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This man began his pioneering work with blood plasma during his tenure as the first black surgical resident at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Because of his concern about the difficulties involved in transporting and correctly matching highly perishable blood, he took the preservation of blood's properties and the uses of plasma in postoperative work as his field of research. Guess before clicking on the link :) link More

Black Entertainment Television announced today it is ending "BET Nightly News" and replacing it with one-minute news briefs from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The changes were portrayed today as "more fast-paced and primetime access to the major news of the day" at the network’s annual Upfront presentation to advertisers, media buyers and industry watchers to advertisers in New York. The announcement completes a series of reductions in BET's regular news and ...More

Michael Benton never had a black male teacher, or any male teachers for that matter, until he entered college. That's one reason why Benton, an African-American kindergarten teacher at Schwab School in Northside, became an educator. "I felt it was important for children to see a male, particularly a minority male, in the younger grades," he said. But at Schwab, where most of the students are black, almost all the adults in front ...More

An excerpt from an opinion piece written by a South African: It's a black thing: let's stop passing the buck by CB Jantjies "We can bicker as much as we want about what went wrong in the past. Right now that's irrelevant to me. We black people are now in power - we run the government. Surely the time has come for us to take responsibility for ourselves and to stop passing ...More

Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal says he thinks racism might be one of the reasons the NBA is pushing for an age limit for rookies in the next collective bargaining agreement. “In the last two or three years, the rookie of the year has a been a high school player. There were seven high school players in the All-Star game, so why we even talking an age limit?” O’Neal said on ...More

The average level of television consumption increased on nearly every continent last year, but a new study has found that Japanese viewers watch more TV than anybody. The newly released report from Eurodata TV Worldwide, the focus of a panel discussion at the MIPTV convention in Cannes, also found Americans' daily dose of TV climbed by three minutes last year to an average of four hours and 28 minutes -- nearly ...More

"The Cuban health care system in which these students are working is exceptional for a poor country and represents an important political accomplishment of the Castro government. Since 1959, Cuba has invested heavily in health care and now has twice as many physicians per capita as the United States and health indicators on a par with those in the most developed nations – despite the U.S. embargo that severely reduces ...More

Over the weekend, I have been invited to join the ranks of The Conservative Brotherhood. These group of blogs are what I consider some of the most mind stimulating sites produced by blacks on the net. I consider it a privilege to be part of their number. Special thanks to Michael D. Cobb Bowen for establishing such a group of unique sites and inviting me to be a part ...More

Tulare police said a staff member at Tulare Western High School went to administrators after hearing rumors that Elizabeth Stow, 26, was having sex with the teens. ...Students said Stow liked to party with the kids and was friendly with boys in her class. (more...) Thanks to the continued silence of teacher unions and PARENTS on this issue, teachers having sex with students will soon become part of the curriculum. Our tax dollars ...More

A newly former teacher in Los Angeles wrote this letter to the LA times. Weather or not it was printed in the paper, I don't know. In any event, he provides yet another sad view into our public school system. =============== I have been a language teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District since 1991. Today I will sign a final agreement after an exhaustive grievance process, in which I will ...More

Written by Sue Bailey Did you know 80% of the population are allergic or intollerant to milk?? Milk contains at least 25 proteins that can trigger allergic responses such as sinusitis, asthma, eczema and fatigue. It's high in the protein casein, the molecules of which are too large for humans to digest, and many adults lack the necessary enzyme to effectively break down the lactose sugars in milk. This can cause ...More

What is "Kidney Cleanse" ? Kidney cleanse is a procedure which is used to dissolve Kidney stones - stones formed inside kidneys or to improve kidney health. Signs and symptoms of Kidney stones and poor kidney health are: Lower back pain, edema ("water holding"), like lungs edema, arms edema, legs edema, abdomen edema ... It takes a lot of liquid to "wash" the inside of your body. Taking it in the form of juice ...More

The Idaho Observer Your lives are in jeopardy. Your children’s lives are in jeopardy. What is the source of this threat? Senate Bill 3 (S. 3), the Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005. The Bill S. 3 appears to be a virtual wish list for the pharmaceutical industry, including provisions for tax credits on vaccine research and development; building and facilities remodeling incentives; and bans on our ability to ...More