Tuesday, December 7, 2010

African-American News - December 7, 2010

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African-American News - December 7, 2010
The U.S. Attorney's Office on Monday filed a lawsuit against Burgundy Gardens LLC, accusing the company that owns the Burgundy Gardens Apartments in Valley Cottage of racial discrimination.

A new study finds that race, gender and where you live strongly affect your risk for high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Some of Atlanta's leading African-American preachers fired a multi-barreled blast on Monday at the now criminal investigation into cheating on standardized tests in some city public schools.

High blood pressure may help to explain why deaths from heart disease and stroke vary according to geography, race and sex, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association .

Walter E. Williams is my oldest and closest friend. But I didn't know that his autobiography had just been published until a talk show host told me last week.

John W. Boyd, Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, says passage of the Claims Settlement Act is 'long-overdue justice.' Tens of thousands of African American farmers and Native Americans will soon receive compensation for discrimination and mismanagement they allegedly suffered at the hands of the federal ...

The emergence of a new group of white farmers has drawn bitter criticism from the victims of Mr Mugabe's violent occupation of properties sold under colonial era leases. "These farmers handed Mr Mugabe victory," said former Zimbabwe Tobacco Association president, Andy Ferreira.

Let me get something straight right now. I do not work for the University of North Carolina.

DecemberA 2, 2010 A To Be Equal By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist A As recently reported in The Wall Street Journal, While centrist Democrats bore the brunt of the midterm election losses, members of the Black and Hispanic caucuses won 56 of 60 re-election bids.

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