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Six North Africans Have Set Themselves On Fire: Tunisia Unrest Stirs Passions Across North African Region
TUNIS — Passions unleashed by the revolution in Tunisia resonated throughout the region on Monday as an Egyptian and a Mauritanian became the latest of six North Africans to set themselves on fire in
Does Your Relationship Need A Reality Check?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- You meet a guy or girl that seems great, and within ten minutes you’ve probably already decided whether you can see yourself marrying this person or not. Go on, admit it. We all w
The Men's Guide To Menopause
(BlackDoctor.org) -- What's a man to do when his partner is going through "the change?" Menopause is about more than just a woman's period stopping, and you can both survive the challenges if you know
Introducing Life and Justice-- 1 Day Event To Advocate For Those Who Can't Speak for Themselves
Join us and discover how you can be a voice for the sanctity of human life--whether your passion is the preborn child, orphan care, human trafficking, those living with special needs, the elderly or g
CNN Breaking News -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been taken off a ventilator and is breathing on her own,
-- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been taken off a ventilator and is breathing on her own, hospital in Tucson, AZ says.
Remembering The Drum Major of Justice: Where Were You & What Were You Doing When The News Came of His Death?
He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. ...He exp
' When Will You Be Satisfied?’ “We Can Never Be Satisfied As Long As Blacks Are Victims of Police Brutality".
Our leaders invoke the dream frequently, but as a society, we rarely measure ourselves against it. Police brutality permeates the surface of a community, and it scars the psyche of everyone who lives
Economics or Racism? Your Thoughts Re: One Charlotte School Holding Snow Make-Up Day On MLK Holiday?
The decision to use the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday as a snow makeup day for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has drawn some criticism. There's a lot of emotion involved in the controversy. After pas
CNN Breaking News -- President Obama Is Bringing the " House Down " In Arizona At The Victim's Memorial
President Obama Is Bringing the " House Down " In Arizona with his message that won him the United States Presidency-- HOPE--- President Obama can run with the best of them when it comes to public sp
Haiti in Pictures: A Year After the Quake
On the anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti & killed more than 200,000 people, we look at how the nation is still struggling to rebuild. • The Root: Haiti's year-long aftershock • Bi
Our Moment of Silence Needs to Be Followed By More Than Just Lowered Voices
AP) Arianna Huffington: There are always going to be unbalanced people, just as there are always going to be viruses in our environment -- but what most determines whether those viruses make us sick i
Tips From The Black Business Bible: How You, Too Can Get 100,000 Facebook Fans In 10 Days Like Dante Lee Did
With 500 million users worldwide, Facebook has proven itself to be a very innovative online tool that allows companies to interact with and even market to their existing and prospective customers. Eve
Arizona Shooter's Odd Behavior Caused Growing Alarm
TUCSON — In a community college classroom here last June, on the first day of the term, the instructor in Jared L. Loughner’s basic algebra class, Ben McGahee, posed what he thought was a simple arith
My Colleague Is From Benin
I was asking a nurse colleague if her children spoke her native language and she told me that they didn't, but rather the husband's native tongue. I thought to myself what a blessed woman to be able t
New To Exercise?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Beginning an exercise program can be like embarking on a fun and exciting adventure, but it can also be very overwhelming and painful if you aren’t careful. Warming your body up
“ Blessing Your Children with Words of Praise ”
Have you ever stopped to consider the impact your words have on the lives of those around you? Perhaps more important, have you ever really contemplated how your words impact your children? HSLDA Pres
White Church, Black Church
Martin Luther King, Jr. said “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” Why is this still true? In this clip two Baptist pastors from Sal
Until We Get Serious About Cracking Down On Illegal Guns, Innocent People Will Cont. To Die
NY Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: On the Tragic Shootings in Arizona We don't know all the facts from Tuscon, Arizona yet, but we do know that every single day, 34 Americans die to gun violence. And so
El DeBarge Speaks About Having a " Second Chance " To Make Things Right After 20 Year Battle w/ Crack
EL says of making "Second Chance": “..., I felt like I was seeing a flower or feeling the sun shine for the first time,” says El DeBarge. “I feel like a brand new artist, like I just came out to Holl
What Can Nature Teach Us About Perseverance?
You all may think I've completely lost it after this post, but I saw something spectacular when I was watching these short clips; perseverance is the key to obtaining success in life and that is even
Chico DeBarge Discusses His Past Addiction To Oxycontin
Narcotic dependence develops when the body adapts to repeated drug exposure and leads to tolerance or the need for increasing doses to maintain the defined effect of the drug. When the drug is with
Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean Has 99 Problems & Alicia Ain't One Of Them
Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean has 99 problems and his chick ain't one. The newlywed music producer , 31, has been honeymooning it up on yachts in Corsica, France with his new wife singer Alicia Keys, 29,
Yale Professor Says Chinese Mothers Are Superior
You want to be offended by the title of the article, but then once you read it, Chua’s definition of a “Chinese mother” is really just a strict parent with high standards. Chua seems to be someone who
10 Ways to Avoid Being Branded With " Black Women " Stereotypes
Check out this article by Dr. Phoenix Austin about dispelling stereotypes about black women. The first thing she suggest and many men will cosign is to smile. I'm sure many women don't mean to but at