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General Discussion Forum / The second "darkest" day in my son's MHC Career

« on: October 26, 2013, 09:03:55 PM »

Rooo to the 2

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General Discussion Forum / Transition at Morehouse

« on: January 30, 2012, 06:25:45 PM »

My little soldier called me with this today.  Nothing on the MHC website yet.  Don't know the validity of this information, but it appears to still be new.  I've met him a couple of times, and dude is appears to be a good guy. 


Dr. Robert M. Franklin to Transition as President of Morehouse College
PR Newswire

ATLANTA, Jan. 30, 2012



ATLANTA, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After an accomplished five-year term as president of Morehouse College, Robert M. Franklin '75 has decided to step down at the end of his term at the close of the 2012 academic year on June 30......



http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/01/30/NY44317

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General Discussion Forum / NC Forced Sterilizations

« on: November 07, 2011, 12:44:24 PM »

I didn't see this pop up on other threads, but I JUST came across this, and I am upset!!  This story was on MSN.com this morning.  I'm sure there are other outlets reporting as well . . .
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Victims speak out about North Carolina sterilization program, which targeted women, young girls and blacks
Mon Nov 7, 2011 9:09 AM EST
By Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper
Rock Center

Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in 1967.  The state ordered that immediately after giving birth, she should be sterilized.  Doctors cut and tied off her fallopian tubes.

“I have to carry these scars with me.  I have to live with this for the rest of my life,” she said.

Riddick was never told what was happening.  “Got to the hospital and they put me in a room and that’s all I remember, that’s all I remember,” she said.  “When I woke up, I woke up with bandages on my stomach.........

http://rockcenter.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/07/8640744-victims-speak-out-about-north-carolina-sterilization-program-which-targeted-women-young-girls-and-blacks

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General Discussion Forum / Chef on BBC

« on: February 18, 2011, 08:47:17 PM »

I was sitting here watching Kitchen Nightmares, and it hit me . . . this dude is a knock off from an old BBC show I stumbled across almost 15 years ago, and was comedy gold!! 

If y'all haven't seen it, here is one of the classic clips.  The action picks up around 5:04.  Dude is hilarious!!



Enjoy . . .

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General Discussion Forum / Kevin Smith on Prince

« on: February 01, 2011, 12:27:19 PM »

Surfing the net yesterday, I came across these links on YouTube.  It appears to be of Kevin  Smith, some may know him as Silent Bob, speaking at an event.  An audience member gave him a softball question about Prince, and he runs with it for like 30 minutes.  I am a big Prince fan . . . but this stuff his hilarious. 

Enjoy . . .

Part 1



Part 2



Part 3



Part 4