Saturday, June 4, 2011

Sissieretta Jones The Black Patti

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Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, known as Sissieretta Jones, The Black Patti (January 5, 1868 or 1869 – June 24, 1933. Compared to the Ital...
Friday, June 3, 2011

The role of vitamin D in halting and reducing subclinical cardiac damage in African-Americans suffering from high blood pressure

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The role of vitamin D in halting and reducing subclinical cardiac damage in African-Americans suffering from high blood pressure. DETROIT - ...
Thursday, June 2, 2011

The University of Maryland is appointing Bonnie Thornton Dill dean of Arts and Humanities

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Bonnie Thornton Dill: First African American Woman Dean of Arts and Humanities, Women's Studies Chair Serving Two-Year Term. COLLEGE PAR...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Baltimore's festival of African American music and culture

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Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joined event producer greiBO Media to announce events and musical acts at the 2011 African American Fe...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Charlotte H. Johnson Dean of the College at Dartmouth

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Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim today announced that he has appointed Charlotte H. Johnson, vice president and dean of the college at Colga...
Monday, May 30, 2011

Jackson Community College will present the 2011 Community Juneteenth Festival

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Jackson Community College will present an evening of great music from the sound of Detroit divas to some Distorted Soul at the 2011 Communit...
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Karen Bass On this Memorial Day, we give thanks and offer praise to the brave men and women of our Armed Forces

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Honoring our Veterans this Memorial Day May 28, 2011 Issues: National Security, Veterans Los Angeles, CA – U.S. Rep. Karen Bass released the...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don’t have the disease

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don’t have the d...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care.

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DALLAS, May 26, 2011 – Disparities between racial/ethnic minorities and whites cross all aspects of stroke care, according to an American He...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Black Latino Playwright Conference at State University San Marcos receives Access to Artistic Excellence grant from the National Endowment of the Arts

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The Black and Latino Playwrights Conference at State University-San Marcos has received a 2011 Access to Artistic Excellence grant from the ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Diahann Carroll and her success as one of the first African Americans on prime time television VIDEO

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Marcus Williams from the communications office at OPM tells us about Diahann Carroll and her success as one of the first African Americans o...
Monday, May 23, 2011

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago accepted the resignation of the Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Echols

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With deep gratitude for his 14 years of service, the board of directors of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago accepted the resignati...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum will open the Smithsonian traveling exhibition "IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas"

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MONTGOMERY—On June 4, 2011, Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum will open the Smithsonian traveling exhibition "IndiVisible: Africa...

Common gene variant in blacks that may be associated with the development of life-threatening heart arrhythmias

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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have pinpointed a common gene variant in blacks that may be associated with the development of...
Friday, May 20, 2011

African Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a higher antibody response to influenza vaccination than European American patients

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New research shows that African Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a higher antibody response to influenza vaccination th...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

S.Res. 187, to bring attention to the severe health disparities affecting minority populations

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today praised Senate passage of his resolution, S.Res. 187, to bring attention to the severe hea...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Martha Coakley Announces Civil Rights Settlement with Mortgage Master Massachusetts’ Largest Mortgage Lender

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BOSTON – As a result of a civil rights investigation into discriminatory practices against African-American borrowers, Attorney General Mart...
Monday, May 16, 2011

The Impact of Tuition Hikes on the Employment Experiences of Under-­represented Minority Students

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College Affordability at Risk for Latino, African American & American Indian Youth Students Working Too Many Hours to Pay for College Ma...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

For the first time in decades Iowa has a minority majority town

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For the first time in decades Iowa has a minority majority town and a University of Iowa researcher said it's a sign of how quickly the ...

Wisconsin-Madison Multicultural Student Center Presents Candace and Charles McDowell Alumni Achievement Award

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MADISON - Candace and Charles McDowell have been named as the inaugural recipients of an award named in their honor - the McDowell Alumni Ac...