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Author: Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D As we count down the days to a second term, a look at the president's record on black colleges. (The Root) -- Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president's record on a number of policy issues, including his f

Abraham Galloway was a mixed-race, 19th century slave and brick mason. Born in Smithville, North Carolina, his father was a white man named John Wesley Galloway, who was the son of a wealthy Brunswick

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Add Grammy-winning R&B singer Fantasia to the growing list of musical acts heading to New Orleans Super Bowl weekend. Sherri Shepherd, host of ABC’s “The View,” and Grammy-winning

Erica and Tina Campbell, the award-winning gospel duo known best to fans as Mary Mary, had a successful run with their self-titled reality show on WEtv last year. So of course they’re back with season

Stressing “kindness creates kindness, generosity creates generosity and love creates love”, a 51-year-old California... Read More >> http://blackamericaweb.com/88702/l-a-teacher-gives-his-home-to

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joseph Biden will deliver his recommendations for comprehensive gun violence legislation. "There is really a very tight window to do this," he told the press corps during

There may be a correlation between restaurant meal consumption and diabetes. Researchers studied type 2 diabetes in 44,072 African American women from the Black Women's Health study to determine

In February 2010, Laverne Wilkinson of Brooklyn, New York, felt chest pains and thought she was having a heart attack. So she went to see a doctor at Kings County Hospital. But despite her X-ray showi

Published on Jan 8, 2013 HBCUs have educated freed slaves, helped create the black middle class, and still train most of the country's black professionals; but many of the nation's historically bl

A total of 43 new pro-life laws went into effect in 19 states last year, making 2012 the year with the second highest number of pro-life legislation passed at the state level. The pro-abortion Gutt

By Dawn C. Chmielewski January 8, 2013, 2:29 p.m. LAS VEGAS -- Def Jam label co-founder Russell Simmons and veteran television and film producer Brian Robbins have joined forces to launch the new YouTube channel All Def Digital (ADD), a name that hints at the partners' ambitions to create en

YOUR NATIONAL HEALTH NEWS JANUARY 2013 DAY 8 Influzena outbreak is taking it's early arrival with outbreaks in 48 U.S. States across the country. Emergency rooms from one end of the country to

The National Pro-Life Alliance has prepared a short video on the power of sonograms in saving babies. Please take a moment to watch and after watching, please sign the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

YOUR WORLD AND NATIONAL NEWS JANUARY 2013 Day 8 Las Vegas, NV It's one of the largest and well attended technology shows around! It's off and running! Thousands attend the Las Vegas Tech sho