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by Frederick H. Lowe Black men suffering from prostate cancer receive lower-quality surgical care than white men, according to a study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center that was published in the Aug.
New America Media College students returning to campuses in states with new voter photo-ID laws may find registering to vote far more challenging than registering for classes.
will.i.am, the frontman for the Black Eyed Peas, has sold 56 million records on Earth. So what’s the next challenge? Mars, of course. NASA held an educational event on Tuesday to share its findings with students about Mars.
by Frederick H. Lowe Jobs in state and local governments declined last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. In 2011, there were 16.
The Missouri Baptist Convention violated its tax-exempt, non-profit status by endorsing controversial U.S. Rep. Todd Akin for the U.S.
by Frederick H. Lowe Morris Brown College, a Historically Black College, founded by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, citing debts of $10 million to $50 million and assets equal to that amount, according to court documents obtained by The NorthStar News & Analysis. In a U.S.
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Police wielding tear-gas cannons attempted to disperse more than a thousand Togolese citizens rallying in the capital, Lome, for fair elections scheduled for October.
The Art Africa Miami Arts Fair has issued a call for entries for the event that will take place Dec. 5-9, 2012, in the city’s Overtown neighborhood.
Florida A&M University’s clubs and organizations will resume recruitment in September under new rules intended to prevent hazing, promote better academic performance and emphasize community service. Greek-letter organizations will be able to start their membership-recruitment process beginning September 11 through on-campus interest meetings for the fall 2012 semester, William E.
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - Businesses and homeowners in New Orleans say they were underpaid when they were forced from lower Mid-City to make room for the University Medical Center and Veterans Health Administration hospital—both of which are under construction now. Property owners are suing the state, and the concern is that the city may end up paying for jury awards.
A judge in the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case agreed Friday to let the defendant travel out of Seminole County but only to go to his lawyers' offices in Orange County, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
Despite Mitt Romney-affiliated political action committees’ abilities to out fund raise President Barack Obama, most voters believe the president will be re-elected. A USA Today/Gallup Poll, which surveyed voters Aug.
August 30 through September 5 August 30 1932 ----- The United States Public Health Service, in conjunction with the Tuskegee Institute, conducted an infamous clinical study of syphilis from this date until 1972. Black men were used exclusively as the research subjects. A whistleblower’s report brought the specious 40-year study to a halt. Study researchers recruited poor, uneducated African-American men, most of whom were sharecroppers from rural Macon County, Ala., to study the progression of syphilis in the body.
South Africans want the country’s government to create jobs as a way of ending double-digit unemployment. A Gallup Poll survey reported that 51 percent of South Africans wanted the government to create new jobs, compared with 18 percent who wanted the government to reduce corruption.
New America Media BERKELEY, Calif. – Jennifer Le Barre, Oakland Unified School District’s nutrition services director, vows that students in Oakland’s public schools will know what a fresh peach is when they pick it up. Le Barre was speaking at a news briefing here August 16 on what some are calling a food revolution in Oakland’s public schools.
Oprah continues her reign as Forbes magazine’s highest paid celebrity. Between May 2011 and May 2012, Oprah earned $165 million, besting filmmaker Michael Bay, who finished in the No.
by A. Peter Bailey (TriceEdneyWire.com) - It was the 1992 Bill Clinton-George H.W. Bush presidential campaign that introduced the memorable political slogan: “It’s the economy, Stupid.
by Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Raise taxes on the rich? “Class warfare," the Republicans rail.
by Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com) - When I was all of 16 years old, I went to get a passport. Why? Richard Nixon had been elected president, and I was sure that he would impose such oppression that I might need to get out of the country.
by Nadra Kareem Nittle (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Long before a little-known Illinois politician ran for president, the mainstream media focused on his race.
ColorOfChange.org, a black online political organization, has launched an online petition drive demanding that Jon Husted, Ohio’s Secretary of State, extend early voting to weekends.
Two Republican convention attendees threw peanuts at a black CNN camerawoman before screaming, “This is how we feed animals,” CNN said. “CNN can confirm there was an incident directed at an employee inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum earlier this afternoon.