Sometimes self-love is tough, especially when you think you might not be the right size or have the right amount of zeros in your bank account. But Jamilah Lemieux writes at Clutch magazine that happiness and security are about loving yourself, all by yourself. You have the sister who shops herself broke trying to keep [...]
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Many have compared the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender struggle for equality to the African-American fight for civil rights, and after the Boy Scouts’ recent decision to admit gay Scouts but ban gay leaders, John Aravosis cites similarities on the America Blog. Whatever. I’m glad the Boy Scouts took a step towards non-discrimination, but telling [...]
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(Special to The Root) — When the African Union (known then as the Organization of African Unity) was founded, the leaders of that era understood that the success of their individual countries hinged on the success of the entire continent. Now, as the organization celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, we understand more than ever the key [...]
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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Federal immigration officials say metro Atlanta residents from seven countries are set to become American citizens. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Ana Santiago says metro Atlanta residents from Belize, Colombia, Ghana, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, the Philippines and St. Lucia will be sworn as American citizens Saturday. Santiago says the [...]
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ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Barron will take over next month as Fulton County’s new elections chief, as the department continues to deal with a state investigation into problems at the polls. Barron, 46, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he wants to make voting more convenient, minimize mishaps and improve transparency. He wants to increase early voting [...]
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Tanya Windham, the bar’s departing sections coordinator, is presented with flowers. Rebecca Breyer Click here for a slide show of photos from the meeting. Wade Watson III was sworn in as the new president of the Atlanta Bar Association on Wednesday at a time of change for the group. He becomes the first Atlanta Bar [...]
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Michael C. Lynch is a partner and litigator at Kelley Drye Warren. He can be reached at mlynch@kelleydrye.com. A good defendant can be hard to find. This is especially true in the Internet age where wrongdoers hide behind international boundaries, proxy servers in remote locations, and vague online identities. In an era where defendants are [...]
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One law school is giving applicants who don’t make the initial admissions cut a second chance to prove they have what it takes. And it’s doing it for free. The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law has introduced “Admission Through Performance,” allowing rejected applicants to enroll in a free, four-week course on the Federal [...]
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Among its many changes, the America Invents Act (AIA) provides several new post-grant procedures for a third party to challenge the validity of an issued U.S. patent. These procedures are intended to provide a more cost-effective and speedier forum than civil litigation, and also provide a potentially lower threshold for invalidating a patent claim. Though [...]
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The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial courts confirmation of the interim arbitration award and judgment entered in favor of S S Financial Mortgage Corporation arising out of breach of contract and fraud claims against First Option Mortgage LLC concerning the transfer of S Ss presidents interest in a financial company to First Option, [...]
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