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Condoleezza Rice Gets Candid: The former Secretary of State Talks about Race & Relationships
Plus: Is 'Compassionate Conservatism' Dead? -- Partisans on both the left and the right are "too easily driven to calling each other racists," says Condoleezza Rice, the highest-ranking black woman i
Nsg Spectrum/Nurse Week Career Fair: Opportunities abound at 2010 Nursing Spectrum Career Fairs!
Explore RN job options with local and national healthcare organizations, discover the latest in healthcare trends by attending free educational seminars, and enjoy a fun and rewarding day designed jus
Palin, Beck, the Tea Party and the Big Lie About Saving "Children and Grandchildren"
Will Bunch: Of course Tea Party activists are "genuinely concerned for their children and grandchildren" -- anyone with a pulse wants a better world for their loved ones who come after them. The trage
After Rescue, Miners Tell of Ordeals and Plot New Lives
After Rescue, Miners Tell of Ordeals and Plot New Lives By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO and SIMON ROMERO Two months, nine days, and eight hours after their ordeal began, all of the miners trapped in a hole
Bankers Ignored Signs of Trouble on Foreclosures
At JPMorgan Chase & Company, they were derided as “Burger King kids” — walk-in hires who were so inexperienced they barely knew what a mortgage was. At Citigroup and GMAC, dotting the i’s and crossing
United States Aids Taliban to Attend Talks on Making Peace
BRUSSELS — United States-led forces are permitting the movement of senior Taliban leaders to attend initial peace talks in Kabul, the clearest indication of American support for high-level discussions
POLITICO Playbook: GOP groups launch $50 million ‘House surge’
PLAYBOOK ODDS FIXING: If midterms were held today, Republicans would pick up 45 House seats (40 needed for majority, or 39 if you exclude the Souder open seat in Indiana) and 7 Senate seats (10 needed
Breaking News Alert The New York Times: First of 33 Trapped Miners Is Rescued in Chile!!!
The first of 33 miners who had been trapped underground in Chile for two months ascended to the surface late Tuesday night, the beginning of the end of a rescue operation that has inspired the nati
Man Hurls Book at President Obama
There's no such thing as bad publicity. Something like that thought probably crossed the mind of the unidentified man who hurled a paperback at President Obama at a rally at Philadelphia's Vernon Par
CNN's Soledad O Brien, “Almighty Debt: A Black in America Special”
CNN's Soledad O'Brien, “Almighty Debt: A Black in America Special” ...debt in the Black Community. Don’t miss this compelling documentary on ...Thursday, October 21st at 9:00 p.m. on CNN. The Black C
Right Wing Terrorist Says Glenn Beck Is “Like A School Teacher On TV”
Right Wing Terrorist Says Glenn Beck Is “Like A School Teacher On TV” On July 18th, Byron Williams traveled to California with explosives, guns and ammunition to try and kill progressives. The prog
Escape Shaft Nearly Reaches Chile's Trapped Miners
(AP)-Chile- Drillers neared the lower reaches of a gold and copper mine where 33 men have been trapped for more than two months, preparing Friday for a breakthrough that would unleash a national outpo
Black Women's Health, Wealth Get Five-Day Focus
Organizers of the New Orleans debut of the 2010 Healthy Wealthy Wise BWR National Empowerment Tour want to get the attention of black women and equip them with tools to enhance their health and wealth
2010 U.S. Census, Midterm Elections to Shape Political Power on State, Federal Levels
With less than one month to go until the Nov. 2 General Election, scant coverage has been given to the preliminary 2010 U.S. Census results. What voters may not realize is that the votes they cast in
Weird News: Tenn. Teen Shot in Behind Over Sagging Pants
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cops say gunman was angry when the boys refused to pull up their pants. Police say a 45-year-old Memphis man angry over two teens' sagging pants shot one in the buttocks during an ar
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Medscape is one of the leading free medical iPhone apps in iTunes®: Look up dosing, side effects and interactions for over 7,000 brand and generic drugs~ Access info for over 3,500 diseases and
Boost Your Child's Math Comprehension: Downloadable Math Worksheets From Math Mammoth
�� Math Mammoth Light Blue Series This is a complete curriculum for elementary grades. It includes two student worktexts (A and B), which contain all the instruction and exercises all
The Unique Challenges Of ADHD For Young Girls
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Many young children, at one point or another, can become easily bored or distracted. They move from one thing to the next, restlessly. But if these behaviors are persistent, they
Man Dies & Leaves Behind 100 Widows
Kenya's most prominent polygamist has died having married more than 100 women in his lifetime and fathered nearly 200 children. Nicknamed "Danger" because women were so attracted by his handsome looks
Code Red - FDA Approves Another Dangerous Gout Drug
The FDA just approved IV drug Krystexxa for gout treatment. But they couldn't have possibly looked at the trial results. Or they just hate people with gout. The results were ridiculous... Fewer
Teach For America: Eliminating the Gaps and Inequalities in Education
Teach For America provides a critical source of well-trained teachers who are helping break the cycle of educational inequity. Best is one of 4,500 Teach for America recruits placed in public schools
State Funds Are Dwindling at State Supported Universities!!
Many accomplishments would be impossible without the generous financial support of donors and friends of the University. Those friends include longtime supporters, businesses, foundations, and South
What Can We Do to Bridge the Gap of the Disparities in African Americans Choosing Higher Education?
When I was a teenager attending my senior year in high school, I found myself with limited financial solutions as an offspring of a single mother. I remember spending countless hours in the high scho
From Dante Lee, the Black Business Coach: Facebook Investor Giving Away Small Business Grants...
To Teenage Entrepreneurs~~ Peter Thiel, an early investor in Facebook, has launched the Thiel Fellowship to foster the next generation of tech visionaries. The new program will support 20 teenage en
Don't Forget to Register to Vote in Upcoming November Elections!!
Voter registration deadlines are fast approaching, and the stakes of this election are huge. Tea Party activists and the far right are organized, visible, and loud. Whether or not we show up on Electi