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New study suggests stem cell transplant cures HIV
Doctors recently published a report in the journal Blood affirming that the results of extensive testing “strongly suggest that cure of HIV infection has been achieved.”
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Unemployed or underemployed: College educated families are becoming the new poor
These families face a never-ending treadmill of tough decisions. Do they use their income — if they have one — to pay their mortgage or feed themselves? Do they pay for a hospital visit or put dinner on the table?
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White House: Discussing Tax Cuts, Unemployment Insurance & Jobs
Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the President’s compromise framework on tax cuts, unemployment insurance & job creation.
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Historic NYC neighborhood protests pawn shop with ‘Bling Baby’ mural
“Can you believe this? We’ve been trying for years to change the image of Crown Heights, even to get landmark status for some of these streets and their beautiful houses and this comes along”.
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U.N. peacekeepers are the likely source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti
Investigators indicated that the first patients were obtaining drinking water from a tributary of the Artibonite River flowing just below the (U.N.) base.
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A New Generation of Multi-Cultural Students Celebrate Kwanzaa
“I think the seven principles of Kwanzaa are the best part. They are essential to any person regardless of racial background and religion and deserve to be celebrated.”
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[Human Trafficking] Mordern day West African slaves freed in Newark, NJ
They arrived in the United States from West Africa, young girls held against their will and forced to work for hours on end. But this time, it didn’t happen hundreds of years ago.
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Black College Alumni Chapters donate Thanksgiving baskets to local residents
Members from four Historically Black Colleges and Universities(HBCU’s)alumni chapters set aside school rivalries, in the name of giving recently, if only for a day. FAMU pitched in with Bethune Cookman while Morehouse worked alongside Hampton during their annual Turkey basket give-away.