The Promised Land is in sight—though the view is somewhat hazy—for HIV/AIDS activists, victims, government and others who hope for an end to the epidemic. “We are at a very important juncture in the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic. We now have the tools to end this disease,” said Phill Wilson, founder, president and CEO […]
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Condoms: A Pedestrian but Effective HIV Barrier
They are innocuous looking, but those square, multicolored foil-wrapped condoms can be a gift of life to those who may be at risk of contracting HIV. They are old-school and not as sexy as the new technologies and approaches to defeating the spread of HIV, such as antiretroviral medications, but condoms work, experts say. “Condoms […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Warring Balto. ‘Cherry Hill’ Gangs Busted
Authorities took a giant step toward abating crime in the violence-steeped community of Cherry Hill in south Baltimore this week when they announced indictments against alleged members of competing gangs in the area. A federal grand jury, in three separate indictments, charged 26 individuals on racketeering conspiracy, drug conspiracy and other drug-related charges based on […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Florida A&M, Fisk Universities Removed From Probationary Status
Two historical Black universities saw their collegiate accreditations recently removed from probationary status. Florida A&M University was placed on probationary status one year ago in the wake of the hazing death of a member of its marching band. But the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) removed that designation Dec. 10, saying the school […]
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Veteran Black Journalists Cite Uneven, Insincere Media Coverage of Mandela Death
(Updated 12/17/13) Black journalists who covered South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement had both praise and censure for the mainstream media’s coverage of Nelson Mandela since his death on Dec. 5, according to a survey conducted by Richard Prince’s “Journal-isms,” a blog posted twice a week about Black journalists and issues that concern them. For American journalists […]
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Six of 10 Americans Eligible for Health Coverage May Qualify for Aid on Premiums
Six out of 10 uninsured African-Americans who are eligible for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace may qualify for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or tax credits to help with the cost of premiums. The percent of eligible persons would increase to 95 percent if all states were to expand Medicaid coverage as […]
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Report: 21 States Enacted Stronger Gun Control Laws in 2013
Anti-gun violence advocacy gathered momentum in the wake of the Newtown massacre as state legislatures across the country enacted stronger gun control measures this year, including some with historically weak gun laws, according to a new analysis by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The organization’s […]
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Report: Unemployment Rates Fall, Job Growth Increases in November
Just in time for the holidays, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported some positive news in its most recent jobs report. In November, 203,000 more Americans were employed and the unemployment rate declined from 7.3 percent to 7.0 percent, according to BLS estimates released Dec. 6. Job growth occurred across many industries, including […]
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Prince George’s Health Center
Maryland health regulators have begun their review of a plan to create a new acute care hospital in Prince George’s County, the latest development in the county’s long-running attempt to replace the beleaguered Prince George’s Health Center. On Oct. 4, Dimensions Healthcare System, which runs PGHC, along with the University of Maryland Medical System filed […]
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Md. Housing Advocates Hopeful for Badly Needed Anti-Bias Legislation
Thousands of Marylanders, mostly African-American, are denied housing based on their source of income, but efforts to mitigate such discrimination are finally making headway, advocates say. For 20 years, advocates have been waging a battle to pass legislation, the Maryland Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act, to stop source- of-income discrimination across the state. Many […]
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Credit Card Debt Higher for U.S. Black Middle Class, Study Finds
African Americans have been pummeled by the recent financial crisis, including facing the most adverse consequences of credit card debt, and higher interest rates, according to a recently released study by the NAACP and Demos, a U.S.-based research and policy center. Findings from “The Challenge of Credit Card Debt for the African American Middle Class,” […]
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New RNC Black Spokesman Assails Obama Instead of Explaining GOP Outreach Stumbles
Called upon to defend the Republican National Committee’s faux pas in describing racism as being dead, Orlando Watson, the RNC’s newly appointed Black communications director for Black media, instead launched into an attack against President Obama. Long criticized for being more of an exclusive club rather than a big tent when it comes to African […]
