Michigan Chronicle - July 01, 2009
The study concludes that with such high numbers of incidence, screening of patients with chronic pain for depression is critical, and also important in African-American patients with pain. The public needs education about the extent of depression in people with chronic pain, and ways to find treatment regardless of insurance status, Cano said.
The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Urban Studies at WSU, published in the June 2009 Journal of Pain, showed t...
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New York Amsterdam News - July 23, 2009
"The greatest advancements that we've made. . .could not have been possible, no matter how much we try to forget, without the efforts of the NAACP, its leaders and thousands of faceless heroes who constantly made sacrifices to keep us moving toward justice," added Harlem's Rep. Charles Rangel: "Do we need an NAACP? You bet your life we do!"
Benjamin Hooks, the organization's former executive director, urged those attending the convention to "Fight on!" as adamantly as the organization's found...
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Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. - July 16, 2009
Founder and Producer of the only Black National Touring Rodeo, Lu Vason proudly presents the 2009 Annual Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR). Celebrating 25 years of rodeo entertainment, the rodeo rides into town for two shows: Saturday, July 18 at 7:00pm and Sunday, July 19 at 3:30 pm., at the beautiful Industry Hills Expo Center, located at 16200 Temple Avenue in the City of Industry. Long time rodeo supporters, Actors Glynn Turman, and Reginald T.
Founded in 1984 by Vason, the Bill Pick...
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University Business - Vol. 9 Nbr. 9, September 2006
HERE'S A SITUATION THAT WOULD MAKE UCLA GRADUATE ARTHUR Ashe turn in his grave: Los Angeles County has one of the largest populations of African Americans in the country, yet the University of ......
Out of 12,094 students who received admit offers from UCLA for this fall, 244 were African American (a drop of 36 students from the ...
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Chicago Defender - July 15, 2009
"He's nice and compassionate. He is right for the citizens. The media twisted things around. They've done him in a way they necessarily wouldn't do a person of another race. I think he's well qualified and has a clean slate.
"It's sad he couldn't get the finances together and get the support because of the backlash the media has done to his career," Helen Hennings said as tears streamed down her face.
When asked in hindsight if it was worth it for [Burns] to decide to forego a run for a full ...
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Journalism History - Vol. 35 Nbr. 2, July 2009
In discussing how to most effectively use black papers, Pinnick points out one of the interesting differences between many black newspapers and their white-owned counterparts. [...] black papers frequently wrote about blacks not only locally but sometimes in other communities. [...] researchers can find information about them in papers outside the town or city where they lived, and that is important to remember when trying to piece together historical facts about someone.
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Michigan Chronicle - July 08, 2009
Sickle-cell anemia can be diagnosed through a blood test Once diagnosed, a number of treatments are used to relieve many of the painful symptoms. St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center, has the ability to perform red blood cell exchanges, replacing sickled cells with normal round shaped cells that easily flow through the body. Bone marrow transplants have also been effective in children. Many patients are also treated with a drug called hydroxyurea, which has been proven to lower the ...
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Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. - May 21, 2009
[Michael Steele] danced around the question for a while saying fabulous things like "as Chairman I want them both", and then he tried to claim that the statement was taken out of context and that [Dick Cheney] really did not say that Well at that moment, David Gregory (in true Tim Russert fashion) said 'well let's look at the clip' and proceeded to play the clip, which was not taken out of context and the statement was exactly what they said it was. Dick Cheney said: "[Rush Limbaugh] is a bet...
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New York Amsterdam News - July 16, 2009
Bill Zafiros of Marquee Concerts, KISS-FM's event co-sponsor, couldn't have put it any better: "Michael Jackson is gone, but he leaves behind a body of work that will last lifetimes. No pop artist has ever affected the world as profoundly.
The first of four Summer Soul Cruises put on by Marquee Concerts and KISSFM, this Master Mix Cruise event is as easy as A-B-C to enjoy, with two $25 shows at 7 and at 10 p.m. So come down to the Queen of Hearts cruise boat at Pier 40 (Houston Street and the...
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