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North Carolina Passes Bill Allowing Guns in Parks and Bars
Straight from our “What could you possibly be thinking?” file, WCNC is reporting that legislation making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly would allow anyone with a concealed-carry permit to carry the weapon into a restaurant, bar or park. Beth Shayne reports, “We are looking to make sure that deterrence is the order…
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Are Food Dyes Making Kids Hyperactive?
Parents always blame the sugar in junk food for making kids bounce off the walls, but could it actually be the color that’s to blame? NPR reports that the Food and Drug Administration is meeting this week to examine whether artificial food dyes made from petroleum and used to enhance the color of processed foods…
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Is Race to the Top Working?
There’s a new conversation bubbling up these days at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware. “We’ve been researching best practices, visiting other schools to learn about programs that have worked for them, and we are constantly talking about what’s best for our students,” says assistant principal Clifton Hayes. “Vice President Biden coming by…
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In the Center of the Ring
Written by Stephanie Green Circus life is a wild ride, and Johnathan Lee Iverson, the first African American and the youngest ringmaster in the history of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s “greatest show on earth” is right in the middle of the madness. Iverson was in the center spotlight when the circus began its…
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Haitian Teens Earn Spot in Robotics Contest With Winning Robot
New York’s Daily News is reporting that a robotics team from It Takes A Village Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., has won a berth in a prestigious science competition in St. Louis, Mo. The team, made up almost entirely of Haitian immigrants, are still ecstatic because their robot took first place in a competition at the…
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Black Populations Decline in Major Cities
USA Today is reporting that the black population is declining in a number of major cities, including Chicago; Oakland, Calif.; Atlanta; Cleveland; and St. Louis, Mo., according to 2010 census data. Twenty of 25 cities that have populations of at least 250,000 people and black populations of 20 percent either lost more blacks or gained…
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Obama Cites U.S.' Shared African Heritage With Brazil in Speech
This weekend President Obama embarked on his five-day Latin America trip to Brazil, Chile (where he touched down on Monday) and El Salvador to strengthen relationships, with a particular focus on the U.S. trading role in some of the world’s fastest growing markets. Addressing Brazilians directly in a speech from Rio de Janeiro on Sunday afternoon,…
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Top Black Women Techies
President and CEOThe Aerospace Corp. Wherever there’s a federal eye in the sky, Austin knows about it. It’s her job as head of Aerospace, “a leading architect for the nation’s national security space programs” — that and managing 4,000 employees and garnering about $850 million in annual revenues. The native New Yorker has a B.S.…
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Want to Be Thin? Live Downtown
The results of a new study from Boston University’s School of Medicine show that African-American women who live in densely populated urban areas maintain healthier weights than those in suburban or rural environments. The six-year study focused on nearly 18,000 women who lived in and around New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The women who…
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Michelle Obama's Garden Book: Part of a Campaign to Bully Fat Kids?
The first lady is going to become an author. She’s writing a book about the White House garden and the benefits of healthy eating. The book will complement her Let’s Move Campaign, since the garden has served as the backdrop of her efforts through the program to curb childhood obesity and encourage healthier eating habits. But…