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Yesterday | Black Voice News

Health Disparities: A Function of Assets, Access and Attitudes

Last week, I attended a "think tank" conversation with leaders of the Rodham Institute, a newly- established center at George Washington University is dedicated to reducing health disparities in Washington, D.C. This is an important effort because Washington is such a divided city.

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Related Topix: George Washington University, Mississippi, African-American

Yesterday | Politico

The Clinton paradox

Listen to Bill Clinton's speeches this spring and you would have heard him talk at a father-of-the-year event about the satisfactions of parenting - "the greatest thing that ever happened to me."

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Related Topix: Bill Clinton, History in the News, Family, Parenting, Georgetown University, Arkansas, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Rand Paul Learns from His Mistakes

Here's an anecdote worth noting in the New Republic Rand Paul profile that Matt Welch noted earlier today.

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Related Topix: US News

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Trinidad Guardian

Micro-Gardens in Woodbrook on exhibit

On Monday, the Art Society of T&T hosted the opening of a new exhibition by Oswald Glean Chase titled Trinidad As Art: Micro-Gardens in Woodbrook.

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Related Topix: Trinidad (Washington, DC), Home Gardening, Home

Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Washington Post

Howard University garden project gives D.C. kids a chance to grow good food

Kennedy Harrison, 7, and her brother Anthony, 11, plant a garden in their D.C. backyard.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Family, Kids, Life, Food, Vegetables, Entomology

Virgin Islands Daily News

All Saints Cathedral School graduates 33

At a nearly full-to-capacity Reichhold Center, the All Saints Cathedral School's Class of 2013 proudly mounted the stage in a regal procession for commencement ceremonies Friday night.

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Related Topix: American University

Vanguard

Nigerian Prof. makes history in US, heads Ivy League school

It was encomium galore when Provost Ilesanmi Adesida was honored at the Urban-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois, United States where Nigerian-Americans gathered to celebrate his elevation as the first African to head an Ivy League school in the country.

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Related Topix: Champaign, IL, Science / Technology, Nanotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New Pittsburgh Courier Online

College: - The best four or five years of your life'

When Mecala Holmes was a freshman at Howard University in 2008, she recalls seeing a t-shirt in the school's book store that read "Howard University, the best four or five years of your life."

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Related Topix: Computers, University of Pennsylvania, Frederick, PA

Patch.com

Love Caribbean Cuisine? Check Out This Cafe

Food lovers who like their dishes with a Caribbean flair are invited to check out Tampa's newest Caribbean restaurant, Hey Mon's Cafe , now open at 8011 East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Tampa, across the street from the Florida Fairgrounds.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Tampa, FL, Indian Cuisine

Fri Jun 14, 2013

MTA Today

MTA and NAACP local leaders begin tackling achievement gap issues

Local leaders from the MTA and NAACP New England Area Conference were joined by community organizers in a first-of-its-kind meeting on June 8 to discuss how to address achievement gaps among students.

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education

The Washington Post

Howard cuts staff amid rift among trustees over finances

Howard University is shedding about 75 staff positions in a reorganization that comes at the same time a rare public rift on the board of trustees over the school's finances and management has riveted students, faculty and alumni.

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Related Topix: Education

Oakland Post

Howard U's Whitney Earns Masters at UC Berkeley

Spencer Whitney, a 23-year old journalist from New Jersey, received his master's degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism this past May. Whitney graduated from Howard University in 2011 where he earned his bachelor's degree in Journalism from the John H. Johnson School of Communications.

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Related Topix: Journalism, UC Berkeley

Oakland Post

War on Poverty Still Only Partly Won

Fifty years ago this week, Medgar Evers, the NAACP regional secretary in Mississippi, was murdered by a member of the White Citizens' Council.

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Related Topix: African-American

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Afro American Newspaper

Fathers and Sons Opine About Dads' Day

NAACP President and CEO Benjamin T. Jealous has two little children. Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has a son and two daughters.

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Related Topix: African-American, Life, Holidays, Father's Day, Maryland, Family, Parenting

FishBowl

Newsbabes to Host Breast Cancer Fundraiser

Once a year for the past three years, female TV news personalities have come together to wear pink and raise money for a local deserving cause.

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Black Enterprise

The Power Play of Power Plays: How Civic Programs Can Boost Your Career Options

This month, BlackEnterprise.com presents Month of the Man , where we bring you career features tailored for male leaders of color all over the world.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, African-American

The Washington Post

Say it isn't so: Is Howard University at a crossroads?

I can't imagine this city without Howard- it's part of the fabric of this city as much as the White House and the monuments.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Wed Jun 12, 2013

New York Post

Rand Paul's 'defense'

When it comes to rebuilding the Republican brand, we've resisted the sneering at Rand Paul.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, Immigration Reform, Opinion

Seattle Medium

Historic Black College Closes

Saint Paul's College, a historically Black college founded in 1888 in partnership with the Episcopal Church, announced last week that it's shutting down and working to help current students transfer to other institutions.

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Related Topix: Saint Paul's College, Saint Augustine's College, Atlanta, GA, South Carolina State University, Spelman College

Final Call

A special bond, special anniversary in D.C.

Like the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad before him, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has long shown a sincere affection for Washington, D.C., the national capital area.

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, Anacostia (Washington, DC), Religion, Islam, Salem College