# Inspiring

Mississippi Lawmakers Honor Widow of Civil Rights Hero

The Mississippi Legislature honored the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers for her bravery, championing civil rights and race relations even while her family lived under constant threat during their fight for voter registration and economic advancement for blacks.

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American Couple Opens Orphanage in Tanzania Offering Adoptions Worldwide

Jerry and Tammy Backus moved to Tanzania in 2009 to open an orphanage and help the children find new families. The Falco's Girls Home just made a new video and wanted to share it on the Good News Network.

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Chicago Teachers Surprise Students with "Thriller" Flash Mob (Video)

Teachers at Chicago's Gary Comer College Prep surprised their students this week performing a flash mob performance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The South Side school principal James Troupis says his team didn't come up with the idea—they borrowed the idea from suburban Palatine High School, which staged one last December. WATCH the video below..  

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Sir Richard Branson's Role Models - Inspiring Tributes for Entrepreneurs

Starting and growing a business is a bumpy journey, but it can be made a little easier with someone to provide inspiration -- and a reminder of why you embarked on this crazy path in the first place. Check out this list of role models from 14 aspiring entrepreneurs and Branson himself.

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Passserby Hero Catches Baby Dropped from Burning Building

A woman trapped inside a burning apartment trusted a stranger with her child's life Saturday morning when she dropped the infant from a second-story window and into the sure and steady hands of a man who happened to be there only because he'd been called into work early.

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New York Millionaires Offer to Pay Extra Taxes to Offset Budget Cuts

Millionaires across New York State are banding together to ask for more taxes. About 100 wealthy New Yorkers, including actor Mark Ruffalo, say they want to do their part to help the state out of its budget crisis, and they are encouraging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend their so-called millionaire's tax.

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Meditation Changes Brain Structure In 8 Weeks, Helping Memory Loss, Stress

In just 8-weeks, a program of mindfulness meditation was able to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, empathy and stress. A team at Massachusetts General Hospital documented that the structural changes in the brain were actually produced by regular periods of focused attention during meditation.

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Helping Veterans Trade Their Swords for Plows

Since his three tours in Iraq, a decorated Marine Corps infantry sergeant turned organic farmer has developed a six-week course in avocado agriculture for returning veterans who may want to build new careers in the farming movement.