Vernon Forrest won the Marvin Kohn Good Guy Award in 2003 in a vote of members of the Boxing Writers Association of America, a richly deserved honor for a man who always was looking for ways to share his good fortune with others. "He came from the ‘ ...
Posted Sunday, July 26th 2009 at 10:48PM
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On Wednesday's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance," contestants Ade and Melissa performed a contemporary routine inspired by breast cancer to Maxwell's cover of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work." Before the performance, choreographer Tyce Diorio e ...
Posted Friday, July 24th 2009 at 2:55PM
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The Civility Project is not calling for unity—just respect.
A Republican and a Democrat walk into a bar — a coffee bar, that is. That's the plan, anyway. But, as Republican Mark DeMoss and Democrat Lanny Davis will tell you, a civil conversation ...
Posted Thursday, July 23rd 2009 at 7:20PM
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New York City used tests that discriminated against black and Hispanic applicants to the Fire Department and had little relation to firefighting, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the administration of Mayor Michael R. ...
Posted Thursday, July 23rd 2009 at 4:46PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Researchers are planning to find out why black Americans seeking help for depression and other mood disorders are often misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. A team of University of Cincinnati investigators will lead a four-year nati ...
Posted Thursday, July 23rd 2009 at 10:14AM
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The search continues in Bryan County for Emma Carroll. The 83-year old woman has been missing from her home near Pembroke since Saturday evening. She suffers from dementia and has wandered from home several times in the past but has been found quickl ...
Posted Tuesday, July 21st 2009 at 7:06PM
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I'm glad that Chris Brown finally issued a public apology for assaulting Rihanna. Yes, I know he released a public statement last February where he said he was sorry for what transpired. But "what transpired" is too vague when referring to a felo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 21st 2009 at 5:59PM
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Back in the days when segregation was the law of the land, they opened doors of educational opportunity that produced generations of distinguished African American nurses. Today, HBCU nursing programs are building on that legacy to prepare the black ...
Posted Monday, July 20th 2009 at 6:53PM
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Women On The Rise National Tour proudly presents
"From Crisis to Opportunity-
Coming Out of This Recession on Top"
Saturday, September 12, 2009
8:30AM-3:00PM
8401-B Gerber Rd
Sacramento, California
•Learn leadership skills that will ...
Posted Sunday, July 19th 2009 at 9:12PM
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - After six years together, the relationship between a pair of gay male penguins at San Francisco zoo is apparently over, with Harry leaving Pepper for another penguin -- Linda. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the relati ...
Posted Sunday, July 19th 2009 at 2:06PM
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How do you deal with {others while dealing with} sickness? How do you feed yourself when others around you are going through {sickness}?
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Posted Sunday, July 19th 2009 at 10:41AM
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President Barack Obama convened a meeting with community advocates, political leaders and policy experts on Monday to help create an ambitious agenda to overhaul the nation’s urban centers where millions of African Americans call home... “This is a s ...
Posted Saturday, July 18th 2009 at 2:44PM
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Denny’s, the popular restaurant chain, will present a $100,000 check in celebration of their commitment to diversity on Thursday at the NAACP Convention in New York. The check compliments Denny’s dedication to building strong families, promoting comm ...
Posted Saturday, July 18th 2009 at 2:36PM
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Maybe it’s the heat. Maybe it’s the economy. Maybe it’s that we have so many outlets to receive information, but there’s a lot of stuff going on out there that makes us say, “What the heck!?” We call it What-the-Heck Wednesday, but trust me, there’s ...
Posted Saturday, July 18th 2009 at 2:26PM
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