Ohio-Based Gospel Group HALF MILE HOME Scheduled to Release New CD, “Church Muzik & Inspiration”…Available In Stores and Online November 6, 2012

 

New Single “So Good” Impacts Gospel Radio on September 24

(Akron, OH – September 18, 2012) – The Ohio-based gospel group Half Mile Home is scheduled to release a new album, Church Muzik & Inspiration, on November 6. The 14-track CD offers a wide range of music from traditional to contemporary gospel with and urban twist.

The four members of the musically self-contained group-Terrance “Buttons” Burton (lead vocalist, drummer and songwriter), Todd “Ty Traxx” Burton (pianist and producer), Darryl “Deaken” Brownlee (lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter) and Dwayne “Weezie” Satterfield (bass player)-grew up as “church boys” in Akron, Ohio, before embarking on a career in R&B music in the 1990s. In 2004, they returned to their gospel roots, but brought some of their R&B and hip-hop vibe with them, resulting in a unique and engaging musical style with a message of hope and encouragement. That inspirational musical blend is on full display on the Church Muzik & Inspiration CD.

When It Comes to Dating and Hooking Up Sites, Leave the Kiddies Out of It!

http://mybrownbaby.com/2012/06/when-it-comes-to-dating-and-hooking-up-sites-leave-the-kiddies-out-of-it/

By NICK CHILES

Now we get word that an online social and dating site called Skout has shut down its teen section after reports surfaced that adults were using the teen section to lure teens into encounters that resulted in at least three rapes, according to the New York Times.

Initially Skout had a separate section for adults and teens that actually allowed users to broadcast their locations, but—surprise!—apparently sexual predators with an interest in children were going into the teen section to find victims. Is it just me, or does this sound like the dumbest idea in the world, to advertise to adults the nearby existence of a place where they could find all the precious young meat they’d ever desire—all they had to do is pretend to be a teenager?

How An Unplanned Pregnancy Changed The Way I Want To Talk To My Kids About Sex

http://mybrownbaby.com/2011/10/how-an-unplanned-pregnancy-changed-the-way-i-want-to-talk-to-my-kids-about-sex/

By TARA PRINGLE JEFFERSON

I quickly took the pregnancy test out of the bag and fumbled with the instructions: Pee on the stick, wait three minutes, discover if your whole world is about to change. I didn’t even have time to put the test down on the counter before “PREGNANT” appeared on the little digital screen. Oh, sh**.

That was five years ago. I had just turned 20, was smack in the middle of my junior year of college, and was looking forward to a summer internship in New York, the first step on my road to world domination. This was not the time for a baby.

Instead of feeling elated about the news, I was burdened by how I thought others would react and my own personal shortcomings. I wore extra large shirts on campus for the rest of the semester and didn’t speak a word of the pregnancy to anyone except those who absolutely needed to know. During that period of my life, I probably averaged at least three full-blown crying fits a week. On the bus. In my dorm room. In the car on the way to the doctor’s office.

Black Judicial Candidate Awaits Ohio Ruling

19 MONTH AFRICAN-AMERICAN JUDICIAL CANDIDATE AWAITS RULING IN OHIO VOTER SUPPRESSION CASE

Tracie Hunter, judicial candidate

Cincinnati, OH(BlackNews.com) — Nearly one year after the election, while one of two Juvenile Court seats remains vacant in one of Ohio’s largest counties, U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott will soon rule whether the Hamilton County Board of Elections (BOE) must count almost 1000 votes that were rejected in last November’s election, impacting the outcome of an unresolved judicial race separated by 23 votes. More appeals are expected in the case that: fueled in part Ohio HB 194; symbolizes the fight to end voter suppression; and has already reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

“It has been a long time coming, but I will stand as long as necessary to ensure that justice prevails and that voters are enfranchised. I only set out to change the Juvenile Court, a system that has historically over incarcerated and under rehabilitated children, especially those of color. I never intended to also challenge and change the electoral system in the process,” said Tracie Hunter. “While a grave miscarriage of justice has occurred, I hope that because of my stance, a brighter future lies ahead for all voters.”

A Message For Young Moms: You CAN “Make It Happen”

http://mybrownbaby.com/2011/07/make-it-happen-a-great-advice-book-for-young-moms/

By TARA PRINGLE JEFFERSON

Sleepy and still aching from my C-section, I took a quick walk to the mailbox to get some fresh air and actually remember what it was like to feel the sun on my face. Only a week since my daughter was born and I was already going stir-crazy in the house all day.

I pulled out an envelope I got from the hospital. Thinking nothing of it, I tore it open and found a bill for $27,000. That emergency C-section and seven-day hospital stay for both mother and baby was hella expensive, it turned out.