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It’s been over two weeks since Beyoncé released her surprise visual album Lemonade, and now, tennis star Serena Williams is sharing how she got involved in the project. “I have known the director since I was like nine years old. I know Beyoncé pretty well, so they were like, ‘We would love for you to be […]

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Former WWE star Joanie Laurer, who was better known as Chyna, has died. Laurer was found dead in her apartment on Wednesday.

Source blackvoices.com This is somthing new! African Americans living longer, while some whites die earlier * More poisonings stem partly from prescription drug overdoses * Blacks seeing improvements in heart disease, HIV/AIDS By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters Health) – Whites in the United States have typically lived longer on average than blacks, […]

The Great Recession didn’t just impede on our annual incomes and job security—for nearly two decades, the expected life span of Black and White Americans was steadily narrowing, but a swift reverse has occurred and now the expected life span is widening. Some experts attribute this unexpected gap to none other than the recession, reports […]

A recent study has shown that life expectancy in hundreds of counties, mostly in the South, has decreased. Obesity and smoking have proven to be contributing factors. The study found that life expectancy for women fell significantly in 702 of the nation’s more than 3,100 counties. The largest declines – by nearly 2 years – […]