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Taking Our Health Seriously
Did you realize that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Diabetes Awareness Month?
Colloquially known as the ‘Big C’ or ‘The Sugar’, neither is no light matter. Most of us know someone who has been touched by one or both of these diseases. African Americans with diabetes are more likely to develop diabetes complications and [...]
Friday Video: Oh Really, O’Reilly?
Great video put together by the folks (Robert Greenwald) at Brave New Films.
8Aug2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
So You Say I Am Too “Upperclass” to Have HIV?
HIV/AIDs is knocking on the door of black america and too many of us have let him in. We have been so worried about AIDS in Africa that we let that joker tip toe through the foyer. I certainly hope you and yours are not directly affected by HIV/AIDS, but if you are a black [...]
30Jul2008 | Latonya | Comments | Continued
The Newest YBP … and a note about dreams
Please join me in welcoming Gregory Robert Mitchell, one of the newest YBP’s and the baby boy of our dear editors Kimberly Michelle and Fredric.
I’m so tempted to coin them the latest example of the American Dream brought to fruition. But, I don’t believe in the American Dream. I do believe in Kim and Fred. [...]
Obama: SayNo2
Florida, California, Indiana, and Arizona have gay marriage ban amendments on their ballots this year. Senator, and presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, Barack Obama told Florida Red and Blue (organization spearheading opposition to the amendment in Florida) that he opposes the amendment.
credit: Craig Axxie
Ignorance = Tolerated, Not Accepted
Though backers contend that the amendment does not [...]
12Jun2008 | gbevel | Comments | Continued
30+ Things to Do This Summer
Do you remember your New Year’s resolutions? You know, that time wherever everyone is tripping over themselves to exclaim how this year is going to be different because of all the game-changing strides they hope to make?
Was that you? Yeah, it was me too.
credit: jonathaj Take a bike ride
27May2008 | Fredric | Comments | ContinuedMeeting David Wilson
I haven’t seen it being publicized in too many circles, but this story is amazing and is a ‘must watch’.
One of the PR firms for MSNBC contacted me and wanted to share a special they are doing tonight about a very unique experience of a young black professional, 28-year old journalist David Wilson. He traces [...]
American Lives
Despite the attention it received in recent years, I’ve never really had the desire to trace my roots back to Africa. Because the DNA is only traced back through a handful of women, the information would represent such a small percentage of my history that I wasn’t sure that it was worth it. (They [...]
7Feb2008 | Eugene | Comments | ContinuedThanksgiving
I love Thanksgiving. It’s one of my favorite Holidays. When I was younger it was all about the RIDICULOUS amounts of food present. Turkey, ham, dressing, pies, cakes, and red Kool-Aid. It was one of the few days in the year when you could sit on grandma’s couch, with the fine plastic covering and eat [...]
21Nov2007 | Molifeney | Comments | Continued12 years later
Today is the 12th anniversary of the Million Man March, a “day of atonement” for black men across the nation that took place on the Washington Mall. Since then, Oct. 16 has been known as the Holy Day of Atonement. Minister Louis Farrakhan will speak about it today at the Atlanta Civic Center. Read about [...]
16Oct2007 | Eugene | Comments | Continued



