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Life is...PRECIOUS

Jon Perry — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:00:20 +0000

Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect.

The "To Be" List

Jon Perry — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:19:42 +0000

About 2 weeks ago, I bought Ricky a book called, “The Bounce Back Book: How to thrive in the face of adversity, setbacks and losses.” We read a few pages together and put it down when it was time for him to go to work.

Honoring the Legacy of Ryan White

Jon Perry — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:57:05 +0000

Today, President Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.

AIDS Walk 2009 [ATL]anta

Jon Perry — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:14:12 +0000

Turn Me Loose

Jon Perry — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:54:22 +0000

Soul singer/songwriter Ledisi promises a to keep it “raw, spiritual, uninhibited, and aggressive, and tell it all” with her new album ‘Turn Me Loose’ (out Aug 18th on Verve Forecast). 2007 GRAMMY Best New Artist nominee Ledisi (rhymes with legacy) took the world by storm with her chart-topping Verve Forecast debut ‘Lost & Found,’ but says the new record is all about “the desire to be free and embrace change.”