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Vampire-Huntress Author L.A. Banks Gravely Ill
L.A. Banks, the author of the New York Times best-selling hit vampire-huntress series Minion, is fighting for her life at a hospital in her Philadelphia hometown. The writer, whose real name is Leslie Esdaile Banks, has adrenal cancer, reports Jenice Armstrong of philly.com. The 51-year-old author is gravely ill with late-stage adrenal cancer. Diagnosed seven…
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Columbia's Claude Steele Named Dean of Stanford's School of Education
Bloomberg is reporting that Claude Steele, Columbia University’s provost, is returning to Stanford University as dean of the School of Education. Steele, 65, is a psychologist and spent 18 years at Stanford, where he was director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, before leaving for Columbia. Oliver Staley reports that the…
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Chauncey Bailey Verdict Hailed as Victory for Journalism
“The murder convictions of two men who killed Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey were hailed Thursday by press-freedom groups and residents of the city for which Bailey reported,” Josh Richman, Kristin J. Bender and Angela Woodall reported for the Chauncey Bailey Project. “Bailey, 57, was the first journalist killed over a domestic story in the…
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Natural-Hair Entrepreneurs Cash In on Guidance
The New York Times’ Jamila Bey reports that as more black women decide to wear their hair natural, many are heading to the Internet for help. For entrepreneurs with expertise in beauty and technology, this means there’s money to be made. Check out the endeavors of three black women cashing in on their styling savvy.…
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Libya: Viagra Terrorism by Qaddafi?
Thought the tactics used by Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to cling to power couldn’t be any more bizarre? Thought you couldn’t be any more disgusted by the way he’s terrorized the people of his country? Think again. Now the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says that there is evidence Qaddafi ordered the rape of hundreds…
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Is Satoshi Kanazawa the Glenn Beck of Pseudoscience?
It’s only been a few weeks or so since controversial evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa posted the blog heard round the world — his blatantly discriminatory study, “Why Are Black Women Rated Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” In a nearly unanimous verdict, Kanazawa’s peers — his fellow science bloggers and psychologists — have found him…
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Obama's Energy Policy vs. Reality
Summertime, and the living won’t be easy. From electricity to groceries to clothing, the cost of everything you need, and of most things you want, has increased. But there are few places where Americans have felt the sting of higher prices more profoundly than at the gas pump. And you don’t have to own a…
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Study: Can a Little Genetics Education Cure Racism?
The findings of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto suggest that knowledge of the science behind the human body might be able to help defeat racism. The study authors assert that educating individuals about our genetic similarities — specifically, the fact that humans are 99.9 percent genetically similar — can do…
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Family-Friendly Fun in Las Vegas: Summer 2011
Independence Day Jubilee at Seastrand Park Hosted by the City of North Las Vegas, the Annual Independence Day Jubilee at Seastrand Park features live music, a variety of food vendors, a spectacular fireworks show and various activities for children including water slides and jumpers. When: 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m., July 2, 2011 Where: James K. Seastrand…
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Black Gay HIV Outreach Ditches 'Homoboy' Gimmick
The federal government has launched its first targeted effort to reach African-American men who have sex with men about the need to know their HIV status, according to the Bay Area Reporter. The campaign, dubbed “Know Where You Stand,” aims to increase HIV testing among black MSM (men who have sex with men) ages 18…