Basketball

Jun 18 2009

Is California winning?

Sure, everybody loves a winner, although just as surely everybody can’t and everybody won’t always win.

Mar 6 2009

C. Vivian Stringer

You’ve already said your farewells to the family.

You’ll miss them, but what you have to do is important. There will be no running the kids to parties this spring. No weekend getaways, no impromptu excursions. Even though this happens ever year, they understand.

You’ve got March Madness. It’s incurable. And it’s incredibly fun.

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
Feb 26 2009

by E. Lynn Harris

 You’ve waited almost exactly a year for this.

March Madness will be dribbling in soon, and if you’re nuts for nets, you’re probably overjoyed.
If you’re not a watcher, well…

Basketball fans are bonkers over buckets. They pore over stats, fill in charts, and offer prayers for their teams during this time. Non-fans, on the other hand, look forward to having their beloved’s attention back when the season’s over.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.