February 22, 2021
In her novels, award-winning author and Arizona State University Professor Jewell Parker Rhodes often combines her firsthand experiences with historical events and a bit of imagination to create fictional worlds readers can both relate to and learn from.
“Black Brother, Black Brother,” Rhodes’ latest children’s novel, follows that same formula exploring her interest in the history of fencing, her experiences as a mother of biracial children and her passion for social justice. Since its release nearly one year ago, the story has won numerous awards and most recently was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work.
diamonds in the rough. model naomi campbell actually testified this morning in a war crimes trial at the hague against liberia s former dictator charles taylor. why her tomorrow about some diamonds she received could actually hold the key to convicting him. we ll have the latest on that story for you coming up. this is an interesting question. are you a schizophrenic shopper? if you re the kind of person for example, you hunt for bargains, maybe you click coupons but then at the same time you re going out and buying that fancy new car or splurging on that starbucks coffee, you might have a split personality when it comes to how you consume goods. we ll tell you a little bit more about that. pennywise, dollar foolish, or something like that? we are saving more, though, so overall there s a good outcome here. and we re also going to teach you how to think like a dog. according to a new poll the majority of dog owners, like myself, say that they know what their furry fri
best friend. supermodel naomi campbell testifies at a war crimes trial overnight. why an anonymous gift she was given could hold the key to convicting a ruthless warlord today, thursday, august 5th, convicting a ruthless warlord today, thursday, august 5th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. this ruling that overturned california s ban on same-sex marriages is probably going to have major implications from coast to coast. it certainly seems that way. this is the first time that a federal judge has declared a ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. opponents are already working on appeals this morning and it all but sets up a supreme court showdown on the controversial issue. we re going to have the latest straight ahead. a little later in the show we re going to talk about a dangerous decision that more americans appear to be making. we re talking about pe