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May 21, 2024
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Novata Announces New Investment to Expand Sustainability Solutions Globally
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LANSINOH LABORATORIES SEEKS STRATEGIC ACQUISITION IN THE MATERNAL WELLNESS AND NUTRITION CATEGORIES
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Napoli Shkolnik Announces $316.5 Million Settlement with BASF Corporation in AFFF MDL
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GROUNDBREAKING STUDY ON SUGARCANE BURNING: A DEFINING CASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
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Grand River Dam Authority in Oklahoma Breaks Ground on Power Project
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Syniverse, TalkingPoints Unite to Enhance Messaging Between Educators and Families
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Higher Fuel Prices Forcing American Families, Small Businesses to Make Sacrifices – And Summer Vacation May Be on the List
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First Student Wins ACT Expo's Prestigious Leading Private Fleet Award, a First for the Student Transportation Industry
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Ethics Panel Probes Black NY Lawmaker In Gift Scandal
August 08, 2011
A House ethics probe of black Queens congressman Gregory Meeks is focusing on possible criminal charges for his failure to report a $40,000 payment from a businessman that appears to have been an illegal gift. Meeks originally claimed that he received the money as a loan. The bipartisan Ethics Committee announced it would investigate Meeks over the $40,000 he was given by businessman Ed Ahmad in 2007. ...
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Navajo Nation Settles Land Royalty Case
August 05, 2011
The Navajo Nation's allegations that a coal mining company conspired with others to cheat the tribe out of millions of dollars has been settled in federal court. The Navajo Nation, Peabody Energy, Salt River Project and Southern California Edison today announced they have reached a settlement agreement on the 1999 Navajo royalty litigation. ...
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Black Lawmaker Blasts Fla. Election Law Overhaul
August 05, 2011
Leaders in Florida have are trying to build awareness among African-American voters and local lawmakers in the state about the impact that proposed new voting regulations would have on minorities and low-income people. ...
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Black Radio Mogul Dies
August 05, 2011
Dorothy Brunson, the first black female radio station owner in America, died this past weekend after complications from ovarian cancer. She was 72. Brunson got her start in 1962 as the assistant controller of New York City's WWRL-AM (1600). She rose through the ranks to become GM, and later joined WLIB-AM. ...
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Death Rate Higher For Black Diabetics
August 10, 2011
Even though overall black patients have a lower risk of death while receiving dialysis than white patients, this applies primarily to older adults, as black patients younger than 50 years of age have a significantly higher risk of death, according to a study in the August 10 issue of JAMA. "Of more than 500,000 individuals with ...
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Tribe Saves Sacred Land
August 04, 2011
Hundreds gathered at Glen Cove, Calif., for a closing ceremony to celebrate what Native American activists and their allies are declaring an historic victory. The Yocha Dehe ...
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Progress Made In Identifying Black's Breast Cancer Risks
August 03, 2011
A woman's ethnicity as well as her genetic makeup are two of the main risk factors for hereditary breast cancer. Research into understanding and treating hereditary breast cancer was presented today at the Era of Hope conference, a scientific meeting hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research ...
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Black Vote In Danger For Obama?
August 03, 2011
In quick succession, two brightly lit danger signs burst on President Obama’s reelection road. The first was the recent Washington Post/ABC poll showing that nearly as many African-Americans say they are displeased with Obama’s performance as those who approve. The prime reason for the discontent is jobs ...
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Blacks Continue To Bear HIV Burden
August 03, 2011
The Center for Disease Control's first multi-year estimates released today from its national HIV incidence surveillance find that overall, the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States was relatively stable. Data show approximately 50,000 new infections each year between 2006 and 2009. However, HIV infections ...
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Call To Honor First Black Marines
August 03, 2011
Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos issued a call for the first black marines to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Speaking at the National Naval Officers Association meeting in California this week, Amos said he hopes their story will inspire more blacks to "rise through the ranks." The top US Marine told hundreds of Corps officers that it is time for Congress to honor the group known as ...
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Black Film Festival Returns To Martha's Vineyard
August 02, 2011
Run & Shoot Filmworks’ Annual Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival (MVAAFF) returns for its ninth year with 60 films representing filmmakers from around the world. Films will be showcased at Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven. ...
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Blacks Watch Most TV
August 02, 2011
New Nielsen data shows blacks watch considerably more TV than other demographic groups, while Asian-Americans watch notably less, although the group consumes the most online video on average. African-Americans watch an average of nearly 213 hours a month, topping the approximately ...
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BLACKS QUESTION DEBT DEAL
August 01, 2011
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver is making headlines today for remarks he made about the Debt Ceiling Deal reached to avert a US government default. Cleaver said early reports of the new deal appeared to be “a sugar-coated Satan sandwich.†The Missouri Democrat said the CBC hadn’t yet made a formal declaration that the group would oppose it, “but this is a shady bill.†Cleaver took to the airwaves on Sunday ...
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Scientists Discover Gene Behind Asthma Risks In Blacks
August 01, 2011
A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report. By pooling data from nine independent research groups looking for genes associated with asthma, the newly-created EVE Consortium identified a novel gene association specific to populations of African descent. In addition, the new study confirmed the significance of four gene associations recently reported by a European asthma genetics study. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, ...
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Stigma Prevents HIV Testing By Black MDs
August 01, 2011
Social stigma is the largest barrier to routine HIV testing by African-American frontline care physicians, according to a new National Medical Association survey. Despite the belief by most physicians surveyed (93 percent) that HIV is either very serious or a crisis in the African-American community, findings suggested that ...
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BLACK MEN SAFER IN PRISON?
July 22, 2011
According to a study, black men are half as likely to die in prison than if they are free. The authors of the study, set to be published in the Annals of Epidemiology, claim that easier access to healthcare, protection from drugs and alcohol, and the ability to avoid deadly Black-on-Black violence leads to a longer lifespan for those who are incarcerated. African-American males are the only group for which these facts hold true, according to the authors of the study. The authors of the research also claim that the study reflects a pattern that those from disadvantaged groups live longer in prison primarily because they are protected from violent injuries and murder that can happen on the outside. ...
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Largest Ever Genetic Map Of Blacks Created
July 22, 2011
A consortium led by scientists at the University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School has constructed the world's most detailed genetic map. A genetic map specifies the precise areas in the genetic material of a sperm or egg where the DNA from the mother and father has been reshuffled in order to produce this single reproductive cell. The biological process whereby this reshuffling occurs is known as "recombination." While almost every genetic map built so far has been developed from people of European ancestry ...
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Black Conservatives Blast Democratic Official
July 21, 2011
The black conservative group, Project 21, today is criticizing white Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is head of the Democratic National Committee. The group says Wasserman Schultz unaccountably targeted a black colleague, Republican congressman Allen West ...
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Postal Service Honors Black Publisher John H. Johnson
July 21, 2011
As part of its Black Heritage Stamp series, the United States Postal Service is honoring legendary black publisher John H. Johnson. “We are proud to immortalize John H. Johnson as our latest inductee in our Black Heritage stamp series,†said Stephen Kearney, manager, Stamp Services. “He was the trailblazing publisher of Ebony, Jet and other magazines as well as an entrepreneur. In 1982, he became the first black person to appear on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the 400 wealthiest people in America. His magazines portrayed black people positively at a time when such representation ...
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Black Bankers Take Up King's Fight
July 21, 2011
Atlanta-based radio talk show host Warren Ballentine and the Washington, D.C.-based National Bankers Association believe reinvesting in Black-owned banks could inspire economic healing and strength in every aspect ...
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Unemployment Effects Black's Eating Habits
July 20, 2011
According to the latest Gallup poll results on American eating habits, the skyrocketing unemployment rate in the black community (16.2 percent) is compelling Black Americans to sacrifice healthy eating, for cheap, caloric foods. Nearly 4.5 million Americans are eating less-healthy foods due to a diminished spending power, ...
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VOTER ID SPARKS BLACK IRE
July 20, 2011
Black Congressman John Lewis of Atlanta is joining several other Democrats arguing that the rise of voter--identification laws across many states is a coordinated attempt by Republicans to suppress minority and elderly votes. Lewis, a civil-rights activist in the 1960s said, "We must fight back. We must speak up and speak out. We must never, ever go back. We will not stand idly by while millions of Americans are denied their right to participate in the democratic process." Lewis spoke along with other Democrats and warned that these state laws must be rejected. "These new policies are a clear attempt to prevent certain pre-determined segments ...
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Call For Outside Council In Black Lawmaker's Ethics Review
July 20, 2011
After details surrounding the ethics investigation of black California Congresswoman Maxine Waters leaked earlier this week, her lawyer is calling for a swift end to the case. Politico’s coverage of now-disclosed House Ethics ...
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Race Matters In Female Engineer Candidates
July 20, 2011
Researchers from the University of Washington have discovered in a new study of female engineering students’ perceived challenges finds significant differences between black, Hispanic, Native American, Asian-American and white women. The findings could help institutions better retain particular underrepresented ...
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Bachmann Says Thumbs Down On Black Farmer Settlement
July 19, 2011
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is criticizing the multibillion dollar Pigford settlement paid to black farmers as "wasteful government spending." Bachmann made the comments during a news conference with Republican Steve King of Iowa after touring flooded area along the Missouri River. When asked about whether farmers affected by the flooding also should be worried by proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts, the two responded by criticizing the ...
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Group Launches Campaign Against "#1 Black Killer"
July 19, 2011
The National Black Prolife Coalition, a network of black pro-life and pro-family organizations, today announced its latest social media video campaign, called "NUMBERS DON'T LIE" to expose what it claims is the number one killer of African-Americans: Planned Parenthood and urban abortion clinics. ...
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The World Marks Mandela Day
July 18, 2011
Millions of South Africans are celebrating the 93rd birthday of their former president Nelson Mandela today. Mandela Day, was inaugurated in 2009, and declared an international day by the United Nations that November. Mandela Day was inspired by a call made by Mandela himself for the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in addressing the world's social injustices. As a result people around the world have been asked to mark the occasion by devoting 67 minutes ...
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Black Nurses Partner To Mentor Black Children
July 18, 2011
The National Black Nurses Association and the National CARES Mentoring Movement have signed a three year partnership to recruit and train NBNA members to serve as community based mentors in helping to close the education gap with our Nation’s Black children. “Partnering with the National CARES Mentoring Movement ...
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BUDGET WOES THREATEN BLACK WOMEN
July 15, 2011
According to reports, the chained CPI, a Social Security COLA cut on the table in deficit talks between the President and Republicans, could dramatically worsen poverty among unmarried senior African American women. As such, it violates the request of major progressive organizations in a letter to the White House and Congressional leaders to "make sure that deficit reduction is achieved in a way that does not increase poverty." ...
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Chicago Minority Students Demand Changes
July 15, 2011
Students packed Chicago Public Schools headquarters to deliver a report on school discipline policies that contends the district spends more than 14 times as much on school security as it does on student counseling. The report, produced by Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE), a minority student-led “education justice†advocacy group, claims that CPS’ approach to discipline and disproportionate security and guidance budgets hurts graduation rates and deprives the cash-strapped district of revenue. VOYCE’s report, “Failed Policies, Broken Futures: The True Cost of Zero Tolerance,†...
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$5.8M Grant To Expand Latino Afterschool Programs
July 15, 2011
The Goizueta Foundation, a private grant-making foundation in Atlanta, has awarded YMCA of the USA a grant for $5.8 million to expand YMCA early learning and afterschool programs for Hispanic and Latino families, with a focus on those from underserved communities. The grant will also help the Y further develop ...
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