December 2013 Archive

Small beginnings: Delivering prematurely, realities and rates
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer “You may feel ready to meet your baby, but your baby may not be ready to meet the world. Important developments occur throughout pregnancy—especially in the ...
Number of Black-owned television stations plummets to zero
By Joseph West San Jose San Jose CA cash advance Torres and S. Derek Turner Contributing Writers (New America Media Com­mentary) — We just experienced a shameful milestone in the history of ...
Study shows racial gap in pension, retirement savings
By Paul Kleyman Contributing Writer (Special from New America Media) – “People of color face particularly severe challenges in preparing for retirement,” states a new report titled, “Race and Retirement Insecurity in ...
Dr. Walter Kimbrough
‘Tis the Season for Black nonprofits to suffer
By Janell Ross Contributing cash counter Writer (Special Analysis from The Root and New America Media) – For Thembi Duncan, it seemed like the kind of opportunity best described as golden. A popular ...
The day Santa really went Black
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III Guest Columnist …for all the kids watching at home, Santa just is white… Santa is what he is… Just because it makes you feel uncomfortable doesn’t ...
The show must go on
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Have you seen New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s gospel-tinged commercial for re-election? If you haven’t, you’re missing a doozy. It would actually be funny if it weren’t so sad.
Radium, a deadly killer or select healer
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist How is it that doctors use the same cancer-causing radiation to heal cancer through radiation? Questions like this cross one’s mind while lying under a protecting/aiming ...
Louisiana taxpayers- have we got a deal for you!
You’re not really going to pay your Louisiana state taxes on time are you? Why on earth would you do that? Why not do what so many other ...
Kwanzaa-Christmas: Both are meaningful to Black folk
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Five years ago I wrote a column, “Kwanzaa-Christmas: No Conflict” in which I explained why there is no practical reason serious Black folks can’t participate ...
Drama rolls on in wake of Henry Glover retrial
The drama surrounding the murder of an unarmed Black man by an a former NOPD officer and the subsequent coverup continued to unfold last week, more than eight years after ...

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