Howard University in Washington, D.C. , holds the top rank for Peace Corps volunteer-producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with 21 undergraduate alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers and 204 alumni having served overseas …

(Black PR Wire) – Torrance, CA – After two days of intense competition among 250 students representing 48 competing teams, Morgan State University claimed its second National Championship title in a row at the 24th …

(Black PR Wire) – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is proud to announce its 5th Annual Media Institute on Health. The three-day conference will take place April 4-6 in Washington, D.C. and it …

(Newswise) – The need for professional care of African-American children with autism can go unmet. Some of the disparity could stem from cultural differences in parental perceptions of behavior, says autism expert Margaret C. Souders, …

(American Association for Cancer Research) – Baldness was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer among African-American men (and by extension men of African descent) and risk for advanced prostate cancer increased with younger …

Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe, the internationally celebrated Nigerian author, and statesman who gave literary birth to modern Africa with Things Fall Apart and continued for decades to rewrite and reclaim the history of his native country, …

Policewoman frisking man. PHOTO/Hill Street Studios
A landmark trial challenging the New York police department’s (NYPD) controversial stop and frisk policy began in a lower Manhattan court on Monday. The class action suit accuses the NYPD …

(PRNewswire-USNewswire) – Bethesda, Md., March 15, 2013 – If a screening test could not only catch cancer early but also help to prevent it, could you think of any reason not to have the test?
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St. Vincent Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is calling on Caribbean countries to establish a regional reparations committee, pledging to spend the rest of his life seeking compensation from the British for land, genocide against …

Patricia Mawuli
“Young people should understand that hard work is the only secret to success and you must stay focused in everything you do if you want to succeed in life.”
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