Saturday, May 26, 2012

Analysis of African Americans’ genetics and smoking behaviors reveals gene variant correlated with how many cigarettes a day someone smokes

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The largest-ever analysis of African Americans’ genetics and smoking behaviors has revealed a gene variant correlated with how many cigarett...
Monday, May 21, 2012

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host "Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience,"

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EAU CLAIRE —McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host "Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Expe...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

The University of Rhode Island has announced the recipients of its 2012 Black Scholar Awards.

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KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of Rhode Island has announced the recipients of its 2012 Black Scholar Awards. Donald Cunnigen and Yvette ...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Yoruba Richen “The New Black” examines attitudes in African American churches towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community

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Yoruba Richen Wins Creative Promise Award from Tribeca All Access: Documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen keeps piling up the awards for her la...
Friday, May 11, 2012

University of California, Irvine study finds racial, economic disparities in ovarian cancer care, survival

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UCI study finds racial, economic disparities in ovarian cancer care, survival White and affluent women did better than African American and...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Tom Corbett Appoints Kiron Skinner to Commission on African American Affairs

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Tom Corbett Appoints Kiron Skinner to Commission on African American Affairs In recognition of Pennsylvania's more than 1.4 million Af...
Monday, May 7, 2012

A History of the Black Aesthetic, A Brief Sketch

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In partnership with the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Duquesne University’s McAnulty College and Graduate School of Lib...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Isabel Wilkerson, Chronicler of African American Migration, Receives Stephen E. Ambrose Oral History Award

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Isabel Wilkerson, Chronicler of African American Migration, Receives Stephen E. Ambrose Oral History Award NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Rutge...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Deep River: The African American Choral Spiritual

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From the days of slavery 150 years ago, the African American spiritual grew out of the earliest days of Black America. Over time, spiritua...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

2012 Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative

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Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative Goal is to Raise Awareness of Risk Factors Key Info 2012 Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initi...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Quantitative Evidence of the Continuing Significance of Race: Tableside Racism in Full-Service Restaurants

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Quantitative Evidence of the Continuing Significance of Race: Tableside Racism in Full-Service Restaurants A new study from North Carolina...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Symposium on Health Care Offers Solutions for Black Community

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WASHINGTON ­– In an effort to address the health care issues in the Black community, scholars, experts and activists gathered at Howard Univ...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Project on the History of Black Writing:recovers poetry of expatriate Allen Polite

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LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas research group dedicated to recognizing black writers is collaborating with others to revive interest in a...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Charles Cannon, Michael McLaughlin, and Brian Kerstetter found guilty of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

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Charles Cannon, Michael McLaughlin, and Brian Kerstetter found guilty of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Preve...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Kwame Dawes University of Nebraska-Lincoln awarded Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship

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Kwame Dawes University of Nebraska-Lincoln awarded Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship Kwame Dawes, professor of English and Glenna Lu...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond

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African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond “African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Benching Jim Crow: The Battle to End Segregation in College Football

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Marshall to present lecture on integration of college football HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will present a lecture, “Benching Jim...
Monday, April 9, 2012

Indiana University Bloomington's African American Choral Ensemble annual spring concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Willkie Auditorium

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University Bloomington's African American Choral Ensemble will present its annual spring concert at 8 p.m. ...
Friday, April 6, 2012

23rd Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art

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WASHINGTON – The Department of Art will present the 23rd Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art, April 19-21. This year’s...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Mississippi University for Women African-American history class to interview Columbus residents

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COLUMBUS, Miss. -- The African-American history class at Mississippi University for Women is going out of the classroom this spring to inter...