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“After evaluating 5,069 people referred for an exercise stress test to detect coronary artery disease, Dr. Carl J. Lavie, director of the exercise laboratories at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, and his colleagues found black patients overall had a higher level of obesity and a lower exercise capacity than white patients. The most [...]

Howard U. to Boast First Black College Daily
The Hilltop, the student newspaper at Howard University, plans to become the nation’s first black daily college newspaper on Feb. 28, editor-in-chief Ruth Tisdale said today (more…)
Website designed to get rid of coach (Jackson State)
This season had many Jackson State football fans disappointed about the team’s performance. One [...]

A recent study printed in this month’s edition of the American Journal of Public Health (link to article) suggests that racism and discrimination leads to premature delivery and low-birth weight babies among blacks. Mind you, this study was conducted between 1992 and 1995.
Now, I have no problem in admitting that racism does exist in America [...]

Salt is just one of those things that many of us just can’t live without. Just about every meal that we eat today contains some level of salt. Salt in of itself is a very good thing; however it is the type of salt that many of us use that warrants a closer [...]

Name: aloe vera
Scientific Name: A. barbadenis
Description: A member of the lily family, rich in anti-inflammatory substances, helps soothe and promote healing of skin problems, acne, minor burns, bug bites, rashes, keeps skin soft and supple, relieves pain and itching. Provides an airtight moisture barrier so that wounds do not dry out. Its anti-viral effects [...]

SOUTH BEND — The world changed dramatically for Chandra Johnson on Nov. 30, and she felt the need to symbolize that change in a bold way.
She shaved her head last Saturday as a response to the news that Tyrone Willingham had been fired as head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
…Seeing her shaved [...]

Broadcast Lobbying Tops $222 Million
One story you won’t hear on the news
“A new investigation by the Center for Public Integrity has found that the broadcast industry spent more than $222 million lobbying the federal government from 1998 through June 2004—a period of increasingly intense battles over ownership rules.
In addition, television and radio companies contributed more [...]