Research results compiled from the work of roughly 500 researchers in 50 countries conclude that obesity and the diseases that arise as a result of the condition are outpacing problems related to starvation on a global scale. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, published in Oxford University’s journal of medicine, The Lancet, provides data […]
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Premiers of ‘Django Unchained’ and ‘Jack Reacher’ Cancelled After Newtown
The Weinstein Co. cancelled the Dec. 18 Los Angeles premier of Quentin Tarantino’s highly-touted Django Unchained in the wake of the Dec.14 massacre in Newtown, Conn. at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the production company announced Dec. 17. Still set for a nationwide release on Christmas Day, the film, stars Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington. “Our […]
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BCCC Campus Reacts to President’s Firing
Less than two weeks after the Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) Board of Trustees ousted President Carolane Williams, students and faculty still have questions about her Dec. 11 dismissal. Some students said they were unaware that Williams had been terminated. “I’m indifferent,” said Ashley Woodfork, 20, a sophomore general studies major from Baltimore. She described Williams, the […]
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Legendary Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Remembered
Osborne Allen Payne was much more than just a wildly successful entrepreneur. Long before he became Baltimore’s first African-American McDonald’s franchisee he was making a difference on the front lines in classrooms both in America and abroad. And even after the accomplishments and accolades afforded him the opportunity to become a premier Baltimore businessman, the […]
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Researchers Find Link Between Childhood Physical Abuse and Asthma in African Americans
Researchers have made a connection between childhood abuse suffered by African-American women and asthma which develops later in their lives. As part of the Black Women’s Health Study at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, conducted from 1995 to 2011, a total of 28,456 women gave information on physical and sexual abuse suffered before […]
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Congolese Women Plead for Help in Ending Violence, Crimes Against Women
Women in Africa’s Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are calling on President Barack Obama to lend resources and influence in putting an end to the brutal violence against women taking place in that country. A civil war erupted in the area in 1997 when rebel forces of Rwanda invaded the DRC. Since then, more […]
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Poll: Illinois Voters Would Favor Michelle Obama for Senate Seat
Weeks after her husband was elected to a second term as president, first lady Michelle Obama is riding high on the waves of positive public opinion, according to a recent survey conducted by Democratic-leaning pollsters Public Policy Polling. In a poll of 500 Illinois residents taken between Nov. 26 and Nov. 28, registered voters weighed […]
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Baltimore Fraudster Sentenced to Three Years for Fourth Scam
One Baltimore man just can’t seem to shake his need to defraud his fellow citizens out of their hard-earned money and clean credit. For the fourth time, Ronald Louis Coleman, 65, has been convicted of crimes related to scamming credit cards and posing as an American Express employee to get confidential information and funds. On […]
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Morgan Prez Not Renewed
The Morgan State University campus continues to buzz about the decision by the school’s board of regents to end Dr. David Wilson’s term as MSU president. In a Dec. 11 statement, the board said it would not renew Wilson’s contract as president two and a half years into his term at the helm of one […]
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Mondawmin Community Strives For Peace
It is more peaceful in the Mondawmin community these days, even as a wave of shootings and senseless homicides tied to what police are calling a gang war has pushed killings over 200 in Baltimore. While victims are falling prey to violence in troubled areas of the city, in Mondawmin, where five homicides were reported […]
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Eddie Murphy Tops List of Overpaid Actors
With a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actor’s Guild Award, more than 30 movie titles, a wildly successful career in the volatile business of comedy and five studio albums to his name, actor and comedian Eddie Murphy just garnered a new distinction: most overpaid. The 51-year-old star who was recently the focus of a star-studded, […]
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Jay-Z, Beyonce, Frank Ocean Lead Grammy Nominee List
The Recording Academy has released its official list of nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards this week, with seasoned artists such as Anita Baker, SWV, and Beyonce mixed in with newcomers like Frank Ocean. Elle Varner could take the prize for Best R&B Song for her hit “Refill.” Robert Glasper’s name showed up in the […]