via ForwardTimesOnline.Com In honor of Women’s History Month, black leaders gathered in Washington to pay their respect to African-Americans who have paved the way for our society. The event focused on what it will take for blacks to continue move at a forward momentum. Read More

As we have recently discovered from Whitney Houston’s toxicology report, Whitney was previously diagnosed with heart disease.  The LA Corners Office says that the cocaine found in her system may have caused a heart attack and consequently caused her to drown. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, especially […]

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As I contemplated my message to you for our celebration of Black History Month, the riff, melody and lyrics of James Brown’s “I’m Black and I’m Proud” song constantly came tomind. While the line “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud” is pretty clear, in 1968 it was a fresh and welcome message of a […]

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According to CBS News, a new study claims that drinking black tea could lower your blood pressure. In the US, High blood pressure is the third highest cause of death. Read More

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Good news for Kadir Nelson, author of “Heart and Soul.”  According to CNN.com, The American Library Association announced Monday that the book won the Coretta Scott King Book Award in the author category.  It is also an honor winner in the illustrator category. Last week, it was announced the book is a nominee for an NAACP Image […]

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http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/25913 NEW YORK – Like almost everyone in her family, when North Carolina native Thyrsa Gravely turned 18, she registered to vote: Democrat.  

Well Elev8-ers, I spent some time now providing you with fitness information/workouts, now it’s time to get serious again and talk health and wellness. There’s no better way to start things off than with a little controversy, so here it goes. I found a four part interview with one of the world’s most highly respected […]

In a finding that surprised its authors, a new study revealed that vitamin D deficiency does not contribute to rates of fatal stroke in African Americans, even while it doubles the risk of death from stroke in whites. This, despite the fact that blacks are known to be more vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency than whites, […]

I was watching the local news Sunday morning in Atlanta and I came across a story which I found frustrating and inspirational. The story dealt with children turning to weight loss surgery to lose excessive amounts of weight.  The story mentioned that Georgia is ranked second in the country to Mississippi for child obesity.

The foreclosure crisis has hit blacks harder than any other group in America and it will be tough for them to regain their footing in the housing market. Blacks’ homeownership rate has plummeted nearly 6 percent to 46.2 percent since its peak in 2004. That’s more than twice that of any other racial or ethnic […]

From Michael Blake,  Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement coordinating African-American outreach: Health care is very personal for me. I was born with a heart murmur, my mother is a breast cancer survivor but lost her mom at the age of 3, an aunt who lost her life due to cancer, […]

When it comes to saving for the future, women, African-Americans and Latinos in general had fallen behind before the recession hit. In a recent survey 54 percent of respondents reported having less than $25,000 in total savings and investments, excluding their home or workplace pension, if any. Some 27 percent said they don’t have even […]