacle
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The slightly warmer weather at this Presidential Inauguration seemed to reflect the welcoming sentiment of the enormous crowd gathered on the Mall to see their President begin his second term in office. There is no doubt that President Obama and his beautiful family were the highlight of the proceeding, but another key feature of the
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TV ONE ANNOUNCES COVERAGE OF THE 2013 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION WITH LIVE THREE-HOUR SPECIAL EDITION OF ‘WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN’ Host Roland Martin Anchors Coverage with Commentary from Angela Rye, Dr. Chris Metzler and Alfredas Via Press Release SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 15, 2013 ― TV One, which entertains, informs and inspires Black adult viewers, has
The White House has confirmed that Myrlie Evers-Williams will give the invocation at the second inauguration of 44th President of the United States Barack Obama on January 21st, 2013. Evers-Williams, widow of Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers, says she is “humbled” to have been invited to take part in this moment of history 50 years
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