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Who Will Slip Into Bernie Madoff's Slippers?
By Mara Gay - AOL News
(Oct. 21) -- Not everyone can walk a mile in Bernie Madoff's shoes. But soon, one lucky bidder will be able to wear the monogrammed slippers of the disgraced investor, which will be auctioned off by the U.S. Marshals Service next month. The padded pair of velveteen, monogrammed slippers -- size 8 1/2 -- is one of more than 400 items seized from the Ponzi schemer and his wife, Ruth Madoff, bound for the auction block. Buyers can also bid on a 10.5-carat diamond engagement ring, a Steinway grand piano and a bull statuette made out of bronze, all formerly owned by the most infamous family in ...
A White Woman's Thoughts on Black Princesses
By Christine Wicker - Politics DailyI remember reading once that African-American girls have higher self-esteem than white girls their age. This was some time ago and might not be true. But I wondered if it was because they DON'T have those helpless princesses to measure themselves against. I was so depressed years ago when I saw that first television special with a black Cinderella. I thought, "Oh great. Now put THAT on the black girls too."It seems to me that black women get to be so much more alive than white women. I know I'm being stereotypical. I could name a half dozen black women who are every bit as timid and eager to ...
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