Sunday, May 8, 2011

The increased availability of fast food restaurants is associated with a higher intake of calories among African Americans

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The increased availability of fast food restaurants is associated with a higher intake of calories among African Americans in the Southeast ...
Saturday, May 7, 2011

Dole Institute of Politics and University of Kansas Libraries will kick off a new series titled World War II The African-American Experience

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LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics and University of Kansas Libraries will kick off a new three-part series titled “World War II: The...
Friday, May 6, 2011

Cut Hypertension Program providing blood pressure screenings in African American barbershops

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Medical Student Will Address Hypertension in African American Men Through Innovative Barbershop Program. University of Pennsylvania School o...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

African American smokers used the counseling service at significantly higher rates than Caucasian smokers

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African American Smokers in California More Likely to Use Telephone Quitline A new study examining 18 years of data from the California stat...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

50th anniversary of the civil rights Freedom Riders

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Loyola University New Orleans will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights Freedom Riders by premiering the screening of a docume...
Monday, May 2, 2011

Northwestern State University will award an honorary doctorate of humane letters to Terrel A. Delphin, Jr. at the Spring 2011 Commencement Exercises

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For decades, Delphin has worked to bridge cultural and racial gaps through multicultural education, harmony and cooperation. “Terrel Delphin...
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Leonard Weather, Jr., M.D. Things are not going to get better if we just let it be

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President of NMA Tells students and faculty: "People are sick. We need to help them be well." The president of the National Medica...
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Carla A. Harris Keynote speaker at Jacksonville University commencement ceremony

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University is proud to announce that nearly 700 students received their degrees at the annual spring comme...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Black, Latino, and White candidates make race based appeals at roughly the same rates in campaigns in which their opponents are of a different race

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Black, Latino, and White candidates make race-based appeals in advertisements at roughly the same rates in campaigns in which their opponent...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

YOUR Blessed Health, a youth program where church leaders teach sexual health and HIV prevention.VIDEO

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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—When 10th-grader Quintin Scott learned that only physicians could diagnose AIDS, he wasn't in sex education class and h...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

African Americans and Education: The Rosenwald School Legacy conference

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While Rosenwald Schools left a legacy of reading, writing and arithmetic for African-American children, their impact can perhaps best be mea...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Cancer screenings appear beneficial for African-American couples who are at high risk for chronic diseases

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A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that interventions to promote healthy behaviors, including eating more fruits and veg...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

The African American Choral Ensemble of Indiana University's African American Arts Institute will present its annual spring concert

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BLOOMINGTON -- The African American Choral Ensemble of Indiana University's African American Arts Institute will present its annual spri...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

The University of Kansas will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Department of African and African-American Studies

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LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Department of African and African-American Studies with a sym...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier to serve as interim president of Savannah State University

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University System of Georgia Chief Academic Officer Susan Herbst announced today that she has appointed Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier, associa...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Sylverster James Gates, Jr. Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Sylverster James Gates, Jr. Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Jim Gates, the John S. Toll Professor of Physics at Maryland, i...
Monday, April 18, 2011

Soul Revue of Indiana University's African American Arts Institute will present its annual spring concert

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The IU Soul Revue of Indiana University's African American Arts Institute will present its annual spring concert on...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

Michael Jacques found guilty of burning a predominantly African American church in Springfield Massachusetts

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WASHINGTON –Michael Jacques, 26, of Springfield, Mass., was found guilty by a federal jury of three crimes related to the burning of a predo...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Strengths and weaknesses of Christianity from the perspective of African American women

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Diana L. Hayes, professor of theology at Georgetown University, will give a lecture on themes in her recent book, Standing in the Shoes My M...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Anton V. Vincent Executive at General, will deliver the keynote address at Norfolk State University’s commencement ceremony

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Norfolk, Va.— Anton V. Vincent, president of the Baking Products Division at General Mills food company, will deliver the keynote address at...