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Maya Angelou Upset Over MLK Memorial Inscription (NEWS)

Maya Angelou has a number of things to say about the inscription on the MLK Memorial. The honorable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. looks like an "Arrogant Twit" says, dear friend of Dr. King. Why is Maya Angelou so stirred up about the memorial that was unveiled this past weekend? According to a recent interview with the Washington Post, Angelou targeted one inscription saying "I was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness" This inscription was paraphrased from one of Dr. King's comments made at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1968. What we didn't was that the inscription on Dr. King's memorial were missing a few words. The exact words were delivered "If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice, say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness." Maya Angelou tells Washington Post that the omission of “if” in the inscription changes the meaning of King’s words.

Maya Angelou opinionated “The quote makes Dr. Martin Luther King look like an arrogant twit,”  “He was anything but that. He was far too profound a man for that four-letter word to apply.”

We at TheFIGURE sure hopes that this stir up can be solved as quickly as possible. Long live the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

GIRL (Gorgeous In Real Life) with Fashion Runway Model Jasira Monique

Congratulations Jasira Monique for exemplifying everything it means to be GIRL (Gorgeous In Real Life) Check out her 'Woman On The Go' photos!

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(Health) 7 "Bad" foods you no longer have to be afraid of!

7 "Bad" Foods You Should Be Eating!



 1. PEANUT BUTTER

Rumor: Peanut Butter is being charged for being fattening

Good News: Peanut butter is high in fat, but that doesn’t mean it’s fattening. (Gaining or losing weight, and body fat, basically comes down to balancing calories.) That said, peanut butter is a concentrated source of calories, so you don’t want to go overboard. But you don’t need to eat tons to feel satisfied: just a tablespoon (90 calories) or two of peanut butter goes a long way. Plus, peanut butter provides protein and folate, a B vitamin important for the healthy development of new cells.

2. EGGS

Rumor: Egg yolks are off- limits!!

Good News: eggs are super-satisfying: in one study, people who ate a scrambled-egg-and-toast breakfast felt more satisfied, and ate less at lunch, than they did when they ate a bagel that had the same number of calories. Egg yolks contain lutein and zeaxanthin, compounds that research links with reduced risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over 50.

3. BEEF

Rumor: Beef is full of saturated fat and dietary cholesterol, so people who care about their hearts should avoid it.

Good News:  Lean cuts of beef are a low-fat source of protein and iron, a mineral essential for getting oxygen from the lungs to cells throughout the body—and one many women (of childbearing age) are deficient in. There are many lean cuts of steaks: filet mignon, sirloin, strip steak, flank steak. If you can’t remember the names, pick steaks that are deep red with a relatively small amount of marbling—a fancy name for fat—to find lean cuts.

 

5. CHOCOLATE

Rumor: Chocolate has lots of fat, lots of sugar—and it tastes amazing, so it must be bad for you.

Good News: Dark chocolate contains flavanols, antioxidants that seem to have a blood-thinning effect, which can benefit cardiovascular health. And, recently, researchers in Switzerland reported that eating dark chocolate (1.4 ounces of it) every day for two weeks reduced stress hormones, including cortisol, in highly stressed people. But be sure to account for the calories (1.4 ounces delivers 235)—or you may be stressed to see extra pounds creeping on.

6. BREAD

Rumor: Bread is bad for you, because it’s loaded with carbs.

Good News:  Bread isn’t bad—eating too many refined grains is, and that’s why the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend making at least half of the grains you consume whole grains. Switching to 100% whole-wheat bread, or other whole-grain breads, is one way to do that.

7. POTATOES

Rumor: Potatoes rank high on the glycemic index, which measures how quickly different foods raise your blood sugar. Foods with a high GI value tend to cause a higher spike in blood sugar—and in insulin, the hormone that helps glucose get into cells—which can be a problem for some people, particularly those with diabetes.

Good News:  Potatoes are a good source of fiber, potassium and vitamin C. And unless you’re eating an absolutely plain potato all by itself, its GI value doesn’t matter. (It’s also worth noting that the glycemic index is an imperfect and controversial scale.) A high-GI potato becomes a low-GI meal if you simply add a little olive oil, because the added fat helps slow the absorption of the potato’s carbohydrates.

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"MOTHER-TO-BEY" Beyonce Announces her PREGNANCY on the MTV VMA's Red Carpet Event! (PHOTOS)

The incomparable Beyonce' better known as "King B" preciously announces her pregnancy to the photographers, rubbing on her BaBEY bump! Confirming what the world has been waiting for! We are all so excited for the hardworking performer. Congratulations to the 'Mother-To-Bey'

Beyonce & her BaBEY bump!

Homophobia in the 2012 ballot? A Quis Debonair story.

 

You Need to Pay Attention to Michele Bachmann

I know a lot of us aren’t that political, and many haven’t been paying much attention to the Republicans clawing all over each other for the presidential nomination next year, but if you have a Twitter account or read the news you have probably heard of Michele Bachmann, the congresswoman from Minnesota who is quickly floating to the top of the short list of GOP bigots likely to face Barack Obama at the ballot box next year.

You know Bachmann—she’s the one who married her queeny husband Marcus (who runs a clinic that offers “ex-gay” therapy for self-hating homos) after both of them experienced a vision from God. Well, despite the fact that she is a religious extremist with virtually no record of accomplishments in congress besides forwarding her hateful moral agenda, she won the Iowa Straw Poll over the weekend, one of the first real litmus tests to determine who is a “top tier” candidate for the 2010 election.

Here’s the thing about Michele Bachmann: she is not Sarah Palin. She is smarter, she’s more highly regarded, she has a more drive and she has none of Palin’s political baggage. She’s also about twice as [scary].

Want to know just how Bachmann feels about you? Here’s what she said in 2004 re: the gays:

“It’s a very sad life. It’s part of Satan, I think, to say that this is ‘gay.’ It’s anything but ‘gay.’ It leads to the personal enslavement of individuals. Because if you’re involved in the gay and lesbian lifestyle, it’s bondage. It is personal bondage, personal despair, and personal enslavement. And that’s why this is so dangerous. We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life, and sexual identity disorders.”
Bachmann was faced with this gem as recently as this past weekend, when she appeared onMeet the Press after her Iowa victory, and she stood by it, adding stupidly, “I am not anyone’s judge.” In it, she displays her profound ignorance (or worse, her straight up denial of facts) by calling homosexuality a “dysfunction” and a “disorder”, despite the fact that the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a disorder in 1973, with the American Psychological Association following suit a few years later.

We need to face a scary reality, guys. Barack Obama’s approval ratings have dropped below 40 percent, the lowest they have ever been. Meanwhile, Michelle Bachmann, even with her long history of documented bigotry, is well on her way to securing the nomination (with only Texas governor Rick Perry posing much of a threat now, and he’s about as bad as she is). Remember what happened in 2010, when the GOP took back the senate and the house? We need to face the real possibility that Michele Bachmann could be the next president.

She supports a federal ban on gay marriage. She has vowed to reinstate Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. She opposes ENDA, which would defend you from discrimination in the workplace. She thinks the love you share with your partner is Satanic, dysfunctional and sad. Under President Bachmann, you can expect the momentum toward full civil rights we have achieved over the past few years (with little thanks to President Obama, it’s true) to be rolled back. You’d see full Republican control of government, and the introduction and passage of who knows what kind of hateful legislation aimed and subjugating LGBT people even further.

You need to pay attention to Michele Bachmann in the coming months, as she calculates her way to the presidency. And you need to be terrified.