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The Racial Gap in Cancer Mortality Is Closing, but It’s Still a Problem
When it comes to cancer, there has been a significantly higher rate of related deaths among African Americans than among white Americans. One type of cancer for which blacks have a higher mortality rate, for example, is colon cancer. Much of this disparity correlates with socioeconomic issues such as discrepancies in income, education and access…
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A Conversation With A Guy Who Actually Admits To Having Racist Bones In His Body
It follows the same script every time. A (usually White) public figure says or does something that’s kinda, sorta, racist. People notice the racism and call him on it. He replies by denying it, using at least one of the following statements as his “evidence” 1. “I’m colorblind”/”I don’t see color” 2. “I have ***insert…
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The Few Cops Who Are Charged With Murder Serve Little Time—if They Even Get Convicted
Analysis Finds Even Those Convicted Serve Little Time “Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged, a Post analysis found,” a headline read above a weekend enterprise story in the Washington Post. “Most were cleared or acquitted in the cases that have been resolved.”…
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NY Teen Overcomes ‘Dark-Skinned’ Taunts to Earn $10,000 Scholarship
“Burnt toast.” “Dark as night.” “Your mother kept you in the oven too long.” These were the kinds of racially charged comments that Nosa Akol walked into on her very first day of middle school, which would mark the first time in her life she’d ever been subjected to bullying. The results were damaging. Nosa…
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Rand Paul Isn’t Quite Ready for Prime Time
GOP presidential hopeful Rand Paul’s slip was showing during his long, rambling and repetitive announcement Tuesday of his intent to run for president. The Kentucky senator’s campaign launch wasn’t the worst rollout we’ve seen in recent years (that award still belongs to the Obamacare website), but the mixture of misused thematic elements, poor organization and a low-quality presentation makes…
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Violence Against South Asians Is Linked to Bias Against African Americans
When 57-year-old Sureshbhai Patel was slammed facedown to the ground by an Alabama police officer in February, leaving him partially paralyzed, the Hindu American Foundation moved quickly to announce that it was developing a Hinduism 101 training for first responders “to improve the cultural competency of police officers and avoid the escalation of incidents based on language…
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‘Anti-Semitic’ Tweets or Not, Comedy Central Will Stand by Trevor Noah
Given the speed at which modern news operates, it’s a miracle that anybody ever gets to have any fun. No sooner had Comedy Central announced that biracial South African standup comedian Trevor Noah would be taking over The Daily Show after Jon Stewart than the social media vetting began. First with the ubiquitous “Who is Trevor Noah?”…
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1st Black Woman to Pilot the Cool Spy Plane That Captures Intelligence for US Leaders
In order for Navy SEAL teams to hunt down terrorists, or for foreign policy analysts to track the movement of WMDs—or to detect whether Iran is, in fact, developing a nuclear weapons program—our leaders rely on special pilots to capture that type of intelligence through the use of spy-plane cameras. Merryl Tengesdal (that’s Lt. Col.…
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REMINISCE | "BILLY CLINT" | Saturday, April 4 | DC
REMINISCE | SATURDAY APRIL 4 OPEN BAR 930-1030 | FREE BEFORE 11PM w/RSVP DJ UNDERDOG & SUPA QOOL DJ QUARTERMAINE LIV | 2001 11TH STREET NW | DC www.reminscedc.eventbrite.com This upcoming edition of REMINISCE, dubbed “Billy Clint”, is being done in conjunction with the DC Chapter of NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) in support…
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‘T-Dogging’ Through The Walking Dead Season 5 Finale
Season 5, a bounce-back season for The Walking Dead, ends this Sunday with a 90-minute finale. The Walking Dead has had its ups and downs but really hit its stride this season, finally becoming the thrilling and complex show all of us who read the comics hoped it would be. But there is still one…