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Studies Show that Black Men More Likely to Get Prostate Cancer, But Early Detection is Key

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood We all know someone who has survived prostate cancer, and we all know folks who did not. Unfortunately for African Americans, we probably know more people who didn’t survive because they found […]

Editorials

Pat Buchanan Explains White Fears Over Diversity

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

By George E. Curry Leave it to Pat Buchanan, a former Richard Nixon speechwriter, to summarize why Whites fear an increasingly diverse United States. As MediaMatters documented, he appeared May 5 on NPR’s Morning Edition […]

Lifestyle

African-American Men with Historically Black Names Live a Year Longer

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

Posted by Andy Henion Michigan State University Black men with historically distinctive black names such as Elijah and Moses lived a year longer, on average, than other black men, according to new research examining 3 […]

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Baltimore Officer Acquitted on all Counts in Freddie Gray Case

May 23, 2016 Staff 0

By Joe Heim and Rachel Weiner, washingtonpost.com A judge found police officer Edward M. Nero not guilty of four criminal counts in the case of Freddie Gray, whose death last year in police custody sparked riots […]

Business

Rush Card Settle Lawsuit for $20 Million

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

by Ann Bucher The makers of the RushCard have reportedly agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed over a botched upgrade of the pre-paid debit card that allegedly left RushCard holders without access to their […]

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90-day program may help eliminate fibroids

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Gemma Greene, blackdoctor.org Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus. Sometimes, these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods. In other cases, they cause […]

National

Emanuel AME Church Distributes $1.5M to Shooting Victims’ Families

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Patrick Phillips and Kyle Foster, live5news.com The downtown Charleston church where nine parishioners were gunned down last summer has donated $1.5 million to the families of the victims. Mother Emanuel AME Church donated the money, […]

Editorials

Where Do We Go After All the Hateful Rhetoric

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux Malia Obama deserves congratulations. Admitted to Harvard University, she has decided to take a gap year, a mature choice that many students make when they want a break between intense and competitive […]

Editorials

History Has Proven That Mothers Have Been the True Backbone of the Black Family

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

Much like many of you that are reading this column, I cannot begin to express the gratitude, love, admiration and thankfulness I have for my mother, and all of the other mothers in my life. […]

Editorials

Troubled Homeowners Can Avoid Foreclosure

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Charlene Crowell Since 2004 approximately 8 million homes have been lost to foreclosure, according to CoreLogic, a national mortgage data firm. Although the number of homeowners entering foreclosure has fallen dramatically since the height […]

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