First lady Michelle Obama joined her husband on February 9 to launch the “Let’s Move” campaign, a 90-day plan aimed at fighting the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic. “Let’s Move is a nationwide initiative that basically focuses on four key components,” the first lady said in a video comment. “First we want to improve the information […]
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Black Women Affected by “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Policy
The nation’s attention has been drawn to the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding homosexuals following President Obama’s State of the Union speech, and researchers, pundits, and politicians have questioned the policy’s fairness. But, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the policy is particularly unfair to African-American women in same-sex relationships. […]
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“Sleazy” Rumors Put N.Y. Gov. Paterson on Defensive
New York Gov. David Paterson is fighting rumors which have been widely circulated around the New York state house and national media of his involvement in sex scandals and drug abuse. A January 30 New York Post report claims Paterson was caught by state police in a utility closet in the governor’s mansion with a […]
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Former Va. Governor Among Latest Obama Critics
Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder offered harsh criticism on the Obama White House during the week of February 8, saying that if the president is to fulfill his dream of effecting change for America, he has to up the ante on his leadership skills—and fire some of his key players. Wilder is a Democrat […]
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The AFRO American Newspaper Presents: Economic Empowerment; Oyin Handmade
Oyin Handmade, is a fast growing business owned and operated by two dynamic African American entrepreneurs. As co-owners of Oyin Handmade -an all-natural body and hair care product line, husband and wife team Pierre and Jamyla Bennu have managed to take a business born in a basement to heights they only dreamt about. Long before […]
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Seat at the table
Marc Morial, National Urban League president; the Rev. Al Sharpton, from the National Action Network and Ben Jealous, NAACP president, held a press conference call Feb. 10 to discuss their earlier meeting with President Barack Obama. The men described the meeting as productive and said it lasted over an hour. “The president spent an hour […]
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Historic Blizzard Covers Baltimore City
The faster the snowflakes fell, the slower Baltimore moved over the past week. Streets and cars were buried in over 4 feet of snow, holding residents hostage as the city’s worst blizzard since 1922 released its fury. Phase one of the storm – Feb. 5-6 – covered the city in over 30 inches of snow. […]
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Diddy Plans to Open Business School
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set out to expand his empire with the announcement of his latest business venture. Combs declared his plans to launch a business school for up-and-coming entrepreneurs during a Feb. 1 appearance on Anderson Cooper’s “AC 360.” The mogul’s latest business venture is part of his efforts to build a new image […]
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Church Members Don Red for Heart Disease
On Sunday, Feb. 14, women across Maryland will fill churches, synagogues and other places of worship in a sea of red hues. However, these women will not don the color in honor of Valentine’s Day. For the sixth year, Baltimore’s Saint Agnes Hospital has encouraged women to wear red in support of their annual heart […]
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Maryland’s Hungry Population Grows
BALTIMORE – Stacked pallets of food, drinks and condiments line the aisles of an 87,000-square-foot warehouse —bread loaves and dinner rolls, frozen goods, dented and disfigured cakes. It may look like a Costco Wholesale store, but there’s a major difference —everything here at the Maryland Food Bank is free and available to needy and hungry […]
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Former Congressman, Palin Blast Obama at Tea Party Gathering
Former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo made controversial statements about President Obama, voting procedures and immigration in his kickoff speech at the National Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 4. Among his statements, Tancredo called for the return of a poll tax, which those wishing to vote must pay. Tancredo also said potential voters […]
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Concern Over Haiti’s HIV/AIDS Crisis Grows
After decades of progress in staving off the tide of HIV/AIDS in Haiti, health advocates are concerned about regression—in the wake of the powerful Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, the infrastructure used to combat the disease no longer exists. Charles King, CEO of Housing Works, a New York-based organization that combats AIDS and homelessness, […]