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Unique Program Helps Black Women Mange Diabetes

Unique Program Helps Black Women Mange Diabetes

June 27, 2011
The University of Virginia Health System has received a $300,000 grant to study the “Call to Health” model, which uses text messages, stress reduction and other techniques to help African-American women manage type 2 diabetes. UVA was one of five organizations to receive two-year grants from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation ... read more
STUDY BLASTS CIG BLACK MARKETING

STUDY BLASTS CIG BLACK MARKETING

June 24, 2011
A new Stanford University School of Medicine study shows that tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price of menthol cigarettes at stores near California high schools with larger populations of African-American students. Study lead researcher Lisa Henriksen, PhD, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center found Tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price ... read more
New Genetic Risk Factors Of Lupus Found In Study Of Black Women

New Genetic Risk Factors Of Lupus Found In Study Of Black Women

June 24, 2011
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus (“lupus”) in African American women. The study, which currently appears on-line in Human Genetics, is believed to be the first ... read more
Are Black Colleges Becoming Whiter?

Are Black Colleges Becoming Whiter?

June 24, 2011
According to the online Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, HBCUs have significantly increased their white enrollments. But, despite numerous press reports to the contrary, in general the "whitening of black colleges" is simply a myth. Enrollments at the nation's historically black colleges and universities remain at the highest level in history. According to U.S. Department of Education data, there were 322,789 students ... read more
New Talk Show To Spotlight Blacks

New Talk Show To Spotlight Blacks

June 23, 2011
After a 3-month search Time Warner Cable today announced the winners of its contest to showcase African-Americans in the talk show genre. The new talk show will premiere this fall on TWC On Demand. The winners were among hundreds of contestants who took part in casting calls in Charlotte, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles or who uploaded audition videos to the “Born to Shine” Facebook page. ... read more
Black Anti-Abortion Billboards Go Up In L.A. Area

Black Anti-Abortion Billboards Go Up In L.A. Area

June 23, 2011
A national anti-abortion advertising campaign targeting inner-city minorities with racial-specific billboards reached Oakland this month with at least 25 "Black & Beautiful" signs plastered in East and West Oakland. The advertisement, which features the picture of a black infant under the bold-lettered title "Black & Beautiful," direct residents to an anti-abortion website sponsored by the Radiance Foundation, a Georgia-based group opposed to Planned Parenthood. ... read more
Another Black Congressman Under Fire

Another Black Congressman Under Fire

June 22, 2011
A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that black congressman Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation of Mr. Hastings is being conducted by the Office of Congressional Ethics, the House's independent ethics investigative arm, and it is at a preliminary stage. ... read more
House Rejects GOP Bill To Terminate Election Assistance Commission

House Rejects GOP Bill To Terminate Election Assistance Commission

June 22, 2011
The Congressional Tri-Caucus members denounced Republican efforts to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, the agency Congress created in the wake of the debacle in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Elections Subcommittee Ranking Member and Congressional Hispanic Caucus ... read more
HIV/AIDS Worry Majority Of Blacks

HIV/AIDS Worry Majority Of Blacks

June 22, 2011
The Kaiser Family Foundation today released its eighth large-scale national survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS. Kaiser is reporting black Americans, and particularly young blacks, express much higher levels of concern about HIV infection than whites. ... read more
NEW DIRECTION FOR BLACK COLLEGES

NEW DIRECTION FOR BLACK COLLEGES

June 21, 2011
Later this week, HBCU Presidents will gather in Atlanta to discuss what America needs to know about the role of HBCUs in the national college completion agenda. From Thursday through Saturday the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) will be convening more than 100 HBCU presidents and trustees for its 2011 HBCU Governance and Institutional Effectiveness Seminar ... read more
Black Heart Attack Victims Wait Longer For Specialized Care

Black Heart Attack Victims Wait Longer For Specialized Care

June 21, 2011
Black patients having a heart attack wait longer at hospitals than white patients to get advanced procedures that will restore blood flow to their hearts, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The differences in care may be explained by hospital quality, rather than the race of individual patients. ... read more
Black Leaders Speak Out Over Religious Liberty Protections

Black Leaders Speak Out Over Religious Liberty Protections

June 21, 2011
Led by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, law makers today are calling upon President Obama to restore religious liberty protections in employment law. On June 25, 1941, with the U.S. poised to go to war, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 in response to the efforts of black labor leader A. Philip Randolph and other civil rights leaders to acquire fair employment practices for Black workers at defense plants. ... read more
First Black To Head March Of Dimes

First Black To Head March Of Dimes

June 21, 2011
LaVerne Council, a longtime March of Dimes volunteer leader and Board member, was elected as the first black chair of the organization's national Board of Trustees. Council is only the second woman to head the 73-year-old national organization. ... read more
JARRING REPORT FOR BLACK GRADS

JARRING REPORT FOR BLACK GRADS

June 20, 2011
Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high school will end up unemployed, incarcerated or dead, according to two new reports released today by the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center. ... read more
Report: Black Dieters Watch Their Weight For General Wellness

Report: Black Dieters Watch Their Weight For General Wellness

June 08, 2011
According to the latest research from Mintel, more Black adults who are watching their diet are doing so for health reasons, not to lose weight ... read more
Black Baby Boomers Eye Uncertain Retirement

Black Baby Boomers Eye Uncertain Retirement

June 08, 2011
Financial planners typically say retirees will need replacement income of 70-80 percent to continue living as well as they did prior to exiting the workforce. ... read more
Black Caucus Chief Promises Fight For Jobs Bill

Black Caucus Chief Promises Fight For Jobs Bill

June 08, 2011
“After five months of controlling the House, the Republican Leadership continues to prevent critical jobs legislation from being considered and passed." ... read more
Redistricting No Longer A Black-White Issue In Virginia

Redistricting No Longer A Black-White Issue In Virginia

June 08, 2011
The group, Virginia New Majority, says the map approved by Board of County Supervisors in April does not reflect the county’ s demographics. ... read more
Feds Accuse Gang Of Targeting Blacks

Feds Accuse Gang Of Targeting Blacks

June 08, 2011
“The Azusa 13 gang waged a campaign of hate during a two-decade crime spree in which African-Americans were harassed and attacked.” ... read more
Black Women Attorneys Head Straight To Corporate Jobs

Black Women Attorneys Head Straight To Corporate Jobs

June 07, 2011
Gender was perceived as more of a barrier to advancement than race and/or ethnicity, but this did not deter in-house women of color from setting high goals for advancement. ... read more
FEDS EYE BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT

FEDS EYE BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT

June 07, 2011
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Demographic Factors Linked To Black Mental Health

Demographic Factors Linked To Black Mental Health

June 07, 2011
The study found that lower socioeconomic position was associated with poorer mental health status. ... read more
Survey: Black Drivers Pay Highest Car Insurance Rates

Survey: Black Drivers Pay Highest Car Insurance Rates

June 07, 2011
The report shows that while insurance companies do not intentionally discriminate against black people, they do place emphasis on factors blacks score poorly in. ... read more
Poll Dissects The Young Black Vote

Poll Dissects The Young Black Vote

June 07, 2011
Surveys found many young black voters to be conservative on social issues, contrary to the popular narrative that the new generation of voters is widely progressive. ... read more
Campaign Wants Blacks To 'Click It'

Campaign Wants Blacks To 'Click It'

June 07, 2011
A group of black organizations, along with NHTSA, have launched a new seat belt safety awareness campaign. ... read more
Brotherhood Celebrates Black Males Headed To College

Brotherhood Celebrates Black Males Headed To College

June 07, 2011
"We are celebrating the achievements of young black men who are defying the odds and are on their way toward creating change for themselves." ... read more
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DID "WAR ON DRUGS" TARGET BLACKS?

June 06, 2011
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New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero

New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero

June 06, 2011
Despite federal policy that denied blacks combat roles in white American units, the Hellcats distinguished themselves in battle. ... read more
Feds Begin Official Notification Of Black Farmers Settlement Process

Feds Begin Official Notification Of Black Farmers Settlement Process

June 06, 2011
African American farmers around the country are now receiving information about their legal rights to the settlement. ... read more
Maternal Mortality Rates Increasing For Black Women

Maternal Mortality Rates Increasing For Black Women

June 06, 2011
Nationally, blacks have a four-times greater risk of pregnancy-related death than whites - a rate of 36.1 per 100,000 live births. ... read more
Former LA Black Panther Leader Pratt Dies At 63

Former LA Black Panther Leader Pratt Dies At 63

June 03, 2011
Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, was a former Los Angeles Black Panther leader and spent 27 years in prison on a murder conviction that was later overturned. ... read more

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