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“Mimi’s fictional village is like thousands of real villages in the developing world, where health care, especially among infants and children, is poor or uneven. As a result, every day, 21,000 children under the age of five die, most of them from diseases that could have been prevented with basic health caremore
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Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It (Courtesy Photo)
Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It
Originally published May 15, 2013“Mimi’s fictional village is like thousands of real villages in the developing world, where health care, especially among infants and children, is poor or uneven. As a result, every day, 21,000 children under the age of five die, most of them from diseases that could have been prevented with basic health caremore
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April 17, 2013 -
“In the late 1630s, lured by the promise of the New World, Andrea Stuart’s earliest known maternal ancestor, George Ashby, set sail from England to settle in Barbados. He fell into the life of a plantation sugar owner by chance…more
April 17, 2013 -
Readers familiar with the Sisters in Faith Devotional Bible will love the impending release of a new devotional that includes scriptures to encourage contemporary women on the go.more
February 27, 2013 -
“Why am I a radical? Because in order to live up to our promise as a nation, we cannot rest until we provide a quality education for all our children. If America is truly going to be the land of equal opportunity, we have to provide that opportunity to every single child, regardless of where they live, what color they are, and what their parents do…more
January 23, 2013 -
“Gymnastics is not my passion anymore. I want to get famous off of running track, or I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job at Chick-Fil-A in Virginia Beach… I just want to be a normal teenage kid. I am so homesick. I just want to come home.”
-- A text sent by Gabby Douglas to her mom on Jan. , 2012, a mere seven months before the Olympics (page 7)more
-- A text sent by Gabby Douglas to her mom on Jan. , 2012, a mere seven months before the Olympics (page 7)more
January 02, 2013 -
Joseph Taylor, who retired as head football coach at Florida A &M University in November, is currently doing a book tour to promote "The Making of a Champion: Success Is an Inconvenience," his autobiography.more
December 26, 2012 -
The best way for a curious stranger to find out about a city is to travel its streets and boulevards, in daylight, on public transportation. Public buses are cheap but noisy and full of distractions. But a wise and knowing cab driver can do more to tutor a newcomer than any other resource.more
December 12, 2012 -
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Pre-schoolers and young children now have a new way to learn about faith, thanks to a book release by Connecticut-based writer Cristal Baker. Popsicle Goes to Church, is a storybook with faith and God at its heart.more
November 21, 2012 -
Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) -- Those who enjoy the spoken word and appreciate fine art, can now look forward to a new exciting literary artistic journey and adventure as author and artist Lisa M. Cliff presents An Umbrella In Case of Rain: Art and Poetry for the Soul Vol. 1, an amalgam of meaningful poems and creative images. more
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