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New Study Suggests Blacks Need to Spend More Time in the Sun But We Are Not Alone           (Taylor Media Services) According to a study recently published in the medical journal Pediatrics, 90 percent or more of all ...

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Ad Pioneer Examines Blacks' Inferiority

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By: Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.com Tom Burrell understands the power of the media. The marketing communications and advertising pioneer revolutionized the images of African-Americans in television and print ads. He knows the difference between a campaign that prompts brand ...

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City Council: All Norfolk schools need t

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NORFOLK Most Norfolk City Council members said Wednesday that an investigation into school testing violations should be expanded to include all public schools in the city. Meanwhile, school leaders said they plan to give a middle school principal and other ...

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Lake Taylor reaches state final

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RICHMOND   The shots weren’t falling.   The offense was a little out of sync.   But, as always, there was defense. Read full ...

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New Book Hopes To Support Recovering Add

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By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide   Melanie Matthews has written a 34-page book which explains how she stopped using drugs. This spring, Matthews will hold book signings at several churches in Hampton Roads. Flipping through her ...

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2010 Census Underway With Mailing of For

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By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal & Guide   After almost two years of laying the ground work, the 2010 head count of the American population will get underway as Census forms will be mailed out to mailboxes ...

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  • Public Charter Schools In Virginia Under Debate

    By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal & Guide   Although one is a political progressive and the other a conservative, President Barack Obama and Virginia Governo

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       Since football season ended, that big flat rectangular shaped piece of furniture called a television has been  silent and collecting dust recently in my living

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    Chicago, IL--Urban Prep Academy senior Keith Greer, along with his classmates, celebrates the news they will receive a free prom in Chicago because 100 percent of the gra

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Pionering Black lawmaker freezes to deat

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Juanita Goggins, 75,  the first African American woman elected to South Carolina's state  Legislature in 1974, froze to death  inha home she lived in just blocks from ...

National News | Administrator | Friday, 12 March 2010 | Hits: 95 | Comments

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Prominent Farmington Hills Plastic Surge

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Many women are anxious to obtain the perfect body; often a fuller, rounder buttocks is desired.  Silicone injections into the buttocks by non-physicians ...

National News | | Friday, 12 March 2010 | Hits: 67 | Comments

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Medicare Establishes Reimbursement Cover

FREMONT, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vermillion, Inc. (Pink Sheets: VRML) today announced that Medicare will cover OVA1™, a test to help assess the likelihood that an ovarian mass is ...

National News | | Friday, 12 March 2010 | Hits: 64 | Comments

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Nobility Homes, Inc. Announces First Qua

OCALA, Fla., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Nobility Homes, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOBH) announced sales and earnings results for its first quarter ended January 30, 2010.  Sales for the first quarter ...

National News | | Friday, 12 March 2010 | Hits: 56 | Comments

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City Council: All Norfolk schools need t

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NORFOLK Most Norfolk City Council members said Wednesday that an investigation into school testing violations should be expanded to include all public schools in the city. Meanwhile, school leaders said ...

Local News | Administrator | Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Hits: 177 | Comments

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Mayoral Candidate Daun Hester Walking To

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   Candidate for Mayor Daun Hester took her campaign to Norfolk neighborhoods last weekend in the first of her planned walking tours of the city. Hester announced her  Bold Steps Walking ...

Local News | Administrator | Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Hits: 114 | Comments

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New Norfolk Health Director Formerly In

By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal & Guide   The Virginia Department of Health, recently selected Dr. Demetria Lindsay as Norfolk’s new district health director. Lindsay, who earned her ...

Local News | Administrator | Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Hits: 66 | Comments

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2010 Census Underway With Mailing of For

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By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal & Guide   After almost two years of laying the ground work, the 2010 head count of the American population will get ...

Local News | Administrator | Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Hits: 175 | Comments

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Brooklyn’s Finest Interview: Wesley’s Fi

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By Kam WilliamsFilm Critic   Born in Orlando on July 31, 1962 to Marian, a teacher’s aide, and Wesley, Sr., and an aircraft engineer, Wesley Trent Snipes was raised in the South ...

Hollywood Profiles | Administrator | Thursday, 4 March 2010 | Hits: 354 | Comments

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The “Blood Done Sign My Name” Interview

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IS NATE THE NEXT DENZEL WASHINGTON? By Kam Williams Film Critic   Nate Parker was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 18, 1979 to a 17 year-old single-mom who never married ...

Hollywood Profiles | Administrator | Thursday, 25 February 2010 | Hits: 664 | Comments

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Legion Interview: Tyrese Talks

By Kam Williams Film Critic Fresh off the phenomenal success of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which was the #2 movie at the box office in 2009 (behind Avatar), ...

Hollywood Profiles | Administrator | Thursday, 25 February 2010 | Hits: 567 | Comments

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The “Let’s Talk About Pep” Interview Wit

  By Kam WilliamsFilm Critic Jason’s Ex Expounds On Life And Love Post-Divorce  Joumana has consistently been active in many non-profit organizations, such as the International Children’s Foundation, which raises money to ...

Hollywood Profiles | Administrator | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 | Hits: 254 | Comments

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Academy Awards Take Two

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Academy Awards Take Two: After 82 years show biz still mostly one color Rick Blalock Hollywood's latest big show--the 2010 Oscars--once agai...

Commentary | Administrator | Friday, 12 March 2010 | Hits: 65 | Comments

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Ad Pioneer Examines Blacks' Inferiority

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By: Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.com Tom Burrell understands the power of the media. The marketing communications and advertising pioneer revolutionized the images of African-Americans in television and print ads. ...

Commentary | Administrator | Friday, 12 March 2010 | Hits: 117 | Comments

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I Am Empowered - Are You?

By Marc H. Morial  NNPA Columnist   “I pledge to responsibly commit my time and talent to ensure that the nation is empowered to eliminate racial gaps and disparities in ...

Commentary | Administrator | Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Hits: 83 | Comments

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Just in Time: Obama Targets HBCUs For In

By Ron Walters NNPA Columnist   As the proud graduate of an Historically Black University and having worked in one for most of my academic career, I approve of President ...

Commentary | Administrator | Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Hits: 86 | Comments

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Mo’nique’s Oscar: Victory and Setback

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist   The comedienne, talk show host and actress Mo’nique has become just the fifth African- American woman to win an Oscar.  Her portrayal of Mary ...

Commentary | Administrator | Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Hits: 93 | Comments

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Consider What The Haitian People Want

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  By Nicole C. Lee   NNPA Columnist    (NNPA) - In the midst of the rubble that still contains the bodies of loved ones, the real people ...

Commentary | Administrator | Tuesday, 9 March 2010 | Hits: 246 | Comments

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Tavis Goes Into Battle of Wits With Shar

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By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist   If Tavis Smiley were doing the commentary on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, he might begin by saying, “As Big Mama would say, ...

Commentary | Administrator | Thursday, 4 March 2010 | Hits: 715 | Comments

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Government Is Broken: Who Broke it?

By Ron Walters NNPA Columnist   Recent public opinion polls are being used to marry the Obama administration to the failure of government.  For example, a recent CNN poll (Feb ...

Commentary | Administrator | Thursday, 4 March 2010 | Hits: 317 | Comments

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Drum Roll in the White House

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist   When is the last time you have heard a rousing HBCU drum roll in the White House?  According to President Barack Obama and some ...

Commentary | Administrator | Thursday, 4 March 2010 | Hits: 335 | Comments

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The Trouble With Our Public Schools

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist   One of America’s biggest challenges is providing an adequate education for our children.  A solid education was a given when I was growing ...

Commentary | Administrator | Thursday, 4 March 2010 | Hits: 326 | Comments

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