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Obama Drug Adviser: Reform Justice System to Recognize Drug Addiction as Disease

Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper – President Obama’s top drug policy advisor will hold a media briefing on Nov. 21 at the Office of National Drug Control Policy to share new approaches to America’s drug war. Gil Kerlikowske, director

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Theories of Black Consumer Power: explains a lot about your buying power

(NNPA) Let’s give a shout out to English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton who, way back in 1687, developed the Theories of Black Consumer Power. Well, ok, if you want to get technical about it he didn’t name it that. He named

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Join Occupy Wall Street

A strange thing happened on the way to achieving the “American Dream”.  The descendants of slaves have finally been offered an invitation to join the white, middle class seekers of the dream.  If you’re not a part of the 1%,

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Unions Rally with Occupy Detroit

DETROIT — UAW and AFL-CIO members joined Occupy Detroit protestors during a Nov. 6 march and rally to collect winter supplies. The demonstration highlighted a continuing alliance between the region’s labor unions and Occupy Detroit activists. According to organizers, more than

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Economic Movement Shelved Until 2012

ATLANTA – A highly touted black banking initiative, conceived by nationally syndicated talk show host Warren Ballentine as a powerful community development tool, is being shelved until next year, according to the president of the National Bankers Association. Confusion about the

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Obama’s First African-American Policy Conference

President Barack Obama held the first ever African-American Policy in Action Leadership Conference at the White House on Nov. 9 to coincide with the release of a report, “The President’s Agenda and the African-American Community.” In front of a gathering that

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Perceived Racism May Impact Black Americans’ Mental Health

WASHINGTON — For black American adults, perceived racism may cause mental health symptoms similar to trauma and could lead to some physical health disparities between blacks and other populations in the United States, according to a new study published by

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Reasons For Partnership Failure Amongst African Americans

Discussions about the epidemic are everywhere, from the latest best-selling novels to academic discussions on college campuses, to passionate discussions between Frat brothers & Sister circles. The question everyone wants answered is “WHY?” Unfortunately, many of the traditional reasons you

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Urban Health Education & Leadership Project Launches a Culturally Accurate Lifestyle Guide

Chicago, IL — UHELP, the Urban Health Education & Leadership Project, is distributing a lifestyle guide to people of color throughout the U.S. that will assist them to live healthier lives all year long. UHELP teamed up with BlackDoctor.org, the

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Howard University Adds Its Voice to Occupy Movement

Howard University alumnus Maria Ellis is one face of the Occupy D.C. movement. She has a graduate degree in International Relations and wanted to go to law school but couldn’t afford it. And as a homeowner, she, like other Americans, feels

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Cain Isn’t Able … to Keep His Lies Straight

Cain’s shifting and contradictory explanations are part of a larger pattern of what FactCheck.org calls “a proven ability to spread outrageously false information – such as accusing Planned Parenthood of ‘genocide’ and concentrating abortion clinics in black neighborhoods.”

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Anti-Bullying Grounded Advice

National attention and concern with bullying continues to be one of the most discussed and debated social issues of the year.BUFFALO, N.Y. — Although passion and widespread sympathy for bullying victims is natural and admirable, those who want to stop

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Wealth Disparities Likely to Grow

A widening gap between the mega-rich and the rest of society, documented in a recent congressional study, is likely to create even larger economic disparities between African-Americans and Whites. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report that stated: “For the

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GDN CD FEATURE: “The James Fortune & Fiya Story: Songs & Videos – Greatest Hits”

IN STORES EVERYWHERE NOVEMBER 22, 2011Current #1 Radio Smash “I Believe” Is Nominated For Soul Train AwardHouston, TX: For the last half dozen years, Blacksmoke Music Worldwide CEO Kerry Douglas and his highly-motivated staff have pulled out all the stops

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Black America’s 2011 Economic Challenge:

Overcoming income inequalities through better consumer choicesThe agency mandated to provide Congress with impartial, non-partisan and timely analyses seldom makes headline news. But this week when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released findings on its analysis of the nation’s income

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How Do I Create Health Change?

Last week, in The People’s Clinic, we discussed the many ways health is defined, for individuals, families and communities. Knowledge about your health and your community’s health is essential, but what is the next step in turning this knowledge into

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