Hunger is an often underestimated and overlooked cause of depression, anxiety, stress, and poor concentration. According to the Alliance to End Hunger, our food-insecure elderly community has higher rates of health problems, decreased resistance to infection, and extended hospital stays. Hunger also increases the chances of developing type 2 diabetes among adults, and children who […]
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Why Md.’s SB 437 Won’t Lower Prescription Drug Prices
As a faith leader in my community, I witness firsthand the struggles our neighbors face in accessing quality, affordable health care. These are challenging times. We face the threat of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act in Washington. Rising out-of-pocket costs and deductibles are making health care and medicines less affordable. In our community, […]
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Gabourey Sidibe Reveals Weight-Loss Surgery in New Memoir
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabourey Sidibe says she had weight-loss surgery last year after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. FILE – In this Nov. 14, 2016 file photo, Gabourey Sidibe arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in Los Angeles. Sidibe says she had weight-loss surgery last year after being diagnosed with […]
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‘Good Fight’ Takes Television Lead in Making Trump an Issue
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A CBS-produced legal drama has taken the lead in weaving President Donald Trump into its stories, and it keeps raising the stakes. In last month’s debut of “The Good Fight,” ”The Good Wife” spinoff on CBS’ streaming service, lawyer and Hillary Clinton supporter Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranksi) watched and cringed as […]
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Morehouse Board Chairman Clarifies Leadership Transition Plans, Wilson to Remain as President
Morehouse College Board of Trustees Robert C. Davidson Jr. has issued a statement to clarify the college’s leadership plans, which he addressed in a letter sent Tuesday to the campus community. Davidson confirmed that President John Silvanus Wilson will serve through the remainder of his contract, which expires on June 30. “To further clarify my […]
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‘A Day Without a Woman’
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Organizers of January’s Women’s March have called for women to take the day off and encouraged them not to spend money to show their economic strength and impact on American society. FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, a crowd fills Independence Avenue during the Women’s March on Washington, in […]
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UN Report: South Sudan Experiencing Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A new United Nations report describes South Sudan as teetering on the edge of genocide and experiencing ethnic cleansing, a stark portrayal of a nation whose crises now include famine. In this photo taken Wednesday, March 1, 2017, Lulu Yurdio, 12, collects food aid for himself and his two siblings and […]
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Report: African Women Ahead as Lawmakers, But Face Violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — African women have made significant progress including higher female participation in many legislatures than in Britain and the United States — but women on the continent also face “daunting” challenges in high rates of sexual violence, maternal mortality and HIV infections, said a report released Tuesday. (AP Photo) Across the continent, […]
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Common, Corinne Bailey Rae to Headline Playboy Jazz Fest
NEW YORK (AP) — Common and Corinne Bailey Rae are set to make their debut at the Playboy Jazz Festival. Actor/musician Common and singer Corinne Bailey Rae are set to make their debut at the Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl June 10-11. (Photo by Chris Pizzello and Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File) The rapper […]
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Descendant of Supreme Court Judge Apologizes for Dred Scott Decision
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The family of the chief justice who presided over the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision 160 years ago apologized to the family of a slave who tried to sue for his freedom. Charles Taney III, a descendant of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, center, offers apology to […]
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‘GMA’s’ Unusually Tense Interview with Trump Aide
NEW YORK (AP) — George Stephanopoulos’ “Good Morning America” interview with White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday is an instant milestone in the hostile relationship between the Trump administration and the media. This 2014 image released by ABC shows George Stephanopoulos anchor “Good Morning America,” in New York. Stephanopoulos’”Good Morning America” exchange with […]
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National Civil Rights Leaders to Meet with Attorney General Sessions
(Updated 3/10/2017) WASHINGTON – Six national civil rights leaders will meet Tuesday, March 7 with Attorney General Jeff Sessions to outline their civil rights enforcement agenda for the Department of Justice and to express grave concern for several troubling actions by the Department of Justice and the Trump administration. The meeting is scheduled for 2:30 […]