Good morning! It’s shaping up to be a beautiful day. The weatherman is calling for abundant sunshine, clear skies and a high of 88°.

Here’s what’s brewing in the news:

The Revolution will not be televised

An upcoming documentary is bound to spark intense conversations about race, gender and how we define ourselves. The unfinished film “Reflections Unheard: Black women in Civil Rights” focuses on the marginalization of black women during the Black Power and Feminist movements of the 60s and 70s, up to the present. It features file footage from those turbulent points in history and commentary from several Black women.

Check out the extended trailer.
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Nightclub drug may help treat cancer

The drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA, could be used to fight cancer. According to researchers, the designer drug was already known to be effective against more than half of white blood cell cancers, but previously the large dose required to treat a tumor would be lethal to the patient. In a study, scientists at the University of Birmingham modified the drug, making it 100 times more effective at suppressing tumor growth and say it could be used to treat leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. While the results are promising, researchers say there is a lot of work ahead before the findings could be put into widespread use for cancer patients. (Read more)
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Strauss-Kahn rape charges to be dropped

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has filed paper working asking that all charges be dropped in the Domonique Strauss-Kahn rape trail. “The nature and number of the complainant’s falsehoods leave us unable to credit her (the accuser's) version of events beyond a reasonable doubt, whatever the truth may be about the encounter between the complainant and the defendant,” states the paperwork filed by the DA. “If we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt, we cannot ask a jury to do so.” Lawyers for the accuser Nafissatou Diallo say they were informed of the decision in a meeting that lasted less than a minute and accuse the DA of turning his back on the victim by denying her the right to get justice. (Read more)
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What about your friends?

In your wonderful circle of friends, do you have at least one that is just… bad? Maybe it’s the one that’s always complaining about her life or being overly critical of yours. Or maybe, it’s the one that is always putting her needs ahead of your needs. If you have such a "friend," you are not alone. A new Self magazine poll of 18,000 women found that 84 percent admit to having a toxic friend. One in three women surveyed referred to their toxic friend as their “bestie,” and 83 percent admitted they remained friends with a toxic pal because ending the friendship would just be too difficult.

According to Self, the top 5 toxic friends are:
• The narcissist: 65% of readers reported having a self-absorbed friend.
• The chronic downer: 59% said they had an emotionally-draining pal.
• The critic: 55% of respondents admitted to having an overly critical buddy.
• The underminer: 45% admitted to having a friend who tries to sabotage them.
• The flake 37% said they had an unreliable friend.

(Read more)

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