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Start the Presses: Memories of New York
Anniversaries are strange. At once vitally important and arbitrary, they purport only to mark time, but immobility bind us to our past. With that in mind, I want to share a piece I wrote in New York on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The...Tags: Journalism, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Morningside Heights, Manhattan (New York City), Minority Groups
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Breastfeeding counteracts risk for a type of cancer, study says
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.
African American women have higher rates of a type of breast cancer that isn't dependent for growth on the hormones estrogen or progesterone. They also have a higher rate of childbearing...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Breast Cancer, Immune System, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Politics
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Op-Ed: Gay history is everyone's history
I was quite surprised to read not one but two columnists attack a new law, the FAIR Education Act, just signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. I usually find both columnists quite interesting and agree with most of their viewpoints, especially Dan Kimber's...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., History, Nazi Party, Gays and Lesbians, Martina Navratilova
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White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse
The first-ever survey of adolescent alcohol and drug abuse to recognize youths of mixed race or ethnicity has found that such kids hover closest to white adolescents in the rate at which they suffer substance abuse disorders. That is not reassuring,...Tags: Social Issues, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Substance Abuse, Native Americans
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A book too embarrassing to read
A story for Black History Month.
Bryan Stevenson is director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a Montgomery, Ala.-based organization he founded in 1989 to provide legal representation for the indigent and incarcerated. The EJI (www.eji.org) doesn't charge...Tags: Social Issues, Civil Rights, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Politics, Haley Barbour
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Sondheim Prize finalists engage senses, issues
Every year at this time, the Baltimore Museum of Art showcases the finalists for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. The exhibits invariably reveal "energy, imagination and engagement with the significant issues of our time," says BMA director...Tags: Arts, Cell Phones, Baltimore Museum of Art, Libraries, Sculpture
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Investigation shows suburban mayor's spending frenzy
WGN NewsThe 16,000 residents of south suburban Country Club Hills are struggling through this economy just like you are. Taxes are up, homes are for sale, some are in foreclosure. Yet a joint investigation by WGN-TV and the Better Government Association found the...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, Credit and Debt, Clubs and Associations, Television
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A discriminating disease
Breast cancer unites women of all color and creed under a common banner of hope. But not all breasts are created equal.
Different minority populations, as well as subgroups within those populations, face distinct challenges and risk factors when it comes...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Social Issues, Gomez (music group), Breast Cancer, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Fracking: Don't let fear hold us back
Maryland's 7.2 percent unemployment rate is below the national average but still too high. Families need help. Aging roads, sewer systems and other infrastructure need repair. Revenue projections for 2012 and beyond will not cover these programs, along...Tags: Nature, Chesapeake Bay, Energy Resources, Litigation and Regulation, Environmental Politics
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Historic film details days at the beach for African-Americans
A 70-year-old film that captures annual summertime excursions to Carr's Beach in Annapolis will debut at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Walbrook Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 2302 W. North Ave. The original footage, found on E-Bay and made into a...Tags: Annapolis, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Minority Groups, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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GOP to seek Calif. redistricting referendum
SACRAMENTO -- California's independent redistricting commission Monday certified the state's new legislative and congressional maps, but the political boundaries drew an immediate challenge from the state Republican Party, which said they were drawn...Tags: Voting, Referenda, Republican Party, California, Sam Blakeslee
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