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One Flaw In Women

Women have strengths that amaze men.
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness, love and joy.

They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.

They don't take "no" for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.

They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.  

They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.

They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they
think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.

Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.

The heart of a woman is what
makes the world keep turning.

They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideas.
They give moral support to their
family and friends.

Women have vital things to say
and everything to give.

HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.


Please share this website message with all your
women friends and relatives to remind them just
how amazing they are.

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We feel even worse when the men we like are broke!

We could all learn a thing or two from our First Lady Michelle Obama!

Be sure and telll someone about this.  Too good to keep to yourself!

Remember, what goes around, comes back pressed down, shaken together and running over!  Enjoy! 

WHAT SINGLE WOMEN CAN LEARN FROM MICHELLE
Would most type A, professional women have dated Barack when he was a broke organizer.

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My intention is never to arlarm you, simply to make you aware of your surroundings at all time!  A reader sent me this, and I had to share it with you because it could save someone from being hurt.  So please don't think I'm an advocate of fear, simply an advocate of increased awareness.  Remember, it's all about consciousness!

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There was a Haitian man on the Titanic
Imagine That...............no one knew, like most of history, we were excluded.

His uncle was President of Haiti!

Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche was the only black man, a Haitian man, to perish
in the Titanic; that's after he saved his wife and kids. Laroche was born
in Cap Haitian, Haiti , on May 26, 1889.

In the blockbuster film Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio's role could have easily been played
by a Black man and it would have been historically accurate.  In fact, the life story of
Haitian native Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche is far more intriguing than the
movie's lead character, but no one knew of his existence until recently.

The silence about the stranger-than-fiction life story of the Titanic's only Black passenger
astonishes noted Titanic historian Judith Geller, author of Titanic: Women and Children First,
who said, "It is strange that nowhere in the copious 1912 press descriptions of the ship
and the interviews with the survivors was the presence of a Black family among
the passengers ever mentioned."

The story of this interracial family was not known until 2000, three years after the movie's
release, when the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry and the Titanic Historical Society
revealed the information as part of a Titanic exhibit.

Joseph Laroche was born into a powerful family.  His uncle, Dessalines M.  Cincinnatus Leconte,
was the president of Haiti .  When Joseph Phillippe Lemercier was fifteen, he left Haiti
to study engineering in Beauvais , France .  Several years later, he met Juliette Lafargue,
the 22- year-old daughter of a local wine seller.  The two eventually married.

Despite having an engineering degree, Joseph's skin color left him unable to find employment
in France .  The Laroches decided to return to Haiti and booked second-class reservations on
the Titanic.  After the ship struck an iceberg, Joseph loaded his wife and children onto a lifeboat
and he went down with the ship.

His body was never recovered.

Shortly before Christmas of that year, Juliette Laroche gave birth to their son, Joseph Laroche Jr.
Juliette never remarried.

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There's nothing inspirational about being poor, but it does have it's advantages. WHAT?

If you can afford at TV and had the chance to see Oprah this past Friday, then you saw how CLASSISM affects us all.  The greatest lesson I've learned during these tough economic times is that you really learn what your real values are.  What's more important to you?  Keeping up with the Jones, or keeping the lights (gas, car, rent/mortgage, kids tuition, etc.) ON!  I think you'll enjoy this article.

Poor? Pay Up.
Having Little Money Often Means No Car, No Washing Machine, No Checking Account And No Break From Fees and High Prices

You have to be rich to be poor.

That's what some people who have never lived below the poverty line don't understand.

Put it another way: The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle, exhaustion, menace. This is a fact of life that reality television and magazines don't often explain.

So we'll explain it here. Consider this a primer on the economics of poverty.

"The poor pay more for a gallon of milk; they pay more on a capital basis for inferior housing," says Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). "The poor and 100 million who are struggling for the middle class actually end up paying more for transportation, for housing, for health care, for mortgages. They get steered to subprime lending. . . . The poor pay more for things middle-class America takes for granted."

Poverty 101: We'll start with the basics.

Like food: You don't have a car to get to a supermarket, much less to Costco or Trader Joe's, where the middle class goes to save money. You don't have three hours to take the bus. So you buy groceries at the corner store, where a gallon of milk costs an extra dollar.

A loaf of bread there costs you $2.99 for white. For wheat, it's $3.79. The clerk behind the counter tells you the gallon of leaking milk in the bottom of the back cooler is $4.99. She holds up four fingers to clarify. The milk is beneath the shelf that holds beef bologna for $3.79. A pound of butter sells for $4.49. In the back of the store are fruits and vegetables. The green peppers are shriveled, the bananas are more brown than yellow, the oranges are picked over.

(At a Safeway on Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda, the wheat bread costs $1.19, and white bread is on sale for $1. A gallon of milk costs $3.49 -- $2.99 if you buy two gallons. A pound of butter is $2.49. Beef bologna is on sale, two packages for $5.)

Prices in urban corner stores are almost always higher, economists say. And sometimes, prices in supermarkets in poorer neighborhoods are higher. Many of these stores charge more because the cost of doing business in some neighborhoods is higher. "First, they are probably paying more on goods because they don't get the low wholesale price that bigger stores get," says Bradley R. Schiller, a professor emeritus at American University and the author of "The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination."

"The real estate is higher. The fact that volume is low means fewer sales per worker. They make fewer dollars of revenue per square foot of space. They don't end up making more money. Every corner grocery store wishes they had profits their customers think they have."

According to the Census Bureau, more than 37 million people in the country live below the poverty line. The poor know these facts of life. These facts become their lives.

Time is money, they say, and the poor pay more in time, too.

When you are poor, you don't have the luxury of throwing a load into the washing machine and then taking your morning jog while it cycles. You wait until Monday afternoon, when the laundromat is most likely to be empty, and you put all of that laundry from four kids into four heaps, bundle it in sheets, load a cart and drag it to the corner.

"If I had my choice, I would have a washer and a dryer," says Nya Oti, 37, a food-service worker who lives in Brightwood. She stands on her toes to reach the top of a washer in the laundromat on Georgia Avenue NW and pours in detergent. The four loads of laundry will take her about two hours. A soap opera is playing loudly on the television hanging from the ceiling. A man comes in talking to himself. He drags his loads of dirty sheets and mattress pads and dumps them one by one into the machines next to Oti.

She does not seem to notice. She is talking about other costs of poverty. "My car broke down this weekend, and it took a lot of time getting on the bus, standing on the bus stop. It was a waste of a whole lot of times. Waiting. The transfer to the different bus."

When she has her car, she drives to Maryland, where she shops for her groceries at Shoppers Food Warehouse or Save-A-Lot, where she says some items are cheaper and some are higher. "They have a way of getting you in there on a bargain. You go in for something cheap, but something else is more expensive." She buys bags of oranges or apples, but not the organic kind. "Organic is too much," she says.

"When you are poor, you substitute time for money," says Randy Albelda, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. "You have to work a lot of hours and still not make a lot of money. You get squeezed, and your money is squeezed."

The poor pay more in hassle: the calls from the bill collectors, the landlord, the utility company. So they spend money to avoid the hassle. The poor pay for caller identification because it gives them peace of mind to weed out calls from bill collectors.

The rich have direct deposit for their paychecks. The poor have check-cashing and payday loan joints, which cost time and money. Payday advance companies say they are providing an essential service to people who most need them. Their critics say they are preying on people who are the most "economically vulnerable."

"As you've seen with the financial services industry, if people can cut a profit, they do it," Blumenauer says. "The poor pay more for financial services. A lot of people who are 'unbanked' pay $3 for a money order to pay their electric bill. They pay a 2 percent check-cashing fee because they don't have bank services. The reasons? Part of it is lack of education. But part of it is because people target them. There is evidence that credit-card mills have recently started trolling for the poor. They are targeting the recently bankrupt."

Outside the ACE check-cashing office on Georgia Avenue in Petworth, Harrison Blakeney, 67, explains a hard financial lesson of poverty. He uses the check-cashing store to pay his telephone bill. The store charges 10 percent to take Blakeney's money and send the payment to the phone company. That 10 percent becomes what it costs him to get his payment to the telephone company on time. Ten percent is more than the cost of a stamp. But, Blakeney says: "I don't have time to mail it. You come here and get it done. Then you don't get charged with the late fee."

Blakeney, a retired auto mechanic who now lives on a fixed income, says: "We could send the payment ahead of time but sometimes you don't have money ahead of time. That's why you pay extra money to get them to send it."

Blakeney, wearing a purple jacket, leans on his cane. He has no criticism for the check-cashing place. "That's how they make their money," he says. "I don't care about the charge."

Just then, Lenwood Brooks walks out of the check-cashing place. He is angry about how much it just cost him to cash a check. "They charged me $15 to cash a $300 check," he says.

You ask him why he didn't just go to a bank. But his story is as complicated as the various reasons people find themselves in poverty and in need of a check-cashing joint. He says he lost his driver's license and now his regular bank "won't recognize me as a human. That's why I had to come here. It's a rip-off, but it's like a convenience store. You pay for the convenience."

Then there's credit. The poor don't have it. What they had was a place like First Cash Advance in D.C.'s Manor Park neighborhood, where a neon sign once flashed "PAYDAY ADVANCE." Through the bulletproof glass, a cashier in white eyeliner and long white nails explained what you needed to get an advance on your paycheck -- a pay stub, a legitimate ID, a checkbook. This meant you're doing well enough to have a checking account, but you're still poor.

And if you qualify, the fee for borrowing $300 is $46.50.

That was not for a year -- it's for seven days, although the terms can vary. How much interest will this payday loan cost you? In simple terms, the company is charging a $15.50 fee for every $100 that you borrow. On your $300 payday loan -- borrowed for a term of seven days -- the effective annual percentage rate is 806 percent.

The cashier says that what you do is write First Cash Advance a check for $345.50 plus another $1 fee, and it will give you $300 in cash upfront. It holds the check until you get paid. Then you bring in $346.50 and it returns your check. Or it cashes the check and keeps your $346.50, or you have the option of extending the loan with additional fees. You'll be out $46.50, which you'd rather have for the late fee on the rent you didn't pay on time. Or the gas bill you swear you paid last month but the gas company swears it never got.

But now the payday advance place has closed, shuttered by metal doors. A sign in the front door says the business has moved. After the D.C. government passed a law requiring payday lenders to abide by a 24-percent limit on the annual percentage rate charged on a loan, many such stores in the District closed. Now advocates for the poor say they are concerned about other businesses that prey on poor people by extending loans in exchange for car titles. If a person does not pay back the loan, then the business becomes the owner of the car.

All these costs can lead the poor to a collective depression. Douglas J. Besharov, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, says: "There are social costs of being poor, though it is not clear where the cause and effect is. We know for a fact that on certain measures, people who are poor are often more depressed than people who are not. I don't know if poverty made them depressed or the depression made them poor. I think the cause and effect is an open question. Some people are so depressed they are not functional. 'I live in a crummy neighborhood. My kids go to a crummy school.' That is not the kind of scenario that would make them happy." Another effect of all this, he says: "Would you want to hire someone like that?"

The poor suspect that prices are higher where they live, even the prices in major supermarkets. The suspicions sometimes spill over into frustration.

On a hot spring afternoon, Jacob Carter finds himself standing in a checkout line at the Giant on Alabama Avenue SE. Before the cashier finishes ringing up his items, he puts $43 on the conveyor belt. But his bill comes to $52.07. He has no more money, so he tells the clerk to start removing items.

The clerk suggests that he use his "bonus card" for savings.

Carter tells the clerk he has no such card.

He puts back the liter of soda. Puts back the paper towels. Sets aside $9 worth of hot fried chicken wings. He returns $13 worth of groceries. "Y'all got some high prices in this [expletive]," he says, standing in Aisle 4, blue shirt over work clothes.

The clerk suggests that he take his cash off the conveyor belt, because if she moves the belt the money will be carried into the machinery. Then the money will be gone.

Carter, a building engineer, snatches up the money, then gives it to the clerk. His final bill is $39.07.

He looks at the receipt and then announces without the slightest indication as to why: "Just give me all my [expletive] money back. It's too high in this [expletive]." The clerk calls the supervisor, who comes over. The supervisor doesn't argue with Carter. She just starts the process of giving him a refund.

"I want my money back. This [expletive] is too high. My grandmother told me about this store."

The supervisor returns $39.07 in cash. "Sir," she says, "have a blessed day."

The food in this supermarket might be cheaper than the goods at a corner store. But Carter still feels frustrated by what he thinks is a mark-up on prices in supermarkets in poor neighborhoods. Carter walks out.

The poor pay in other ways, ways you might never imagine. Jeanette Reed, who is retired and lives on a fixed income, sold her blood when she needed money. "I had no other source to get money," she says. "I went to the blood bank. And they gave me $30.

"I needed the money. I didn't have the money and no source of getting money. No gas. No food. I have to go to a center that gives out boxes of food once a month. They give you cereal or vouchers for $10. They give you canned tuna and macaroni and cheese. Crackers and soup. They give you commodities like day-old bread."

The poor know the special economics of their housing, too.

"You pay rent that might be more than a mortgage," Reed says. "But you don't have the credit or the down payment to buy a house. Apartments are not going down. They are going up. They say houses are better, cheaper. But how are you going to get in a house if you don't have any money for a down payment?"

There is also an economic cost to living in low-income neighborhoods.

"The cheaper housing is in more-dangerous areas," says Reed, who lives in Southeast Washington. "I moved out of my old apartment. I hate that area. They be walking up and down the street. Couldn't take the dog out at night because strangers walking up and down the street. They will knock on your door. Either they rob you, kill or ask for money. If you're not there, they will steal air conditioners and copper. They will sell your copper [pipes] for money."

And then there is the particular unpleasantness when you make too much money to fall below the poverty line, but not enough to move up, up and away from it.

For our final guest lecturer on poverty we take you to the Thrift Store on Georgia Avenue and Marie Nicholas, 35, in an orange shirt, purple pants and thick black eyeliner. She is what economists call the working poor.

She is picking through the racks. The store is busy with customers on a Monday afternoon. There is the shrill sound of hangers sliding across racks under fluorescent lights. An old confirmation dress hangs from the ceiling. It has faded to yellow. It's not far from the used silver pumps, size 9 1/2 , nearly new, on sale for $9.99.

"People working who don't make a lot of money go to the system for help, and they deny them," Nicholas says. "They say I make too much. It almost helps if you don't work."

She says she makes $15 an hour working as a certified nursing assistant. She pays $850 for rent for a one-bedroom that she shares with her boyfriend and child. She went looking for a two-bedroom unit recently and found it would cost her $1,400. She pays $300 a month for child care for her 11-year-old son, who is developmentally delayed. She tried to put him in a subsidized child-care facility, but was told she makes too much money. "My son was not chosen for Head Start because I wasn't in a shelter or on welfare. People's kids who do go don't do nothing but sit at home."

Money and time. "I ride the bus to get to work," Nicholas says. It takes an hour. "If I could drive, it would take me 10 minutes. I have to catch two buses." She gets to the bus stop at 6:30 a.m. The bus is supposed to come every 10 or 15 minutes. Sometimes, she says, it comes every 30 minutes.

What could you accomplish with the lost 20 minutes standing there in the rain? Waiting. That's another cost of poverty. You wait in lines. You wait at bus stops. You wait on the bus as it makes it way up Georgia Avenue, hitting every stop. No sense in trying to hurry when you are poor.

When you are poor, you wait.

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A reader sent it to me, I had to share it with you, enjoy!

You Took My Parking Space at Church

This should wake us up..

One day, a man went to visit a church, He got there early, parked his car and got out. Another car pulled up near the driver got out and said, " I always park there! You took my place!" The visitor went inside for Sunday School, found an empty seat and sat down. A young lady from the church approached him and stated, "That's my seat! You took my place!" The visitor was somewhat distressed by this rude welcome, but said nothing.

 

After Sunday School, the visitor went into the sanctuary and sat down. Another member walked up to him and said, " That's where I always sit! You took my place!" The visitor was even more troubled by this treatment, but still He said nothing.

 

Later as the congregation was praying for Christ to dwell among them, the visitor stood up, and his appearance began to change. Horrible scars became visible on his hands and on his sandaled feet. Someone from the congregation noticed him and called out, "What happened to you?" The visitor replied, as his hat became a crown of thorns, and a tear fell from his eye, "I took your place."

 

When you receive this, say a prayer. That's all you have to do. There is nothing attached. This is powerful. Just send this to four people and see what happens. Maybe, just maybe, we can get the world to start thinking of who took our place.

 Walk by Faith not by Sight!

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I know I get silly sometimes.  No, I didn't write it, someone sent it to me. Enjoy enyway!

Check out The Bible on One page

The Bible All on One page
<http://www.jrsbible.info/bible.htm>

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A friend sent it to me, and I'm sharing it with you.

What do you think?

"I am shocked and deeply disappointed by the United States decision not to attend a conference that aims to combat racism, xenophobia, racial discrimination and other forms of intolerance worldwide," the High Commissioner said. "A handful of states have permitted one or two issues to dominate their approach to this issue, allowing them to outweigh the concerns of numerous groups of people that suffer racism and similar forms of intolerance to a pernicious and life-damaging degree on a daily basis all across the world, in both developed and developing countries. These are truly global issues, and it is essential that they are discussed at a global level, however sensitive and difficult they may be."

The United States statement announcing it would not attend the 20-24 April Durban Review Conference in Geneva nevertheless recognized and applauded the significant progress that had been made over the past few weeks, culminating in Friday’s revised text that all the states attending a Preparatory Committee agreed to forward to the main conference for consideration and approval.

The US statement cites, as its main stumbling block, the current text’s reaffirmation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA), the outcome document agreed by consensus at the end of the 2001 World Summit against Racism in Durban, South Africa – but not agreed by the US or Israel, which had both left the Conference before it reached its conclusion

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There's nothing more inspirational than knowing that your life has value, and the work that you do.  For too long, journalists of color have been ignored, so it is with much pleasure that I share this article with you.

              f you are a true TJMS Fan, then you'll act on this!

I listened to Tom Joyner while I was in college, waiting for the day to graduate and become the best female radio peronality I could possibly be, and make a difference in the lives of all those who listended. 

I listened faithfully to Tom Joyner and was thrilled that he knew who I was (after working at sister station WGCI/1390AM) and lovingly referred to me as "Z" (somethng my friends called me) and he didn't even know me that well.   Tom is personable like that!

I was even more thrilled to sit and chat with him at the I Roc The Mic Conference in Miami 2007, where all the DJ's showed up who also wanted to be in the company of greatness!  As broadcast professionals, we have privy to info that most will never have.  Well, today, I am speading the word! 

Radio (Corporate America) does not care about you!  They only care about the money you spend!

You have more power than you will ever know!  Read this message from Tom, and act on it NOW!

Tom Joyner, March 25

Yesterday there was an outpouring of love and support for the TJMS through e-mails, texts and phone calls letting us know how much we will be missed on Chicago radio. Many of you were looking for a call to action, and to you I say this: One, thank you for caring enough to take time out of your busy life to let us know how you feel. Two, the most immediate call to action for people in Chicago and anywhere else where we aren't heard is to listen on BlackAmericaWeb.com - which, by the way, had a record number of people tuning in to hear our show yesterday. Three, support the advertisers you hear on our stations, and let them know you're supporting them because you heard them advertising on our show. And four, pass this message on to all other community members who want to keep the voice of black radio alive!

What We Are Up Against
Without boring you, I'd like to give you a quick lesson in black radio and what we are up against in this ever-changing world. We face a system that has never worked in the favor of black media. And other factors such as a new ratings system and the country's horrible economic state stack even more odds against us. The bottom line is black radio will never be what it once was, and there's absolutely nothing we can do about that. There are and will continue to be radio stations playing urban music, and of those few, the only way they will survive is if they are making money. They make money from the commercials they sell, and that's based on them being able to prove that the people listening are good candidates for buying their products. It isn't personal; it's business. And as much as I appreciate the emotions expressed in the letters, texts and e-mails I've gotten, we can only move forward if we recognize the business we're dealing with.

Like all businesses, the success of black radio is based on supply and demand - not just for the station owners and the advertisers but for the audience too. You know what you want, and you know whether the radio stations you tune in to are providing it. As much as you love to hear R&B music, if that were all you wanted, you could load your iPod with your favorite songs and never tune in to black radio again. But you obviously want more than that, and you have fewer places to get it than ever before. So, the issue is much bigger than which urban D.J. you like better in the morning. The issue is whether the urban format is worth saving.

It Was Black Radio That Empowered Us
The old saying "Give a man fish, you feed him for a day; but teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime" has never rung truer. If it had not been for the urban format, many of us would not have ever known the importance of radio advocacy and how a wrong can be righted with the power of our phone calls, pens, voices and votes. It has helped us to do everything from saving a sitcom from cancellation to electing the first African-American president. It has made us more accountable, more self reliant and more empowered.

In the end, whether there are 50 black radio stations or two, you will have been victorious because you stood tall and lifted your voice. We have black radio to thank for that, and that's something no man, no format, and no conglomerate can take away. So we move forward stronger, wiser and looking for a better way to do things - and that's a lot more than play music. Please comment on this at my blog on BlackAmericaWeb.com and for those of you that can't currently hear the Tom Joyner Morning Show the morning stream can also be found there too.

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Someone thought enough of me to send me a copy, and I had to share it with you!

Enjoy!

"She's up to it again!"

You may have gone to bed last night weary
and wondering how, when and why?
But thank God you woke up this morning and
placed your feet on the floor. And when you did,
I'm sure the enemy said... "DARN, she is up again!"
That's right! You are up again!
You may still be discouraged, but you are not defeated!
You are up again. Your head is up!
Your gratitude is up! Your faith is up!
You are standing up on your faith.
You are cheering up and looking up.
You are speaking up and thinking up.
You are hooking up with the right people.
You are growing up and maturing in your self-esteem, self-worth and self-control.
You are up and ready to make it through and up out
of your temporary circumstances.
To get better sleep, reduce the news watching and
distance yourself from the negative people.
Prayer is better than prozac.
There is no cost.... just a lot of reward.
Make sure you pray, and pray believing God will answer.
May today be all you need it to be.
May the peace of God and the freshness of the Holy Spirit
rest and abide in your thoughts, rule in your dreams tonight,
and conquer all your fears.
May God manifest Himself today in ways you have never experienced.
May your joys be fulfilled, your dreams be closer, and
your prayers be answered. I pray that faith enters a new height
for you; I pray that your territory is enlarged.
I pray for peace, healing, health, happiness, prosperity, joy,
true and undying love for God.
Someone once said, "Aging puts wrinkles on the body.
Quitting puts wrinkles on the soul."
May God bless you mentally, physically spiritually and financially for 2009.

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I often find that RESOURCES are as valuable or more valuable as currency itself, it just depends on your needs.  Someone shared this info with  me, so I'm hoping you'll share it with someone who needs it.

Allied Health Full Time AF-38
MEDICAL RECORDS DIRECTOR
Wexford Health Sources
1096 1350th St., Lincoln , IL 62656
Phone: 1-800-903-3616 x258 Fax: 1-888-937-4471
Hours 8a-4p. Position requires a RHIT Certification.
$40k/yr.
Fax/email tlmikulla@wexfordhe alth.com resume or call
 

 
 

Allied Health Full Time AF-39
REGISTERED NURSES
HCR ManorCare Oak Lawn West
6300 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn , IL 60453
Phone: 708/599-8800 X5144 Fax: 708/599-8820
Various nursing duties. Hrs: 6:30a-3p or 2:30-11p. Benefits.
Fax/email 469-HR@HRC-Manorcar e.com resume or call

Allied Health Full/Part Time AF-40
RN & LPN
Advantage Nursing Services
10406 S. Cicero, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone: 708/229-9930 Fax: 708/229-9954
RN, $24-25/hr. LPN, 20-21/hr.
Fax resume or in person between 8a-4p
 

 
 

Allied Health Full Time AF-41
CERTIFIED CODER/BILLER
Skin MD LLC
16105 S. LaGrange Rd., Orland Park , IL 60467
Electronic billing/accounts receivable for dermatology practice. Involves all aspects from electronic billing to patient accounts receivable. Also supervision of other billers.
Email resume to jph925@cox.net

Allied Health Full/Part Time AF-42
MEDICAL BILLING CLERK
Oncology Management Service, Inc.
P.O. Box 5077, Oak Brook , IL 60522
Phone: 708/423-6286 Fax: 708/499-3842
Medical billing, claims submission, bank deposits. Post payments to patient ledgers, reconciliation of patient accounts, monitor receivables & re file claims as necessary. Able to also work in Evergreen Park .
Send resume
 

 
 

Allied Health Full Time AF-43
CHIROPRACTIC TECHNICIAN
Davidson Chiropractic Clinic
1640 Willow Circle Dr.., #400, Crest Hill , IL 60403
Phone: 815/729-9922 Fax: 815/729-9933
Assist in all phases of office functions.
Fax resume

Allied Health Full Time AF-44
HOSPITAL JOB LISTING
Lawndale Christian Health Center
Clinical & EMR Quality Assistant; Information Systems Application Support Technician; Maternal Child Health RN; Bilingual HIV Outreach Workers. Additional listings requiring advanced degrees.
See listing in the Health binder, JPC, T904
 

 
Palatine: Baldwin Rd just north of Dundee Rd - truck fire  

 
   Warrenville: Winfield Rd at Diehl Rd - accident - police on the scene 

  Elmhurst: 1st at Palmer - accident - police on the scene

 IB  I-90 Jane Addams Tollway: 0min River Rd Toll Plaza to I-90 Kennedy Exwy , avg speed 16mph 

Allied Health Part Time AP-32
DENTAL ASSISTANT/RECEPTION IST
Dr. James D. Michalarias
9900 S. Roberts Rd., Palos Hills , IL 60465
Phone: 708/974-0090 Fax: 708/974-0093
Chair side assisting, working w/patients, sterilization & some phone answering.
Fax/email resume to cmichalari@aol. com or in person to fill application

Allied Health Part Time AP-33
LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPSIT
Brannigan Chiropractic Center
64 Orland Square Drive, Orland Park , IL 60462
Phone: 708/599-9727 Fax: 708/364-7227
Provide therapeutic massages to doctor's patients & assist with marketing massage therapy. Flexible hours.
$15/hr.
Fax/email resume to jtbranni@hotmail. com OR CALL
 

 
 

Computer & Technical Full Time CF-72
CAD DRAFTER
Phillip J. Riley Architects, Inc.
12839 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights , IL 60463
Phone: 708/361-4126 Fax: 708/361-4231
Architectural drafting.
Email brenda@riley- architect. com

Computer & Technology Full Time CF-68
JOB OPENINGS
Argonne National Laboratories
9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg. 201, Argonne , IL 60459
January 2008 listing of positions requiring an advanced degree.
See listing in Government binder, MVCC, JPC, T904
 

 
 

Computer & Technology Full Time CF-69
WEB DESIGNER
A-1 Amalgamated, Inc.
7441 W. 160th Pl., Tinley Park , IL 60477
Phone: 708/4 44-9102 x1 Fax: 888/224-5718
Interact w/clients, build, deploy & maintain client websites. Work at your own pace.& nbsp;
$10/hr.
Fax or email rick@a-1Amalgamated .com resume or call

Computer & Technology Full Time CF-70
DESIGN SUPERVISOR
Reliable Fire Equipment Co.
12845 S. Cicero, Alsip , IL 60803
Phone: 708/653-9249 Fax: 708/389-1150
Req 5 yrs exp in AutoCAD 200 or higher. Fire alarm/security/ suppression exp pref'd; supervisory exp a must. MS Windows 200/XP, MS Word, basic low voltage electrical, basic mechanical piping needed. NICET cert a plus. Benefits.
Email jobs@reliablefire. com or fax resume
 

 
 

Computer & Technology Full Time CF-71
MECHANICAL DRAFTER/DESIGNER
Elite Casino Products
730 N. Baker Dr., Itasca , IL 60143
Phone: 630/545-0927
Drafting & designing of components. Benefits. 40+ hours/week.
$40k/yr.
Email hr@ecp-usa.com

Computer & Technology Part Time CP-14
WEB DESIGNER
The Parrot's Perch
9300 S. Utica Ave., Evergreen Park, IL 60805
Phone: 708/4 25-7466
Maintain website. Update website w/Dreamweaver, linking, printing labels.
Email resume to tina@parrotsperch. com or call
 

 
 

Computer & Technology Part Time CP-15
PRODUCTION ARTIST
TG Printing
4711 Midlothian Turnpike, Ste. 19, Crestwood, IL 60445
Phone: 708/218-0273
Must be proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; Quark Express & Cannon Printers. Previous print production & cutting exp a plus.
Call for more info

Hospitality/ Travel & Tourism Full/Part Time HF-25
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Dominos Pizza
14841 S. Founders Crossing , Homer Glen, IL 60491
Phone: 708/3018100
Entry level career opportunities (management/ franchise) ; flexible schedule; work nights & weekends. Trained to run all aspects of a successful business; cost control, employee management, customer service & marketing.
Call Elon or Selma between 11a-11p or apply in person
 

 
 

Hospitality/ Travel & Tourism Full Time HF-26
HOTEL POSITIONS
Hyatt Rosemont
6350 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
CHI001137 Ac counting, Manager; CHI001178 Food & Beverage, Manager; CHI001083 Operations, Asst. Manager; CHI001144 Front Office, Supervisor; CHI001002 Banquets, Convention Service House person.
Apply online at www.rosemont. hyatt.com use Req #, dept & position.

Industrial Full Time IF-100
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
United States Postal Service
6801 W. 73rd St., Bedford Park , IL 60499
Troubleshoot & complex maintenance work on equipment; preventive maintenance & inspection. Openings in Bedford Park , Aurora & Forest Park .
$45,982/yr.
Apply online www.usps.com/ equipment; Ann ouncement # 216146
 

 
 

Industrial Full Time IF-101
BUILDING EQUIPMENTMECHANIC
United States Post al Service
6801 W. 73rd St., Bedford Park , IL 60499
Troubleshoot & complex maintenance work on building; maintain/operate an automated HVAC system & heating system.
$45,982/yr.
Apply online www.usps.com/ equipment; Ann ouncement # 216142

 
 

 

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There is nothing like attending your prom with a nice dress.  I hated my prom because it was a handmade dress, but since then I've learned better.  I realize that I was even fortunate to have one, and even more fortunate to have a date who didn't try and take me to a hotel afterwards.

Spread the good news and do some good for a young lady in your community!

Donate Your Old Dress & Help a Student Attend Prom

This is an opportunity for you to clean out your closet and help a student in Chicago attend prom by donating your previously worn dresses/gowns.

They accept dresses that were used in weddings and other social events. 

Thanks for anything you can do to help.

http://www.glassslipperproject.org/

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As the new year rang in, I drank a glass of the best water in the world, ALKALINE Water, not wine or champagne!

Why? 

Well, when you get a little older, you appreciate your health just a little bit more!

I've made it my business to know what's in my water. 

Do you know? 

 Do you care?

You may have seen some of the amazing testimonies on my TV Show, but just in case you didn't, visit this site.  There may be drugs in your drinking water that you don't k now about.

If you suffer from any kind of health problem, or just don't like the way your water tastes, then you deserve to be informed.  Visit this site and see for yourself!

Until next time, stay on purpose, stay empwered!

Happy New YOU!

Check out this site, you'll be glad you did!

www.instantpresenter.com/5.0_ipRecordingPlayer/default.asp?c_psrid=E958DF8382&time=17679.641102197307

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N'Spiration comes in many forms.  I couldn't help but share this one.  Very interesting! Check it out! 

NILE VALLEY CIVILIZATION AND THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DECEPTION

Source:  TheBlackList NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DECEPTION A milestone was seemingly achieved this February of 2008 when National Geographic Magazine did a front cover story entitled “The Black Pharaohs: Conquerors of Ancient Egypt ” It was a milestone in the sense that this was the first time ever that National Geographic Magazine had admitted that there were ever ANY Black Pharaohs in Egypt at all.  I refer to it as “seemingly” in that the article title is misleading and the context of the story is deceptive to say the least. 1.  The title says “The Black Pharaohs…” as if to imply that there were White Pharaohs or a Pharaoh other than an Egyptian.  Egyptians, during the time of “Pharaohs” were Black people.  Black NOT in the sense of ALL of them being the literal color, but of the many shades of people as experienced here in America amongst African-Americans or the many shades of people in Ethiopia.  Now there were different NON Egyptian conquerors who had temporarily taken over Egypt, but no one nationally accepted enough to be called the Egyptians native leader or “Pharaoh”.  They were simply a conqueror.  The writer of the article himself states that Egypt was “…ruled by Libyan chiefs who put on the trappings of pharaonic traditions…” they were not Pharaoh and they were not native. 2.  The subtitle goes on to say that these Black Pharaohs (who were Nubians) conquered Ancient Egypt.  You don’t conquer places you conquer people!  So the article implies that Nubians (Blacks), who had the same culture and form of dress I might add, attacked and conquered these other Blacks (Egyptians).  Now is that impossible, that Blacks attacked and conquered other Blacks?  No, not at all.  But, as you read further into the article you’ll find that the writer says that - after the Libyans (who were not Black) had taken over and toned down the devotion to Amun (Egyptian God), the Priests feared a godless end.  “Who was in a position to return Egypt to its former state of might and sanctity?” The Egyptian Priests “…looked south and found their answer…”.  Now wait a minute!  The title said that the “Black Pharaohs” ( Nubians) were Conquerors of Ancient Egypt.  In truth the “Black Pharaohs” were INV ITED to get rid of the REAL INVADER, the Libyans and return Egypt to its former glory and ways. The above deals with just the misleading title of the article, but the story goes even further in error and or deception by implying that the 25th Dynasty is the ONLY Dynasty that was Black or Nubian when in fact the 1st through 6th Dynasties, the 12th and 18th and then the 25th Dynasty was Nubian (Black).  I believe that by saying that only the 25th Dynasty is Black saves Eurocentric scholars and writers from admitting that one of the most significant birthplaces of writing, science, philosophy and the arts was originated by Black people!  There is a timeline displayed in the article that doesn’t even mention the 1st – 3rd Dynasties at all!  Why not?  This is when the Great Pyramid and possibly the Sphinx(maybe earlier)were created!  The article implies that Nubians, after being subjected (or conquered) by Egyptians in the 18th Dynasty, became the first “Egyptomanics”; meaning they fell head over heels in love with the culture of their Conquerors.  Their Egyptian conquerors “installed Nubian Chiefs as administrators” and schooled the children of favorite Nubians at Thebes.  The article says that the “elite Nubians” embraced the Egyptian culture which included worshiping Amun, building pyramids, and using the Egyptian language.  So, when Egypt, in the 8th century, started to fall apart, their solution was in their subjects to the South, the Nubians.  What’s wrong with this picture?  Remember, in the minds of the Eurocentric, Egyptians are White Caucasian people or at least Indo-European.  So in their minds and the mind of the writer of this article, Whites created Egypt and all its grandeur, went down south and SUBJECTED the Blacks and taught them how to read and write.  The “elite Blacks” fell in love with the culture of the Whites and preserved it better than they did. Once it started to fall, they went back down south and got their Black subjects to come fight for them and return Egypt to what it once was.  Then after all the rebuilding, these Blacks went back home.  Now this might wash if it were not for facts established by Black and White Archaeologists, Egyptologists, Anthropologists, Linguists and Historians to the contrary of this racist spin.  Egyptians called their home “Kemit” – The Land of the Blacks.  Eurocentric scholars translate the name as “The Black Land” after the color of the soil.  Note: No other people anywhere named themselves after the color of the dirt in their land.  The head of the Sphinx is of a Black person.  The bust or carving of the head of the 1st Pharaoh Menes, is of a Black Man.  The statues of people living in Egypt reflect the features of Black people.  In art, the Egyptians displayed their skin color exactly the same as that of Nubians, Black; which they differentiated from other peoples such as the Libyans, Assyrians, etc.  The birthright always passed through the woman or mother (matriarchal society) amongst Blacks vs.  how it now passes through the father (patriarchal soc iety) amongst Indo-Europeans.  The Egyptian and Nubian culture were both Matriarchal.  Yes there were Pharaohs and they were Black.  They were not Conquerors of Egypt but of the people of the Nubian/Cushite/Kemite/Ethiopian kingdom which included all of Egypt, Ethiopia, Arabia, Sudan and more. Lastly, there are a great many Eurocentric scholars that do not respect Black Scholars and Scientists.  Not because the Black scholars are ill- trained because many went to the same schools, but because the conclusions they draw on Black History are not in alignment with their own.  The last insult or snub before the article closes is to display a picture of the head of Queen Tiye, the grandmother of King Tut.  The caption by the image says that it “…is made of wood that has darkened with age…” and because of that darkened wood, the writer claims that many have been inspired to think that she had Nubian Ancestry.  In other words, that’s the only reason that she is believed to be Black.  Not that her facial features reflect that or that anthropological and archaeological evidence conclude that the ancient Egyptians were Black.  Below are works by both Black and White scholars whose research speaks for itself: The Destruction of Black Civilization by Chancellor Williams, African Origin of Civilization by Cheikh A.  Diop, Ruins of Empires by C.  F.  Volney, Egypt: Child of Africa Edited by Ivan Van Sertima, Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire by Drusilla D.  Houston, Ancient Egypt Light of the World by Gerald Massey, Black Man of the Nile and His Family by Yosef Ben Jochannon, Echoes of the Old Darkland by Charles S.  Finch III, African Philosophy by Theophile Obenga, Maat: The Moral Idea in Ancient Egypt by Maulana Karenga.

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You made your voice heard!  I am so proud of you!

You didn't fall for the trickery and deceipt of the republican party.  You saw right through it!  Now enjoy the benefits of having your voice heard.

There's nothing more powerful the power of the pen, with the execption of a picture.   A video is even more powerful.

   Enjoy!

http://www.newseum.org/news/video_blogs/index.aspx?item=news_videoBlog&style=c

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It is your civic duty to see that this does not happen again!  Know your history!  Know that your vote counts!

They stopped you then, only you can stop you now!

African Bill Of Sale

None of us has had to experience the pain of separation
or live with the disgrace and humiliation that comes
with not being free.  When you cast your vote for who
will run our country, never forget your history and
keep this bill of sale in mind. When we allow ourselves
to forget our not so distant past, then we are destined
to repeat these actions in our future.

Stand for those who came before us and those who
could not stand up for themselves.
VOTE!
 
I encourage you to share this with everyone you know.  Let this be a reminder!

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 It's pretty inspirational to see the people of the world realize they really do possess the power to make things better for their lives as well as that of their families.  We are all agents of CHANGE! Nothing is more important than realizing and utilizing your own personal power.  

I am estatic to see that the people of Alaska see the light and not be blinded by the shadows.  Read this column and you'll understand.

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ALASKA'S BIGGEST NEWSPAPER ENDORSES OBAMA:

'Palin's rise captivates us but nation needs a steady hand,' says Anchorage Daily News.

      *The hometown newspaper of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says thanks, but no thanks by announcing its endorsement of her rival, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, for president.

       "Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency -- but it does not overwhelm all other judgment," the paper stated Saturday. "The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation."      

        "Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office," the paper continues. "In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain."      

       The Daily News goes on to praise Obama for his plan of action involving the mortgage crisis, stating: "Sen. Obama warned regulators and the nation 19 months ago that the subprime lending crisis was a disaster in the making. Sen. McCain backed tighter rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but didn't do much to advance that legislation. Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it.       

       "It is easy to look at Sen. Obama and see a return to the smart, bipartisan economic policies of the last Democratic administration in Washington, which left the country with the momentum of growth and a budget surplus that President George Bush has squandered."      

       As for Gov. Palin, the Daily News says, "despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time."      

       Read the Anchorage Daily News' entire endorsement of Barack Obama here: http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/567867.html  

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This may as well be the Michelle Obama newsletter site I've been writing about her for the last couple of weeks!  Oh well!

Anywho, here's an email I thought you'd enjoy!

zelda --

There's nothing like being on the campaign trail with Barack -- right at the heart of the largest and most inspiring grassroots movement in the history of politics.

Our team put together a video that captures that energy, and I had to share it with you.

See what this movement is all about, then make your first donation of $5 or more before it's too late to make a difference.

It's taken a lot of hard work to get this far, but we still have millions of voters to contact in a very short time.

This week alone, we need to grow this movement by 100,000 new donors -- but we're almost there.

If you make your first donation before tonight's deadline, a previous donor will match your donation and double your impact.

Please watch this short video and make a matched donation of $5 or more for the change we need:

https://donate.barackobama.com/match

Barack will be the underdog until he's in the White House, so keep working, keep talking to your friends and neighbors, and together we can change the world.

Thank you for your commitment, passion, and hard work,

Michelle

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More inspiration from my sister Michelle Obama!

Michelle is making headlines as soon to be First Lady of United States of America!  Read this article from the Washington Post.

The old plantation where Michelle Obama's great-great-grandfather lived is tucked behind the tire stores and veterinary clinics of U.S. Highway 521. But its history and grounds have been meticulously preserved, down to the dikes that once controlled the flow of water into its expansive rice fields.

This Story
A Family Tree Rooted In American Soil
A Family's Exodus From Slavery
Not much is known about Jim Robinson, however, including how or when he came to Friendfield, as the property is still called. But records show he was born around 1850 and lived, at least until the Civil War, as a slave. His family believes that he remained a Friendfield worker all his life and that he was buried at the place, in an unmarked grave.

Until she reconnected with relatives here in January on a campaign trip, Obama did not know much about her ancestry, or even that Friendfield existed. As she was growing up in Chicago, her parents did not talk about the family's history, and the young Michelle Robinson didn't ask many questions.

But if her husband is elected president in November, he will not be the only one in the family making history. While Barack Obama's provenance -- his black Kenyan father, white Kansas-born mother and Hawaiian childhood -- has been celebrated as a uniquely American example of multicultural identity, Michelle Obama's family history -- from slavery to Reconstruction to the Great Migration north -- connects her to the essence of the African American experience.

To Rep. James E. Clyburn (D), whose district includes part of Georgetown County, the possibility that a descendant of slaves could be first lady is just as momentous as the prospect of a black man as president. "I believe she could play as pivotal a role as her husband could, if not more so. It would allow us an opportunity to get beyond some of our preconceived notions, some of our prejudices," he said.

Those who have studied African American history believe Michelle Obama's prominence could help bring to light the complexities of what Southern whites once called the "peculiar institution," now regarded as an indelible stain on the American conscience.

"It's good to be a part of playing out history in this way," Obama said in an interview at the campaign's Chicago headquarters. "It could be anybody. But it's us, it's our family, it's that story, that's going to play a part in telling a bigger story."

It is a process, she continued, of "uncovering the shame, digging out the pride that is part of that story -- so that other folks feel comfortable about embracing the beauty and the tangled nature of the history of this country."

Early this year, before Obama traveled to Georgetown to help her husband in the South Carolina primary, campaign aides began to interview her relatives and scour genealogical records, not sure of what they would discover. Later they enlisted help from historians to produce a detailed Robinson family tree.

Sheryll Cashin, a Georgetown University law professor and author of a book about her own Alabama family, says that for African Americans, there is nothing unique about the Robinson family. "I would venture to say that this is not an extraordinary story," said Cashin, a friend of Obama's. "It's an extraordinary story because it's been unearthed."

The Obama campaign agreed to cooperate for this article, as did Robinson family members who live in Georgetown and had previously declined all interview requests. Many had known parts of their family history but not the full odyssey, including details unearthed by The Washington Post in its own inquiries.

more info at this website:

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/01/AR2008100103169.html?referrer=emailarticle

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Nothing is more N'spirational than the truth!

Words are good, video is better!

Check this out!

Chris Rock on Sarah Palin

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Mn9evqaGI

Then be sure  and read this article

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1001/p09s01-coop.html

Words directly from Sarah Palen

If you think SNL Palen's is funny / scary, watch the real thing.

Who is Sarha Palin?   
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=efACWYRNRcQ&feature=related

Foreign Policy Experience - with Katie Couric
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=nokTjEdaUGg

Jack Cafferty Tells Us How He Really Feels About Sarah Palin
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=L8__aXxXPVc

Palin: Okay, I Didn't Quite Say "Thanks, But No Thanks"
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=kvqH6GnE3k0

Sarah Palin: Maverick to Nowhere:
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=ieuA7nAOBXQ&NR=1

Now this should make you think as you go to the polls!

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This Story
A Family Tree Rooted In American Soil
A Family's Exodus From Slavery
Not much is known about Jim Robinson, however, including how or when he came to Friendfield, as the property is still called. But records show he was born around 1850 and lived, at least until the Civil War, as a slave. His family believes that he remained a Friendfield worker all his life and that he was buried at the place, in an unmarked grave.

Until she reconnected with relatives here in January on a campaign trip, Obama did not know much about her ancestry, or even that Friendfield existed. As she was growing up in Chicago, her parents did not talk about the family's history, and the young Michelle Robinson didn't ask many questions.

But if her husband is elected president in November, he will not be the only one in the family making history. While Barack Obama's provenance -- his black Kenyan father, white Kansas-born mother and Hawaiian childhood -- has been celebrated as a uniquely American example of multicultural identity, Michelle Obama's family history -- from slavery to Reconstruction to the Great Migration north -- connects her to the essence of the African American experience.

To Rep. James E. Clyburn (D), whose district includes part of Georgetown County, the possibility that a descendant of slaves could be first lady is just as momentous as the prospect of a black man as president. "I believe she could play as pivotal a role as her husband could, if not more so. It would allow us an opportunity to get beyond some of our preconceived notions, some of our prejudices," he said.

Those who have studied African American history believe Michelle Obama's prominence could help bring to light the complexities of what Southern whites once called the "peculiar institution," now regarded as an indelible stain on the American conscience.

"It's good to be a part of playing out history in this way," Obama said in an interview at the campaign's Chicago headquarters. "It could be anybody. But it's us, it's our family, it's that story, that's going to play a part in telling a bigger story."

It is a process, she continued, of "uncovering the shame, digging out the pride that is part of that story -- so that other folks feel comfortable about embracing the beauty and the tangled nature of the history of this country."

Early this year, before Obama traveled to Georgetown to help her husband in the South Carolina primary, campaign aides began to interview her relatives and scour genealogical records, not sure of what they would discover. Later they enlisted help from historians to produce a detailed Robinson family tree.

Sheryll Cashin, a Georgetown University law professor and author of a book about her own Alabama family, says that for African Americans, there is nothing unique about the Robinson family. "I would venture to say that this is not an extraordinary story," said Cashin, a friend of Obama's. "It's an extraordinary story because it's been unearthed."

The Obama campaign agreed to cooperate for this article, as did Robinson family members who live in Georgetown and had previously declined all interview requests. Many had known parts of their family history but not the full odyssey, including details unearthed by The Washington Post in its own inquiries.