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HIV Debate: Circumcision for African Men?
(The Root) — Among those in Washington, D.C., for this week’s International AIDS Conference, there’s little to no debate about whether the world community should do what it takes to stop the global pandemic. But when it comes to how that goal should be accomplished, even those who care most passionately about the issue can…
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Embracing Life as a Token
It’s a peculiar kind of hurt that an African American feels when the term “Oreo” is hurled at him or her by another black person. Uptown writer Andrea Michelle tackles this notion as a woman who grew up in the suburbs and made her peace with being the only fly in the milk. Blackness has…
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Why DC's an Apt Host for Global AIDS Meeting
(The Root) — In Washington, D.C., whose residents include the leader of the free world, there’s an interesting juxtaposition. The ornate and imposing buildings that house our federal government stand tall over streets battered by a crushing epidemic. And, in a city all too familiar with power and authority, the rampant HIV/AIDS problem in the…
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AIDS Conference in US: Blacks Must Engage
(The Root) — This week the International AIDS Conference is being held in the United States for the first time in 22 years. Its location in Washington, D.C., which has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the country, with 4.3 percent of African Americans affected, is not lost on Phill Wilson, founder of conference partner the…
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest, Week 20
Friday, July 20, 10:31 a.m. EDT: Zimmerman’s defense fund “pretty much depleted,” attorney says: George Zimmerman’s website was relaunched surrounding his interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity this week, CNN reports. In the interview, Zimmerman said, “I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, the masses. You can personally communicate with me, and I…
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What HIV-Prevention Drug Means for Blacks
(The Root) — On Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first pill to prevent HIV infection in adults who do not have the virus — but are at risk of becoming infected. Studies have shown that Truvada, a little blue tablet taken once a day, can dramatically reduce transmission of the virus.…
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2012 Harlem Book Fair Hosts Literary Heavyweights
(The Root) — New Yorkers young and old are encouraged to add some reading to their weekend and attend the Harlem Book Fair 2012, presented by the Quarterly Black Review. On Saturday, July 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will be the site of the annual…
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Can I Date During My Divorce?
(The Root) — ” What is the rule of thumb on dating during the divorce process? Do women expect a divorce to be final in order to take a man seriously? Is it unfair or wrong to show an interest in other women while you are waiting for the final decree?” —O.U. The rule of thumb…
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Columnist William Raspberry Dies at 76
Cancer Claims Pioneer Among Mainstream Pundits William Raspberry, retired Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at the Washington Post and its first African American in that role, died early Tuesday at his home in Washington, his wife, Sondra, told Journal-isms. He was 76 and died of metastatic prostate cancer. “We had a full 45 years together,” she said.…
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Mississippi's Lone Abortion Clinic Saved, for Now
After a Mississippi law was passed last month that would essentially shutter the state’s only abortion clinic, a judge has granted the institution a reprieve. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the law originally required that all physicians at the clinic obtain admitting privileges at local hospitals, a difficult and lengthy process, or the clinic…