New England Sun-Times

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has ordered a disputed inscription on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. be changed. It reads, “I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.’’ Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has ordered an inscription carved into the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington be changed, after complaints that the quote does not accurately reflect the civil rights leader’s words. The inscription, “I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness,” paraphrases a sermon King delivered in 1968, two months before he was assassinated: “If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter.” Poet Maya Angelou was one of the leading critics of the inscription when the memorial was dedicated last year. As previously reported, Angelou slammed the quote, saying it makes...

Organization, with over 150,000 members, aims to become more diverse. Nationwide -- The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) is seeking more African American women to join their nationwide network. Free to join, NAPW is the nation's largest organization of its kind with thousands of professional and entrepreneurial women as members. Members already consist of a diverse array of cultures including many Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, and African Americans, but the organization seeks to become even more diverse. Benefits include: * Connecting with over 150,000 professional women interested in networking. * Exclusive discounts from hundreds of major retailers. * Designated local chapters. * Access to valuable nformation with exclusive video broadcasts. * Access to watch their live NAPW in the studio series. * Ability to enhance your resume and career development with their partner Career Builder. * Joining the Mentor/Mentee Program. All are encouraged...

A passenger on a bus recorded a Los Angeles cop punching a woman in the face who apparently hadn't been violent while the camera rolled. Jermaine Green, the man who taped the Monday night incident in Bellflower, told NBC LA that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy who struck the woman threatened to arrest him if he didn't hand over his camera phone. The woman brought a stroller laden with pillows on to the bus and Green described her as having "special needs." Two deputies allegedly boarded the bus at the next stop and confronted the lady, who began cursing at them, according to Green's retelling. His video begins with the woman standing in the aisle and cursing repeatedly. One of the deputies, a woman, grabs her arm. The audio is unclear, but the woman appears to try to walk past the deputies. The male deputy, who had been holding her wrists, cocks his right arm and throws a right-handed punch that knocks the woman off balance. The a...

Department giant SEARS has been turning heads and plans to have huge sales deals this weekend with the MLK Sales Event, a three-day sales event. Buyers will be able to save on Kenmore Appliances, Craftsman Tools, Samsung HD TV and Laptops. During the 2012 BCS National Championship there were several commercials pointing out that Sears will be having a very large MLK Sales Event over the weekend. While all the sales and deals have not been revealed we can guess that they will be similar to other holiday. This means Kenmore appliances marked down, Craftsman tools at lower prices and great deals on laptops and HD TVs. Some of the most popular HD TVs at the present time include models from Samsung, LG, Vizio, Sony and RCA. Remember that the old models are going to be pushed out the door in the early part of 2012 as Sears has been struggling with inventory. Sears is closing over 100 stores in 2012 so it should come as no surprise that they are offering great sales and deals on big ...

January 9, 2012   Words can't describe how fatherhood feels to Jay-Z . After the birth of his first child, Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z hit the studio to express how he felt about such a special blessing. Jay-Z raps about his beautiful daughter, "False alarms and false starts/all made better by the sound of your heart/all the pain of the last time/I prayed so hard it was the last time."  Unbeknownst to the world, Jay-Z reveals that Beyonce had previously suffered a miscarriage before conceiving Blue Ivy Carter. The Pharrell Williams-produced track also features the first cries of little baby Blue which is the most precious thing about this song. Jay also revealed that Blue Ivy was conceived in Paris, France, right before Bey began promoting her album 4 . Jay ends the song rapping, "Baby I'll paint the sky blue...my greatest creation was you." This is a very beautiful song that everyone must hear! Take a listen to "Glory" and tell us wha...

January 08, 2012 Pop megastar Beyonce Knowles gave birth Saturday – Jan 7 2012, to a baby girl at a hospital in New York City, according to media reports. Mother and baby were both “doing fine,” the Houston Chronicle reported as it broke the news, which was later confirmed by entertainment news website E! Online. The 30-year-old Destiny’s Child and “Single Ladies” star is married to hip-hop icon Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter. Jay-Z was telling friends he and Beyonce had named their daughter Ivy Blue Carter, E! Online reported. The couple rented out the entire fourth floor of Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, for the birth — paying $1.3 million, the New York Daily News reported. The newspaper said a hospital staffer had revealed Beyonce had checked in Friday night under the name “Ingrid Jackson.” Hospital management reportedly put tape over security cameras and forced staff to hand in their cell phones in an effort to stop unauthorized pho...