Te-Erika's Blog: I'm Not Really A Hero

Someone called me a hero today.It caused me to have a panic attack. I think that one of the reasons why I share so much about my personal life and thoughts is the fact that I hear so many compliments from people about my talent and my personality that- I try to show them who I really am, because I wonder if they'll still like me if they got to know me.Pretty people ain't got it easy. LOL Don't shoot me, but I know I'm beautiful by society's standards. The thing is, I hear so many fake compliments...

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Activist Gathers 23,000 Signatures Against Prison Privatization

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Florida Department of Corrections activist took it upon herself to circulate an anti-prison privatization petition and gathered more than 23,000 signatures in just five days.Christina Bullins, a Miami probation officer supervisor, started the petition Sunday using signon.org. Just 48 hours later, 10,000 people signed. As of today, more than 23,170 people have signed the petition."I'm beyond thrilled – and both honored and humbled at the same...

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EDITORIAL: Unfair Immigration Practices Used As Cover Up For More Pressing Issues

By Christina FerminSociety & Politics ColumnistThe subject of immigration seems to hit a nerve with folks that I do not quite understand. Maybe it’s because I come from a family of immigrants or maybe it’s because I see things differently, but one thing I know is that this country was founded by immigrants, this country’s economy works off the backs of those immigrants and I believe our recent treatment of illegal immigrants to be very unfair.If you really sit down to think about it, everyone...

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Men Are Sensitive- A Match.Com Study Reveals

According to a study published today by Match.Com, men appear to be more sensitive concerning issues of love and romance than women.Here is an excerpt from the results:Men fall in love just as often as women do and are more likely to experience love at first sight. By age 30, 58% of men who say they have been in love and believe in love at first sight have experienced it, compared to 51% of women.PDA approved? Men are more likely to show their love and affection in public. 41% of men would be very...

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Birth Control Pills Recalled in The US

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has recalled ONE MILLION birth control pills that it says is not the correct dosage to safely prohibit unintended pregnancies.Read M...

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Poll Results: How Often Do You Have Sex?

MySavvySisters.Com posted a poll that asked its readers to answer the question: How Often Do You Have Sex?Of the women who responded:25% answered - Never, I'm a virgin12% answered - A few times a month62% answered- I'm in a droughtAnalysis- My Savvy Sisters aren't getting any action. What is really going on?!!Our readers are typically between the ages of 25-45. Are there really virgins left in this age group?Do these results shock you?Tell me why or why not in the commen...

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From The Publisher: Suicide Is Not The Gateway To Hell

Dear Readers,This week the entertainment community at large mourned the death of famed Soul Train host, Don Cornelius.Cornelius, who was the visionary that brought soul to mainstream television through his widely watched dance show that first aired in 1970 was found dead in his home of a self inflicted gunshot wound. Cornelius was 75.While the mere passing of any iconic figure is enough to spread massive mourning, the manner in which he died overshadowed the fact that he is no longer with us....

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The 2012 My Savvy Sister of the Year

The readers of MySavvySisters.Com were asked to select a representative from among the women honored as My Savvy Sister of The Week during our last fiscal year. The women honored ranged from New York Times best selling authors to women's advocates, entrepreneurs and television stars.The readers selected Sikivu Hutchinson as the very first winner of My Savvy Sister of the Year.Sikivu lives in Los Angeles, California and is the Senior Intergroup Specialist of the L.A. County Human Relations Commission.She...

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Smart Advice For Sad Love Songs By Women

Music is a ministry in itself. The lyrics you hear in your favorite songs speak to your soul, imbedding themselves in your psyche. For some reason, popular songs about begging for love strikes a chord in your heart which allows this scenario to play out over and over again in your lives because you think if its in a song, its acceptable to feel this way.It's not.Here is Part 1 of Smart Advice For Sad Love Songs By Women.THE ARTIST: Mary J. BligeTHE SONG: I'm Going DownTHE LYRICS:Why'd you have to...

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Why You Should Give Up On Life

For some people their best efforts don't seem to be worth much. They've been trying and trying and can't seem to make anything work no matter how much they give.At this point they may simply feel like giving up on life and that's okay. Give up. Give up trying to go in the direction that you were going in.Start a new life.Here's how.What is it that you secretly wish you could do that you would never even admit to anyone that you were dreaming of?This is your new direction.It doesn't matter if you...

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