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And the winner is . . .

Two things drew more controversy during Sunday’s 84^th Academy Awards program than the actual Oscar winners. One was presenter Angelina Jolie’s on-stage leg flash. The other was Viola Davis’ hair. The media attention paid to those issues was as diverse as the two women who garnered the hype.

Jolie’s leg, strategically positioned through the thigh-high split in her black Atelier Versace gown was – and continues to be – fodder for clever talk show hosts, facetious news anchors and sharp-tongued comedians. On the other hand Davis’ decision to wear her au naturel hairstyle to the awards program is the hottest topic among African Americans since Bobby Brown’s sudden departure at Whitney Houston’s funeral.

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A Valentine’s Day Greeting for Lovers and Others

by L Parker Brown on February 13, 2012·General, Lifestyle and Culture

“When you make loving others the story of your life, there’s never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another.” ~Oprah Winfrey

Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is the day when many of us acknowledge that very special someone or significant other in our life. But as is evident by the various greeting cards and gifts we exchange with our nearest and dearest of all ages and relations, Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers. So, along with this public Happy Valentine’s Day wish to all of my family and friends, I send a Valentine greeting for