November 2009

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Alzheimer’s help for blacks in Kentucky

University researchers said black victims of Alzheimer’s disease in Lexington, Ky., are getting help following an outreach effort.
While the disease is believed to be up to twice as prevalent among blacks as among whites, University of Kentucky scientists were not reaching the African-American population, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., reported Sunday. After years of relationship [...]

It’s Official: Afghanistan Is Now Obama’s Baby

Earl Ofari Hutchinson
- There was never doubt the moment General Stanley McChrystal flatly told President Obama last summer that the US must deploy up to 45,000 more troops in Afghanistan that’d he heed his command. The Pentagon had officially spoken through McChrystal. With the rare exception of JFK’s pushback against the generals during the Cuban [...]

Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP

Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says the gift announced Monday is the largest donation from an individual in the organization’s history. It will be distributed over four years.
In a statement, Perry says [...]

US Census Bureau is testing applicants for 2010 Census jobs

The US Census Bureau is testing applicants for 2010 Census jobs. For testing locations and additional information call 1-866-861-2010 or visit our website at 2010Censusjobs.gov .
Job Seekers Link Live on 2010 Web Site:
The 2010.census.gov Web site Job Seekers link is live. This link gives job seekers the location and pay rate for LCO’s that are [...]

How the South Destroyed Rap: Time to Stop Hee Haw Hip Hop

Paul Scott
- “All my brothas eatin’ chicken and watermelon. Talk broken English and drug sellin’” -My Philosophy- Boogie Down Productions
Hip Hop is many things to many people depending on which side of the planet you rest your head. New York is honored for being the birth place of the genre. Cali is known as being [...]

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