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Study: Nearly 1 in 3 Births in U.S. Is a C-Section
Thirty-two percent of all births in the United States now occur by Caesarean section (C-section). Reasons given for the rise in numbers include the increased use of drugs to induce labor, the tendency to give up on labor too soon and deliver babies surgically instead of waiting for nature to take its course, and the failure…
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The Emmys: The Twitterverse Speaks
What would happen if you ignored watching the Emmys on television and simply let people on Twitter guide you through the three-hour program? Well, you’d get this: @SPBVIP: As I tweeted a few months ago: Since 2000 Afr-Amers won 10 lead or supporting Tonys; 7 Oscars … & no Emmys in regular lead or support…
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AOL Patch: We Do Not Focus on Race
AOL’s Patch network of hyperlocal news sites, which expects to be “the largest hirer of full-time journalists in the United States this year,” has finished hiring a top news management with little if any racial diversity and declared that “We do not focus on race or ethnicity in the hiring process, but rather finding the best…
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The Real Guide for Black College Freshmen
It’s August, and thousands of black kids are either headed off to college for the first time or are returning to school for the second, fifth or 15th year. Hey, man, I don’t judge. But it’s also time for those kids to be bombarded with “Prepping for College” articles, and I have to say that…
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Russell Simmons Supports Mosque at the Center of Controversy
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has made his opinion about the controversial mosque being built two blocks from Ground Zero abundantly clear. He believes in religious freedom and is using his apartment overlooking the site to express it. The nine windows on the top story of the Liberty Street building have been taken up by large signs.…
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The Changing Face of Political Power in New Orleans
The era of black power in New Orleans begins with the rising of a Moon and ends with the setting of a son. Maurice “Moon” Landrieu, who is white, is widely credited as the elected official responsible for not only helping usher in desegregation in Louisiana but also finally opening New Orleans’ city hall to…
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg Endorses D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has been endorsed by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who says the District is “more accountable, more transparent and more effective” under the young mayor. Fenty said the endorsement “brings my political career full circle.” He said he turned to Bloomberg and New York for inspiration for the District’s…
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Could More Blacks in Banking Have Prevented the Meltdown?
Last month Politico reported on a “little-noticed” section of the Wall Street reform bill. It gives the feds power to kill contracts with firms that fail to initiate workplace diversity. The law requires “fair inclusion” of women and minorities and “goes further than previous attempts by regulators to promote diversity in the financial sector.” The…
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Study: ‘Soul Food’ Kills
OK, that’s a little dramatic. Nonetheless, my alma mater has delivered, on a scarlet-and-gray platter, the latest nail in the coffin of African-American eating habits. (Emphases and edits, mine): Researchers looking for differences in eating habits of African Americans based on whether or not they had Type 2 diabetes uncovered an unexpected result: No matter…
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Black Conservatives Bar Press from National Gathering
A throng of black conservatives is meeting at the National Press Club today and, somewhat ironically, barring the press from their proceedings. More than a dozen right-wing African American leaders—some of them more infamous than famous—are set to speak at the event, including Alan Keyes, Star Parker, Timothy F. Johnson of the Frederick Douglass Foundation,…