Valentines Day

Feb 8 2013

Love’s labor baked

What better way to show love and affection on Valentine’s Day than by sharing a delicious gift made from the heart? A sweet treat is the perfect way to say “I love you” to the important people in your life.

Feb 14 2011

Valentinus, Juno

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Valentine's Day is celebrated on Feb. 14 because that is the day Pope Gelasius declared at about 498 to honor the martyr Valentinus and end a pagan celebration.

Valentinus was executed for his Christian beliefs. While jailed, he allegedly restored the sight of his jailer's blind daughter.

The night before his execution, he wrote a farewell note to the girl, which he signed, "From your Valentine.'' He was executed on Feb. 14, 269.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Feb 10 2011

The Ma’ats advocate real love

Valentine’s Day is time when some people spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars, trying to convince another that the fires are still burning hot between them. But at other times of the year that love cools into lackluster interaction and mundane routines.

It is time for a change in this thing we all call love. While society and the mass media no longer seem to appreciate or support the long-lasting commitments of marriage and the traditional family, there is a movement afoot to revive love.

Kianna Shann  |   OW Contributor
Feb 10 2011

Contemporary couples view relationships through a different lens

In these modern times, we have seen a drastic change in the structure of the Black family. New generations are becoming increasingly sexually promiscuous and losing connection to traditional relationships and marital ideologies, including the concept of courting. What has changed our perspective on relationships? What has allowed couples to pursue non-monogamous relationships rather than those like their grandparents and parents had and have?

Feb 7 2011

Chocolate Chip Cookie Hearts

I love that we have a day designed to celebrate love. And I enjoy finding creative ways to show the people in my life how much I care about them. This year, I’m sharing some ideas from the kitchen and from the heart so that you can put some extra L-O-V-E into your Valentine’s Day.

L for a love letter you write to someone special. Whether it’s a spouse, a child, or a dear friend, take some time to write down the reasons they are so special to you. It will be a gift they treasure for a long time.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.