According to the United States Census Bureau, African Americans are 5 times more likely to fail in business than their white counterparts. Furthermore, of the 27 million businesses in this country, barely 2 million or 7% are owned by African American ...
Posted Wednesday, January 19th 2011 at 11:25AM
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The global squeeze on the finances of Laurent Gbagbo, the strongman who refuses to cede power after losing a presidential election here, has included sanctions, asset freezes and financial interdictions, all in the hope of disl ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 12:16PM
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TUNIS — Passions unleashed by the revolution in Tunisia resonated throughout the region on Monday as an Egyptian and a Mauritanian became the latest of six North Africans to set themselves on fire in an imitation of the self-immolation that set off t ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 12:10PM
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Our annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King is now a memory. Many of us attended various celebrations where we got to remember, recount and rejoice in the legacy of this great role model and contributor to the world.
But now what? Do we simply pu ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 11:47AM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- You meet a guy or girl that seems great, and within ten minutes you’ve probably already decided whether you can see yourself marrying this person or not. Go on, admit it. We all want to find that one special person who can conne ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 11:16AM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- What's a man to do when his partner is going through "the change?" Menopause is about more than just a woman's period stopping, and you can both survive the challenges if you know what to expect. Many women don’t know what to exp ...
Posted Tuesday, January 18th 2011 at 11:13AM
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On the anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti & killed more than 200,000 people, we look at how the nation is still struggling to rebuild.
• The Root: Haiti's year-long aftershock
• Bing: Charities offering relief & aid to Haiti
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Posted Wednesday, January 12th 2011 at 12:42PM
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AP) Arianna Huffington: There are always going to be unbalanced people, just as there are always going to be viruses in our environment -- but what most determines whether those viruses make us sick is the strength of our immune system. When it is st ...
Posted Tuesday, January 11th 2011 at 11:40PM
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TUCSON — In a community college classroom here last June, on the first day of the term, the instructor in Jared L. Loughner’s basic algebra class, Ben McGahee, posed what he thought was a simple arithmetic question to his students. He was not prepare ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 6:32PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Beginning an exercise program can be like embarking on a fun and exciting adventure, but it can also be very overwhelming and painful if you aren’t careful. Warming your body up and stretching prior to exercise is very important ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 3:22PM
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Have you ever stopped to consider the impact your words have on the lives of those around you? Perhaps more important, have you ever really contemplated how your words impact your children? HSLDA President Mike Smith has a message for parents about t ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 2:23PM
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Martin Luther King, Jr. said “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” Why is this still true? In this clip two Baptist pastors from Salt Lake City (one from a white church and one from ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 2:15PM
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NY Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: On the Tragic Shootings in Arizona
We don't know all the facts from Tuscon, Arizona yet, but we do know that every single day, 34 Americans die to gun violence. And so it will continue until we get serious about cracki ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 12:34PM
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EL says of making "Second Chance":
“..., I felt like I was seeing a flower or feeling the sun shine for the first time,” says El DeBarge. “I feel like a brand new artist, like I just came out to Hollywood from Grand Rapids, Michigan and I’m looking ...
Posted Sunday, January 9th 2011 at 1:20AM
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You all may think I've completely lost it after this post, but I saw something spectacular when I was watching these short clips; perseverance is the key to obtaining success in life and that is even in the face of obstacles. Nature has so many less ...
Posted Sunday, January 9th 2011 at 12:50AM
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