October 2009
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Dr. Regina Benjamin confirmed as US surgeon general
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the U.S. surgeon general, elevating a well-known Alabama family physician to be the nation’s top doctor. Benjamin, 53, was approved by voice vote. Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights [...]
Obama keeps word on hate crime
For this accomplishment, President Barack Obama sought maximum publicity. There was a bill signing at a wooden desk set up in the East Room, with the media invited, followed by a reception for joyous, champagne-sipping supporters and an address to them, again, from the East Room. Obama was keeping a campaign promise to gays and [...]
Race re-emerges in tight Atlanta mayoral election
A neighborhood activist with crossover appeal on the verge of making history. A city leader with a civil rights legacy. A native son seen by some as the heir apparent to the city’s first black mayor. Three of Atlanta’s prominent political personalities are colliding in the race for mayor, which is on course for a [...]
Black AIDS Institute and CDC leaders finalize grant details for African American HIV University
Leaders from the Black AIDS Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met recently to finalize the details of a four and one-half year grant to fund the Institute’s African American HIV University (AAHU) Community Mobilization College. The AAHU Community Mobilization College is a comprehensive training and internship fellowship program aimed at [...]
NNPA Chairman Confronts GM and Ford for Lack of Black Ads
Hazel Trice Edney, NNPA – It is estimated by the Chicago-based research firm, Target Market News, that African-American consumers will have spent $2.8 billion on new General Motors cars in this year alone. According to industry statistics, GM’s models, which include Chevys, Cadillacs, Saturns, Buicks, Pontiacs, and GMC trucks, represented just above 18 percent of [...]
