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Newsweek.com--Pregnancy is the biggest killer of teenage girls worldwide, a charity has said. Every year one million teenage girls die or are injured because of pregnancy or childbirth, according t

From Commentary Magazine June 26, 2012 At Tablet, Zack Beauchamp wonders whether Democrats are overreacting about former Black Panther Charles Barron’s chance of winning the Brooklyn primary race

TMZ.com--Elmo impersonators roaming New York are nothing new, but one going off on anti-Semitic / racist tirades - ranting maniacally about Jews while harassing tourists - is. The NYPD was forced t

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Foun

TMZ.com--Rodney King's fiancée Cynthia Kelley is not invited to his funeral services -- King family sources tell TMZ. According to sources, the services will be held next Saturday in Hollywood -- b

NEW ORLEANS, LA-- After attending the opening ceremony for the 37th Annual National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair, the family of Trayvon Martin and their legal team held

ABC News--Andrew Kahn was only a social drinker before his weight-loss surgery. He never imagined he would develop problems with alcohol because he had bariatric surgery. But he did. The 61-year-o

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was a hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rapper Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) met Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff) while trying to make a name for himsel

From TheDaily.com June 20, 2012 If you’re planning a visit to Chicago soon, don’t forget your sunscreen. The Windy City gets ungodly hot in the summer time, with temperatures peaking above 100 deg

Joseph Douglass (1871–1935) was a groundbreaking African-American concert violinist and grandson of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. During the time following the Civil War, many African-American musicians began to break into the art music genre. Joseph Douglass, a concert violinist, was one of t

NEW ORLEANS—At Treme's Congo Square African beats and mouthwatering scents engulf the neighborhood as Juneteenth celebrations collide with Father’s Day. The holiday commemorates the day African-Americans living in the Southern states learned of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proc

The following article contains edited excerpts of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s address which he delivered on the occasion of “Father’s Day” (Sunday, June 17, 2007) at Life Center Church of

Happy Fathers Day By Sister Siebra Muhammad This is a day that other than you say its the day to honor you. Father means first and further You Blackman have proven to be the Father of all

CALIFORNIA--A jury in Oakland has decided that the Jehovah’s Witnesses are partially responsible for the alleged sexual abuse of a young girl by one of its members, forcing the religious organization

Peace, Many of our brothers are fortunate to be able to or have been able to raise their children in one house hold and many have been fortunate enough to have an active role in their children's li

SAN DIEGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan underscored his consistent message about the necessity for unity, strength and power in a meeting with Black and Native American lead

Helen Folasade Adu OBE (born 16 January 1959); better known as Sade, is a British singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoma

The Urban Daily--Yvette Wilson, star of Moesha and The Parkers, has died. Yvette Wilson succumbed to her bout with Stage 4 Cervical Cancer early this morning. Wilson had sought financial assistance

LONDON, June 13 (TrustLaw) - Policies that promote gender equality, safeguards against violence and exploitation and access to healthcare make Canada the best place to be a woman among the world's big

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BATON ROUGE--As expected, Louisiana's largest teachers association, some of its local chapters, and four individual public school teachers have filed two state lawsuits challenging the primary portion

AustrianTimes.com--Sometimes, 115 years of togetherness is enough. Bibi and Poldi, two giant tortoises at the Austrian Zoo, are (slowly) going their separate ways after more than a century of companio

Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl James ("Salt"), Sandra Denton ("Pepa") and Deidra Roper