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Government of Canada launches major new initiative to support Indigenous tourism
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Tool To Warn Of Concussions Wins Grand Prize At Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition 2024
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Naicatchewenin First Nation, Canada and Ontario reach settlement agreement on Treaty 3 flooding claim
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University of Phoenix Survey on Military Mental Health and Civilian Workforce Transition Experiences Finds Veterans Have Confide
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Children's Brain Tumor Network Introduces New "CBTN Champions" Giving Tier to Broaden Support for Researchers and Kids
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THE BOB WOODRUFF FOUNDATION ACTIVATES NATURAL DISASTER FUND TO AID MILITARY FAMILIES DISPLACED BY TEXAS FLOODS
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Government of Canada launches new call for proposals to increase the production of alternate format materials for persons with p
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Advent Technologies Holdings Announces Effective Date of Reverse Stock Split
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Ministers Rodriguez and Khera hosted a National Air Accessibility Summit
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Leading Horse Care Brand Farnam and Country Music Trio The Castellows Partner in New Music-Led Campaign “Everything for th
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Inland Helps Raise Record Amount for Local Annual Charity Walk
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ServiceNow unveils new AI-powered capabilities to help improve employee experiences, supercharge talent development, and optimiz
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Rebecca School Relocates to New State-of-the-Art Facility in New York City
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ASHA Highlights Need for Increased Understanding and Acceptance This Stuttering Awareness Week
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Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 Returns this Summer with Public Display Days in Roseville, California and Ogden, Utah
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Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub Bolsters Leadership and Governance with an Expansion of its Board of Directors
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Longevity Health Achieves Status as Nation's Fastest-Growing ISNP
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The Kemper Foundation Opens Fall 2024 Read Conmigo Grant Application Cycle to Bilingual Educators in Dallas, Los Angeles and Mia
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VIOLENCE ROCKS BLACK NYC PARADE
September 06, 2011
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today blamed illegal handguns and lack of courage by federal officials for the shooting that left three people dead Monday night in Brooklyn. The violence took place a few blocks away from the City's annual West Indian Day Parade. Bystander Denise Gay was killed while sitting on a stoop with her daughter. ...
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Study: Degree Of Obesity A Factor For Minority Diabetics
September 06, 2011
According to a new University of Michigan Health System study obesity is a known risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. But it hasn’t been clear whether the “dose†of obesity—how much excess weight a person has, and for how long—affects the risk of diabetes. The study of about 8,000 adolescents and young adults shows the degree and duration of carrying extra pounds are important risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood. ...
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Rally Tonight Against Alabama Immigration Law
September 01, 2011
Opponents of Alabama's law on illegal immigration are holding a rally tonight in Birmingham. The demonstration was originally timed to coincide with the law taking effect Earlier this week a federal judge temporarily blocked the law from going into effect, saying she needed more time to consider lawsuits filed by critics who believe the law is unconstitutional. ...
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Latinos More Likely To Delay HIV Treatment
August 25, 2011
According to University of North Carolina data Latinos are more likely to start HIV care later in the course of illness than Blacks or whites, These findings, published in the September 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, indicate that strategies to improve earlier HIV testing among Latinos—particularly in new settlement areas like North Carolina—are needed. Latinos have become the largest immigrant group ...
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Minorities Worry About Children's Health More Than White Counterparts
August 22, 2011
The top 10 children’s health concerns among people of all races include childhood obesity, drug abuse, and smoking and teen pregnancy, according to a recent poll by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health. The annual poll, released August 15, asked Hispanic, Black and White respondents to rank the importance of 23 health concerns for children in their own community. Different ethnicities indicated varying levels of concern for specific health issues. Overall, Blacks and Hispanics were more likely than Wwhites to rank children’s health issues ...
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Civil Rights Museum Presents 20th Anniversary Freedom Awards
August 11, 2011
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, the 2011 Freedom Awards will be given to select individuals for their contributions to civil and human rights, education, the arts, sports community, justice and for their dedication to creating opportunity for the disenfranchised. Honorees this year include Danny Glover, Cicely Tyson, Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. The Freedom Awards is a global civil rights event, part of the mission ...
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Racial Violence Rocks Midwest State Fair
August 08, 2011
Wisconsin State Fair officials imposed heightened security measures after racial fighting between groups of youths on and around the midway and attacks on police officers resulted in 24 arrests. The violence began with fights between groups of African-American youths at the fair, located between Milwaukee and the suburb of West Allis, fair officials said. Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn said the fighting later ...
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Policy Change Aims To Lessen Health Care Disparities
August 04, 2011
To help address serious racial and economic disparities in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the United States, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released a policy statement that outlines specific provisions of 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the potential to reduce these disparities. ASCO’s statement makes recommendations to ensure that such provisions ...
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Patti LaBelle Countersues West Point Cadet
June 29, 2011
Singer Patti LaBelle is countersuing the former West Point cadet who claimed her bodyguards beat him, saying the Houston man started the fight by punching her son in the face. LaBelle's lawsuit accuses Richard King, 23, who was suspended from the United States Military Academy as a result of the March 11 ...
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Big Auto Expands Minority Safety Program
June 28, 2011
Toyota today announced a $1 million commitment to support the national expansion of Buckle Up for Life, a safety program developed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, to help address the extraordinarily high number of African American and Hispanic children, teens and adults killed or injured ...
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Minorities Not Being Properly Screen For Diabetes Despite Risks
June 24, 2011
Although people from certain ethnic groups are at high risk for getting diabetes and should be screened, a new study suggests that such screenings are not being done as often as they should. Dr. Ann Sheehy, a hospitalist and clinical assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, was lead author of the findings, which appear in this month's edition of Diabetes Care. ...
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Black Heart Attack Victims Wait Longer For Specialized Care
June 21, 2011
Black patients having a heart attack wait longer at hospitals than white patients to get advanced procedures that will restore blood flow to their hearts, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The differences in care may be explained by hospital quality, rather than the race of individual patients. ...
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Mercury Levels In Fish Major Concern For Latinos
June 20, 2011
An analysis of several studies conducted among Latinos reveal that this community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic mercury pollution because of a combination of cultural, economic and linguistic factors. ...
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Historic Negro Baseball Stadium On Road To Restoration
June 21, 2011
On The heels of the unveiling of the 2011 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places (NTHP) by the non-profit National Trust for Historic Preservation, comes an update on one of last year's sites. Hinchcliffe Stadium, home of the Negro Baseball League's New York Black Yankees, fell into disrepair since it's closing in 1997. ...
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Pharmaceutical Giant Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
June 08, 2011
The action resolves a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2010 alleging that the company discriminated against female sales specialists. ...
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Women's Risk Of Heart Disease After Gestational Diabetes Differs By Race
June 07, 2011
When they analyzed the study participants by racial-ethnic group, black race and Hispanic ethnicity predicted heart disease even after adjusting for other risk factors. ...
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New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero
June 06, 2011
Despite federal policy that denied blacks combat roles in white American units, the Hellcats distinguished themselves in battle. ...
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Court Orders New Look At City Immigration Law
June 06, 2011
"We are required to intervene when states and localities directly undermine the federal objectives embodied in statutes enacted by Congress." ...
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Gil Scott-Heron Laid To Rest
June 03, 2011
Scott-Heron, most well-known for his composition, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,†was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Jamaican soccer player. ...
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Tornado Victims Fear Immigration Crackdown
June 01, 2011
"They thought we were with the police because of our vests, and they were worried the police would take them back to their home countries." ...
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Health Care Quality Gaps And Disparities Persist Nationwide
June 01, 2011
Among minority and low-income Americans, the level of health care quality and access to services remained unfavorable. ...
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Study: Mass Amputations Kept To Minimum After Haiti Earthquake
June 02, 2011
A team of plastic and orthopedic surgeons achieved a high success rate in limb salvage among patients injured in last year's devastating earthquake in Haiti. ...
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Some NY Immigrants Cite Lack Of Spanish As Barrier
May 31, 2011
a sizable number of Latin American immigrants who have settled in New York in recent years and speak only indigenous languages. ...
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National Black Nurses Of The Year Announced
May 27, 2011
"They are the consummate professionals who demonstrate commitment and excellence…role models for all of us to follow." ...
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Yale School of Medicine Honors First Black Women Graduates
May 27, 2011
“We are delighted to celebrate the accomplishments of these extraordinary African Americans who courageously broke the racial barrier at Yale School of Medicine.†...
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1st Lady's 'Let's Move!' Launched In Indian Country
May 26, 2011
“This is a special day for the Tribes and for USDA. Let’s Move in Indian Country, will help promote healthy eating and physical activity among Native Americans. ...
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New Drugs Encouraging For Blacks Hepatitis C Patients
May 26, 2011
“We found a 65 to 75 percent cure rate in both the people who had never been treated and in those who had a relapse and in the third group we found up to a 55 percent cure rate.†...
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Oldest Black Owned Business Receives Honor
May 24, 2011
E.E. Ward was nominated for this distinction by the South Central Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (SCOMSDC), a regional council of the NMSDC. ...
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Best Way To Save Medicare, Offer It To Everyone
May 23, 2011
Proposals to privatize Medicare have been met with such fierce opposition, because it was revealed that privatization meant much higher out-of-pocket costs for seniors. ...
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Report: Most Minorities In College Do Not Graduate
May 20, 2011
We have a long way to go to achieve the levels of student success needed to create one million additional college graduates for California’s workforce needs by 2025.†...
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Stigmas Prevent Asian's From Seeking HIV Info
May 18, 2011
The disease continues to rise unchecked among Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs), especially among API women, observed Dr. Hyeouk Chris Hahm. ...
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