Jerrybrice's Blog
The intersection of animation, entertainment, and politics

Posts Tagged ‘receiving

11 Year Old Broadway “Lion King” Star Shannon Tavarez Dies From Leukemia…

November 2, 2010

11 year-old Broadway star of the Lion King, Shannon Tavarez has lost her fight against a rare form of leukemia Monday,succumbing to a blood clot in her brain. Katharina Harf, co-founder of the bone marrow donor center DKMS confirmed the news that the 11-year-old succumbed to her illness despite receiving groundbreaking treatment.(Source) Corbin Bleu,Alicia Keys, […]

11 Year Old Broadway Disney’s ‘Lion King’ Actress Shannon Tavarez, Seeks Bone Marrow Donor In Her Battle With Leukemia…

July 20, 2010

Today I was struck by the news about a bone marrow search for 11-year-old Broadway “Lion King” actress Shannon Tavarez.  Shannon Tavarez, a native of Queens, landed the role of young Nala in the hit musical “The Lion King” on Broadway. Shannon was able to win the part of Young Nala in her first open audition.(SOURCE) […]

Swine Flu Found In A Dog!!!

December 22, 2009

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=dogs&iid=7390900″ src=”3/8/5/a/Chihuahuas_Overwhelm_California_2447.jpg?adImageId=8538300&imageId=7390900″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] Vets in New York have reportedly diagnosed the first known case of H1N1 Swine Flu in a dog. The LA Times reports…The virus has been found before in other pets, including at least three ferrets, several cats and pigs and a cheetah named Gijima at a wildlife […]

Champion SpeedSkater Shani Davis Dominates The World Cup In Calgary

December 7, 2009

World Speedskating champion Shani Davis has done it again! http://wp.me/pEzT2-kP Shani Davis smashed the world record by running the third fastest time ever Sunday in Calgary,and fastest anywhere but Salt Lake City, the world’s fastest rink — to win the 1,000 meters at the speed skating World Cup. Davis was chasing his own world record […]

4 Tourist In Mecca Die From The Swine Flu Virus

November 22, 2009

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=HAJJ&iid=7002935″ src=”9/2/2/6/Palestinian_Muslim_Pilgrims_69bc.JPG?adImageId=7732159&imageId=7002935″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /] The H1N1 Swine Flu virus knows no borders,has no boundaries, and has absolutely no respect for religious or cultural traditions. This year at the annual Hajj to Mecca,  Four foreign pilgrims have died of swine flu, the Saudi Health Ministry announced on Saturday. The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry  said […]

Suspected Intersex South African Female Sprinter Caster Semenya keeps Gold medal, Sex test results remain a secret

November 19, 2009

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=caster+semenya&iid=6073230″ src=”7/e/5/e/12th_IAAF_World_e3c2.jpg?adImageId=7642596&imageId=6073230″ width=”380″ height=”497″ /] The AP in Johannesburg reports that the South African sports ministry says 800 world champion Caster Semenya will keep her gold medal. Caster Semenya has been under humiliating public scrutiny for several months now, when it was made public that the gold medal winning world champion female runner […]

4-Month Old Baby Girl Dies From H1N1 Swine Flu Virus…Too Young To Be Vaccinted

November 19, 2009

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=swine+flu+vaccine&iid=6924554″ src=”f/2/0/c/Crowds_Line_Up_1781.jpg?adImageId=7640304&imageId=6924554″ width=”380″ height=”307″ /] A four-month old infant girl is the latest casualty to succumb to the deadly H1N1 Swine flu virus that is spreading faster than a wildfire across the nation. The flu pandemic is on the rise and has been allowed to kill at a rate that has gone […]