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From: seattletimes.com BOSTON — The governor's office has instructed hospitals to cross out the word "father" on birth certificates for children of same-sex parents and substitute "second parent," angering municipal clerks. More

The hotel industry is stepping up efforts to recruit minority franchisees whose groups have traditionally been left out. More

Ginger has been used for thousands of years to prevent or treat nausea, leading researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center to believe that the plant could also help people with cancer avoid the nausea induced by chemotherapy. (more...) More

I was recently told about this article in the LA Times that is accuses Tiger Woods as being "too boring" because of his successful career with "seemingly" no struggle. More

These are the words of Sam Logan Jr. publisher of the black newspaper Front Page and the Michigan Chronicle. In his commentary, he is talking about the failures of the "us versus them" policy within the black business community and how it is having an negative effect on the Detroit economy as a whole. More

First the news: Jolting organized labor, the Teamsters and a massive service employees' union decided Sunday to bolt the AFL-CIO, paving way for two other labor groups to sever ties in the movement's biggest schism since the 1930s. More

This movie has to be one of my all-time favorites. This is one of those movies More

"Yet with the recent announcement that the New York Times plans to launch a “black” newspaper in Gainesville, Fla., black publishers nationwide are reacting with hostility to the “Old Gray Lady” trying to hone in on their turf. More

One of the most depressing things about grocery shopping is reading the headlines of the celebrity gossip magazines. Every issue of these More

Zimbabwe's demolition blitz which has left hundreds of thousands homeless was a "disgrace on the continent", Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said Thursday, adding he would be in favour of sanctions against Harare. More

(Defected) What!? DJ Jazzy Jeff did a house mix? Time for a lesson in alternate history young children, More

This is one of those articles that need to be sent to every parent that you know. Too many of our kids have a diet that consists of More