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Health

More Evidence That Southern Cooking Boosts Heart Risk

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

If your dinner plate often includes fried chicken, gravy-smothered liver, buttered rolls and sweet tea — your heart may not find it so tasty. Eating a Southern-style diet is associated with an increased risk of […]

Entertainment

Ball-Lacy Seeks to Launch Reality Show Highlighting Blacks in STEM

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

  By Harry Colbert Jr. Let’s face it: reality television is not doing Black people any favors. Often, the prevailing image of Black people in almost every reality show is one of dysfunction, savagery and […]

Entertainment

Terrence Howard in Court Trying to Undo Divorce Agreement

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terrence Howard agreed to a 2012 divorce settlement with his ex-wife after she threatened to leak details about his sex life, his attorney said at a […]

Education

Black Male Enrollment Declines in Med Schools

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising concerns about the United States’ future ability to have […]

National

Texas Police Chief Fires Officer Who Killed College Student

August 13, 2015 Staff 0

by EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — An unarmed college football player tried to smash through a locked glass door in a North Texas car dealership showroom to escape an officer in training but […]

Greek Life

Gamma Rho Omega Chapter of AKA Sorority Annual Leadership Workshop

August 13, 2015 admin 0

On Saturday August 8, 2015, The Gamma Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated convened at the Sea Palm Conference Center and Resort on St Simons Island, GA for their Annual Leadership Workshop. […]

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