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VIRGINIA--Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni urged the older generation at Lynchburg College’s annual Conference on Aging to “write your story down.” “We should not have to be apologizing for our age

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- Boston University researchers found that sarcoidosis accounts for 25 percent of deaths among women in the Black Women’s Health Study who have the disease. Sarcoidosis caus

TheRoot.com--Three years before the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic called on Union veterans’ organizations to decorate the graves of dead soldiers, blacks in Charleston, South Ca

From Global Research.com May 27, 2012 They came as slaves; vast human cargo transported on tall British ships bound for the Americas. They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included me

Give it up for our sister Sakeena Powers from Poughkeepsie, NY, who received her Hospital and Healthcare Degree from Dutchess Community College on May 25, 2012. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LOVELY MUSLI

Peace, The following article appeared in a Jamaican Newspaper this week. A copy of this letter was forwarded to my inbox this morning. Two words: MISEDUCATION and SELF HATRED. Read on: LETTER TO

LOS ANGELES--Brian Banks logged onto Facebook last year, and a new friend request startled him. It was the woman who, nearly a decade ago, accused him of rape when they were both students at Long B

Coming Soon in Print - The explosive movie script based on the life of Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan, The Movie is now playing In Print. Go to Amazon.com for an Ebook or Paper

LAS VEGAS--O.J. Simpson wants out of prison. The former football star hired a new lawyer, who filed an appeal for a new trial this week, on the grounds that Simpson was misrepresented by his previ

Chicago Sun Times--Chicago Police in riot gear battled with angry “Black Bloc” protesters at Michigan and Cermak on Sunday, with officers raining down baton blows, pushing taunting protesters back and

TheLookout.com--What if it cost $17 to make a 15-minute phone call in the U.S.? How often would you call home? That's the dilemma facing many inmates who must rely on the prison phone service and p

From WorldSocialist.com May 16, 2012 The number of homeless people living on the streets of New York City increased by 23 percent in one year according to an annual survey conducted by the city’s

By Michelle Crouch From The Funeral Consumers Alliance May 15, 2012 1. Go ahead and plan your funeral, but think twice before paying in advance. You risk losing everything if the funeral home goes

Washington (CNN) -- William Henderson Foote was a lawman of the highest order in his small town of Yazoo City, Mississippi, when he died in the line of duty more than a century ago. He'd once been

Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico's prisons are seeing a rise in white supremacist gang memberships as some white inmates seek protection from largely Latino gangs, state officials say. Membership in w

by Kris Balderston May 10, 2012 Kris M. Balderston serves as the Special Representative for Global Partnerships. In the last week, I've travelled from Johannesburg to Cape Town to Addis Ababa.

Nationwide (May 14, 2012) -- Professional racecar driver Tia Norfleet has visions of giving to a community that supports her. As the first, youngest and only African-American female driver on the NASC