Source: popculturezoo.com

If BET does nothing else right, they will be much appreciated for this latest move. The network that many thought could only do wrong is bringing Idris Elba’s Golden Globe-winning series “Luther” to its viewers, and before some of you get worked up, they’re just airing episodes not remaking the series or taking over it.

On Saturday morning beginning promptly at 8:30 am, BET will begin airing an all-day Luther marathon, giving many their first chance to catch the BBC series everyone has been raving about. The show follows John Luther (Idris) who is a genius police detective in the Serious Crime Unit with unmatched dedication that he often pays a heavy price for but never gets the best of him.

There were only six episodes in the first season of the series and four in the next so catching up on the shows won’t take up your whole day, just a substantial part of it. From everything I’ve read about the series it seems it would be well worth it.

Will you tune in?

Brande Victorian is the news and operations editor for madamenoire.com. Follow her on twitter @Be_Vic.

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For most pregnant women it’s a struggle just to stand as their delivery date grows closer, but on Sunday a Westchester woman ran the Chicago Marathon at 38 weeks and 5 days pregnant. And then she gave birth.

Amber Miller, 27, whose doctor cleared her to half run, half walk the marathon, told The Daily Herald that she felt a contraction after crossing the finish line at 6 hours and 25 minutes. Having a very casual attitude about the whole experience, Miller said she ran throughout both of her pregnancies and was used to getting contractions whenever she ran.

“The contractions became regular after we finished, so we stopped and grabbed a sandwich and then went to the hospital. It was the longest day of my life.”

Doctors list her labor at 2 hours and 18 minutes before her daughter June was born at 10:29 pm, weighing 7 pounds and 13 ounces. But Miller said she had been having contractions since she crossed the finish line at about 3:30 p.m.

Exercise is to be embraced when carrying a child, but comments on the web have called Miller’s move “risky, selfish, and stupid!”  It is possible that Miller’s labor was brought on by the overexertion of the marathon, but she still gave birth to a healthy baby and had her doctor’s approval.

What do you think? Do you see anything wrong with Miller’s choice to run the marathon or did she have her priorities backward?

On Oct. 16, thousands of runners will converge on Chicago to take part in the annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon. With their family and friends in tow, they will lace up their sneakers, pin on their runner’s bibs and open their wallets, contributing an estimated $140 million to the city’s economy.

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