Was integration a good thing for Black people? Probably not
terms of integration should be such that you are able to engage in fair trade without allowing yourself to be subjugated ...
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Team Jamaica Bickle to host Jamaican athletes and their Caricom counterparts at the Penn Relays
Team Jamaica Bickle for the unwavering support to the Jamaican athletes and the athletes of other Caribbean nations at the Penn Relays ...
Read more ›Sharp drop in Black male enrollment in med schools
Black or African American males are applying to, being accepted to, and matriculating into medical school in diminishing numbers ...
Read more ›CNN’s lack of diversity shows in the ‘dark-skinned males’ comment
[caption id="attachment_11955" align="alignleft" width="324"] CNN Lack of Diversity [/caption] CNN’s lack of diversity shows in the ‘dark-skinned males’ comment By Dr. Boyce Watkins When you use a loosely-defined term such as “dark-skinned male” to describe the suspect of one of the most notorious crimes in American history, you should fully expect that people ...
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SENATE PASSES TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BAN
By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 16, 2013......Texting while driving in most cases would be illegal in Florida under a bill passed Tuesday by the Senate and sent to the House. The measure has some exceptions that would allow drivers to text or email while stopped, such as at a red light. The bill (SB 52) would make the infraction a secondary offense, meaning police ...
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A town copes with lives lost in Texas blast
West, Texas Since they were little boys growing up West, Texas, brothers Doug and Robert Snokhous did everything together. They fixed cars, went hunting, golfed and barbecued together. It just made sense that they would both become volunteer firefighters, and that they were side by side last Wednesday when they rushed to a fire at the West Fertilizer Co. The brothers were among 14 people who died after the ...
Read more ›Joint Preservation Lecture
Joint PRESERVATION LECTURE HOSTED BY BROWARD HEALTH NORTH What: Smile Again! Is joint pain ruling your life? Joint pain can take away your smile and make everyday activities that were once take for granted seem unbearable. Some common causes of joint pain are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteonecrosis. Join us to find out about non-surgical treatments for your painful joints an ...
Read more ›Mother Day Contest
It’s tragic to see kids drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana or using any other drug. Tragic because they have their whole life ahead of them. Tragic because we, the adults in our community, are often guilty of just accepting it as a social norm. We the adults in our community too often look the other way. We don’t get involved or even worse, we don’t think it’s that big of a deal. It is tragic because toda ...
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