Peer pressure puts Black girls at higher HIV risk
PHILADELPHIA — In a recent study involving 64 African-Ameri­can adolescent girls ages 14 to 17, researchers found that up to 59 percent of the study’s subjects experienced sexual abuse that ... NAACP intervenes in Fla. minority voting rights case
NEW YORK — The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has filed a motion seeking to intervene in a lawsuit on behalf of the Florida State Conference of the NAACP ... Lessons of September 11 and the Dream Act
By Dr. Andre M. Perry Contributing Columnist September 11, 2001, I was a doctoral student at the University of Maryland College Park, just 13 miles away from the Pentagon. I learned ... Hospital saga continues as board approves scaled back plan
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer On Thursday, the University Medical Center governing board unanimously approved a scaled back $1.09 billion financing plan for the replacement to Charity Hospital. Have the Democrats ceded La. to GOP?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer As qualifying closed on Thursday, September 8th, no prominent Demo­crat opted to qualify for election to any statewide office. As the clock struck five in the Secretary ... Healthy is the new skinny: Challenging body image stereotypes
By Alejandra Saragoza Contributing Writer (Special from New America Media) – Life, liberty and the pursuit of skinniness, it sometimes seems, has become America’s new motto. Whether it is the influence of ... Effort afoot to take away the poor’s right to vote
By Chris Kromm Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – Last week, right-wing pundit Matthew Vadum created a stir when he argued that—as his piece at American Thinker is titled—“Registering the Poor ... Despite bleak jobs market minorities still optimistic
FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Findings from the Blair-Rockefeller Poll challenge long-held assumptions about the impact of the economy on political attitudes and voting behaviors, according to a new report released by ... Council learns about open-records laws in preparation of interim appointment
By Karen Gadbois thelensnola.org The New Orleans City Council’s commitment to openness and transparency wavered a bit recently as it considered the process to fill the soon-to-be-open seat of Arnie Fielkow. BP still causing pain and suffering
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist For more than a year, People for Peace, led by Art Rocker, has spent hours working to get underserved ...
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