(BlackDoctor.org) -- Uterine fibroids are the most common, non-cancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. The fibroids are made of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within and around the wall of the uterus. There are several risk factors ...
Posted Friday, November 13th 2009 at 9:58AM
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Linguistic profiling is when (persons) are discriminated against on the basis of perceived dialect. The clip briefly discusses the linguistic profiling research of John Baugh and discusses one theory on the origins of African American English. The t ...
Posted Thursday, November 12th 2009 at 4:43PM
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It was the one code the Japanese couldn't crack. Based on the Navajo language, the code helped the US communicate clandestinely during World War II – and ultimately contributed to victory in the Pacific theater. But it wasn't a direct translation o ...
Posted Wednesday, November 11th 2009 at 7:46PM
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New York Times' Media Decoder blog is reporting that CNN anchor Lou Dobbs -- who has been the target of furious protests over his immigration coverage -- is leaving CNN. Times reporter Brian Stelter tweeted on Wednesday evening, "NYT learns that Lou ...
Posted Wednesday, November 11th 2009 at 7:13PM
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WASHINGTON — President Obama suggested Monday that he was not comfortable with abortion restrictions inserted into the House version of major health care legislation, and he prodded Congress to revise them. “There needs to be some more work before w ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 2:37PM
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Covered by an inadequate health plan, denied insurance or voluntarily without insurance — six men and women share their experiences. Legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system is working its way through Congress, but many of the reforms ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 2:28PM
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FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect
WASHINGTON – Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat. ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 1:24PM
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DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. – Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's cent ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 1:22PM
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AP - Gov. Tim Kaine denied clemency Tuesday for sniper John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for him to be executed for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_re_u ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 1:18PM
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Mya is tops on "Dancing With the Stars." The 30-year-old Grammy winner was the top scorer Monday on the hit ABC show. She finished a point away from perfect, earning 59 points out of 60 for her two dances and beating fellow competitors Donny Osmond ...
Posted Tuesday, November 10th 2009 at 1:16PM
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The House floor erupted in one of the loudest cheers the chamber has heard in years when Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), an hour before midnight, cast the 218th and deciding vote on landmark health care reform.
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Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 6:40PM
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November 8
Alfre Woodard, an African-American actress, was born on this date in 1953. Born in Tulsa, OK, she is the youngest of three children. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 6:11PM
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November 8
Minnie Ripperton
On this date in 1947, Minnie Riperton, African-American singer with one of widest vocal ranges of any singer in the twentieth century, was born in Chicago. She was the daughter of Daniel and Thelma Riperton, the younge ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 5:58PM
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Prophesied on October 25, 2009, in Memphis, Tennessee:
"For there has been a scheme and a plan against the President of this nation, to suffocate him." God says, "The enemy has planned in 2010 to bring shame to the first African President. So that ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 1:13PM
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Stress Beyond Belief
The authorities will deal with Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is accused of bringing the nightmare of mass murder into the sanctuary of a military base on American soil. But the rest of us need to look very close ...
Posted Saturday, November 7th 2009 at 6:02PM
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November 6
This date from 1973 celebrates “Ebonics,” sometimes called Black English. This is a word which combines "ebony" and "phonics," and was intended to describe the language of people of African ancestry, of Black North America, and West Afri ...
Posted Friday, November 6th 2009 at 5:25PM
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I don't know about ya'll, but I'm getting pretty annoyed with some of the brothas feeling the need to try and lecture Black women. It seems that (some not all) brothas have gotten over inflated egos and need to be taken down a notch or two. I read ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 3:08PM
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The word was out on Janet Walters. Someone was telling prospective employers that they shouldn't hire her. It cost her at least twelve top job offers, kept her
unemployed for over a year, and more than $100,000 of her retirement fund. Walters, not h ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 1:15PM
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The House plans to take up the health-care bill this week, while Senate Democrats await an estimate on their bill from the Congressional Budget Office. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for a vote on the health-care reform b ...
Posted Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 4:57PM
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Sony Pictures paid $60 million for film rights to Michael Jackson's final rehearsal footage - an amount I originally thought was ridiculous. Their goal was to create a film that honored him, showcased his last few moments, and generate $100 million d ...
Posted Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 4:00PM
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Six badly decomposed bodies found at a Cleveland home were all females and all were homicide victims. All are believed to believed to have been killed at the hands of Anthony Sowell a convicted rapist. Read more or watch video of this story by using ...
Posted Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 10:58AM
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November 3
*From the beginning of U. S. history, American Native populations and Africans had a historical relationship of both cooperation and confrontation. Europeans first enslaved Indians, introducing Africans to the Americas shortly after. Nic ...
Posted Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 10:30AM
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(CNN) -- Rape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists said in October. Anneke van Woudenberg, senior researcher w ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 6:02PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Brothers, how many of you out there have a secret you’re keeping from your woman? Have you cheated on her? Have you given her a false promise of commitment? Do you feel the need to come clean? Many men out there are keeping secre ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 2:23PM
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November 2
On this date in 1903, the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank opened it doors. Started by Maggie Walker in Richmond, Virginia, this was one of the first Black owned banks in America. The Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank, as its name suggests, was ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 2:12PM
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