Glenn Ellis Almost everyone gets chickenpox by adulthood. In the United States, chickenpox affects about 4 million persons per year, mostly children. In temperate climates, most cases occur in the late winter and spring. Although most people think that chickenpox is always a mild disease, deaths from chickenpox continue to occur in the United States. […]
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Remembering Frances Cress Welsing, Natalie Cole, Jocelyn Cooper, and Billie Allen-Henderson
Top left clockwise – Frances Cress Welsing, Natalie Cole, Jocelyn Cooper, and Billie Allen-Henderson. (Courtesy, AP, and YouTube Photos) NEW YORK – The end of the year and the beginning of a new one always is a moment to look back to what might have been and to look forward to what may be. Amid […]
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The Conservative Right’s War Against Voting Rights
Lee A. Daniels Those who’ve wondered how, after the Civil War abolished slavery, America became – while a democracy in rhetorical terms – in reality an apartheid state should be paying close attention to the machinations of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. They’ve been providing example after example of how democratic forms can […]
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Ky. Judge Sentences Man to 60 Days in Jail for Using Racial Slur in Courtroom
Kentucky Judge Olu Stevens Kentucky Judge Olu Stevens, the African-American jurist who became known last year for his dismissal of all-White juries, recently sentenced a man to 60 days in jail for uttering a racial slur after a hearing. Adam Satterly appeared before Judge Stevens in a Jan. 4 hearing during which Stevens revoked his […]
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Study: Blacks More Likely to Develop Alzheimer’s Disease
African-Americans are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s Disease then Whites, according to a new study. The findings were the result of a meta-analysis by race for Alzheimer’s disease conducted by Emory University researchers, the first effort of its kind. The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, found that after adjusting for age, […]
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Fla. Gay Rights Groups Protest Against Jamal Bryant Appearance at MLK Event
Rev. Jamal Bryant (Courtesy Photo) Gay rights organizations in St. Petersburg, Fla. are asking for prominent Baltimore pastor the Rev. Jamal Bryant to be uninvited as the keynote speaker at the 30th annual MLK Leadership Award Breakfast on Jan. 18 because of past remarks he has made about homosexuality. The Tampa Bay Times reported that […]
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A Minimum $6M Settlement Disclosed in Baltimore Public Housing Sex-for-Repairs Lawsuit
BALTIMORE (AP) — The lawyer representing women who said maintenance workers demanded sex from them in exchange for basic repairs at public housing units in Baltimore says a settlement of at least $6 million has been reached. Cary J. Hansel said at a news conference Friday that all victims of sexual harassment in public housing […]
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N.Y. Educator Shirley Ann Jackson Among 2016 National Medal of Science Winners
Educator Shirley Ann Jackson (Photo/www.rpi.edu) Educator Shirley Ann Jackson is the only African American among the nine individuals slated to receive National Medal of Science awards at a White House ceremony early this year. The National Medal of Science was created in 1959 and is the nation’s highest honor for achievement and leadership in advancing the […]
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Sanders Plans Aggressive Outreach to Black Community
Democratic presidential contender U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders may be largely unknown nationally among African Americans, but said he plans to work hard to win their support in his quest for the party’s nomination. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders walks alongside the Rev Jamal Bryant, right, during a walking tour of the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore. (Photograph: […]
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Fmr. Washington ACLU Director Laura W. Murphy Named Harvard Fellow
Fmr. Washington ACLU Director Laura W. Murphy (Photo Courtesy of www.aclu.com) Civil rights leader Laura W. Murphy, the first African American and woman to serve as director of the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office, has been designated by Harvard University as one of its 2016 Advanced Leadership Institute fellows. The prestigious year-long fellowship, which was developed by […]
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Police: Gunman Who Shot Philadelphia Cop Pledged Allegiance to Isis
Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett. A gunman ambushed the police officer in his marked cruiser. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man using a gun stolen from police said he was acting in the name of Islam when he ambushed an officer sitting in his marked cruiser at an intersection, firing more than […]
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Commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in a National Park
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., left center, marching in Washington, DC, in August 1963. (Photo Courtesy www.nps.gov/) (NPS Release) WASHINGTON – On Monday, January 18, national parks throughout the country will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All national parks will provide free admission for all visitors and many parks will host special events or […]