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Nelson Mandela Reflects On Time Spent In Prison (VIDEO)

Verne Harris, Head of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory interviews Nelson Mandela for the launch of the Prisoner in the Garden in 2005

10 Little-Known Nelson Mandela Facts

Here are 10 things you might not know about the great Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Address (VIDEO)

Nelson Mandela’s inaugural address

Mandela Day – President Bill Clinton (VIDEO)

This video is of Former President Bill Clinton delivering a message of support for Nelson Mandela International Day – 18 July

ROLAND’S RULES: 2013 Thanksgiving Edition

Time for the 2013 Thanksgiving edition of #RolandsRules. Tell everyone it’s time to lay down the law! Young Ladies, don’t roll up at my house for Thanksgiving w/a do rag on your head. On Rihanna, it’s sexy. But you look crazy! #RolandsRules Some of y’all are only at my house because your parents are my parents siblings. [...]

Barneys Will Monitor Police In Security Room At NYC Flagship Store To Curb Racial Profiling

Source:  Karen Matthews / AP / The Huffington Post NEW YORK  — Barneys New York says it will start monitoring the police as they monitor shoppers in its flagship Manhattan store. An internal Barneys memo sent to store security staff Tuesday said Barneys would start keeping a log of which police officers use its security room. [...]

Strippers For Jesus: Former Dancer Makes It Her Mission To Save Others

Source: ABC News One former stripper is making it her life’s work to go into strip clubs, not to ogle or dance, but to evangelize. Jaime Hindman, 35, is hoping to save women’s bodies and souls. She founded the group called “Divine” in Orange County, California. The group is part of a nationwide network of [...]

MEDIAITE: Thank The Lord! Christian School Won’t Expel Black Girl For Having Natural Hair!

Source: Tommy Christopher /  Mediaite It’s going to be a great Thanksgiving after all, thanks to the generous administrators at Faith Christian Academy in Orlando, Florida. No sooner had the story of 12 year-old Vanessa VanDyke‘s possible expulsion from the school due to her “distracting” natural hairstyle whistled up a storm of outrage on the internet when the school decided to [...]

Winter Storm In East Slams Holiday Travelers

Source:  Doug Stanglin and Doyle Rice / USA Today Heavy snow is piling up Wednesday in parts of Pennsylvania and western New York from a winter storm system that threatens to disrupt millions of travelers heading out for Thanksgiving. A heavy snowstorm forecast for Pittsburgh — and dubbed the “Gobblegeddon” — failed to develop as snow [...]

O.J. Simpson Denied New Trial On 2008 Convictions

Source: John M. Glionna / Los Angeles Times LAS VEGAS — Disgraced athlete O.J. Simpson on Tuesday was denied a new trial on his 2008 convictions for robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, which sent him to prison for up to 33 years. Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell ruled that for now, the 66-year-old will have [...]