By The Admin on July 24, 2011
PsychCentral
- According to Raymond DePaulo, Jr. M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, African American populations do not have higher rates of depression in the US. However, the statistics may be skewed because African Americans are much less likely to report their symptoms of depression.
The stigma and prejudice toward mental health [...]
Posted in Health
By The Admin on July 18, 2011
In honor of Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday on Monday, President Barack Obama is calling the South African leader “a beacon for the global community, and for all who work for democracy, justice and reconciliation.”
In a statement issued Sunday, Obama congratulated Mandela for devoting his life to public service and a legacy that exemplifies what Obama [...]
Posted in International News, White House
By The Admin on July 18, 2011
A teenager charged in the death of a man who was run over by a pickup truck in Mississippi has been released from jail on $5,000 bond.
Police had charged 18-year-olds Deryl Dedmon and John Aaron Rice of Brandon with murder in the death of James Anderson. Both teens are white. Anderson was black.
However, a detective [...]
Posted in Mississippi, Race
By The Admin on July 18, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann pointed to one program in particular Monday when talking about wasteful government spending: a multibillion dollar settlement paid to black farmers, who claim the federal government discriminated against them for decades in awarding loans and other aid.
The issue came up after Bachmann and Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa toured [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Federal Government
By The Admin on July 18, 2011
Cleo Manago, CEO and founder of the AmASSI Centers for Wellness, Education and Culture (AmASSI)
- The results of two recent studies known as PrEP, released on Wednesday, July 13,2011, show findings that taking a daily pill containing one or two AIDS drugs can help keep an uninfected person from catching the HIV virus. This [...]
Posted in Health
